URBANA, Illinois, Nov. 14 -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news: * * * Board approves University of Illinois System appropriations request for FY27 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois today approved the University of Illinois System administration's request to the Illinois Board of Higher Education for a 10.9% increase in operating and capital appropriations from the state General Assembly in the fiscal year that begins July 1. Under the request, the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 14 (TNSrep) -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: * * * City Colleges of Chicago Celebrates Five Years of Impact and the Culmination of Our Plan Forward: Strategic Plan 2021-2025 City Colleges leadership, faculty, staff, and students gathered with partners, supporters, and funders to celebrate all that has been achieved together over the past five years with City Colleges' strategic plan. The City Colleges of Chicago Foundation was also on hand to shar  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * ComEd Unveils Long-Range Strategy to Power Illinois' Clean Energy Future * ComEd today announced the launch of the new Long-Range Strategy (LRS) outlining how the company will prepare the power grid in northern Illinois to meet growing energy demand, maintain affordability, uphold nation-leading reliability, and advance the state's clean energy and economi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 14 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * IDPH Urges Parents and Guardians to Stop Using ByHeart Formula All varieties of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula recalled as suspected infant botulism cases grow to 15 from 12 states, including Illinois Key Points for Media: * All lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition powdered infant formula now recalled * 15 infants now sickened in 12 states, including two in Illino  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Nov. 13 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * The Allstate Foundation commits $5 million to address the immediate needs of relationship abuse survivors * Key takeaways: * The National Domestic Violence Hotline and FreeFrom will each receive an additional $2.5 million from The Allstate Foundation. This is the largest single grant from a corporate funder in FreeFrom's history. * The   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release: * * * TransUnion Responds to Growing Challenge of Credit Washing with Pioneering Fraud Detection Solution * TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) launched today a new and innovative solution designed to combat credit washing--the practice of removing legitimate, accurate and non-obsolete credit data from credit profiles. TransUnion's industry-first Credit Washing Solut  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 14 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Computer modeling breakthrough helps fine-tune new qubits With advanced simulations, scientists at Argonne, UChicago have created a way to predict and engineer new properties for quantum tech * A qubit is the delicate, information-processing heart of a quantum device. In the coming decades, advances in quantum information are expected to give us computers with new, powerful capabilities and detectors   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: * * * Pancreatic cancer research project attacks 'seeds of metastasis' Pinned between the stomach and spine, the pancreas supervises both digestion and blood sugar in the body. It's also the site of an aggressive cancer called pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC. PDAC is the most common type of pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. It's   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * World of Hyatt Announces Exclusive Cyber Offer with up to 30% Savings for Members in the Americas * Unwrap the world this holiday season with the World of Hyatt Cyber Sale, offering special savings on stays throughout the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Latin America, complemented by additional offers at participating hotels across Europe, Africa and the Middle   more