Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois
ComEd, Solar Landscape and Public Storage Announce 60 New Rooftop Solar Sites Planned for Northern Illinois
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release:
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ComEd, Solar Landscape and Public Storage Announce 60 New Rooftop Solar Sites Planned for Northern Illinois
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ComEd today joined Solar Landscape and Public Storage to announce plans to develop 60 rooftop community solar projects -with 10 already livened-across northern Illinois in the next two years, marking one of the largest community solar installations in Illinois.
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"The Cruelty Is The Point," Durbin Says In Opening Statement At His Spotlight Forum On Abusive Conditions In ICE Facilities
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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"The Cruelty Is The Point," Durbin Says In Opening Statement At His Spotlight Forum On Abusive Conditions In ICE Facilities
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#Durbin: "This Administration has one goal-make conditions in detention so terrible, so notorious that immigrants will choose to leave, no matter what their legal status might be."
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Memb
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76 SSC Student-Athletes Earn NJCAA All-Academic Honors
SEMINOLE, Oklahoma, July 30 -- Seminole State College posted the following news:
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76 SSC Student-Athletes Earn NJCAA All-Academic Honors
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Seventy-six Seminole State College student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 NJCAA All-Academic Teams, while seven SSC athletic programs earned NJCAA Academic Team Awards.
The number of individual honorees increased by 24 from the previous academic year, when 52 SSC student-athletes received recognition. The number of qualifying athletic teams also
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ACLU-Ill.: Statement on Court Ruling Granting Class Certification in Chicago Traffic Stop Case
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Statement on Court Ruling Granting Class Certification in Chicago Traffic Stop Case
On Monday, July 27th, a federal district court in Chicago granted class certification in Wilkins v. City of Chicago, a case seeking an end to the Chicago Police Department's discriminatory mass traffic stop program.
In the ruling, the court found that the Plaintiffs "put fort
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America First Policy Institute: Wisconsin - Great American Comeback
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet:
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WISCONSIN: THE GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK
The Economy: The Working Families Tax Cuts Delivers for America's Dairyland
The Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC)--enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025--delivers what supporters call the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation, and its provisions are built for farm country: permanent 100% expensing for e
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American College of Surgeons and Arcadia Collaborate to Improve Surgical Patient Outcomes
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on July 29, 2026 with Arcadia:
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American College of Surgeons and Arcadia Collaborate to Improve Surgical Patient Outcomes
Collaboration will support the ACS' multi-year effort to modernize how surgical quality data are collected, connected, and used to improve quality patient care
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CHICAGO and BOSTON -- The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Arcadia (arcadia.io) today announced a new c
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 15 attorneys general announced a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants.
The order comes just
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BLS Midwest Region Issues Report on Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Island May 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Island May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region
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Workers in the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.34 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major
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BLS Midwest Region Issues Report on Occupational Employment and Wages in Lincoln, Neb. May 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Lincoln, Neb. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region
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Workers in the Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.28 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occ
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BLS Midwest Region Issues Report on Occupational Employment and Wages in Omaha May 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Omaha May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region
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Workers in the Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.20 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that higher paying major occupation
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CompTIA Awarded Gold Tier Recognition From the American Heart Association for Promoting a Healthy Workplace
DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, July 31 -- CompTIA posted the following news release:
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CompTIA awarded Gold Tier recognition from the American Heart Association for promoting a healthy workplace
2026 Well-being Works Better Scorecard recognizes standouts in employee health and well-being
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CompTIA, the leading global provider of vendor-neutral technology training and certifications, has been awarded Gold recognition by the American Heart Association (AHA) in its 2026 Well-being Works Better(T
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Core Webinar: Anti-Trans Bias and the New Federal Paradigm
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release:
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Core Webinar: Anti-Trans Bias and the New Federal Paradigm
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CHICAGO -Join Core for the webinar "Anti-Trans Bias and the New Federal Paradigm" on August 26, 2026, at 1 p.m. CDT. Anti-transgender rhetoric has been spreading for many years, but the inauguration on January 20, 2025 marked a sea-change in the sociopolitical situation and information ecosystem around trans
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Curating the 250th: History Professors Mark Country's Anniversary with Museum Exhibitions
STORRS, Connecticut, July 30 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Curating the 250th: History Professors Mark Country's Anniversary with Museum Exhibitions
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When C-SPAN asks UConn's Manisha Sinha each year to participate in its ranking of U.S. presidents from best to worst, her favorite - Abraham Lincoln - often comes out on top.
