CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: [Category: BizReal Estate] * * * $15.5M refinancing secured for Orlando-area office park MORRISTOWN, N.J., Jan. 23, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged a $15.5 million refinancing for University Corporate Center, a seven-building flex/office campus totaling 128,012 square feet in Winter Park, Florida. JLL worked on behalf of the b  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * Adding bridges to stabilize quantum networks * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EVANSTON, Ill. --- While entangled photons hold incredible promise for quantum computing and communications, they have a major inherent disadvantage. After one use, they simply disappear. In a new study, Northwestern University physicists propose a new strategy to maintain communications in a constantly changing, un  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: People Should Not Have to Fear Gun Violence While Riding on Public Transit OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Illinois in Schoenthal v. Raoul, a case pending in the Seventh Circuit involving a challenge to Illinois's ban on carrying firearms on public t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL STATEMENT ON FEDERAL COURT TEMPORARILY BLOCKING "BLATANTLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL" ORDER ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after a federal judge granted his motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order in a lawsuit he, with three state attorneys general, filed challenging President   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ON STATE LAWS REGARDING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued updated guidance to state, county and local law enforcement agencies to clarify the role of Illinois' law enforcement agencies and the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The guidance details the p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Grant program supports businesses owned by historically underrepresented populations and small businesses with fewer than 10 employees * * * Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to announce $10 million in funding for the Office of Economic Equity and Empowerment (OE3) Small Business Capital and Infrastructure Grant Pr  more

DEERFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * Bolstered by an EDGE agreement, Fortune Brands Innovations plans significant investment to create at least 400 new jobs on the North Shore, with capacity for over 1,000 jobs * * * Governor JB Pritzker, Fortune Brands Innovations and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced new investments in the company's expanded headquarters in Deerfie  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Brian Shinkle as a Resident Circuit Judge for Edwards County in the Second Judicial Circuit. Mr. Shinkle was appointed to fill the Second Circuit vacancy created by the death of Judge Michael J. Valentine on November 5, 2024. The appointment of Mr. Shinkle is effective February 10, 2025, and will conclude on  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Seniors Housing Capital Markets Team completes sale and financing for trophy asset in prized Palm Beach County MIAMI, Jan. 23, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the sale and arranged the financing for Wellington Bay, a 283-unit seniors housing community in Wellington, Florida. JLL's Seniors Hous  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal im  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration en  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Eleven State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Vermont today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Twelve State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statem  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Charity Clark, along with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, and Rhode Island, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in feder  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Blue Owl funds on the closing of a $3.4 billion joint venture with Crusoe Energy to fund the development of a 206-megawatt data center in Abilene, Texas, which is expected to serve as a key site for Project Stargate, an estimated $500 billion federal government initiative aimed at establishing AI infrastructure across the U.S. Primary Digital Infrastructure facilitated and a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis has advised Cloud Software Group, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners and Elliott Investment Management, and its business unit, Citrix, on the acquisitions of Unicon GmbH ("Unicon"), deviceTRUST GmbH ("deviceTRUST") and vast limits GmbH ("vast limits"). Unicon is the company behind eLux OS and Scout, a secure, lean operating system and a management platform for virtual de  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised global investment firm Francisco Partners on the final closing of FP Credit Partners III, L.P., a $3.3 billion opportunistic credit fund. The fund follows FP Credit Partners II, L.P., a $2.2 billion predecessor fund. It was oversubscribed and exceeded the target fund size of $2.3 billion. Consistent with the prior two credit funds, FP Credit Partners III will seek to levera  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac on the close of its 13th fund, Frontenac XIII Private Capital L.P. ("Frontenac XIII"). The fund was significantly oversubscribed and closed at $900 million of committed capital, well above its initial $700 million target. Frontenac XIII reached its hard cap with strong support from its existing investor base and an expanded group   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised private equity firm Incline Equity Partners ("Incline") on the close of Incline Ascent Fund II, L.P. ("Ascent II"). Ascent II was heavily oversubscribed and closed with approximately $500 million of committed capital, significantly surpassing its initial fundraising target. The transaction was announced January 23, 2025. Read the transaction press release (https://incline  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * New tool monitors violent deaths and non-fatal firearm violence in Illinois * First-of-its-kind dashboard fills in key details about the who, what, where and how of violence-related injury and death * Goal is to inform prevention, intervention efforts to reduce violent deaths, injuries * A go-to source for journalists reporting on violence trends in the state CHICAGO --- Illinois has a new  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release: * * * * Multi-year agreement will deliver a major investment in innovative, AI-enabled diagnostic imaging technology that will significantly increase Nuffield Health's diagnostic capabilities and unlock much-needed capacity and access for NHS and private paying patients. * * * London, United Kingdom, January 23, 2024 - Nuffield Health and GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) have announced a pound sterling200m collabora  more