CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- Barchart, a provider of market data and services, issued the following news release: Barchart, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology and workflow solutions for agribusinesses, has announced the launch of its Enterprise Alerting Service. This innovative offering marks a significant shift away from conventional email to SMS notifications towards true SMS to SMS alerting, setting a new industry benchmark for efficient communication between grain buyers and th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Barnes & Thornburg announced today that Eric A. Berg has joined the firm's Chicago office as a partner in the Litigation Department. Berg is the latest addition to the firm's Chicago office, following Aaron Gavant and Kenneth P. Kansa, who joined the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Department; Jeremy Lewin, who rejoined the Corporate Department; and William V. Essig, who j  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, along with 41 attorneys general, announced a $35 million bipartisan settlement with leasing company Tempoe LLC (Tempoe). The settlement resolves a multistate investigation Raoul and the coalition conducted into Tempoe's advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The investigation revealed that Tempoe's marke  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration Health Facilities and Services Review Board Kenneth Burnett will continue to serve as a Member of the Health Facilities and Services Review Board./* Burnett has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Community Health Center for over ten ye  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: Continuing her commitment to advancing the safety of children and families across the state, State Senator Julie Morrison supported a new online data dashboard being implemented by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to foster enhanced transparency and accountability from the agency. "An independent, third-party look into the organization and structure of DCFS is long overdue, said M  more

WEST CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: As September begins, so does the 15th annual Suicide Prevention Month, and State Senator Karina Villa is highlighting the importance of suicide awareness and prevention for Illinois residents. "My heart goes out to every person who has lost a loved one to suicide," said Villa (D-West Chicago), chair of the Senate Public Health Committee. "We need to be vigilant in our support for people who experience  more

COLLINSVILLE, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, issued the following news release: The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) granted approval to Ameren Illinois to build a new transmission line to improve energy reliability for residents and businesses in the Peoria region. The new 138-kV transmission line will connect Ameren's substation in Alta with its substation in Pioneer Park in the City of Peoria, creating additional pathways for energy to flow to the reg  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Northwestern University issued the following story on Sept. 11, 2023: Eric J. Perreault has been named Northwestern University's vice president for research, President Michael Schill and Provost Kathleen Hagerty announced today. Effective Sept. 15, Perreault will lead Northwestern's Office for Research, which recently announced record-breaking annual sponsored research funding of more than $1 billion for the past fiscal year. He will report jointly to the presid  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * * Synthetically produced fertilizer urea supports half of global population * Using pure metals, researchers develop hybrid catalyst with capacity to convert waste nitrogen and carbon dioxide to urea * Process could denitrify wastewater and runoff while creating a new revenue stream for water treatment facilities * * * Agriculture relies on synthetic nitrogen fertiliz  more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Oakton College issued the following news release: As the Jewish community prepares to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 15 - 17) and Yom Kippur (Sept. 24 - 25) -- two of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar -- Oakton College invites community members to the 2023-24 Jewish Studies Speaker Series. The virtual events are free and open to the public, allowing attendees to reflect and learn about Jewish history and culture. "The six virtual lectures on   more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: Air pollution poses well-established risks to physical health, but an emerging body of research says that it may also have adverse effects on mental health. New research co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign economist examining the relationship between air pollution via drifting wildfire smoke exposure and suicide risk found large-scale evidenc  more