"I've read every word he ever wrote," she says. "I actually have the multivolume set of Lincoln letters on this shelf up here. Before
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Department of Homeland Security's Authority to Determine Detention Locations Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11463) by Legislative Attorneys Hillel R. Smith and Kristen Hite:
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The Department of Homeland Security's Authority to Determine Detention Locations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may detain aliens who have violated federal civil immigration laws and who are placed in removal proceedings or ordered removed. To carry out this function, Congress has directed
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Despite Jury Verdicts for Life, People in Alabama Still Face Execution
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 30 -- The Equal Justice Initiative issued the following news:
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Despite Jury Verdicts for Life, People in Alabama Still Face Execution
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Alabama lawmakers recognized nearly a decade ago that Alabama's unique practice of allowing an elected trial judge to reject a jury verdict of life and impose the death penalty was wrong.
The state legislature abolished judicial override in 2017. When Governor Kay Ivey signed the bill into law, the "m
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DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Open-Source Software Predicts Energy Transfer Between Tiny Defects in Solid Materials
ARGONNE, Illinois, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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New open-source software predicts energy transfer between tiny defects in solid materials
Connecting atomic-scale behavior to larger-scale material properties to predict the performance of real optical devices
The tool could help researchers design denser optical memory, study information loss in quantum systems and better understand how materials behave.
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Duckworth Joins Warren, Lawmakers in Investigating Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Servicemembers Injured in Iranian Strike
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth Joins Warren, Lawmakers in Investigating Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Servicemembers Injured in Iranian Strike
#Survivors of Iranian attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait say Pentagon ignored requests for advanced medical aid, failed to provide protection from strikes, misclassified injuries
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Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Sena
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Engineering a fulfilling career: Professor Jorge Contreras researches IP and AI law
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 30 -- The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law posted the following news:
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Engineering a fulfilling career: Professor Jorge Contreras researches IP and AI law
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After two years as an electrical engineering major at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Professor Jorge Contreras landed a summer job at AT&T Bell Laboratories, one of the major private U.S. engineering research laboratories. However, instead of working in an engineering lab, Contreras was a
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Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New Round of Volunteers and Everytown Leaders Endorsements, Backing 83 Candidates Across 18 States
NEW YORK, July 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release:
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Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New Round of Volunteers and Everytown Leaders Endorsements, Backing 83 Candidates Across 18 States
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Everytown Endorsements Include Candidates Running AZ, CT, FL, IL, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VT, VA, and WI
NEW YORK -Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its latest round of endorsements of Moms Deman
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Exelon Reports 2nd Quarter 2026 Results
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- Exelon, an electric holding company, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Exelon Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
Earnings Release Highlights
* GAAP net income of $0.39 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating earnings of $0.43 per share for the second quarter of 2026, in line with expectations
* Affirming full year 2026 Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating earnings guidance range of $2.81-$2.91 per share and operating EPS compounded annual
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Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Iuka Bancshares, Inc. and The Iuka State Bank
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release:
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Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Iuka Bancshares, Inc. and The Iuka State Bank
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The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action listed below:
Iuka Bancshares, Inc., Salem, Illinois and The Iuka State Bank, Salem, Illinois
Written Agreement dated July 15, 2026
Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
For media inquiries
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From Lab to Life: Roosevelt University Pharmacy Students Turn Research Into Impact
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news:
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From Lab to Life: Roosevelt Pharmacy Students Turn Research into Impact
For many Roosevelt University Schaumburg students, research is not an abstract concept. It is the foundation of their education and the driving force behind their future careers.
