EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * 'A positive step toward safer food': expert on FDA's red dye ban Media Information * Release Date: January 15, 2025 Media Contacts Ben Schamisso * (847) 467-3322 * Email Ben * Red 3, banned in cosmetics for 30 years, is still found in snacks consumed by millions CHICAGO --- The Food and Drug Administration's decision today to ban the color additive Red 3 from food products is bei  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- Hearst Communications Inc. issued the following news release: * * * America's Largest Traveling Car Show with Thousands of Custom Cars & Trucks Will Visit Five Midwest Cities Over Five Days * * * LOS ANGELES, January 15, 2025 -- The 31st Annual HOT ROD Power Tour is gearing up to hit five Midwest venues this June, including stops at the Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois, and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. America's largest traveling ca  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST DEERE TO PROTECT FARMERS FROM HIGH REPAIR COSTS, UNFAIR CORPORATE TACTICS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, filed a lawsuit today against Deere and Company (Deere), arguing the agricultural equipment manufact  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL TAKES ACTION TO PROTECT AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ACCESS FOR DACA RECIPIENTS Illinois and 13 States Intervene to Defend Access to Health Care as Incoming Administration Expected to Withdraw Support of Federal Rule Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that Illinois is joining with 13 other states to defend health insurance  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: KANE COUNTY JURY FINDS CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER SEXUALLY VIOLENT Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Kane County jury on Tuesday found a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP). The case was prosecuted by the Attorney General's office. Kane County Circuit Court Judge D.J. Tegeler ordered Jonathan Jord  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * ComEd Future of Energy Scholarship to help over 80 local students pursue college and trades-focused training for energy sector careers this fall * * * ComEd today announced it has awarded $190,500 in scholarships to 83 local students pursuing post-secondary education in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Through the Future of Energy scholarship p  more

MOLINE, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: John Deere today provided the following response to a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that John Deere withheld self-repair capabilities from farmers and independent repair providers in violation of competition laws. This lawsuit, filed on the eve of a change in Administration, ignores t  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 15 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * Disability is often neglected in medical school curricula, new study finds * Link to: Northwestern Now Story Media Information * Release Date: January 15, 2025 Media Contacts Kristin Samuelson * (847) 491-4888 * Email Kristin Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine Download study PDF * Disability often framed as a 'problem' in medical school curriculum for doctors to d  more

OLNEY, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) announced today construction will begin on the $3.15 million, 8,000-square-foot Applied Technology Center at Olney Central College (OCC), one of four colleges within Illinois Eastern Community Colleges. Funded through the Rebuild Illinois capital program, the project represents a significant investment in the future o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Transformative initiative increases access to behavior health care for Illinois families * * * Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative (CBHTI) announced the public launch of the BEACON (Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation) care portal, a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking youth mental hea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * New Illinois Tech Purpose scholarship covers 100 percent of tuition and fees for top-performing Illinois students from lower-income families * * * Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has announced a new scholarship program that broadens the university's commitment to providing learners with access to a world-class education: zero-tuition scholarships for high-performing Il  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 15, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it arranged over $1.2 billion in construction financing throughout 2024 on behalf of The BlackChamber Group ("BlackChamber"). The financings will facilitate the development of four hyperscale powered shell campuses located across Northern Virginia collectively totalling over 740 megawatts   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranged capital for Build-to-Rent communities across Arizona and Colorado * * * PHOENIX, Jan. 15, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured capital for Nexmetro Communities for a Build-to-Rent Portfolio across Phoenix, Arizona and Denver, Colorado. JLL represented the sponsor, NexMetro Communities on recapitaliz  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led the sales efforts for the Stateline and Crossroads Logistics Package * * * ATLANTA, Jan. 15, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of the Stateline and Crossroads Logistics Package, two Class A distribution centers totaling 589,598 square feet in the Memphis, Tennessee MSA. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, IDI Lo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitated the sale of 901-931 Burman Boulevard, a mission-critical industrial asset in Suffolk County, Long Island * * * MORRISTOWN, N.J., Jan. 15, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the $15.25 million sale of 901-931 Burman Boulevard, a 189,631-square-foot industrial facility in Calverton, New York. The JLL Suburban Tri-St  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Amplify Energy Corp. (NYSE: AMPY) on its definitive merger agreement with privately held Juniper Capital to combine with certain Juniper portfolio companies which own oil-weighted producing assets and leasehold interests in the DJ and Powder River Basins. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Amplify will issue Juniper approximately 26.7 million shares of Amplify common s  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Braemont Capital, an investment firm that partners with market-leading companies at growth inflection points, on its strategic investment in TEC Services, LLC, a premier provider of essential janitorial and sanitation services to the grocery and food distribution end markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read Braemont Capital's press release. The   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: London - Mayer Brown has advised Omni Partners ("Omni") on its acquisition of Looking Local, a leading provider of digital solutions for social care and benefits case management to local authorities and the latest addition to Omni's growing govtech buy-and-build platform, which launched two months ago as Infoshare+. Looking Local provides its clients with innovative digital products that enable significant financ  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Frankfurt/Dusseldorf - Mayer Brown has advised TUI Group, one of the world's leading tourism groups, on the sale of its minority stake in InteRes Gesellschaft fur Informationstechnologie mbH ("InteRES") to Juniper Group, an operating group of Vela Software and Constellation Software, Inc. (TSX:CSU). The transaction also included the sale of all shares held by the main shareholder. InteRES is a leading connectivit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: Roosevelt University and the Chicago History Museum are excited to announce a new partnership that grants free museum admission to RU students, faculty and staff. University community members can present their Roosevelt ID and receive complimentary access to the museum's many exhibits as well as register for group tours, curatorial lectures and museum programming at a reduced rate. Current exhibits focus on Abraham Li  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Civil rights icon to discuss her experience integrating New Orleans schools at age six * * * Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she became the first Black student to integrate an all-white New Orleans' public school alone in 1960. Flanked by U.S. marshals, the world watched as she walked into William Frantz Elementary School past an angry mob--and into history. The civil rights icon will discuss h  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release: * * * TransUnion research finds shifting preferences in communication channels and increased investments in AI tools * * * More than half (52%) of debt collection companies have experienced an increased or significantly increased volume of accounts placed or acquired over the last 12 months. Sixty-two percent of companies expected to be in a better financial position next year,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release: * * * * New joint research program combines UCSF's advanced clinical and research teams with GE HealthCare's technical and engineering expertise to develop solutions that directly impact patient care. * The collaboration aims to address two of the most prevalent disease states worldwide, neurodegenerative disease and cancer, by increasing accessibility of imaging, driving clinical impact and translating   more