Thursday - December 18, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Thursday December 18, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Hyatt Centric Brand Debuts in Puerto Rico with Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * The Hyatt Centric Brand Debuts in Puerto Rico with Hyatt Centric San Juan Isla Verde * The renovated hotel provides the perfect home base for exploring Puerto Rico's vibrant coastline, rich culture, and local hidden gems CHICAGO (December 17, 2025) \- Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), Interlink and Vivo Beach Club today announced the opening of Hyatt Cen  more

Hyatt Studios Huntsville Opens in Alabama, Bringing New Upper-Midscale Extended Stay Brand to 'Rocket City'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Hyatt Studios Huntsville Opens in Alabama, Bringing New Upper-Midscale Extended Stay Brand to 'Rocket City' * Hyatt's upper-midscale extended stay brand offers a sleek, apartment-style experience CHICAGO (December 17, 2025) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) celebrated the grand opening of Hyatt Studios Huntsville, marking a significant milestone in the u  more

IDPH Reaffirms Science-Based Recommendation for All Newborns to Receive Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 18 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * IDPH Reaffirms Science-Based Recommendation for All Newborns to Receive Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth Guidance upholds longstanding best practice to prevent potentially deadly infections in newborns Key Points for Media: * IDPH maintains existing recommendation for universal dose of hepatitis B vaccine at birth * IDPH reaffirms recommendations on seasonal and other ro  more

Kankakee County Retiree Celebrates Holidays Cancer-Free After Life-Saving Liver Transplant at Northwestern Medicine
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Kankakee County Retiree Celebrates Holidays Cancer-Free After Life-Saving Liver Transplant at Northwestern Medicine * KANKAKEE, Ill. December 17, 2025 This holiday season, Nick LaLuna is celebrating more than Christmas he's celebrating life. After a shocking liver cancer diagnosis and being told his condition was untreatable nearly three years ago, LaLuna is now cancer-free than  more

Meet The Homeschool Historian: Holly Metesh, ONU alumna
BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Olivet Nazarene University posted the following news: * * * Meet The Homeschool Historian: Holly Metesh, ONU alumna * Following Homecoming & Family Weekend 2025 at Olivet Nazarene University, we talked one-on-one with Holly (Frazier) Metesh '08 to hear more about what she has been focusing on since her graduation from Olivet. Holly's bachelor's and master's degrees in history plus her passion for teaching history to others have blessed many in the homeschool  more

NFP, An Aon Company, Acquires Hamilton Insurance Agency, Expanding Its Risk Management and Integrated Benefits Administration Capabilities
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Aon, a provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human resources solutions and outsourcing services, posted the following news release: * * * NFP, An Aon Company, Acquires Hamilton Insurance Agency, Expanding Its Risk Management and Integrated Benefits Administration Capabilities * Hamilton specializes in integrated insurance solutions for the senior living and long-term care industry NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2025 NF  more

Northern Trust Announces Leadership Changes
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, issued the following news release: * * * Northern Trust Announces Leadership Changes * CHICAGO - Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) today announced a number of leadership appointments, effective January 1, 2026. Clive Bellows, president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Guy Gibson, global head of institutional banking & markets, have been appointed co-presidents  more

Northwestern research you may have missed
EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern research you may have missed * EVANSTON, Ill. - Since the dawn of the 24-hour news cycle, 2025 at times felt like a series of sprints in a never-ending news marathon. Amid the deluge of stories coming out of the second Trump administration, the growing presence of AI in nearly every facet of daily life, extreme weather events, global conflicts to name just a few it can feel challengin  more

The Product Dish: How Grubhub Built Its First Marketplace Robot Delivery Experience with Avride
CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 17 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Grubhub, an online food delivery marketplace, issued the following news release: * * * The Product Dish: How Grubhub Built Its First Marketplace Robot Delivery Experience with Avride * To showcase the product innovation work happening across Grubhub, we are taking a closer look at the technology and product initiatives improving how customers, merchants, and partners connect through our platform. Autonomous delivery has been part o  more

What can we learn about our country's origins from 'The American Revolution' documentary?
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * What can we learn about our country's origins from 'The American Revolution' documentary? * Filmmaker Ken Burns ' new documentary a six-part series on the American Revolution aired on PBS in November and is now streaming. The documentary describes the American Revolution as "a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war and a world war," and it aims to provide "an expa  more

Who is protecting the truth?
EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 17 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Who is protecting the truth? * * Two-day symposium convenes researchers, journalists, policymakers and fact-checkers to explore strategies needed to sustain trustworthy information online * Experts examine how cutbacks in platform moderation and fact-checking are reshaping vulnerabilities to propaganda and manipulation * Symposium takes place in Chicago and Evanston * Media encouraged to  more