LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 17 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following statement on June 16, 2025: * * * CSG, Midwestern Legislative Conference statement on fatal political attack in Minnesota With heartfelt sadness, The Council of State Governments and the Midwestern Legislative Conference stand with the colleagues, families and friends of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman. Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in their   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 17 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU on the Severe Incidents of Racism and School Bullying at Wildwood IB World Magnet School CHICAGO--A Statement from the Chicago Teachers Union on the reported incidents of bullying, racism and the mismanagement by CPS leadership at Wildwood IB World Magnet School: No matter where you live in our city, your child deserves a high-quality neighborhood public school, one that's fully resourced, safe,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 14 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU statement on political violence in Minnesota The Chicago Teachers Union on political violence in Minnesota * CHICAGO--The Chicago Teachers Union issued the following statement on the fatal shooting of Minnesota Democratic State House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife: The 30,000 public school educators and school-related pe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 17 -- Northwestern Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Father of four travels from Orlando to Chicago for rare second liver transplant following battle with lung cancer Northwestern Medicine is one of the few known health systems in the United States offering transplants to select patients with cancers of the lung or colon * CHICAGO - June 15, 2025 - Fifteen years ago, Andrew Wagner received a life-saving liver transplant. A relatively common autoimmune  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 16 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare expands the bkPortfolio withintroduction of bkActiv S series for guidingnonsurgical urology, colorectal and pelvic floorprocedures... * * bkActiv S series advances precision care with scalable technology and high-quality imaging for a wide range of applications GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today announced the launch of the bkActiv S series, representing the next era  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * IBEX 2025 Registration Now Open * Registration is now open for the 2025 International BoatBuilders' Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), North America's leading technical trade event for the recreational marine industry, taking place October 7-9 at the Tampa Convention Center. This year's event will host over 700 exhibitors across three exhibit floors--incl  more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, June 17 -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Drivers Alliance Announces Historic Breakthrough that Paves the Way for 100,000+ Drivers to Form a Union and Bargain to Improve Pay and Working Conditions Following years of grassroots efforts, a driver-led coalition secures commitment from Uber to support statewide legislation that will pave a pathway to unionization * In a histori  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, June 17 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Lehr Names Newly Discovered Snake for Conservationist Jane Goodall BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- More than a decade after discovering a snake on a Peruvian mountain top, Robert W. Harrington Endowed Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr and his team of researchers have identified the reptile as a new species and named it after famous conservationist Jane Goodall. The discovery was made in 2012 during a   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 17 -- RSM U.S., an independent audit, tax and consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * RSM Expands AI Commitment with Launch of myRSM Tax AI-driven tax ecosystem redefines middle market services * CHICAGO - (June 16, 2025) - RSM US LLP ("RSM") - the leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market - today announced the launch of the AI-powered myRSM Tax ecosystem, a bold step forward in operationalizing the firm's ente  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 17 -- The National School Boards Association issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Ten School Districts Selected for $50,000 Grants to Improve Indoor Air Quality School Districts in California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia Announced as Winners Alexandria, Va. -- On June 16, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and Go Green Initiative (GGI) announced the first ten school   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 17 -- The University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute issued the following news: * * * EPIC Pre-Doctoral Fellows Depart for New Academic Opportunities Five of our fellows will continue their economics research at prestigious PhD placements across the country. * Five of EPIC's pre-doctoral fellows will be departing for new academic opportunities this fall. For the past two years, the fellows have worked closely with EPIC faculty and staff to produce valuable researc  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSpcl) -- Vantive Healthcare LLC, Deerfield, Illinois, has sent a public comment letter (Docket CMS-2025-0028-0013) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding potential revisions to the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2026. The company has emphasized the need to adjust the eligibility requirements for the new technology add-on payment pathway to include technologies authorized by the FDA under the Breakthrough Device Pro  more