CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * $18.4 million gift from Leinweber Foundation to support new institute for theoretical physics at UChicago UChicago institute joins a network of research centers that aim to advance inquiry and collaboration across field A $18.4 million commitment from the Leinweber Foundation to the University of Chicago will support the creation of a new institute for theoretical physics at UChicago. The transformative g more PR

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, May 29 -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Allstate announces quarterly dividends NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 28, 2025 - The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $1.00 on May 28, 2025. Allstate also declared the payment of quarterly preferred dividends. Common stock dividends Allstate declared a quarterly dividend of $1.00 on each outst more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The Alzheimer's Association posted the following news release: * * * Alzheimer's Association Fuels Global Treatment Breakthroughs with $10M Venture Fund Investment CHICAGO, MAY 29, 2025 -- The Alzheimer's Association announced a strategic investment of $10 million (~EUR8.94 million) in the Dementia Discovery Fund II (DDF-2), part of the world's largest family of specialized venture capital funds exclusively investing in companies that devel more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * APCIA Supports Florida Governor's Veto of HB 6017 to Protect Consumers from Higher Medical Costs TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) today released the following statement attributed to Adam Shores, senior vice president of state government relations at APCIA, regarding Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' veto  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, posted the following news release: * * * Boeing Contributes $150,000 to Support Tornado Recovery Efforts in Missouri and Kentucky ARLINGTON, Va., May 29 - Boeing (NYSE: BA) is donating $150,000 to support tornado recovery efforts in St. Louis and southern Kentucky. Funding from the Boeing Charitable Trust will support the following organizations: * more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * BOST ANNOUNCES DISASTER LOANS FOR HARD HIT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for Illinois small businesses, private nonprofits, homeowners, and renters impacted by the severe storms and flooding that occurred April 2-6. The declaration cover more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Building on Previous Success Bringing Investments Home to Illinois, Duckworth Returns to Taiwan to Help Bring Jobs to our State May 29, 2025 [TAIPEI, TAIWAN] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) traveled to Taiwan this week to underscore Illinois's preparedness for additional international investments similar to those she's already successfully secured in her previous international travels. On  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * ComEd Receives Approval for Beneficial Electrification Plan 2, Continuing to Advance Transportation Electrification in Illinois Investment of $168 million over three years will support EV purchases and charging infrastructure advancements ComEd today announced that the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has approved its second Beneficial Electrification (BE) Plan more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * CTU Applauds Chicago Board of Education's Resolution Improving Oversight of Charter Schools A statement from the Chicago Teachers Union on the passage of the Resolution Addressing Various Improvements Needed to the Board's Authorization and Renewal of Charter Schools, approved by the Chicago Board of Education at its May 29 meeting: "At the beginning of this school year, students, fam more PR

