WOOD DALE, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its Landing Gear Overhaul business to GA Telesis. The transaction is valued at $51 million and is expected to close in the first quarter of the 2 more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is monitoring a large event of waterfowl mortality at numerous locations throughout Illinois. Test results received so far indicate highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is the cause. The public is reminded to not handle or attempt to capture waterfowl or other wild birds displaying signs of illness. IDNR will continue to monitor f more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is monitoring a large event of waterfowl mortality at numerous locations throughout Illinois. Test results received so far indicate highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is the cause. The public is reminded to not handle or attempt to capture waterfowl or other wild birds displaying signs of illness. IDNR will continue to mon more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced Jenn Edginton will serve as director of the Illinois State Museum, a division of IDNR. Edginton has been the interim director of the Illinois State Museum since February 2023. She joined the museum in January 2021 as director of interpretation. Prior to that, she worked at the Museum of Science and more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Refiled plan meets all requirements and aligns with State's Climate and Equitable Jobs Act * * * The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) yesterday approved, with modifications, ComEd's refiled grid plan presented in March of 2024 after changes to the original plan were requested by the ICC in December of 2023. It prioritizes improvements in system reliability to more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * The 2023-vintage, 771-unit self-storage facility is located at 301 Trenton Rd. in booming Rio Grande Valley market * * * DALLAS, Dec. 19, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the sale of 301 Trenton Road, a recently delivered, 771-unit, Class A self-storage facility in McAllen, Texas. JLL's Self Storage Capital Markets team r more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc., a leading cloud platform provider powering the property and casualty insurance economy and a subsidiary of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CCCS), on the proposed acquisition of EvolutionIQ, Inc., the leading platform for AI-powered guidance for disability and injury claims management, for a purchase price of $730M to be pa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised GTCR LLC and Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC (MBI), a leading provider of broadband services across the Southeast, Northwest and Mid-South United States, in connection with the amendment of the terms of Cable One, Inc.'s (NYSE: CABO) strategic investment in MBI. Cable One currently owns a 45% stake in MBI, and affiliates of GTCR and MBI management own the balance of more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Nordic Capital, a leading European private equity investor, on the recently closed Nordic Capital Evolution Fund II. Raised within four months from launch with excess demand, the fund closed at its hard cap of EUR 2 billion and significantly exceeded its target of EUR 1.4 billion. The fund will focus on control buyouts and non-cyclical growth opportunities in Nordic Capita more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (NASDAQ: VGAS) on its entry into a stock purchase agreement with Cottonmouth Ventures LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG), for a $50 million equity investment by Cottonmouth into Verde. The investment consists of the purchase of 12.5 million shares of Verde's Class A common stock at a purchase price of $4.00 per  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown helped successfully resolve a significant anti-discrimination case on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) against the School District of Philadelphia (SDP), addressing repeated incidents of antisemitic harassment, bullying, and discrimination. The matter focused on the SDP's failure to adequately address numerous incidents of discrimination and harassment against Jewish students and families in more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: McDermott Will & Emery advised Orakl Oncology, a pioneering precision oncology company, on a EUR 11 million seed funding round, led by Singular, with support from Bpifrance including the Grand Prix i-Lab, and participation from existing investors. This new funding will be used to accelerate the company's growth and support the launch of two new commercial products, O-Predict and O-Validate de more PR