At the Schaumburg campus, students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program as well as those in various biomedical research based master programs in the College of Heal
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Governor Gianforte, President Trump Celebrate National Champion Montana State Bobcat Football Team at The White House
HELENA, Montana, July 29 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
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Governor Gianforte, President Trump Celebrate National Champion Montana State Bobcat Football Team at The White House
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Governor Greg Gianforte today joined President Donald J. Trump, Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, as well as Congressman Troy Downing at the White House to recognize the Montana State University (MSU) Bobcat football team for their nati
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Hyatt Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release:
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Hyatt Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
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CHICAGO (July 30, 2026) \- Hyatt Hotels Corporation ("Hyatt," "the Company," "we," "us," or "our") (NYSE: H) today reported second quarter 2026 results. Highlights include:
* Comparable system-wide hotels RevPAR increased 5.9%, compared to the second quarter of 2025
* Comparable system-wide all-inclusive resort
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IBM, UChicago demonstrate 'quantum advantage,' outperforming traditional computers with a quantum computer
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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IBM, UChicago demonstrate 'quantum advantage,' outperforming traditional computers with a quantum computer
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IBM and researchers from the University of Chicago announced July 30 a demonstration in quantum computing that meets the fundamental criteria for "quantum advantage"-the point where quantum computers can be confirmed to have outperformed classical computers on trusted computations.
The collabora
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Illinois Policy Institute: Chicago Public Schools Board Could Pass Nearly $10 Billion Budget
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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TODAY: Chicago Public Schools board could pass nearly $10 billion budget
Illinois Policy Institute experts are available to discuss CPS' ongoing financial challenges
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The Chicago Board of Education could approve a nearly $10 billion budget today for Chicago Public Schools that relies on hundreds of millions of dollars in one-time revenues, fund sweeps and temporary
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Institute for Ethics and the Common Good awards faith and AI rapid response grants
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 29 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news:
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Institute for Ethics and the Common Good awards faith and AI rapid response grants
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The University of Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good has awarded more than $800,000 in rapid response grants to 12 organizations across the country to foster exploration of the ethical and spiritual implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and pilot formation programs in a variety of contexts.
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JLL Reports Financial Results for 2nd-Quarter 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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JLL reports financial results for second-quarter 2026
JLL achieved a record second-quarter diluted earnings per share of $4.59, up 100% versus the prior-year quarter (in local currency1)
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Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL) today reported strong operating performance for the second quarter of 2026. Diluted earnings per share wa
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Johns Hopkins: Roadmap to Reduce Gun Violence in Maine
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 31 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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New Roadmap to Reduce Gun Violence in Maine
The Maine State Policy Roadmap includes eight core recommendations for lawmakers to adopt to reduce the burden of gun violence in the state.
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Experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions have released their latest tool for effective state gun violence prevention policies - this time for Maine.
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Johnson & Johnson's Rybrevant Faspro Receives U.S. FDA Priority Review as Potential First-In-Class EGFR- and MET-Targeted Subcutaneous Treatment for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
RARITAN, New Jersey, July 31 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Johnson & Johnson's RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM) (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) receives U.S. FDA Priority Review as potential first-in-class EGFR- and MET-targeted subcutaneous treatment for advanced head and neck cancer
Priority Review reinforces the significant potential of subcutaneous amivantamab in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer, where the current
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Judicial Watch: Virginia Removes 6,531 Declared Noncitizen Registrations From Voter Rolls
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Judicial Watch: Virginia Removes 6,531 Declared Noncitizen Registrations from Voter Rolls
Judicial Watch announced today that records from the Virginia Department of Elections show the commonwealth cancelled 6,531 "declared noncitizen" voter registrations between June 2024 and June 2026.
