MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, July 24 -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * 5-Star Virginia Tech Helmet Rating Becomes Tougher to Attain By Marty Maciaszek NSGA Team Dealer Director The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has made it more difficult for products to earn a five-star rating. The helmet lab updated its rating system to include new thresholds for varsity and youth football helmets and bicycle helmets. The new grading scale is the result of the helmet i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 [Category: Energy] -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: * * * AGA applauds Congressman Langworthy introduction of Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act * WASHINGTON - The American Gas Association applauded the introduction of the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act by Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) on Wednesday to repeal Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. As most recently implemented by the U.S. Departm more PR

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, July 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Expands Long-Standing Collaboration with the University of Illinois Chicago Through $30 Million Phase 2 Energy Efficiency Project FRAMINGHAM, MA and Chicago, IL - July 23, 2025 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy tr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Announcing the 2025 Core Forum Keynote Speakers! * CHICAGO--Core is proud to announce our Forum 2025 keynote speakers, Melanie Yazzie and Dr. Casey Fiesler! Join your colleagues at Core Forum 2025, November 12-14, in Denver, CO, at the Hilton Denver City Center ! Reconnect with friends and make new connections while celebrating the intersection and overlap of the co more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Bishop Eaton Issues Video Message About IRS Ruling ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has issued a video message about the recent IRS ruling that suggests the agency may interpret the Johnson Amendment of 1954 in ways that would allow churches and other religious organizations to engage in partisan activity. Emphasizing the importance of safeguarding the Johns more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * BOST ANNOUNCES UPGRADES FOR MARION, ST. LOUIS VA FACILITIES * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs will fund an additional $800 million in infrastructure upgrades this year, including improvements to the Marion VA Medical Center and the John Cochran and Jefferson Barracks facilities in St. Louis. The investments will support r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski Bills to Support Veterans Advance in House Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that three of her bills, the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act, the VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act, and the Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act, advanced out of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Bill to Support Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Passes Financial Services Committee * Washington, D.C. -- The House Committee on Financial Services voted to approve the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders (DEAL) Act, bipartisan legislation led by Democratic Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and Republican Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-02) that would support innovation, entrepreneur more PR

PEORIA, Illinois, July 24 -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release: * * * Caterpillar Inc. to Announce Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results Aug. 5 IRVING, Texas, July 22, 2025 - Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will release second-quarter 2025 financial results at 5:30 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Aug. 5. The full text of the release will be available at [Text omitted]. The release will be furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on July 23, 2205: * * * ComEd Announces $130,000 in Scholarships to City Colleges Line Worker Training Program ComEd, City Colleges work together to provide local residents training needed to compete for growing energy jobs * Today, ComEd joined the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) and community leaders to celebrate the latest class of graduates of the Dawson Technical Institute (DTI)  more PR

