FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * 160th community solar project in northern Illinois to serve Boone County and local businesses * * * ComEd President and CEO Gil Quiniones, Illinois Commerce Commission Chairman Doug Scott, Boone County Board Chairman Karl Johnson and representatives of Ameresco, Inc. cut the ribbon today on a community solar p more PR

RIVER FOREST, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Dominican University issued the following news release: Empowering more students, particularly Latine students, to pursue advanced degrees in healthcare is the goal of a new academic initiative from Dominican University. As the recipient of a five-year, $3 million grant from the federal Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans program, the university is building Pathways to Wellness, a program designed to create new graduate degrees a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Raoul Charged Cook County Man Earlier this Year for Alleged Unclaimed Property Theft * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today charged a Chicago man for allegedly stealing over half a million dollars in unclaimed property from Illinois' Unclaimed Property Program by filing fraudulent claims with Illinois State Treasure Michael Frerichs' Unclaimed Property Division on b more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Joint Action with DOJ, State and Federal EPA Includes Settlement with Cahokia Heights * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in announcing significant action to address chronic failures of the sanitary sewer systems in C more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) would like to remind the public to report any large mortality events of waterfowl and other waterbirds during seasonal migrations. Several dozen waterbirds, primarily snow geese, have died of suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at Baldwin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Randolph County recently. Other mortalit more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Brandon Road Interbasin Project on the Illinois River near Joliet took a significant step forward with the first construction contract awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, on Nov. 27. The $15.5 million contract was awarded to Miami Marine Services for site preparation and riverbed rock removal for the engineered channel. Miami Marine will partner  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Justice P. Scott Neville and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Linda Sackey as an At-Large Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Ms. Sackey is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William H. Hooks on July 5, 2024. Ms. Sackey's appointment is effective January 24, 2025, and will conclude on December 7, 2026. Ms. Sackey has wor more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led the sales efforts on behalf of Gelt Venture Partners for the portfolio, which totals more than 3,500 storage units * * * MEMPHIS, TN., Dec. 11, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the sale of an eight-property self-storage portfolio, totaling more than 3,500 storage units and 485,000 rentable square fe more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets assists with the successful transaction of the Westwood Multi-housing Portfolio, a four-property portfolio in New Jersey * * * MORRISTOWN, N.J., Dec. 11, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the $80 million sale of the Westwood Multi-housing Portfolio, a four-property, 276-unit multifamily portfolio located  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates sale of 41-property portfolio across six states * * * MIAMI, Dec. 11, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured the $70.254 million sale of Napa Auto Portfolio, comprising 41 net-leased retail properties across six Midwest states. JLL facilitated the transaction between the buyer and seller. The Napa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Kearney, a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm, announces a strategic partnership with Futurum, a leading global tech advisory, intelligence, and research firm. As part of the agreement, Kearney will have access to the Futurum Intelligence Platform across key domains including cybersecurity, AI, AI chip set, DevOps, AI PCs, and enterprise applications. The partnership will leverage Ke more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Patient Square, a dedicated health investment firm, on the $4.1 billion acquisition of Patterson Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDCO), a leading dental and animal health distributor. A definitive agreement was announced December 11, 2024, and the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of Patterson's fiscal 2025, subject to the receipt of shareholder approval,  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised TPG Rise Climate, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure and Greenbelt Capital Partners in a new $800 million round of growth equity investment in Intersect Power Holdings, LLC, alongside new strategic partner, Google. This strategic partnership with Google and investment in Intersect Power, which targets a $20 billion investment to provide scaled renewable power and storage solut more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that partner Ann Richardson Knox has been appointed the global co-chair of the Women in Fund Finance (WFF) alongside Dee Dee Sklar. Ann was previously the America's co-head of WFF and has been involved with the WFF since its inception in 2017. WFF is an affinity group of the Fund Finance Association (FFA), which is the non-profit industry organization for fund finance profession more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Amanda Morris Journal: Physical Review Letters EVANSTON, Ill. - Assuming dark matter exists, its interactions with ordinary matter are so subtle that even the most sensitive instruments cannot detect them. In a new study, Northwestern University physicists now introduce a highly sensitive new tool, which amplifies incredibly faint signals by 1,000 times a 50-fold improvement over what was previously pos more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 12 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Court Vacates Chicago Client's Criminal Conviction * * * Akerman is pleased to share that on Dec. 3 a team of our attorneys achieved a significant victory for their client, Vahooman Mirkhaef, in which the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted Mirkhaef's petition for a writ of error coram nobis, vacated his criminal conviction, and dismissed all criminal charges against him. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: (New York) -- Steptoe LLP represented the lenders, arrangers, green loan coordinators and issuing banks on a series of four construction financings for renewable energy power projects being developed and built in Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri and Texas by Invenergy. The first was a $1.17 billion Green Loan Principles-aligned build-transfer project financing for the Wagon Wheel Wind Energy Center in Logan, Garfield, N more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release: * * * ReadySave 529 App Makes It Easier Than Ever to Send Gift Contributions to Bright Start Accounts * * * Stuck on what to get a child or grandchild for the holidays? Investing in their future is a great gift, and it's easier than ever to contribute to their Bright Start 529 college savings account. You can even do it on your phone. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging family me more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * TransUnion 2025 Consumer Credit Forecast Points to Moderating Credit Card Balance Growth and Slower Delinquency Gains * * * Following four years of increases in credit card balances and delinquencies, a new TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) consumer credit forecast projects a slowdown in growth for both metrics by the end of 2025. TransUnion's forecast also examined  more PR