CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- BDO USA, a provider of assurance, tax and financial advisory services, presented the following news release: * * * BDO Global 2025 Financial Results: Steady Growth Helps Worldwide Revenues Reach $11 Billion BDO, one of the leading global networks of independent public accounting firms, announced steady growth across practices and regions, surpassing US$11 billion (Euros10 billion) for the financial year ending September 30, 2025--a 4% USD (2% EUR) increase from 2  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Illinois Supreme Court Announces Recall and Assignment of Seven Retired Circuit Court Judges Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. and the Supreme Court of Illinois announced today the recall and assignment of seven retired circuit court judges from Cook, Will, and Pope counties to address a shortage of judges in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Section 15 of article VI of th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Leon Kass awarded 2025 Barry Prize; three UChicago scholars also honored * Leon Kass, the Addie Clark Harding Professor Emeritus in the Committee on Social Thought and the College at the University of Chicago, has received a 2025 Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. Open to scholars across diverse fields and disciplines, the academy a  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern's MLK commemoration to reflect on the practice and possibilities of 'Beloved Community' * Northwestern University's annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will pay tribute to King's vision for a "Beloved Community" with events and projects planned throughout the month. The programming kicks off Sunday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. with the MLK candlelight vig  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Roosevelt Alumnae Discuss Navigating the Modern Workplace at Women's Leadership Council Holiday Luncheon Last week alumnae, current students and friends of Roosevelt University gathered for the seventh annual Women's Leadership Council holiday luncheon. Hosted at the University Club of Chicago, the luncheon is one of the council's signature events and provides networking opportunities for prof  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Tanning beds triple melanoma risk, potentially causing broad DNA damage * * Study analyzed thousands of medical records to compare melanoma rates in tanning bed users vs. non-users, and sequenced 182 skin biopsies from tanning bed users and controls * Tanning bed users carried double the mutation burden of controls * In users, mutations appeared even in body areas that don't get much sun ex  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * What should consumers know about the current health care debate? * Republicans and others who wish to overturn the Affordable Care Act which President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010 have struggled for years to replace it. If Congress fails to pass a better plan or extend ACA subsidies that are set to expire Dec. 31, insurance premiums will skyrocket for millions of Americ  more