CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * $60M financing secured for Winn-Dixie industrial portfolio LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged $60 million in acquisition financing for a two-property, 2.01-million-square-foot industrial portfolio fully leased to Winn-Dixie in Jacksonville, Florida and Hammond, Louisiana. JLL wo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ***CONSUMER ALERT*** ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONSUMERS TO PROTECT THEIR INFORMATION, FUNDS BY EXERCISING CAUTION BEFORE PLACING SUPER BOWL WAGERS Raoul Recommends Checking into Betting Operators Before Placing Bets Online, Using Apps Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today urged Illinoisians who are considering making a wager on the Super Bowl this Sunday to be fully informe  more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * 45 ONU Alumni and Friends Pen Two College Church Books: Reflections on God's Faithfulness and Celebrating God's Goodness College Church of the Nazarene and Olivet Alumni and Friends Share Stories of Faithfulness in Inspirational Books College Church of the Nazarene, on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, recently released two heartwarming collections of inspirational stories, Se  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHARGES U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WORKERS OVER ALLEGED PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FRAUD Raoul Alleges Husband, Wife Applied for Loans While Receiving Federal Disability Benefits Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Roselle, Illinois husband and wife who each allegedly received two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for over $40,000 while they we  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN FILING LAWSUIT TO STOP ELON MUSK AND DOGE'S ATTACK ON AMERICANS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans' private information and sensitive data. In their lawsuit, Raoul and the coalition assert  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS PRISON SENTENCE, RECOVERS MORE THAN $2 MILLION FROM FORMER CLINIC OWNER IN MEDICAID FRAUD CASE Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a DuPage County judge sentenced a Bolingbrook, Illinois woman to prison and ordered her to pay restitution for defrauding the state out of more than $2.46 million in Medicaid funds. The Attorney General's o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR RELIEF IN CASE CHALLENGING FREEZE ON FEDERAL FUNDING Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed a motion for preliminary injunction in NY v. Trump, the ongoing lawsuit co-led by Illinois challenging actions by President Donald Trump, the Office of Management and   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * Economics and deportation experts on DOJ lawsuit against Illinois' sanctuary laws EVANSTON, Ill. --- Journalists seeking expert sources to weigh in on the Department of Justice lawsuit claiming that local and state laws violate federal immigration law are invited to reach out to professors of political science and economics at Northwestern University. They have provided the following insights: Rep  more

MATTOON, Illinois, Feb. 7 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Fidium set to begin fiber construction in Waldoboro Construction continues in Lincoln County as Fidium will soon light-up the Waldoboro with future-proof connectivity WALDOBORO, Maine - Feb. 7, 2025 - Fidium is expanding its all-fiber internet network in Waldoboro, and parts of Nobleboro, bringing symmetrical,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * EDGE incentives create 50 new full-time jobs and retain nearly 700 jobs in Austin community * * * CHICAGO -- Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined Freedman Seating Company and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to announce new investments in the company's Chicago manufacturing facility that will create 50 new full-time jobs and retain 676 full-  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Feb. 7 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Illinois American Water Announces Launch of American Water Charitable Foundation's 2025 Water and Environment Grant Program Belleville, Ill. - February 7, 2025 - Illinois American Water is thrilled to announce the launch of the American Water Charitable Foundation 2025 Water and Environment Grant Program. The Foundation invites community partners to apply  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising EP Global Commerce GmbH ("EPGC") on a public delisting acquisition offer for all outstanding shares in METRO AG and a related post-delisting shareholders' agreement with other anchor shareholders of METRO AG. EPGC is an acquisition vehicle controlled by Daniel Kretinsky. The company was founded in April 2016 and is based in Prague. EPGC currently holds 49.99% of the ordi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised KKR portfolio company ContourGlobal in connection with its offering of Euros500 million green senior secured notes and $510 million green senior secured notes. The proceeds from the offering were used to refinance existing debt and fund cash on balance sheet for corporate purposes. ContourGlobal will allocate an amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the offering to fina  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Maesa, a leader in beauty and personal care and portfolio company of Bain Capital, on the sale of its European and Middle Eastern operations (Maesa EMEA) to Knowlton Development Corporation, Inc., a global leader in custom formulation, packaging design and manufacturing solutions for many of the world's beauty, personal care, and home care brands. Read Maesa's press rele  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Turn/River Capital, a private equity firm that applies a proprietary growth engineering strategy to investing, partnering with software businesses, on its definitive agreement to acquire SolarWinds Corporation, a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, in an all-cash transaction for $18.50 per share or approximately $4.4 billion.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: McDermott Will & Emery advised Waterland Private Equity on the acquisition of Wellness Sport Club group, a network of premium fitness centers based in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, and Geneva. This partnership aims to create the leading premium fitness club chain in France, and eventually across Europe. The McDermott team on this transaction comprised: * Corporate - Gregoire Andrieux - Pa  more

MATTOON, Illinois, Feb. 7 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * New fiber network from Fidium coming to Winterport Construction is set to begin in Winterport as Fidium will soon light-up community with future-proof connectivity WINTERPORT, Maine - Feb 7, 2025 - Fidium is expanding its all-fiber internet network in Winterport and parts of Frankfort, bringing symmetrical, mul  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * Obesity expert on Super Bowl ad: 'They're preying on you, but we live in a capitalistic society' CHICAGO --- The recent backlash over telehealth company Hims & Hers' upcoming Super Bowl ad selling compounded weight-loss drugs speaks to the complicated nature of weight loss in America today, say Northwestern University obesity experts Drs. Justin Ryder and Veronica Johnson. "Yes, these drugs provid  more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Feb. 7 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * Olivet Nazarene University heads to Kansas City for M25 A large number of Olivet students, faculty and staff plan to attend the M25 Conference held February 10-12 in Kansas City, Missouri. Thousands are expected to attend the quadrennial event. In the exhibit hall, Dr. Leon Blanchette will represent the Center for Faith & Family, housed at ONU. Joining him will be Jeff Stark, with the Olivet School   more