The Virginia Department of Elections produced records in response to the below June 2026 Judicial Watch request
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Kaptur Statement on Halt of Brandon Road Lock and Dam Construction
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Kaptur Statement on Halt of Brandon Road Lock and Dam Construction
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Toledo, OH -Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water and Co-Chair of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement about the US Army Corps of Engineers stopping work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam complex, a project in Jolie
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Kirkland Advised Apax Funds on Financing for Acquisition of Gerresheimer's Pharmaceutical Packaging Businesses
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Kirkland Advised Apax Funds on Financing for Acquisition of Gerresheimer's Pharmaceutical Packaging Businesses
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Apax Funds, the global private equity firm, on the financing for its acquisition of Centor US Holding Inc. and Gerresheimer's global primary packaging plastics (PPP) business from Gerresheimer AG. The purchase price for the two bu
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Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on its Investment in Eaton Fiber
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Kirkland Advises Bain Capital on its Investment in Eaton Fiber
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Bain Capital on its investment alongside Tillman Global Holdings in Eaton Fiber, an affiliate of Tillman Global Holdings, to accelerate the expansion of Verizon's fiber broadband network through fiber deployment across the United States. The investment, which was led by Bain Ca
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Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on Financing for Acquisition of Majority Stake in padoa
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Kirkland Advises Thoma Bravo on Financing for Acquisition of Majority Stake in padoa
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Thoma Bravo on the financing of its acquisition of a majority stake in padoa, a European leader in occupational health, safety and prevention software.The investment is being made through Thoma Bravo's Europe Fund, with significant participation from padoa
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Kirkland Advises Wind Point Partners on Final Close of Oversubscribed Fund XI at $3.2 Billion
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Kirkland Advises Wind Point Partners on Final Close of Oversubscribed Fund XI at $3.2 Billion
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners on the successful closing of its latest fund, Wind Point Partners XI. The fund was oversubscribed and exceeded the hard cap, with total commitments of $3.2 billion. This amount includes signifi
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Kirkland Represents Blackstone Energy Transition Partners on Acquisition of DarkVision from Koch Engineered Solutions
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Kirkland Represents Blackstone Energy Transition Partners on Acquisition of DarkVision from Koch Engineered Solutions
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Kirkland & Ellis advised Blackstone on a definitive agreement for funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners to acquire DarkVision Technologies Inc., the leader in advanced ultrasound imaging technologies used for the inspection of crit
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Littelfuse Engineer Dr. Martin Schulz Marks Five Years of Power Electronics Innovation
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- Littelfuse, a circuit protection manufacturer, issued the following news release:
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Littelfuse Engineer Dr. Martin Schulz Marks Five Years of Power Electronics Innovation
Dr. Martin Schulz's body of work includes new direct liquid cooling technology validated with Daimler Truck AG.
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ROSEMONT, Ill--Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), an industrial technology manufacturing company shaping solutions for the safe and efficient transfer of electrical energy, today
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Littler Issues Commentary: Termination Email From the United States to Germany - Valid After All?
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 31 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by partner Matthias Kast and senior associate Anne Werschmann:
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Termination Email from the United States to Germany - Valid After All?
Effectively serving notice of termination is rarely a mere formality. German employment law regularly presents employers with significant practical challenges in this respect. These include the strict written-form requirement ("wet ink") under Sect
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Mayer Brown Advises Royal London on pound sterling208 Million BPA Transaction With the Hickson UK Group Pension Scheme
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Mayer Brown advises Royal London on pound sterling208 million BPA Transaction with the Hickson UK Group Pension Scheme
London - Mayer Brown has advised Royal London on the completion of a pound sterling208 million bulk purchase annuity transaction ("BPA") with the trustees of the Hickson UK Group Pension Scheme.
The transaction, which secures the benefits of over 1,250 members, i
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Mayer Brown: Benjamin Homo Named "Lawyer of the Year" in Tax Law in France
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Benjamin Homo Named "Lawyer of the Year" in Tax Law in France
Paris - Benjamin Homo, partner in the Tax Department of the Paris office and global co-head of the practice, has been named " Lawyer of the Year 2026" in Tax in France in the special Tax Law issue of the monthly publication Option Finance (no. 28).
