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State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday February 22, 2025 ( 5 items )  

HIV stigma greater when associated with immorality
EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * HIV stigma greater when associated with immorality * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Study offers first-of-its-kind look at underlying mechanisms behind enduring HIV stigma * Individuals are 13 times more likely to reject proximity to people with HIV when they associate it with immoral behaviors * Findings are robust even when factors like awareness and opinions about same-sex sexual ac  more

IN THE STATES: DNC Chair Touts Vision For the Future of the Democratic Party, Americans Reject Trump's Losing Agenda Arrow
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: DNC Chair Touts Vision For the Future of the Democratic Party, Americans Reject Trump's Losing Agenda Arrow This week, DNC Chair Ken Martin kicked off his first official tour as DNC chair, traveling to blue, purple, and red states across the country. As a part of his "Organizing Everywhere" Tour, Chair Martin visited Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, and Missouri this week and will b  more

JLL Capital Markets secures the sale of a 607K SF Class A industrial distribution center in the Worcester, MA submarket
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets secures the sale of a 607K SF Class A industrial distribution center in the Worcester, MA submarket BOSTON, Feb. 21, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today it arranged the $120 million sale and acquisition financing for Uxbridge Distribution Center, a newly constructed 607,486 square-foot distribution fac  more

Mayer Brown Announces Its 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows and Pathfinders
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Mayer Brown announces its 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows and Pathfinders Mayer Brown announced today that three lawyers have been selected to join the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows and Pathfinders programs for 2025. Elaine Liu, partner in the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice in Chicago, has been named an LCLD 2025 Fellow. New York a  more

Western Illinois University Partners With City Colleges of Chicago to Expand Access and Affordability for Transfer Students
MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Western Illinois University Partners with City Colleges of Chicago to Expand Access and Affordability for Transfer Students MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University is proud to announce a new partnership with City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) that provides additional financial support and educational opportunities for Star Scholars transferring to WIU. As part of this collaboration, WIU will offe  more