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State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Thursday August 07, 2025 ( 12 items )  

City Colleges of Chicago and Amazon-MLU Bring Enhanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to the College's Faculty
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: * * * City Colleges of Chicago and Amazon-MLU bring enhanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to the college's faculty City Colleges of Chicago is proud to announce an enhanced collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a major expansion of its Machine Learning University Educator Enablement Program (MLU EEP) for faculty at City Colleges of Chicago. The MLU-EEP is a program designed to prepare C  more

Clean energy is here. Getting it to EVs isn't
EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Clean energy is here. Getting it to EVs isn't * * Renewable energy is growing, but it's often remote from EV charging stations * Delivering clean energy through the current grid is limited by grid congestion * Without grid upgrades, EVs will still rely on fossil fuel-generated energy * Smart, targeted upgrades could solve grid congestion to unlock EVs' potential EVANSTON, Ill. --- Even   more

Enable Smarter Purchasing Decisions with New Seller and Solutions Pages
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: BizConsulting] -- G2 issued the following news: * * * Enable Smarter Purchasing Decisions with New Seller and Solutions Pages * Vendors on G2 now have additional ways to amplify their brand presence, engage buyers earlier, and strategically showcase their product offerings in any way they go-to-market. New G2 Seller and Solutions Pages have been created to help you transfer your brand narrative off of your properties and onto the G2 platform and connect  more

G2 and Futurum: Powering Smarter Software Choices with Integrated Data
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: BizConsulting] -- G2 issued the following news: * * * G2 and Futurum: Powering Smarter Software Choices with Integrated Data * At G2, we're constantly striving to empower businesses with the most trusted data to make informed decisions about software. That's why I'm very excited to share a significant leap forward in our mission: G2 has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with the Futurum Group, a leader in technology-focused market intelligenc  more

G2 Data Solutions' Market Movers in AI SDR Software
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: BizConsulting] -- G2 issued the following news: * * * G2 Data Solutions' Market Movers in AI SDR Software * Today, we're back with our latest installment of 'Market Movers' to reveal which products are making moves in AI SDR software. In case you're new here, Market Movers is a series from G2 Data Solutions where we spotlight the top three trending products in a trending category, all based on G2 data. Why AI SDRs? G2's Blue Bowen recently published a  more

ICYMI: DNC Chair Ken Martin Rallies With TX and IL Dems in Chicago To Take on Trump and Republicans' Corrupt Scheme To Rig the Congressional Maps
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * ICYMI: DNC Chair Ken Martin Rallies With TX and IL Dems in Chicago To Take on Trump and Republicans' Corrupt Scheme To Rig the Congressional Maps Yesterday, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, DNC Chair Ken Martin stood side by side with Texas Democrats and Illinois Democrats, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, to take on Donald Trump and Texas Govern  more

Ill. Natural Resources Dept.: Endowment to Protect Illinois State Parks for Future Generations
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * New endowment to protect Illinois state parks for future generations SPRINGFIELD - As public lands nationally face threats to their existence, the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF), in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), is launching a new endowment to protect, preserve and enhance Illinois state parks. "From our wooded   more

Motorola Solutions Completes Acquisition of Silvus Technologies Holding
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Motorola Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Motorola Solutions Completes Acquisition of Silvus Technologies Holding Inc. Adds mobile ad-hoc network leadership and extends company into a multi-billion-dollar, rapidly growing addressable market for drone and unmanned systems * CHICAGO - Aug. 6, 2025 - Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) has completed its acquisition of Silvus Technologies Holdings Inc. ("Silvus"), a global leader in mission-critical  more

NCSL Welcomes New Executive Officers Elected at 2025 Legislative Summit
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 7 -- The National Caucus of Native American State Legislators issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * NCSL Welcomes New Executive Officers Elected at 2025 Legislative Summit BOSTON--Illinois Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D) became the 54th president of the National Conference of State Legislatures at the annual Legislative Summit in Boston. Evans, succeeds Utah Senate President Pro Tempore Wayne Harper (R). Harper is now formally NCSL's president emeritus. NCSL,   more

New Categories Introduced to G2 in July 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: BizConsulting] -- G2 issued the following news: * * * New Categories Introduced to G2 in July 2025 * As the software landscape continues to evolve, G2's Market Research team is continuously researching, evaluating, and creating new categories that reflect emerging trends and evolving buyer needs. The two new categories launched this month will help provide a clearer path for buyers researching new security and software development tools that leverage AI  more

Northern Trust Leaders to Participate in Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on September 9th
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Northern Trust Leaders to Participate in Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on September 9th CHICAGO -Northern Trust Corporation announced today that Chief Financial Officer David Fox and Chief Operating Officer Peter Cherecwich will participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 9  more

The Allstate Foundation awards $2.2M in grants to support survivors of relationship abuse
NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * The Allstate Foundation awards $2.2M in grants to support survivors of relationship abuse * NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 6, 2025 - The Allstate Foundation is distributing $2.2 million to 54 state and territory domestic violence coalitions through the annual Economic Empowerment Grant program. The 2025 grants include $300,000 in new funding to addr  more