CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: In spring 2024, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law launched its Campus Art Walk, a self-guided tour of the Law School's art collection. From sculptures to paintings to the distinctive stained-glass installation above the Atrium, the tour celebrates the diversity of the Northwestern Pritzker Law community. Now, with a new academic year underway, students, faculty, staff, and alu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a Cook County Circuit Court judge granted his office's motion for summary judgment, finding 401 North Wabash Venture LLC (Trump International Hotel & Tower, known as Trump Tower) violated both the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Illinois Pollution Control Board regulations. The decision also grants summary judgment to th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into recent raids by the Texas attorney general's office th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Raoul Seeks Remediation of All Contamination Before Theatre Reopens to the Public * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a lawsuit against the Will County Metropolitan Exposition & Auditorium Authority; R. Berti & Son Contractor Inc. (Berti), doing business as R. Berti Building Solutions; and Universal Asbestos Removal Inc. (Universal) over the alleged i  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Lower Fees, Low-Cost Investment Options, New App to Launch Sept. 30 TIAA was awarded long-term contract to manage the plan, the nation's sixth largest direct-sold plan with more than $12 billion in assets (Video files will be uploaded here: https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html) * * * Families with a Bright Start College Savings Progr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The Chicago Housing Authority issued the following news release: The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) continues to make steady progress on its Restore Home initiative, fully restoring and leasing several multi-family buildings and single-family homes that were previously vacant due to extensive repair needs. Announced in late 2023, Restore Home is a major capital effort to renovate and rehabilitate vacant buildings in the small and medium-sized apartments portfoli  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Largest cardiovascular disease prevention trial to date failed to reduce risk but showed lifestyle improvements * * * U.S. South Asians -- a predominately immigrant population with heritage from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and/or Sri Lanka -- have a higher risk of developing and dying from heart problems than East Asians or non-Hispan  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: Political scientist Norm Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will assess the 2024 presidential campaign during a virtual discussion hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Monday, Sept. 16. Ornstein will join John Shaw, institute director, at 10 a.m. to discuss the presidential and congressional campaigns, along with  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University and the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will co-host a series of screenings, discussions and events that pay homage to the groundbreaking festival that championed women filmmakers and marked a watershed moment in the history of cinema. "Films by Women/Chicago '74" originally took place at the Gene Siskel Film Center   more

URBANA, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news: A record 97,772 students enrolled across the University of Illinois System for the fall semester, reflecting continued demand for the quality education offered at the three system universities. Total enrollment for the universities located in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield topped the previous record of 94,861 established in 2022 and increased last year's enrollment by 3.2%. First-year freshmen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: The University of Illinois Chicago's total student enrollment this fall is 33,906, the second-largest figure in the university's history and a 1.1% increase over 2023. UIC also welcomed the 2024 first-year student cohort of 4,419 people, its second-largest incoming class ever. According to the university's recently released 10-day census, there were also enrollment increases among under  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Editor's Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some of the world's most complex problems. Discover more from this series: * Learn more about Inside the Lab * Visit the He plant biology lab * Visit the ISAC Conservation lab * Visit the Chen lung h  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Western Illinois University Autism Center of Excellence has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Tracy Family Foundation. This significant investment from the Tracy Family Foundation will expand the WIU Autism Center of Excellence (WACE)'s staff to better support families in the west central Illinois region. WACE provides no-fee autism evaluations for children up to age eight, reducing the need fo  more