SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is working to make college more affordable and make financial aid more accessible by encouraging students and families to take advantage of new online tools available through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). "The next generation of Illinois kids shouldn't be saddled with huge debt burdens after they graduate from  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is working to make college more affordable and make financial aid more accessible by encouraging students and families to take advantage of new online tools available through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). "Affordable higher education is the foundation of a better future for our community, and these online tools are going to f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: United States consumer technology sales revenue is now forecast to decline by 2% in 2024, reflecting underperformance in the first half of the year and unchanged macroeconomic conditions, according to the latest Future of Consumer Technology report from Circana(TM). Despite these challenges, Circana remains optimistic about growth in speci more PR

LOWELL, Massachusetts, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Criminal Justice Authority Can Discuss Sonya Massey Case, Mass. POST Commission * * * The case of Sonya Massey, the 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a law enforcement officer July 6 is the latest tragic example of why policing needs to be overhauled, according to a UMass Lowell expert available for interviews. Massey was shot and kille more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- G.E. HealthCare issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * * GE HealthCare selects AWS as its strategic cloud provider to deliver entirely new, purpose-built foundation models designed to fast-track the development of innovative healthcare applications * GE HealthCare plans to train and deploy clinical foundation models on AWS's machine learning and generative AI technologies to help healthcare providers expedite clinical and operational workflows  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: On Wednesday, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) adopted a resolution supporting a set of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reforms intended to improve the nation's long-term transmission planning. The long-anticipated reforms in FERC Order No. 1920 require transmission providers to develop planning scenarios that fully account for: state, federal, and tribal laws more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: CHICAGO -- State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago), Senate Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the body camera footage which led to the indictment of the ex-deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her home: "This video is sickening. It is despicable and disgusting to see such brutal violence toward an innocent Black woman. How did this person e more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats posted the following statement on July 25, 2024, from State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago: * * * CHICAGO - State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, issued this statement following the release of body camera footage showing the murder of Sonya Massey by Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson: "The tragic and senseless death of Sonya Massey at the hands of Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson on July 6, 2024, is a devastatin more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 25 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: CHICAGO - Nearly 20% of suicides in Illinois between 2020 and 2021 were among people 65 years and older, according to recently released data from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The suicides disproportionately affected white men between the ages of 65 and 74 years, with at least a high school education living in small urban and rural environments and involving firearms as the source of more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising CD&R and the consortium with Everest UK HoldCo Limited, an entity controlled by the Permira funds and the majority shareholder of Exclusive Networks, formed with a view to acquiring the shares of Exclusive Networks held by Everest UK HoldCo Limited and Olivier Breittmayer. The consortium will launch a simplified mandatory tender offer for the Exclusive Networks shares an more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis counseled Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) on a definitive agreement to acquire KCA Deutag International Limited for $1.9725 billion in cash. KCA Deutag, a diverse global drilling company, has a significant land drilling presence in the Middle East, which represents approximately two-thirds of the company's calendar year 2023 Operating EBITDA, with additional operations in South  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis represented Instructure Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: INST), a leading learning ecosystem, on its definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, for $23.60 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.8 billion. The per-share purchase price represents a premium of 16 percent over Instructur more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: GURNEE, Ill. - Reforms backed by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, eliminating up to $1 billion in families' medical bills and preventing past debt from hurting individuals' financial future are now law. "Persistent medical debt is a financial burden for working families in our community that slows economic growth and stifles progress," Mason said. "No Illinoisan should be forced into years of hardship si more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Kevin Olickal, D-Skokie, is working to make the justice system smarter and fairer with a new law that will help rehabilitate individuals after first-time and low-level offenses by allowing those who successfully complete probation to avoid the mark of a serious criminal record. "This piece of legislation is crucial to allow Illinoisians participating in special probation programs to obtain and  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: AURORA, Ill. - Reforms backed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, eliminating up to $1 billion in families' medical bills and preventing past debt from hurting individuals' financial future, are now law. "Vital medical procedures and lifesaving prescriptions are not optional, and many people in our community take on crimpling debt to get that care for themselves or their loved ones," Hernandez said more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: CICERO, Ill. - State Rep. Elizabeth 'Lisa' Hernandez, D-Cicero, is working to make college more affordable and make financial aid more accessible by encouraging students and families to take advantage of new online tools available through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). "I've made it my mission to make a college degree attainable for more Illinois students, but that's complicated by a c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Chicago Quantum Exchange partner PsiQuantum joins Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park * * * By Becky Beaupre Gillespie Palo Alto-based startup PsiQuantum is coming to Chicago to build and operate quantum computers -- bringing as many as 150 jobs in the next five years and anchoring a massive quantum campus to be built at the former U.S. Steel South Works plant on Chicago's South Side, th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Through the STARS College Network, students provided with resources and support * * * By Katelyn Yoshimoto Nevaeh Scott graduated from high school in rural Kansas with a class of 42 students. As a first-generation student and the oldest of three kids, she said there was "a lot to navigate" when looking at colleges. "I remember going to a college info session in Kansas City, and feeling really out of pl more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 25 -- UScellular issued the following news release: * * * New partnership features video full of 'Ironic' easter eggs and encourages people to take a phone break, plus fans have a chance to win tickets to see her perform live * * * UScellular is furthering its commitment to helping people build healthier relationships with technology by partnering with Grammy-winning artist and wholeness advocate Alanis Morissette. The new partnership aims to highlight the ironies of  more PR