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State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday March 15, 2025 ( 19 items )  

1.1M SF of Class A industrial product trades hands in Dallas-Fort Worth
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * 1.1M SF of Class A industrial product trades hands in Dallas-Fort Worth DALLAS, Mar. 14, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of Elizabeth Creek Gateway Buildings D & E, two Class A industrial buildings totaling 1,106,064 square feet within the highly sought-after AllianceTexas master-planned project in the Dalla  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST PRESTIGE FEED PRODUCTS LLC
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST PRESTIGE FEED PRODUCTS LLC Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office has filed a lawsuit against Prestige Feed Products LLC (Prestige) for allegedly allowing excessive odors and causing air and noise pollution from its animal feed manufacturing plant in Mount Prospect, Illinois. "Residents in the community surround  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL RECOVERS RESTITUTION FROM FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO PLEADS GUILTY TO PPP LOAN FRAUD
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL RECOVERS RESTITUTION FROM FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE WHO PLEADS GUILTY TO PPP LOAN FRAUD Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today his office obtained a guilty plea in a case against a Chicago man who fraudulently received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan totaling approximately $14,582 while employed by the Illinois State Police (ISP). The Atto  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS TEMPORARY BLOCK ON MASS FIRINGS OF FEDERAL PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES, AND GETS FIRED EMPLOYEES THEIR JOBS BACK
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS TEMPORARY BLOCK ON MASS FIRINGS OF FEDERAL PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES, AND GETS FIRED EMPLOYEES THEIR JOBS BACK Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured a decision from the United States District Court for Maryland to temporarily stop unlawful mass federal layoffs and reinstate the jobs of thousands of employees. The Trump administration fired thousands  more

Boeing Appoints Don Ruhmann as New Chief Aerospace Safety Officer
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: * * * Boeing Appoints Don Ruhmann as New Chief Aerospace Safety Officer ARLINGTON, Va., March 14, 2025 - Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced Don Ruhmann as the company's new Chief Aerospace Safety Officer, effective immediately. In this role, Ruhmann will be responsible for strengthening Boeing's safety culture and s  more

DUPUIS LEADS TIGERS TO DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF FIGHTING BEES
BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, March 14 -- Olivet Nazarene University posted the following news: * * * DUPUIS LEADS TIGERS TO DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF FIGHTING BEES CLINTON, Iowa - A big day from Jack Dupuis helped lift the Olivet Nazarene University baseball team to a doubleheader sweep of St. Ambrose Thursday evening at NelsonCorp Field. The senior from Wheaton, Ill., went 5-for-7 at the dish and scored five runs across the two contests to lead ONU to a 9-0 win in the opener and a 14-3 win in the ni  more

Greenberg Traurig Represents Gaming & Entertainment Management - Illinois, LLC in Business Combination with Eureka Entertainment, LLC
MIAMI, Florida, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Represents Gaming & Entertainment Management - Illinois, LLC in Business Combination with Eureka Entertainment, LLC CHICAGO - March 13, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Gaming & Entertainment Management - Illinois, LLC (GEM Gaming), a subsidiary of global hospitality and entertainment company Delaware North, in its business com  more

Hyatt's Inclusive Collection Shines in Two Upcoming Episodes of "The Bachelor"
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Hyatt's Inclusive Collection Shines in Two Upcoming Episodes of "The Bachelor" Tune in Monday, March 17 and March 24, at 8/7c on ABC and Stream Next Day on Hulu to watch the romance unfold at four stunning Punta Cana resorts CHICAGO, IL (March 12, 2025) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced that Hyatt's Inclusive Collection will be prominently fea  more

Ill. Natural Resources Dept.: More Than $99,600 Awarded for Student Field Trips to State Parks, Natural Areas
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 15 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * More than $99,600 awarded for student field trips to state parks, natural areas SPRINGFIELD - More than 7,000 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums and other natural resources sites this year to learn about nature and conservation thanks to grant funding through the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Program. The Illinois De  more

