NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of August of $551 million or $435 million, after-tax. August month catastrophe losses include 18 events estimated at $641 million, with approximately half of the losses related to the Maui wildfire, partially offset by favorable reserve reestimates for   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN's Corporate & Securities Group served as legal counsel to Elevate Beauty, an L Catterton platform, in connection with its investment in Eighth Day Skin, a luxury skincare brand that formulates products using bioidentical ingredients to support optimal skin health and beauty. Launched exclusively at Violet Grey in 2021 by board-certified dermatologist and micrographic reconstructive skin cancer  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN's Corporate & Securities Group served as legal counsel to L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm, in connection with its $13 million in Series A funding for California-based noodle company, Goodles, a brand celebrated for its modern line of delicious and nutrient-packed boxed mac and cheese and pasta. Founded by CEO Jen Zeszut, and Paul Earle, Goodles combines ing  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN is honored to have received a 2023 Web Excellence Award in its website category. The Web Excellence Awards is a groundbreaking platform that acknowledges and promotes excellence in web development and digital innovation. Their mission is to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of creative individuals across the globe. The new website was recognized for showcasing the BFKN firm  more

ELMHURST, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- Elmhurst University issued the following news: A total of 1,407 new students have started the 2023-24 academic year at Elmhurst University, including 607 first-year students--the third-largest class in University history--and a record number of graduate students and international students. Among the 378 new graduate students are the University's first eight doctoral students, who are enrolled in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Along with returning studen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Building on its spring 2023 enrollment surge, Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has announced another remarkable increase in enrollment. Stuart now has more than 850 students across undergraduate and graduate levels, representing a more than 140 percent increase in enrollment from fall 2022. Under the leadership of Dean Liad Wagman  more

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- Swarthmore College issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: Swarthmore faculty, students, and residents, joined by music scholars and alumni from the greater Philadelphia area, gathered this month for a book launch and conversation organized by the Aydelotte Foundation. The subject, ethnomusicology and its importance, brought together ethnomusicologists from universities across the U.S. and from Swarthmore. A new book from Associate Professor and Chair  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- G.E. Healthcare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today released its inaugural Sustainability Report, which describes the steps the Company has taken to establish its stand-alone environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practice and infrastructure, as well as how it has bolstered the foundation put in place prior to its spin-off from GE. The report incorporates findings   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation ("IDFPR") announced today that Susana Soriano will serve as the next Director of Banking. Appointed by Governor JB Pritzker, Soriano previously served as the Deputy Director of Banking after joining the Department in October 2020. Her appointment is pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate. "I am proud to announce   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Entering Year Five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced multiple projects in the east Lake County area are planned or underway, highlighting an ongoing commitment made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan capital program. Seven major projects represent a total investment of more than $41 million, improving safety, mobility and quali  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Lilian Jimenez, D-Chicago, released the following statement regarding the Biden administration's announcement on expanding temporary protected status authorizations for recent Venezuelan nationals. "As the daughter of a parent who was undocumented for almost 40 years, I know too well the struggles of our community members who have been denied legal status for decades" Jimenez said. "The de  more

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: Insurance companies will be required to cover new therapies for women experiencing often-painful symptoms of menopause and some cancers under a bipartisan law enacted by state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville. "Ensuring that women can live healthy and comfortable lives benefits our whole state," Stuart said. "Insurance companies should not prioritize profits over the health of women in our comm  more

