WOOD DALE, Illinois, Sept. 10 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, today announced that it will release financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2025, ended August 31, 2024, after the close of the New York Stock Exchange trading session on Monday, September 23, 2024. On more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Following Plaintiffs' Appeal, Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urges Court to Uphold a Cook County Ordinance Prohibiting Assault Weapons * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as a member of a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/090624_Viramontes_Multistate.pdf) with the U.S. Court of  more PR

ELMHURST, Illinois, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- Elmhurst University issued the following news: In his book The City Is Up for Grabs: How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Led and Lost a City in Crisis," Chicago Tribune reporter Gregory Royal Pratt gives a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the tumultuous single term of Mayor Lightfoot and the chaos that roiled Chicago as she struggled to keep her promises to end corruption and institute reform. Pratt will discuss his book on Sept. 30 when he gives t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- DePaul University issued the following news release: * * * Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence founding directors to stay on as faculty fellows * * * DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence is welcoming veteran Chicago reporter Lisa Parker as its new director. Following more than two decades at NBC-5 where she spearheaded the consumer investigative unit, Parker brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to e more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: A symposium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale exploring how to stimulate cooperation between academia and industrial hemp and cannabis production comes to Southern Illinois later this month. The Southern Illinois Hemp and Cannabis Symposium is set for Sept. 27 at the McLafferty Annex on the campus' far west side. The event, sponsored by SIU's Cannabis Science Center, will showcase the lat more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2024: * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued a statement in response to a Texas lawsuit to block federal HIPAA rules that are aimed at protecting abortion-related medical information. "The Texas Attorney General's challenge to medical privacy protections is a cruel attack that only serves to instill fear and punish people across the country for accessing medical care. This  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: PLAINFIELD, Ill. -- In an effort to decrease prescription drug costs and expand access to lifesaving medications, Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, has filed a bill requiring insurance companies to pass along rebate savings to patients. "Too often, high prices make it hard for working families to afford their prescriptions," Benton said. "My bill aims to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, making quali more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, was recently honored by the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) with a 100% rating in recognition of her commitment to legislation that prioritizes green jobs, sustainable innovation, and wildlife and land conservation. "Since I first took office, I have always advocated for legislation that uplifts and improves our communities," said Scherer. "In Central Illinois, we  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 10 -- Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * Students to produce content to be distributed to about 700 local news outlets * * * The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications announced today the creation of the Medill Illinois News Bureau, which will provide local news outlets with coverage of the state legislature and government agencies. Working in partnership with Capi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Research effectively used nanoparticles to deliver chemo drugs directly to tumors in mice * * * By Chandrika Abburi Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a nanomedicine that increases the penetration and accumulation of chemotherapy drugs in tumor tissues and effectively kills cancer cells in mice. The study, published in Science Advances more PR