CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES 2024 PUBLIC ACCESS REPORT DURING SUNSHINE WEEK Chicago - In recognition of Sunshine Week, Attorney General Kwame Raoul released the Public Access Counselor Annual Report with details of a sampling of over 4,200 new matters received in 2024, as well as other matters the Public Access Counselor (PAC) addressed last year. The PAC works to increase transpar  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, March 18 -- Augustana College issued the following news: * * * Augustana Biology unveils collaborative mural The Augustana College Biology Department recently invited campus nature and science lovers to a collaborative mural event featuring local beetle diversity. The event took place on March 14 at Augustana's Hanson Hall of Science, where the mural was installed by Augustana students and faculty on the building's third floor. Associate Professor Dr. Tierney Brosius   more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 18 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * An Opportunity to Grow: Undergraduates Published in Scientific Journals By Ella Smith, Student Every year, nearly 2 million college students graduate with a bachelor's degree in the United States. As these individuals compete for spots in graduate programs, being published in a peer-reviewed journal can give them an edge. Charis Chen and Kira Waltz, who graduated from Cedarville University in 2024 with degre  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare expands invasive cardiologysolutions portfolio with AltiX AI.i for elevatedexperience in catheterization lab andelectrophysiology procedures... * AltiX AI.i edition of Mac-Lab, CardioLab and ComboLab can enhance efficiency and precision care for multiple types of cardiac procedures GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today announced the launch of the AltiX AI.i edition of   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 17 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Glaucoma monitoring lags in low-income and rural areas * Only 57% of glaucoma patients get an optic nerve exam within three years of diagnosis * Follow-up care is crucial to detect glaucoma progression early and prevent blindness * Telemedicine, home monitoring could help reach underserved patients CHICAGO --- Hundreds of thousands of Americans with glaucoma are not receiving the care the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Hyatt Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Senior Notes CHICAGO, March 17, 2025 \- Hyatt Hotels Corporation ("Hyatt" or the "Company") (NYSE: H), a leading global hospitality company, announced today the pricing of its public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2028, which will bear interest at a fixed annual rate of 5.  more

ENCINO, California, March 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $6.1 Million Sale of Net-Leased Diamonds Direct in Oak Brook, Illinois OAK BROOK, Ill., March 17, 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 a net-leased Diamonds Direct property located in Oak Brook, Illinois for $6,115,00  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly Nine Out of 10 Decision Makers Rank the Phone as the Most Important Outbound Channel for Meeting Customer Service Goals and Increasing Revenues Independent research commissioned by TransUnion highlights need for authenticated, branded calls to help increase customer engagement and reduce call spoofing While channels like email and messaging are more prevalent, the phone rem  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Novel Intercellular Mechanisms May Inform Treatments for Congenital Spinal Defects Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column during embryonic development, findings that could inform new treatments for congenital scoliosis and other related birth defects, according to a recent study published in Na  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Partner Seth Traxler Named Among "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in North America" by MergerLinks Data intelligence platform MergerLinks named Kirkland partner Seth Traxler one of the "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in North America," a list of the attorneys who led the greatest volume of transactions and highest-value deals in 2024. Seth co-leads Kirkland's  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * The Meese Revolution: Steve Calabresi Pens Book on Former U.S. Attorney General Steven G. Calabresi, the Clayton J. & Henry R. Barber Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, recently released a book titled The Meese Revolution: The Making of a Constitutional Moment (2024, Encounter Books). Co-authored by Steve Calabresi and Gary Lawson, the book delves into the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: * * * Retail Spending Holds Steady in February Amid Short-Term Interruptions, Reports Circana Week-to-week fluctuations in consumer spending and pockets of change reflect uncertainty U.S. consumers demonstrated their uncertainty through weekly ups and downs in discretionary retail spending in February, even as  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, March 18 -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * UL Solutions to Develop an Advanced Automotive Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory in Japan UL Solutions plans to establish a state-of-the-art automotive electromagnetic compatibility testing laboratory in the Tokai region, co-located with Japan's major automotive co  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 17 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * With measles on the rise, two-dose vaccine strategy is 'more important than ever' * First dose has 95% efficacy rate, but 'we need to do better' with virus being so contagious * 'It wouldn't take much for us to have big-time national measles cases,' expert says CHICAGO --- Northwestern University pediatric infectious disease professor Dr. Ravi Jhaveri said vaccines are like umbrellas. While   more