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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Monday August 25, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs * Diana Watral, Mark Premo-Hopkins, Renee Smith, Kasdin Miller Mitchell, Sarah Donnell and Patrick Weeks received a shout-out for The American Lawyer Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for their work for Eli Lilly. "... Shout-out to defense teams at DLA Piper and Kirkland & Ellis representing Novo Nordisk and  more

OSHA Expands Recognition for Lab, Granting Authority to Certify Energy Storage Systems
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a decision to expand the recognition of Intertek Testing Services NA Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois, as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). The move, which is effective on August 22, 2025, allows ITSNA to certify products under an additional test standard for energy storage systems and equipment. The action follows a standard review process for such requests. An   more

University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Completes Inventory, Prepares to Repatriate Ancestral Remains to 3 Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus has finished an inventory of ancestral remains and related items and is prepared to repatriate them to three Native American tribes. The determination was made in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university's findings establish a connection between the remains of two individuals, along with 382 associated objects and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the Chocta  more