CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: The BFKN Financial Institutions Group served as legal counsel to MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. ("MidWestOne") (Nasdaq: MOFG) in its definitive merger agreement to reinvest the proceeds from the previously announced sale of its Florida operations through the acquisition of Denver Bankshares, Inc. ("Denver Bankshares"), the parent company for the Bank of Denver. This transaction is an all cash deal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- Brunswick Group, an advisory firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Brunswick Group, the world's leading critical issues advisory firm, today announced that Deborah Platt Majoras has joined the firm's Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 September, 2023. Deborah brings a wealth of legal, regulatory and public policy experience to the role and has deep insights into the critical issues facing global business leaders today. Alan Parke  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Brian Dunn This summer, two Austin Peay State University students gained valuable astrophysics research experience during a prestigious program at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. Meagan Porter, a junior physics major, worked on calibrating telescope datasets into a unified system. This data harmonization will help scientists accurately compare observations f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today amended the lawsuit his office filed in 2018 against 401 North Wabash Venture LLC (Trump International Hotel & Tower, known as Trump Tower). Raoul's second amended complaint (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Page-Attachments/401%20N.%20Wabash%20-Peoples%20Second%20Amended%20Complaint%20FILED%209.28.2023.pdf?language_id=1) - filed today   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will soon start incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles with cash. Starting November 1st, state residents can earn up to a $4,000 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric vehicle or a $1,500 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric motorcycle. Applicants must apply for the rebate within 90-days of a vehicle's purchase. The next application period w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee met in Chicago this week to discuss rising crime in the Windy City. The committee, hosted by the Fraternal Order of Police, brought congressional members in to hear testimony from crime victims and retired officers including, retired Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., retired Chicago Police Department Lt. John Garrido, and Gianno Caldwell, whose brother   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: With the official welcome of fall on September 23rd, many households are already putting up their Halloween decorations. Typically, that means a lot of pumpkins, and luckily the Land of Lincoln continues to lead the nation in pumpkin production. According to the USDA, in 2021 Illinois harvested more than twice as many pumpkin acres as any other top state, at 15,900 acres. Illinois is home to two major pu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2023: A new report released Tuesday by the Auditor General shows problems within the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) still persist despite several calls from Senate Republicans to overhaul and reform the broken agency. The audit, released on September 26th, revealed that the department repeatedly failed to immediately report evidence of abuse and/or accusations of ab  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release: The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved multiple projects to improve highway-rail safety in the Peoria Metro Area. Stipulated Agreements 2291 and 2292 require new automatic flashing light signals and gate installations at 10 Iowa Interstate Railroad crossings in Marshall and Peoria Counties. The improvements will be made at County Line Road (AAR/DOT #603966H) near Bureau; at Linco  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has relocated its expanding Delaware office to the Brandywine Building in the heart of downtown Wilmington. With close proximity to clients and courthouses, McDermott's new Wilmington office is ideally located and provides a space designed for collaboration and innovation. This office move is part of the Firm's larger overall design approach and   more

LOMBARD, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news: Carlo Guadagno, DC, DACBSP(R), ICSC, FICC, a National University of Health Sciences' Florida faculty member, was recently honored by Tampa Hispanic Heritage Inc. as a distinguished leader in the field of chiropractic education and sports medicine. Dr. Guadagno received the 2023 Hispanic Leadership Class Award at a ceremony at Tampa River Center September 19. The 2023 Leadership Class honors outstan  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 29 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to J&J Ventures Gaming in its acquisition of Golden Entertainment's Montana Distributed Gaming Operations. J&J Ventures is one of the largest terminal operators in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Montana. Golden operates approximately 10,500 slot machines in more than 1,000 non-casino locations in Nevada and Montana. Read the release here (https://www.jjventures.com/202  more