This distinction recognizes more than twenty years of transactional tax
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Michigan: Supreme Court Finds Marijuana Odor Is Insufficient Cause for a Motor Vehicle Search
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release:
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Michigan: Supreme Court Finds Marijuana Odor Is Insufficient Cause for a Motor Vehicle Search
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Lansing, MI: Police cannot engage in the warrantless search of a motor vehicle based solely upon the smell of marijuana alone, even in instances where the occupants are under 21 years of age - according to a decision by the Michigan Supreme Court.
The
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Midwestern University Researcher Helps Shape International Standards for Precision Antibiotic Dosing
DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, July 31 -- Midwestern University issued the following news:
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Midwestern University Researcher Helps Shape International Standards for Precision Antibiotic Dosing
Consensus recommendations help hospitals personalize treatment for critically ill patients
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Hospitals around the world now have new evidence-based recommendations to help personalize antibiotic treatment for critically ill patients, thanks in part to a Midwestern University faculty member who co-led a
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More than 90 Percent of Outages Restored from Monday Storm
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release:
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More than 90 Percent of Outages Restored from Monday Storm
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ComEd has been working around the clock to repair the widespread damage caused by Monday's intense storms, which featured strong straight-line winds and four tornadoes, as well as heavy rain and hail. Crews have removed downed trees and cleared vegetation, replaced thousands of poles and repaired damaged equip
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NEW REPORT: Jon Husted Took A 'Leading Role' In Attracting Data Centers To Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 29 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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NEW REPORT: Jon Husted Took A 'Leading Role' In Attracting Data Centers To Ohio
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COLUMBUS, OHIO -New reporting from Spectrum News shows that Jon Husted led the charge to bring a record number of "power-hungry" data centers to Ohio that have sent utility rates skyrocketing. Now, three months before an election, Husted is pretending he cares about protecting families from higher electricity bills.
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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law: Faculty at Work - Recent Scholarship
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news:
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Faculty at Work: Recent Scholarship
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is a leading research institution whose faculty produce scholarship that shapes doctrine, influences policy, and changes practice. Their work reaches from legislative chambers to the highest court in the country. This past year our most renowned faculty have published groundbreaking works in the legal f
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Northwestern University: Tiny Fossils Crack a Cretaceous Cold Case
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 31 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Tiny fossils crack a Cretaceous cold case
Ancient ocean acidification triggered one of the ocean's most severe extinctions
* Calcium isotopes in fossilized shells show ocean acidification caused the extinction event
* Massive volcanic eruptions released CO2 into the atmosphere, acidifying seawater
* Fifth Northwestern study to link volcanic eruptions to ocean acidification and extinctio
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NSC Announces Participants for Safety Innovation Challenge Addressing Hazardous Energy Risks
ITASCA, Illinois, July 30 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news:
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NSC Announces Participants for Safety Innovation Challenge Addressing Hazardous Energy Risks
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Safety Council announced the 10 solution providers selected to participate in the Work to Zero Safety Innovation Challenge, taking place during the NSC Safety Congress & Expo Sept. 14-16 in Indianapolis. Launched by the NSC Work to Zero initiative, in
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Partnership Powers Massey-led Disaster Resilience Training for Manaaki Scholars
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, July 30 -- Massey University issued the following news release:
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Partnership powers Massey-led disaster resilience training for Manaaki scholars
Thirty Manaaki scholars from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries experienced Aotearoa New Zealand as a classroom and a living laboratory during Te Kunenga ki Purehuroa Massey University's Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Manaaki Short-Term Training Programme.
