CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: For 50 years, Roosevelt University has offered Paralegal Studies to eager students pursuing careers in legal field. There are a host of opportunities available to paralegals. From law firms to corporations to non-profit organizations, paralegals play an integral role on a legal team. Roosevelt's commitment to providing equitable access to education has led to graduates having fulfilling careers in this exciting indust  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- Augustana College issued the following news: Augustana College is offering special webinars in November and December for students and families to learn about Augustana Possible. This program meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for qualifying newly enrolled students who are high-achieving and from families with lower incomes. Financial eligibility is determined by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Families are invited to sign   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following fiscal year 2021 financial audit involving Regional Office of Education No. 47 covering Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS DELAY OF AUDIT The Regional Office of Education #47 (ROE) did not provide completed financial statements in an auditable form by the August 31, 2021 deadline. Completed financial statements were received on December 8, 2  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following fiscal year 2022 financial audit involving Regional Office of Education No. 47 covering Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. Here are excerpts: * * * FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS DELAY OF AUDIT The Regional Office of Education #47 (ROE) did not provide completed financial statements in an auditable form by the August 31, 2022 deadline. Completed financial statements were received on September 29,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis counseled Pinon Midstream, LLC, a Black Bay Energy Capital portfolio company, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by an Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) affiliate in a debt-free transaction for $950 million in cash consideration. Pinon Midstream provides natural gas gathering and treating services in the core of the prolific eastern flank of the Delaware Basin i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown represented UBS AG in its agreement to sell Select Portfolio Servicing, the US mortgage servicing business of Credit Suisse to a group of investors led by Sixth Street Partners. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The team was led by Corporate & Securities partners JP Bernard and Lauren Pryor and included Finance partner Steve Kaplan and counsel   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: A large multi-institutional collaboration, led by Northwestern University, has received $26 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new Engineering Research Center (ERC) dedicated to revolutionizing the ability of robots to amplify human labor. The NSF grant will fund the new center across five years, with the ability to renew for another $26 million for an additional five years. It  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago-led study casts new light on the origins of life on Earth * * * By Paul Dailing One of the major unanswered questions about the origin of life is how droplets of RNA floating around the primordial soup turned into the membrane-protected packets of life we call cells. A new paper by researchers with the University of Chicago and the University of Houston proposes a solution. They show  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Grant funds will restore films by Aarin Burch and 1930s home movies of Chicago's Filipino community * * * By Tori Lee Inside a climate-controlled vault at the University of Chicago are hundreds of films and pieces of cinematic history. Each celluloid frame is cared for by the Film Studies Center, who maintains the collection for students, faculty and the public. Thanks to two grants from the National F  more

WHEATON, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Wheaton College issued the following news on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Providing rigorous training for today's Christian leaders, pastors, and scholars. * * * Today's Christian leaders need biblically faithful training that is culturally savvy and globally connected. With its long tradition of preparing Christian evangelists, pastors, scholars, missionaries, and other ministry leaders, the Wheaton College Graduate School has restructured its programs and faculty to m  more