LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, April 14 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * ANS Latin American section celebrates milestone The 50th anniversary of the founding of the Latin American Section of the American Nuclear Society is today: April 14, 2025! LAS/ANS was created with the goal of representing the interests of the nuclear professionals of Latin America. The details: Today, the section gathers nuclear communities from Mexico to Argentina, includ  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Congress Passes FY2025 Budget Blueprint, Paving the Way for Tax Reforms On Thursday, April 10, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a budget resolution that lays the groundwork for extending key parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and advancing other major priorities, including fiscal reform, energy policy and national defense. Speaker  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Watchdog's Lawsuit is a Reckless and Self-serving Stunt that Threatens to Make the Insurance Crisis Worse SACRAMENTO Calif. - The following statement by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is in response to litigation filed by Consumer Watchdog. This statement can be attributed to Denni Ritter, APCIA department vic  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, April 16 -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Merchants Payments Coalition Sends Statement to Congress Regarding Swipe Fees and Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) - The Merchants Payments Coalition sent this "MPC Hill Blast" to Congress on April 9: No matter what you think about tariffs, one thing is clear: the credit card industry will take its huge cut on every dollar of tariffs they can that make it into consumer pri  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * New edition of best-selling library technology companion CHICAGO -- Technology infuses every aspect of every day in every library, and thus basic technology skills are a prerequisite for everyone who works in a library. Providing a one-stop overview of all technologies used in libraries today, the seventh edition of " Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion: A Basic  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * New from ACRL - "Instructional Design for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Student-Centered Approach" CHICAGO - The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of "Instructional Design for Teaching Information Literacy Online: A Student-Centered Approach," by Janna Mattson, David X. Lemmons, Valerie Linsinbigler, and Christoph  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, April 16 -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * NSGA Annual Sports Participation Study Shows Encouraging Youth Team Sports Growth DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (April 15, 2025) - Encouraging growth in youth team sports participation is one of the highlights of the 2025 edition of the National Sporting Goods Association's (NSGA) Sports Participation in the U.S. report. The industry's longest standing and most comprehensive participati  more

ROSEMONT, Illinois, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Society for Vascular Surgery issued the following news release: * * * Primary Care Providers Identify a Major Health Crisis for Seniors - One Most Have Never Heard Of New survey highlights gaps in vascular disease awareness and need for early intervention to prevent complications including amputations and preventable death Society for Vascular Surgery urges primary care providers to work with vascular surgeons to enhance patient outcomes and quali  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 (TNSres)-- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Productivity, contractors and design top ABA Construction Annual Meeting in Austin, April 23-25 WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 -- Legal, design and construction experts will meet April 23-25 during the Forum on Construction Law 2025 Annual Meeting, "Return of the contractors -- Transforming the construction landscape," in Austin, Texas. The three-day meeting brings together national and i  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, April 16 -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * STAHLS' Introduces AI Tool for Artwork MENTOR, OHIO (April 14, 2025) - STAHLS' Transfer Express introduced STAHLS' ART AI Assist, an industry-first artificial intelligence tool designed to prepare artwork for UltraColor MAX Direct to Film (DTF) transfers. Unlike other AI tools, this platform was built by industry leaders with decades of experience in custom apparel decoration and hea  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Statement from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on the preliminary injunction issued in CWIT case regarding anti-DEI Executive Orders Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a preliminary injunction in the case brought by Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) challenging anti-DEI executive orders. The injunction   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Tax Day 2025: Our Right to Collective Well-Being On this Tax Day, while millions of people in the United States meet the April 15 deadline to file their taxes, Alianza Americas is launching its "Tax Day 2025: Our Right to Collective Well-Being / Nuestro Derecho al Bien Estar" campaign to spotlight the power of our contributions  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Three Libraries Awarded ALA's 2025 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Programs for Isolated Older Adults CHICAGO -- The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2025 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader, to Falls City (Neb.) Library & Arts Center, Hartford (Mich) Public Library and Pottsboro (Texas) Library.   more