WOOD DALE, Illinois, April 5 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release: AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, has announced an exclusive multi-year commercial distribution agreement with TRIUMPH's Actuation Products & Services business unit. Under the agreement, which commences in January of 2026, AAR will exclusively distribute TRIUMPH's comm  more

WOOD DALE, Illinois, April 6 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, broke ground on the expansion of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in Oklahoma City earlier today. More than 150 representatives from AAR, Alaska Airlines, state and local government, and partner organizat  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, April 6 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: Jamaican-born documentary photographer Radcliffe Roye will present a free, public lecture on Thursday, April 11, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Roye, who goes by the professional name, Ruddy Roye, will present "When Living Your Culture Becomes a Protest," at 7 p.m. in the Wham Education Building, Room 105. Roye's accolades include his selection as Time Magazine's 2016 Instagram Photog  more

LOMBARD, Illinois, April 6 -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news: When Alan Norman, DC, '21, was looking for chiropractic universities, a close-knit community was high on his list. "In the military, I always appreciated the sense of comradery I had working with other people," he said. "The NUHS Florida-site definitely had that. Everybody knows everybody." Dr. Norman was enlisted in the Air Force from 1998-2005, not certain of his future career path. While it en  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN is pleased to announce Sherry Gini as Chief Operating Officer. Sherry is charged with managing the firm's day-to-day operations, with a focus on driving and advising on strategy as the firm continues to grow and evolve. She also serves as an advisor and mentor to the firm's administrative department leaders. Prior to joining BFKN, Sherry was the Director of Talent Management for North America a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 5 -- Rice University issued the following news release: If you were to throw a message in a bottle into a black hole, all of the information in it, down to the quantum level, would become completely scrambled. Because in black holes this scrambling happens as quickly and thoroughly as quantum mechanics allows, they are generally considered nature's ultimate information scramblers. Rice University theorist Peter Wolynes and collaborators at the University of Illinois Urban  more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, April 6 -- The Colorado National Guard issued the following news release: The Adjutant General of Colorado U.S Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan will discuss Air National Guard space operations at the multinational space exercise Vulcan Guard during a virtual, on-the-record media roundtable Monday, April 8, 2024, 10:30-11 a.m. EST. Clellan will be joined by The Adjutant General of Illinois U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Samuel Keener, (Air Na  more

