SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 26 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Nearly nine years after joining the U.S. Army, Mikaya Thomas, of Champaign, was promoted to the rank of captain in the Illinois Army National Guard during a ceremony March 23 at the Illinois Military Academy, Camp Lincoln, in Springfield. Thomas, the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), told family, friends, and fellow Soldiers that her career h  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Circana(TM), the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, today released its 2024 Definitive U.S. Restaurant Ranking Report, offering insights into evolving consumer habits, performance trends, and the top players in the industry. While restaurant traffic saw a modest growth of 1% in 2023 compared to the   more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, March 26 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Eighty-four Clark Hill attorneys have been named 2024 Leading Lawyers, a distinction earned by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed to practice in Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri. Selected lawyers have been recognized by their peers as being among the top lawyers in the nation. * * * Leading Lawyers * Chicago Steven H. Blumenthal Michael J. Boland William J. Bolotin Steven S. Brown Richard H  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: ComEd and HIRE360, a nonprofit that connects underserved minority businesses and communities to jobs in the building trades across the region, today announced the return of Take Charge: EV Charging Pre-Apprenticeship program. Piloted last year, the program was designed to prepare area residents with the skills training for construction trades roles supporting the grow  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- GE HealthCare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announces the U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance of IONIC Health's nCommand Lite technology. The vendor-agnostic, multi-modality nCommand Lite system will be distributed exclusively by GE HealthCare and will provide remote patient scanning support, remote access for viewing/review of images*, as well as the ability to connect to remote experts who can provide re  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 (TNSres) -- Grubhub, an online food delivery marketplace, issued the following news release: Seattle's experimental new minimum pay ordinance for delivery couriers, first passed by the Seattle City Council in 2022 and implemented in January 2024, was intended to help Seattle-based couriers earn substantially more than the city's minimum wage of $19.97. The legislation - primarily advocated for by individuals who no longer serve on the Council - raised couriers' earni  more

MOLINE, Illinois, March 26 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) announced today that former Eastman Chemical Company executive, Kellye Walker, will join its leadership team as senior vice president, chief legal officer and worldwide public affairs, effective April 29. In her new role, Walker will succeed Mary Jones, who announced her intention to reti  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland advised Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICHR), a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of critical fluid delivery subsystems and components for semiconductor capital equipment, on a registered underwritten public offering of its ordinary shares. Read Ichor's press release. The Kirkland team was led by capital markets partners Alex Schwartz and Bob Hayward with associates Nic  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) on the proposed acquisition of ILC Dover ("ILC") from investment firm New Mountain Capital, LLC. ILC Dover is a world leader in the design and production of highly innovative solutions for biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical and medical device markets as well as a leading  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Arsenal Capital Partners and BayPine LP in their acquisition of Poly-Wood, LLC (POLYWOOD). The firms are purchasing POLYWOOD from affiliated investment funds of Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. POLYWOOD is a vertically integrated manufacturer of recycled, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) outdoor living products. The transaction was announced on March 25, 2024. Read the t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised technology-focused growth equity firm Silversmith Capital Partners on a strategic growth investment in Ascend Analytics, a leading provider of energy transition analytics solutions. Silversmith is investing alongside private equity firm Rubicon Technology Partners and climate-focused investment firm Galvanize Climate Solutions. The transaction was announced March 21, 2024.  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in filing an amicus brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In their brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, AG Nessel and other attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circu  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Earlier this month, photos of Eric Sorensen hosting youth drag shows went viral. In a new report by Fox News, Sorensen was asked if he regretted hosting these events. His response was loud and clear: "No." "With just a single word, Eric Sorensen showed he is too extreme for rural Illinois. "His politics are a better fit for San Francisco." - NRCC Spokesman Mike Marinella * * * Original text   more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, March 26 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: Winners have been announced in the 39th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, and Olivet Nazarene University has earned the GOLD award for the university publication, Olivet The Magazine. The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country, and for 2024, the organization received more than 2,000 entries from colleges, universities and secondary schoo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: In February 2024, U.S. retail sales revenue, including both discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG), remained flat, and units declined 1% compared to the same month last year. Discretionary general merchandise spending declines continued at the newly established levels, with 5% dollar and 4% unit sales declines  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Thousands of runners gathered in Grant Park Sunday morning to kick off Chicago's spring running season at the 43rd Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle. Featuring a sell-out field, more than 24,000 participants crossed the finish line in Grant Park. Nathan Martin broke the tape first in the men's race in 23:08, Amy Davis-Green led the women's field with a 25:54 and Peter Rui  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 26 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Two military careers spanning a total of 56 years were celebrated at the Illinois Military Academy, March 23, as Sgt. 1st Class Richard Knowles and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Caceres, both of Petersburg, retired. "I could stand up here and talk about these two Soldiers all day long," said Lt. Col. Wyatt Bickett, of Smithton, officer-in-charge, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute). "I've enjoyed servi  more

URBANA, Illinois, March 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news on March 25, 2024: The 2025 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, the world's largest annual gathering focused on action-forward, knowledge-based and inclusive approaches to sustainability, will take place in Chicago from June 16-20, 2025, organizers announced today. The University of Illinois System is the host institution and co-organizer. The event's first occurrence in the United S  more