CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 25 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * Capital grant funding supports entrepreneurship and innovation in key growth industries * * * Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $7 million in funding for the Tech Incubator Enhancement Grants Program (TIEG) to support entrepreneurship and innovation in key growth industries through startup incubators. This g  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 25 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Justice Mary K. O'Brien and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Sonni Choi Williams as a Circuit Judge in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Third Subcircuit. Ms. Williams is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of Judge John C. Anderson to the Third District Appellate Court. Ms. Williams appointment is effective February 10, 2025, and will conclude on Dece  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 25 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft client Candice Martin brought wrongful death and survival claims on behalf of her deceased husband, Rodney Martin, against his former employer Goodrich Corp. Martin alleged Rodney was exposed to harmful chemicals at Goodrich's manufacturing plant in the 1960s and 1970s, causing him to develop an aggressive form of liver cancer in 2019, from which he died the following year. Goodrich moved to dismiss Martin's ca  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 25 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: In 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law legislation approving the issuance of six casino owner's licenses for the development and operation of new casinos throughout Illinois, including one in the City of Waukegan (City). The City accepted applications from numerous interested parties, including Taft client Full House Resorts, Inc. (Full House) and Waukegan Potawatomi Casino, LLC (WPC). The City ult  more