QUINCY, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- John Wood Community College issued the following news: During its regular meeting on September 20, John Wood Community College Board of Trustees heard a report about the College's increase in the number of students and credit hours compared to last Fall. This week JWCC has 1,869 students enrolled compared to 1,719 last fall, which is an 8.7 percent increase. Those 1,869 students are enrolled in 17,506 credit hours, representing a 4.5 percent (848) bump over the sa  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: It may be taken for granted on a daily basis, but a worldwide increase in spectrum usage has made spectrum sharing an important economic topic. At the heart of that topic is ensuring that spectrum management mechanisms are efficient, fair, and maintain user privacy. LSU Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Xiangwei Zhou is working with Alison Watts, professor of econ  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Mark Brodl, provost and dean of faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University, has announced he will step down as the head of academic affairs effective Dec. 31, 2023, but will remain a Titan as he returns to teaching. Brodl joined Illinois Wesleyan in July 2017. Throughout his tenure, which encompassed the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brodl provided leadership for academic programs and initia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis partners Elizabeth Herrington and Sharon Perley Masling have been named 2023 Trailblazers in the Class Action/Mass Tort Litigation and Employment & Discrimination Law categories, respectively, by The National Law Journal. The list highlights individuals who stand out as agents of change in their practice areas. Beth was named a Class Action/Mass Tort Litigation Trailblazer for leading the defense   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- Northwestern University issued the following story: Bethany Ekesa, associate director of the Sponsored Project and Research Catalysts (SPARC) team at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Jean E. Shedd University Citizenship Award. Ekesa is recognized for her tireless commitment to advancing the University's research mission and cultivating excellence and collaboration, both within SPARC and across the broa  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * * Using new high-resolution simulations, researchers discover completely new way that gas reaches a black hole to feed it * Conventional theory says supermassive black holes, which lurk at the centers of galaxies, eat over time scales of hundreds to hundreds of thousands of years * In new simulations, the eating process takes mere months * Some quasars, which are extre  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following story: * * * New finding might explain why quasars flare and fade so quickly * * * A new Northwestern University-led study is changing the way astrophysicists understand the eating habits of supermassive black holes. While previous researchers have hypothesized that black holes eat slowly, new simulations indicate that black holes scarf food much faster than conventional understanding suggests. The study   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * Three independent state-of-the-art datasets reveal that the West Side has more nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution than the rest of the city * Depending on the month, residents in this area experience 16 to 32% higher NO2 concentrations on average * By identifying hotspots, residents and policymakers can be confident about where to prioritize immediate interventions * * * The western ed  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Is it possible to decolonize works by Mozart, Shakespeare and other renowned artists? Leading theatre professionals and scholars gather at Northwestern University to tackle that question and investigate how theatre can become more inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, "On Decolonizing Theatre" is a multi-disciplinary series of public  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: When you are under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you down, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants. But the brain activity patterns and neural circuits that are regulated by these brain-derived cannabinoid molecules were not well known. A new Northwestern Medicine study in mice has discovered that a key emotional brain center, the amy  more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: The ONU Office of Enrollment Management recently announced a fourth consecutive year of growth in traditional undergraduate enrollment. With 801 new students, this brings Olivet's overall enrollment to pre-pandemic numbers- the largest in six years. In addition to gains among the undergraduate programs, Graduate and certificate-seeking student enrollment is up nearly 25% over 2022. "We are so pleased to w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: The Law Center for Better Housing (LCBH) has awarded Laurie Mikva, clinical assistant professor of law; and Daniel Linna, senior lecturer and director of the Law and Technology Initiative, for their work with the organization. Both have demonstrated outstanding service to help Chicagoland renters access justice in a corrupt housing system. Mikva, who is also the director of the  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: About 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in the course of their lifetime. During 2023, nearly 298,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed among U.S. women. In addition, 30 percent of all breast cancer patients will have the disease metastasize, but only 2-5 percent of research funding goes to metastatic breast cancer. Oct  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today's (Sept. 21) announcement that Rupert Murdoch, who built Fox News into a "powerful force in American political life" will step aside later this year as chairman of Fox Corp. and News Corp. comes as the media empire remains strong, say media and political experts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. According to news reports, Murdoch, 92, will become chairman  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: Looking directly at the sun is almost never a good idea, but researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently used a safe, low-tech way that combines a common household item with a telescope to capture a unique image of a total solar eclipse. The SIU team captured the image during a trip with students to Western Australia in April, where they witnessed a total solar eclipse  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs from across the Southern Illinois University System will be on hand next month in St. Louis when the university plays host to an event aimed at bringing together research and enterprise. The SIU Technology and Innovation Expo is set for 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the T-REX Innovation Center. The event wi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: Caregiver is defined as "a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly or disabled person." For many caregivers, this definition does not adequately describe all the roles they fill. Caregiving is all encompassing: A caregiver is a listening ear, a scheduling expert, a learner of medical language, an advocate, a source of strength  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on its $815 million project to build the state's first standalone structure dedicated to cancer care and research. The 575,000-square-foot, seven-story pavilion builds on the University of Chicago's decades of work and leadership in cancer research and its prestigious designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Sept. 19 event included remarks from Chicago Ma  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering research could yield treatments with fewer side effects * * * A new type of vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has shown that it can reverse autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes in lab tests -- all without shutting down the rest of the immune system. Trials a  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: The Big Ten Academic Alliance recently announced the 2023-24 fellows for its Academic Leadership Program and Department Executive Officers Seminar. Eleven U. of I. faculty members have been selected to participate. Led by the Committee on Executive Leadership, the BTAA offers the Academic Leadership Program, an intensive program to develop the leadership and ma  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The University of Illinois System Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news release: Lena Shapiro is a clinical assistant professor of law and the inaugural director of the College of Law's First Amendment Clinic, supported by The Stanton Foundation. Shapiro, an expert in free speech issues, spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil Ciciora about the police raid on the Marion County Record, a small local newspaper in Marion, Kansas, owned by fo  more