CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following statement on July 22, 2024: * * * SPRINGFIELD - Earlier this morning, video footage of the shooting death of Sonya Massey in her home on July 6th by a Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy was released to the public. The Deputy has been charged with murder and is being detained pending trial. In response to the release of the footage, the ACLU of Illinois and the ACLU of Illinois Springfield Chapter is  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following agency statement on July 22, 2024: * * * URBANA - The following can be attributed to the ACLU of Illinois regarding charges being brought against student and community members charged with felonies related to events around a campus protest during the Spring semester: We are aware of students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign along with community members being charged in state court  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Ana Soledad Santoyo of Chicago, as the 2024 recipient of the Julia J. Brody Public Librarian Scholarship. The $4000 scholarship is awarded to individuals planning to specialize in the field of public librarianship. Although she did not plan to become a librarian, Santoyo says "her early experiences and interests led he  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * CASEL's Consumer Reports-Style Guide identifies 99 total programs to assist educators * * * As federal pandemic relief funds phase out, school and district leaders must decide how to sustain investments to best support students' social, emotional, and academic learning. To help school and district leaders make decisions that maximize s  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The AMA Foundation issued the following news release: The AMA Foundation (AMAF) is thrilled to name both Monica Wood, VP of Global Consumer & Member Insights at Herbalife, and Venkatesh Shankar, Professor of Marketing and Academic Director, The Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, as recipients of the 2024 Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing Research Award! Given to leading scholars and practitioners, the Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 22 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Discover Boating, powered by NMMA and the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA), continues to engage with new and existing boaters through valuable content shared on a variety of platforms, including monthly emails and social media that drive consumers to DiscoverBoating.com. Website content in June featured various tips and ways to enjoy boating and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 22 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: NMMA today announced boat dealer recipients of the 2023 Marine Industry Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Awards. The 2023 CSI Awards honor 1,000 boat dealers for customer satisfaction excellence in sales and 759 boat dealers for excellence in continued service. For the eighth consecutive year, NMMA is using dealer satisfaction data collected through the Marine In  more