Illinois EPA Announces Expansion and Modernization of Vehicle Emissions Testing Network
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 15 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Illinois EPA Announces Expansion and Modernization of Vehicle Emissions Testing Network Chicago Testing Station to Resume Operations, Self-Serve Kiosks and Mobile Testing Units Available SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced updates to the Illinois Vehicle Emissions Testing Pro  more

Illinois Wesleyan University: Argus Earns General Excellence, Individual Awards From Illinois College Press Association
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, March 14 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Argus Earns General Excellence, Individual Awards from Illinois College Press Association BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Illinois Wesleyan University's student newspaper, The Argus, was awarded first place in general excellence for print editions at schools under 3,000 in enrollment, along with 10 individual awards for Titan staff during the annual Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) awards ce  more

Kirkland Advises Benford Capital on Close of $365 Million Fund III
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Benford Capital on Close of $365 Million Fund III Kirkland & Ellis advised Chicago-based private equity investment firm Benford Capital Partners on the first and final closing of its third investment fund, Benford Capital Partners III, L.P. The fund was significantly oversubscribed and closed with total limited partner commitments of $365 million, a  more

Kirkland Advises XXXLutz Group on Squeeze-Out of home24
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises XXXLutz Group on Squeeze-Out of home24 Kirkland & Ellis has advised XXXLutz Group on the successful squeeze-out of minority shareholders of home24 SE. The corporate squeeze-out of home24 minority shareholders has been approved by the home24 general meeting and was completed in March 2025. XXXLutz operates more than 370 furniture stores in 14 Europ  more

Kirkland Represents Macquarie Rotorcraft on Sale to SMFL and LCI
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Represents Macquarie Rotorcraft on Sale to SMFL and LCI Kirkland & Ellis advised Macquarie Asset Management, the world's largest infrastructure manager, on legal aspects of the sale of its portfolio company Macquarie Rotorcraft Limited, a helicopter operating leasing business, to SMFL LCI Helicopters Limited, a joint venture helicopter leasing company by Su  more

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs Jeff Goldfine, Aparna Yenamandra, Josephine Fina, Mary Catherine Young, Noelle Howard and Vanessa Di Feo received a shout-out for The American Lawyer Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for their work for NATF America. "Shout-out to lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld who helped fend  more

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.85M Sale and Financing of Med-tail Strip in Tinley Park, Illinois
ENCINO, California, March 15 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.85M Sale and Financing of Med-tail Strip in Tinley Park, Illinois TINLEY PARK, Ill., March 13, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 7301 183rd St., an 11-suite retail strip property located in Tinley Park, Illinois. Th  more

Mayer Brown Advises on Proximo's 2024 "North America Refinancing Deal of the Year" Award
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Mayer Brown advises on Proximo's 2024 "North America Refinancing Deal of the Year" award Mayer Brown advised on the $5.35 billion refinancing for the Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Project, which received "Refinancing Deal of the Year" at the 2024 Proximo North America Deal of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize landmark financings within the project, infrastructure, and energy finance sectors  more

Northwestern School of Medicine: Psychological Stress May Cause Food-induced Symptoms in IBS
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Psychological Stress May Cause Food-induced Symptoms in IBS Scientists have discovered that psychological stress can induce immune responses to food that can cause symptoms when that food is eaten again, findings that demonstrate the potential role of stress in symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a recent study published in Gastroenterology. "This s  more

University of Chicago: For Street Medicine Doctors in Chicago and Nationwide, Compassion is a Calling
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * For street medicine doctors in Chicago and nationwide, compassion is a calling From mobile clinics to shelters, clinicians bring care directly to those who need it most Before asking his patients about their medical needs, Thomas D. Huggett, MD'85, likes to begin his appointments with another topic: their goals. Huggett, a family medicine physician who has spent three decades working with marginalized   more