FOREST, Illinois, April 6 -- Concordia University Chicago issued the following news: The College of Theology, Arts & Humanities at Concordia-Chicago will welcome Carl R. Trueman on April 22 at 4 p.m. as the next speaker in its Lectureship in Christianity, Humanities and Public Life. Trueman will deliver his lecture, "Reformation Thinking and the Modern Mind," which will address the questions, "How do we reckon with the belief prevalent in some Christian circles that Protestantism is responsible  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: By Sarah Steimer Afrofuturism is a blending of many genres, beliefs and histories. The artistic aesthetic and critical framework brings in "elements of science fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western beliefs," writes Chicago author Ytasha L. Womack in Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture. It would stand to reason that a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- Crowe, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm, issued the following news release: Crowe LLP, a public accounting, consulting and technology firm in the U.S. with offices around the world, has entered into an agreement with ITR Economics, the oldest privately held, continuously operating economic research and consulting firm in the U.S., for the ITR team to become part of Crowe. The transaction will enhance and expand Crowe's strategic advisory capabili  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- RSM U.S., an independent audit, tax and consulting firm, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Great Place To Work(R) and Fortune magazine have recognized RSM US LLP ("RSM") - the leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market - as one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For(R) in 2024. This is RSM's fourth time being named to this prestigious list, this year coming in at 44th place. Earning a spot means that R  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 (TNSres) -- G2 issued the following news: A clear indicator that Spring has sprung: the release of G2's 2024 Spring Reports, which are now available on my.G2.com. As our marketplace continues to expand, this latest edition of our quarterly Market Reports features more than 20,000 different reports - with more categories (1,193) and products (19,019) included than last season. The depth and breadth of these reports underscores the point that G2 is the world's largest   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on April 4, 2024, involving Illinois Finance Authority. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Illinois Finance Authority's (Authority) compliance examination for the two years ended June 30, 2023. A separate financial audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, was previously released on February 6, 2024. In total, this report contains 6 findings, one of whi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on April 4, 2024, involving Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Illinois Student Assistance Commission's (Commission) financial audit for the year ended June 30, 2023. Included in the financial statements of the Commission are the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program (Program), a major fund of the Commission and the State of Illinois  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit on April 4, 2024, involving Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This report covers our financial audit of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (Commission) - Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program (Program) as of June 30, 2023 and for the year then ended. As of June 30, 2023, the Program has a surplus of $10.48 millio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on April 4, 2024, involving the Office of Executive Inspector General for Agencies of the Illinois Governor. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION The Office of Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (Office) was established as an independent State agency charged with investigating allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit of pension allocation schedules on April 4, 2024, involving State Employees' Retirement System. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Financial Audit of the Schedule of Employer Allocations by Fund as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the Schedules. In addition, the digest also covers the Financial Audit of the total for all participating   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following financial audit of pension allocation schedules on April 4, 2024, involving State Universities Retirement System. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Financial Audit of the Schedule of Allocation as of and for the years ended June 30, 2023, and the related notes to the Schedules. In addition, the digest also covers the Financial Audit of the total for all entities of the columns title  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senators Dave Koehler and Mattie Hunter are highlighting the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program, a key component of the state's comprehensive strategy to enhance equity and access in capital construction employment through the Illinois Works Jobs Program. "Illinois' greatest asset is its people, and through the Bid Credit Program, the State of Illinois is providing incentives to contractors who hire wit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Renters Legal Liability LLC, a Utah-based managing general agency (MGA) insurance company specializing in renters' legal liability products for multifamily real estate owners and managers across the U.S., on the sale of all of its assets to DOXA Insurance Holdings, a specialty underwriting and distribution company (recently acquired by Goldman Sachs Asset Management), which   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity firm SK Capital on the close of SK Capital Partners VI (Fund VI), the latest vintage of the firm's flagship private investment strategy. Fund VI closed at $2.95 billion in capital commitments, in excess of its target and substantially larger than its predecessor fund. SK Capital has focused exclusively on transformative investments in the specialty materials  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 6 -- Lincoln Land Community College issued the following news: Lincoln Land Community College student Maxime Kassa of Springfield was awarded Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year at the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association (IACEA) Conference on March 7 at the Wyndham City Center in Springfield. The award recognizes an adult education student who has improved the life situation of themselves or others because of learning experience, has demonstrated  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 5 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * Densely packed, fast-moving stars at the Milky Way's center can collide with each other * New research uses simulations to explore the outcomes of these collisions * Some collisions are more like 'violent high fives' while others are full-on mergers * Research will be presented on April 4 at the American Physical Society * * * Despite their ancient ages, some stars orbiting the Milky  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: Roosevelt University recently welcomed Dr. John Wenke as the featured lecturer for the College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences' Montesquieu Forum. The distinguished professor and Herman Melville scholar delivered a lecture entitled "Melville's Make-Over: The Climactic Case of The Confidence-Man." Dr. Wenke was invited by Roosevelt professor of philosophy Stuart D. Warner, who introduced Wenke and the day'  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, April 6 (TNSres) -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Students from a wide range of disciplines will present research at the 35th annual John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference on Saturday, April 13, at Illinois Wesleyan University. Presentations will take place from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Center for Natural Sciences (CNS) and from 9 a.m. to noon on the first floor of State Farm Hall. A reception and aw  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 (TNSres) -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release: * * * TransUnion research finds outdated risk assessment methods leading to alarming levels of late detection * * * As the rental market grew over the past couple years, fraud naturally followed. Six out of ten property managers experienced fraud in the past two years, according to research from TransUnion's tenant and employment screening business. More concerning, 38% of prop  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 6 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Illinois State Discovery Star Awards, an event Western Illinois University has had a presence in with multiple alumni over the years, has swept this year's event with students of alumni from Western Illinois University's Agricultural Education (Ag) program taking all the awards. Junior High students from across the state showcased their excellence, with four students clinching the top awards in their  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 6 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University's Psychology Alumna, Brittany Richmond, recently released a book titled "Lies My Anxiety Has Told Me: Going from 'Suffering From' to 'Living With' Anxiety." The preface includes: No one loves me, no one understands me, I am not in control, I am not good enough and I am a failure. These are just a few of the lies our anxiety tells us, lies that bring us down. Lies th  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 6 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Facilities Management at Western Illinois University has recently taken on several campus projects geared toward enhancing the overall landscape of the University grounds. As part of this initiative, the team has completed open burns or prescribed burns, recognized as an effective method for planned land management. Prescribed burns come highly recommended by the Illinois Department of Natural Resou  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 6 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University School of Management and Marketing Professor of Human Resource Management & Organizational Behavior Susan Stewart was recently featured in two articles about her research on sexual harassment of young workers. The first was in Barron's and the second was in Teen Vogue. In Barron's article titled "Restaurants Want More Teen Labor. Critics Say They're Putting Kids at Risk of Se  more