CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare and NVIDIA reimagine diagnostic imaging with autonomous X-ray and ultrasound solutions * Building on its 125-year legacy of medical imaging innovation and a 16-year relationship with NVIDIA, the two companies team up to advance AI-driven autonomous solutions designed to ease the growing burden on healthcare professionals. SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 18, 2025 - GE Heal  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 19 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * GOVERNOR PRITZKER DECLARES MARCH 19 ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE TRADE DAY SPRINGFIELD, IL \- Governor JB Pritzker has declared March 19, 2025, as Illinois Agriculture Trade Day in recognition of the enormous positive contribution agriculture trade makes to the state's economy, farmers, and communities. Illinois Agriculture Trade Day honors Illinois' farmers, producers and related agricultural bu  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 20 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * IDNR and CDB announce $8 million for improvements to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) announced $8 million for improvements to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site in Menard County, the popular recreated log village where youn  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, March 19 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Illinois American Water Completes Two Major Water Main Projects in Pekin Pekin, Ill. (March 19, 2025) - Two major water main replacement projects were completed in late 2024 that enhance the overall water delivery system to Pekin customers, according to company officials. "We continue to strategically invest and make improvements in the infrastructure  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 19 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Illinois EPA Announces $20 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity for Electric Class 4-8 Local Freight Trucks Funding Allocated from Volkswagen Settlement Beneficiary Mitigation Plan SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced a $20 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to replace existing on-road diesel Cla  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 20 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Illinois EPA Announces $20 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity for Electric Class 4-8 Local Freight Trucks Funding Allocated from Volkswagen Settlement Beneficiary Mitigation Plan SPRINGFIELD --Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced a $20 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to repl  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland & Ellis Partner: Slow-Evolving Case Law Is a Major E-Discovery Challenge Vanessa Barsanti was honored with a Monica Bay Women of Legal Tech Award as part of the 2025 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards. In this Q&A, she discusses the biggest challenges from the past year and the importance of legal innovation. The 2025 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Bildmore Clean Energy on $53 Million Preferred Equity Commitment with Peregrine Energy Solutions Kirkland & Ellis advised Bildmore Clean Energy in connection with a $53 million preferred equity commitment with Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC, an integrated multi-technology clean energy platform with a focus on utility-scale storage, for a 150MW batte  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Represents UBS in the Merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities Kirkland & Ellis advised UBS AG, as the financial adviser to Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. (HKSE: 2611; SSE: 601211), in the merger and share exchange with Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. (HKSE: 6837; SSE: 600837). The newly merged company (HKSE: 2611; SSE: 601211) commenced tra  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, March 18 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Eukaryon to inaugurate 21st issue of award-winning journal The print and web-based student publication Eukaryon, which highlights scholarship in the life sciences, will be inaugurated on March 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the Tarble Room in Brown Hall. Eukaryon is an award-winning undergraduate research journal that publishes the very best of life science scholarship conducted at Lake Forest College within its rese  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 (TNSres) -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Laura Balson and Ashley Orler Present Session on Discrimination Laws at Illinois SHRM State Conference Constangy partners Laura Balson and Ashley Orler will present a program on discrimination laws at the 26th Annual Illinois SHRM State Conference. This event will take place from March 31 - April 2 at the EVEN Hotel & Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park,   more

ENCINO, California, March 20 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.25M Sale of Fully Leased Retail Property in Chicago CHICAGO, March 19, 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 5601 N. Clark St., a multi-tenant retail property located in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, Illino  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Mayer Brown advises The Doctors Company on $1.3 billion acquisition of ProAssurance Corporation A Mayer Brown team advised The Doctors Company, the nation's largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, on its definitive agreement for the $1.3 billion acquisition of ProAssurance Corporation, an industry-leading specialty insurer with extensive expertise in medical liability, products liability for   more

ITHACA, New York, March 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Morton encourages mentors to reflect on power, privilege When serving as a mentor, it's important to think about the influence of one's power and privilege on mentor-mentee dynamics, according to Terrell Morton. Morton, assistant professor of identity and justice in STEM education at the University of Illinois Chicago, gave the 2025 MAC Public Keynote on Mentoring within the Academy on Feb. 27, titled, "Lifting  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 19 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * New carbon-negative material could make concrete and cement more sustainable * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EMBARGOED UNTIL 3 A.M. EDT (U.S.) ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025 * Researchers injected CO 2 gas into seawater while applying an electrical current * Process transformed dissolved ions, minerals in seawater into clusters of solid particles * The clusters hold over half their wei  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Predicting the Risk of Developing Cancer from Common Blood Disorder A team of international scientists has developed a method to predict the risk of developing cancer from a blood disorder common in older adults, according to a study published in the journal Blood. Clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS) is characterized by mutations in blood cells and a lo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Obituary for Dr. Sandra Urban-Crell With deep dismay and great sorrow, we bid farewell to our long-time partner, colleague, and friend Dr. Sandra Urban-Crell, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 7, 2025, at the age of 51. Sandra Urban-Crell was an outstanding lawyer, a valued colleague, and a vital support to our firm. Since the founding o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Partner Ted Frankel Named Among "Top Private Equity Lawyers in North America" by MergerLinks Data intelligence platform MergerLinks named Kirkland partner Ted Frankel one of the "Top Private Equity Lawyers in North America," a list of attorneys who led the greatest volume of transactions and highest-value deals in the space in 2024. Ted focuses on mergers and acqu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 -- 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 20 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Researchers uncover a surprising new way the immune system 'remembers' UChicago scientists find white blood cells, not just antibodies, play a role in recognizing invaders Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit for giving the human immune system a memory. Now, researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 18 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Who is persuasive? Study finds the power of ordinary people * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EVANSTON, Ill. --- Trying to persuade people with different political views can be fatiguing and frustrating, but it's not as pointless as we might think. New research shows that even on divisive issues, far more persuasion attempts succeeded than backfired. A novel study led by Northwestern Universi  more