CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: Students from across City Colleges of Chicago gathered at Google's Chicago headquarters in Fulton Market on Friday, November 8 for an engaging event to help launch their careers in technology. ThinkChicago Launchpad, an event organized by World Business Chicago, gave students studying computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, and more the chance to connect with each other and professionals in the industry. Aer  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * Near real-time data supports robust growth of solar in ComEd region * * * Rising interest among consumers to reduce their carbon footprints and energy costs is driving the growth of community and rooftop solar in ComEd's northern Illinois region, and its new hosting capacity map for solar developers is helping streamline the process and meet the demand. "Our updated hosting cap  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Eligible entities can now apply for funding for the Tourism Attractions Grant Program and Tourism Private Sector Grant Program * * * Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $2.3 million in tourism funding through two grant programs, the Tourism Attractions Grant Program ($1.7 million) and the Tourism Private Sector   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitated the sale of the PODS Tampa Two-Pack * * * MIAMI, Nov. 8, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the approximately $25.8 million sale of PODS Tampa, a 154,490-square-foot portfolio comprising three fully leased industrial warehouses in the Tampa, Florida MSA. JLL facilitated the sale on behalf of Ultimate Realty, LLC, w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL's Capital Markets group facilitates landmark transaction in tech-centric hub near Seattle MSA * * * SEATTLE, Nov. 8, 2024 - JLL's Capital Markets group announced today the successful $286 million sale of Parkside Apartments, a 664-unit luxury community in Redmond, Washington. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, a partnership between a Texas-based gro  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranges acquisition financing for 225-bed community near UC Berkeley, in Northern California * * * LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a $45 million acquisition financing for Garden Village, a 77-unit student housing community in Berkeley, California. JLL represented the borrower, Hawki  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranges trade of The Mark at Wildwood in the fastest-growing metro area of the U.S., just an hour north of Orlando * * * JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 8, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the new construction sale of The Mark at Wildwood, a 294-unit multi-family complex in Oxford, Florida. JLL represented the selle  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Designer polymers disrupt protein interactions to preserve cell health in mouse study * * * In research published in Science Advances, scientists at Northwestern and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington's disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes nerve cells to break down in the brain.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: The Roosevelt community is full of dedicated educators who continue to innovate with the courses they offer and their teaching styles. One of those professors is Dr. Michael Blancato, who recently launched a pilot course called "Digital Storytelling." In this class, students learn about the emerging mediums of video essays and podcasting, looking at their histories, and revealing how to use them effectively. The course  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.105 per share for the third quarter 2024. The dividend will be payable on December 9, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 22, 2024. * * * About TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) TransUnion is a global information and insights company with over 13,000 associates operating in more  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering study could lead to better brain-machine interfaces, biosensors, and pacemakers * * * The ideal material for interfacing electronics with living tissue is soft, stretchable, and just as water-loving as the tissue itself: in short, a hydrogel. Meanwhile, semiconductors--the key materials for bioelectronics such as pacemakers, biosensors, and drug delivery   more