Delivered by the Joint Centr
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Rep. Schakowsky, Sen. Warren Issue Letter to U.S. Trade Representative Greer
WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer:
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Here is the text of the letter:
July 22, 2026
The Honorable Jamieson Greer
United States Trade Representative
Executive Office of the President
600 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20508
Dear Ambassador Greer:
We write with concerns that Big Tech lobbyists are attempting to use the United States-Mexic
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Schakowsky, Menendez, Clarke Reintroduce Legislation to Restore FTC Authority to Return Money to Defrauded Consumers
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Schakowsky, Menendez, Clarke Reintroduce Legislation to Restore FTC Authority to Return Money to Defrauded Consumers
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Full Text of Bill (PDF)
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, along with U.S. Representatives Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08)
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Schools Are Pushing Mental Health Screening. Research Shows It Does More Harm Than Good
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 31 - Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news:
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Schools Are Pushing Mental Health Screening. Research Shows It Does More Harm Than Good
School-based routine or universal mental health screening "often functions as an entry point into a therapeutic culture that pathologizes normal childhood distress, erodes resilience and
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Setting the Record Straight: Bloomberg Story Presents an Incomplete Picture on the Impact of Florida's Legal System Abuse Reforms
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release:
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Setting the Record Straight: Bloomberg Story Presents an Incomplete Picture on the Impact of Florida's Legal System Abuse Reforms
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The July 29, 2026 Bloomberg story "Florida's Fix for Insurance Crisis Puts More Risk on Homeowners" presents an incomplete picture about the impact of the 2022-2023 legal system abuse reforms on insurance affordability
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Sidley Adds Senior Regulatory and Enforcement Partner James Comber in Hong Kong
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Sidley Adds Senior Regulatory and Enforcement Partner James Comber in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong - Sidley is pleased to announce that James Comber has joined the Firm's Regulatory and Enforcement group as a partner in Hong Kong. He joins from Ashurst LLP in Hong Kong, where he was the most senior partner of the firm's Dispute Resolution practice.
Mr. Comber has more than 20
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Sidley Represents Connor Schell in Connection With the Sale of the North Road Company to Mediawan
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Sidley Represents Connor Schell in Connection With the Sale of the North Road Company to Mediawan
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Sidley represented Connor Schell, creator of iconic television programming including ESPN's 30 for 30 and 60 for 60 and founder of Words + Pictures, in connection with the nearly ten-figure sale of the North Road Company to Mediawan and the related restructuring of Words +
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Sidley Represents Joint Venture Team in the US$141 Million Dollar Financing of Anagram Turtle Bay in New York City
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Sidley Represents Joint Venture Team in the US$141 Million Dollar Financing of Anagram Turtle Bay in New York City
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Sidley represented the joint venture team comprised of Global Holdings Management Group (US), Inc.; MAG Partners; and Safanad, as the Borrower of MT&T Bank's US$141.4 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Anagram Turtle Bay, a multi-family rental buil
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Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Craig Kline Joins ACORE at NYSE Opening Bell Ceremony Celebrating 25 Years of Clean Energy Investment
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Craig Kline Joins ACORE at NYSE Opening Bell Ceremony Celebrating 25 Years of Clean Energy Investment
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NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke partner Craig Kline, leader of the firm's interdisciplinary Renewable Energy practice, joined the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) at the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell, celebr
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VA launches trial of GLP-1 treatment for alcohol use disorder
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:
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VA launches trial of GLP-1 treatment for alcohol use disorder
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WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a new clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat diabetes, as treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
Currently, more than 400,000 Veterans nationwide are diagnosed with AUD, and some estimates say AUD aff
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Washington University in St. Louis: Finding order in the inner chaos of our cells
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 29 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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Finding order in the inner chaos of our cells
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The vast majority of proteins in our bodies contain regions that are in a constant state of wiggling, shape-shifting every few nanoseconds to completely change how they look. Information on how these shapeshifting proteins work is critical to understanding health and disease and to developing drugs for cancer, neurodegeneration and myriad other c
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Wyndham Rewards Brings the Flavors of Route 66 to Life with Limited-Edition Candy Collection
PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, July 30 [Category: BizTravel] -- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release:
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Wyndham Rewards Brings the Flavors of Route 66 to Life with Limited-Edition Candy Collection
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* Wyndham Rewards is celebrating 100 years of Route 66 with a limited-edition candy collection inspired by iconic destinations and flavors along the historic highway.
* One hundred boxes will go on sale at WyndhamRewards.com on August 20, eac
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