Saturday - July 12, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Tuesday July 01, 2025 ( 9 items )  

AI matches doctors in mapping lung tumors for radiation therapy
EVANSTON, Illinois, June 30 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * AI matches doctors in mapping lung tumors for radiation therapy * Link to: Northwestern Now Story (https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/06/ai-matches-doctors-in-mapping-lung-tumors-for-radiation-therapy/) * Study trained and tested the tool using CT scans from over 1,000 lung cancer patients * It can flag tumor areas some doctors may overlook in radiation planning * First deep learn  more

Destination by Hyatt brand marks entry into Mallorca, Spain with the opening of Sarena de Muro Resort Mallorca
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Destination by Hyatt brand marks entry into Mallorca, Spain with the opening of Sarena de Muro Resort Mallorca * Destination by Hyatt brand marks entry into Mallorca, Spain with the opening of Sarena de Muro Resort Mallorca The relaxed retreat, nestled on Playa de Muro, further expands Hyatt's brand presence in the region CHICAGO ( June 1, 2025) - Hyat  more

Giant Magellan Telescope enters final design phase
EVANSTON, Illinois, June 30 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Giant Magellan Telescope enters final design phase * Link to: Northwestern Now Story (https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/06/giant-magellan-telescope-enters-final-design-phase/) * EVANSTON, Ill. --- The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an enormous ground-based telescope currently under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert, is one vital step closer toward completion. Earlier this month,  more

HMH Unveils New AI Tools, Vision for Instruction-Aligned AI in Classrooms
WOOD DALE, Illinois, July 1 (TNSrep) -- HMH Education, a company that says it creates K-12 learning solutions, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * HMH Unveils New AI Tools, Vision for Instruction-Aligned AI in Classrooms Available this fall, HMH's suite of generative AI supports is directly connected to high-quality curriculum and assessment data * BOSTON -- Adaptive learning company HMH today announced the launch of a new suite of fully-integrated generative AI tools  more

Hyatt Announces Agreement to Sell Playa's Owned Real Estate Portfolio to Tortuga for $2.0 Billion
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Hyatt Announces Agreement to Sell Playa's Owned Real Estate Portfolio to Tortuga for $2.0 Billion * CHICAGO (June 30, 2025) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: H) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the entirety of Playa's owned real estate portfolio, acquired from Playa on June 17, 2025, for $2.0 billion to   more

Ill. Auditor General: 'State Universities Retirement System, Special Funding Situation Allocation Schedules -- Financial Audit'
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report on June 24, 2025, involving State Universities Retirement System, Special Funding Situation Allocation Schedules -- Financial Audit. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST STATE UNIVERSITIES RETIREMENT SYSTEM SPECIAL FUNDING SITUATION ALLOCATION SCHEDULES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 Release Date: June 24, 2025 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 --   more

Illinois Wesleyan University: Two New Majors Among Program Updates for 2025-26
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, July 1 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Two New Majors Among Program Updates for 2025-26 By Julia Perez BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Two new programs and a new concentration will be offered to Illinois Wesleyan University students beginning in the fall of 2025. These offerings join more than 100 majors, minors and concentrations currently available for students. Nutrition The Nutrition major will provide students with a comprehensive  more

Motorola Solutions' Safety and Security Technologies Help Protect Northwell Health's Growing Network
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, July 1 -- Motorola Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Motorola Solutions' Safety and Security Technologies Help Protect Northwell Health's Growing Network New York's largest healthcare system broadening use of video security, analytics, radio communications, mass notification and panic buttons to help keep patients and staff safe * Chicago -- June 30, 2025 - Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced that Northwell Health, New York's largest healthc  more

Record Capital Drives Competitive Tension at Midyear Reinsurance Renewals
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 (TNSrpt) -- Aon, a provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human resources solutions and outsourcing services, issued the following news release: * * * Record Capital Drives Competitive Tension at Midyear Reinsurance Renewals Insurers benefit from improved pricing, terms and conditions as global reinsurance capital exceeds $720B * CHICAGO, June 30, 2025 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the  more