MATTOON, Illinois, May 29 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * Fidium brings all-fiber access in Pittsfield, enabling connection for community All-fiber, symmetrical speed network from Fidium offers new opportunities for entertainment, economic development, remote learning, telehealth and more, with plans as low as $30 PTTSFIELD, N.H. -- May 29, 2025 -- Fidium has expanded more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * GTCR Announces Sale of Antylia Scientific Transaction Follows Decade-Long Management Partnership Culminating in Successful Transformation and Growth of Unique Life Sciences Tools Business GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced that it has signed and completed the sale of Antylia Scientific ("Antylia" or "the Company") to Brookfield Asset Management's private equity more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Hurricane Season is Beginning: Time to Strengthen Your Property & Check Your Insurance Coverage WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins June 1. Now is the time to strengthen your property to reduce potential damage and check your insurance coverage to make sure you are financially prepared if a storm damages your prope more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Hyatt Announces Plans For Samara Lombok, The First Destination By Hyatt Hotel In Southeast Asia The 249-room hotel will be a part of integrated development Samara Lombok, situated in the emerging destination of Lombok, Indonesia CHICAGO (May 29, 2025) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm defending life, family and freedom, issued the following news: * * * Illinois Doctor and Pregnancy Centers Appeal State Law Mandating Abortion Referral Thomas More Society Attorneys File Opening Brief Against Illinois' Abortion Referral Mandate Thomas More Society attorneys filed their opening brief Wednesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, challenging an April 4 district court decisio more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, May 30 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Illinois pregnancy centers continue challenge of law requiring abortion referrals ADF attorneys file opening brief with 7th Circuit CHICAGO - Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed their opening brief Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Teamsters Demand Lawmakers Prevent Catastrophic Cuts to Public Transportation Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (CHICAGO) - Teamsters were joined by other members of the Labor Alliance for Public Transit today at Union Station in Chicago, where the union coalition demanded that Illinois legislators improve the state more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, May 29 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * IWU Well-Represented Among Student Researchers at National Science to Policy Event By Julia Perez The largest single cohort of student researchers selected to present at the recent National Science to Policy Network (NSPN) Symposium earlier this month were Illinois Wesleyan Titans. Habiba Hamitova '28, Amina Quadri '28, Paige Griffin '26, Halle Smith '26 and Cadence Crull '27 attended the more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Last Call to Exhibit at the Marine Accessories Pavilion at ICAST July 15-18 The annual International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) - the world's largest sportfishing trade show - takes place next month at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. NMMA is offering exclusive opportunities to member marine accessory businesses at the Marine more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Law360 Pulse Summer Associates Survey In Law360 Pulse's annual summer associate survey, Kirkland was ranked No. 1 by law students for the fourth consecutive year as the preferred destination for summer associateships. Survey results available to subscribers *** Original text here: https://www.kirkland.com/news/in-the-news/2025/05/law360-pulse-summer-associates-su more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Library programming to advance the sustainable development goals CHICAGO -- The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identified by the United Nations encompass an ambitious range of issues--world hunger, gender equality, and the climate crisis, to name just a few. Though timely and urgent, creating programming for these topics may feel daunting, and that's whe more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Mayer Brown secures $112 million jury victory for Maxell in patent infringement case against Samsung WASHINGTON DC - Mayer Brown secured a significant trial victory for Maxell Ltd. in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, obtaining a $111.7 million jury verdict against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. for willful infringement of three Maxell patents covering key smart device technologies. Th more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 29 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * New report: Labor investigator staffing hits 52-year low, raising the risk of wage theft * Wage theft affects more than 4 million workers, costing victims $3,000 annually * The $13 billion losses in wage theft consistently exceeds annual losses in property theft * Investigator staffing is half of what it was in 1978, yet the size of the affected workforce has tripled * The agency could rec more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, May 29 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * New Whole Foods Market in St. Charles, Illinois, to Open June 25 New store features more than 650 products from more than 155 Midwest-based suppliers ST. CHARLES, Ill. (May 27, 2025) - Whole Foods Market will open a new 36,234-square-foot store located at 300 S. 2nd Street in St. Charles, Ill., at 9:00 a.m. on June 25. Regular store hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. daily. The new location's product assor more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- The National Futures Association issued the following news release: * * * NFA orders Chicago, Ill. futures commission merchant NinjaTrader Clearing LLC to pay a $250,000 fine May 29, Chicago--NFA has ordered NinjaTrader Clearing LLC (NinjaTrader) to pay a $250,000 fine. NinjaTrader is an NFA Member futures commission merchant in Chicago, Ill. The Decision, issued by an NFA Hearing Panel, is based on a Complaint issued by NFA's Business Conduct Committee (BCC) and more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- The National Futures Association issued the following news release: * * * NFA orders New York, N.Y. retail foreign exchange dealer OANDA Corporation to pay a $600,000 fine May 29, Chicago--NFA has ordered OANDA Corporation (OANDA), an NFA Member retail foreign exchange (forex) dealer and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York, N.Y., to pay a $600,000 fine. The Decision, issued by NFA's Business Conduct Committee (BCC), is based on a Complaint issue more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * NMMA's Frank Hugelmeyer Elected Next ICOMIA Board President During today's 59th Annual General Meeting of the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) held during the ICOMIA/IFBSO Congress in Palma de Mallorca, NMMA President/CEO Frank Hugelmeyer was elected the incoming ICOMIA Board President for a two-year term. "It is a special hon more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New Scoring System Improves Colorectal Cancer Risk Prediction A newly developed scoring system could enhance risk prediction and guide treatment decisions for colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study, conducted under the ARCAD (Aide et Recherche en Cancerologie Digestive) Clinical Trials Program -- a global  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Vol. 74 / No. 15), titled "Overdoses Involving Medetomidine Mixed with Opioids -- Chicago, Illinois, May 2024" issued on May 1, 2025, detailed a significant cluster of overdoses in Chicago during May 2024, involving the nonopioid sedative medetomidine mixed with opioids. This cluster represents the largest reported for confirme more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 30 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private Equity Health Care Acquisitions - April 2025 In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts, growth investments, and add-on acquisitions completed dur more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 28 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Students receive an Army experience during a local "Touch a truck" event LAKE IN THE HILLS, Illinois - Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Fogle, Force Protection NCO and Spc. Kevin Silva, G3, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, visited Parkland Preparatory Academy, located in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, to meet with local students and participate in a Touch a Truck community event, M more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Court Blocks Broad Use of IEEPA Tariffs On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a ruling that blocks most of President Trump's recent tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), finding that the president exceeded his authority under the statute. A three-judge panel ruled that while the Constitution g more PR

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, May 29 -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * UL Solutions Expands European HVAC Testing to Address Surging Heat Pump Market and New Regulations The new laboratory in Italy supports heat pump manufacturers with advanced testing facilities, streamlined regulatory compliance services and sustainable heat pump performance more PR

MATTOON, Illinois, May 29 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, posted the following news release: * * * With Fidium's future-proof fiber network, Winterport gains increased connectivity and opportunity All-fiber, symmetrical speed network from Fidium offers new options for entertainment, economic development, remote learning, telehealth and more, with plans as low as $30 WINTERPORT, Maine -- May 29, 2025 -- Fidiu more PR