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, July 24 -- CompTIA posted the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * CompTIA CloudNetX and DataX certifications earn ISO accreditation Signifies adherence to standards for quality, validity and impartiality * Downers Grove, Ill. - CompTIA, the leading global provider of vendor-neutral information technology (IT) training and certifications, announced today two more of its certifications have attained international accreditation. CompTIA CloudNetX and CompTI more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release: * * * CUB STATEMENT: CAPACITY AUCTION LEADS TO RECORD PRICE SPIKE FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, THREATENS EVEN HIGHER COM ED BILLS IN 2026-27 CUB says record-high capacity price points to urgent need to reform PJM policy, pass comprehensive energy legislation in Illinois * While we are relieved that the negotiated price cap prevented capacity costs from soaring even higher, this record price spike is una more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Pressley Lead Colleagues in Renewing Push to Protect Access to Reproductive Care for Low-Income Americans, Servicemembers and Millions More * July 23, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D \- IL) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) led their fellow Senate and House Democratic colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect Americans' right to acc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Drones * July 22, 2025 During his opening, Durbin called out the Trump Administration for neglecting serious threats posed by unauthorized drone use as it focuses federal law enforcement efforts on mass deportation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Drones During his opening, Durbin called out the Trump Administration for neglecting serious threats posed by unauthorized drone use as it focuses federal law enforcement efforts on mass deportation * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rank more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Introduced Bill To Create Climate Bond Programs To Fund Climate Resiliency Projects * July 22, 2025 The Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act would create a program similar to the national war bond program during World War II to support climate resiliency efforts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced the Climate Change Resiliency Fun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Merkley, Boyle To Introduce Legislation To End Cycle Of Republican Default Brinkmanship * July 23, 2025 For Years, Republicans Have Held the Debt Ceiling Hostage, Continually Putting the United States' Credit at Risk WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) to i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With New Bureau Of Prison Leadership Billy Marshall and Joshua Smith were recently sworn in as BOP Director and Deputy Director * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Billy Marshall III  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With New Bureau Of Prisons Leadership * July 23, 2025 Billy Marshall and Joshua Smith were recently sworn in as BOP Director and Deputy Director WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Billy Marshall III and Deputy Director more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump's Controversial Judicial Nominees, Joshua Divine & Cristian Stevens The Senate is scheduled to vote on their confirmations this week * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nominations of Joshua Divine  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Blumenthal, Scanlon Introduce Bicameral Corporate Crime Database Act * July 23, 2025 The bicameral legislation would require DOJ to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on federal corporate criminal enforcement actions WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Durbin, Blumenthal, Scanlon Introduce Bicameral Corporate Crime Database Act U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05) today reintroduced the Corporate Crime Database Act, bicameral l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley Ask For Unanimous Consent To Pass Their Bill To Crack Down On Pharmaceutical Advertisements * July 23, 2025 The Senators' bill would force Big Pharma to disclose prices when advertising prescription drugs, the UC request was blocked by a Senate Republican WASHINGTON - Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Focus On Mass Deportation While Unauthorized Drone Usage Threatens National Security * July 22, 2025 In today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin called on the Trump Administration to focus on real threats to national security rather than mass deportation efforts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Focus On Mass Deportation While Unauthorized Drone Usage Threatens National Security In today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin called on the Trump Administration to focus on real threats to national security rather than mass  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- Benesch, a consulting engineering company, issued the following news: * * * E-470 Corridor Expansion Continues with New Segment Complete DENVER, CO--The E-470 Road Widening Project recently reached a significant milestone with the completion of all major civil work between I-70 and 104th Avenue. All designed travel lanes are now open to traffic along this 11-mile stretch of toll road, which serves the eastern Denver metropolitan area. To improve mobility and red more PR

NORTHFIELD, Illinois, July 24 -- The College of American Pathologists issued the following news release: * * * Exosomes Expand the Power of Liquid Biopsy in Cancer Diagnostics The expanded use of exosomes in liquid biopsies promises an even more comprehensive, sensitive, and less invasive approach to tumor detection and monitoring, according to a new article published by the CAP. Recent research shows the full potential of an exosome powered liquid biopsy comes from improved sensitivity when more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 23 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators posted the following news: * * * Facial Recognition Working Group Meets in Chicago * AAMVA's Facial Recognition Working Group met in Chicago, Illinois from July 15-17. The working group processed updates for the Facial Recognition Program Best Practices Guide and discussed new technologies around facial recognition and new use cases that issuing authorities ar more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on July 23, 2025: * * * FHLBank Chicago Announces Q2 2025 Financial Highlights The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) today announced its preliminary and unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2025. "Our preliminary second quarter results reflect the continued strength of our cooperative and our ability to provide more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- Grant Thornton, a provider of audit, tax and advisory services, presented the following news release: * * * Grant Thornton shares five essential insights for CFOs navigating carve-outs and divestitures Carve-out guide offers a comprehensive roadmap to help companies navigate complex accounting and reporting issues with confidence * CHICAGO -- As divestitures and spin-offs become central to corporate strategy, CFOs are under pressure to deliver audit-ready carve more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Invenergy, Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior urging regulatory reform to streamline energy infrastructure development while maintaining environmental protections. The organization emphasizes the importance of balancing economic growth and national security with responsible stewardship of public lands and resources. In the letter, Invenergy expresses appreciation for the Department's efforts to reduce regulatory more ST

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Sport Clubs Company on Initial Public Offering on Saudi Exchange * Kirkland & Ellis advised Sport Clubs Company on its initial public offering on the Main Market of the Saudi Exchange. The offering, backed by private equity funds, comprised 34,320,000 shares, representing 30% of the share capital of Sport Clubs, including 10,400,000 newly issued sha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi and Moolenaar Urge Secretary of Defense to Prioritize AUKUS Amid Growing CCP Military Threats Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Be more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood, Illinois Congressional Delegation Introduce Legislation to Rename VA Clinic After Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient * Washington, D.C. - Today Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16), with the support of the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation, introduced legislation to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Depa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Legislative Hearing Underscores the Need to Amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 * Yesterday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing to review a series of bills, including a Discussion Draft to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA). The MMPA was initially introduced more than 50 y more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Markup Action: Committee Advances 25 Bills to the Full House for Veteran First Roadmap Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 25 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives. Remarks on each of these bills can be found here. "From ending the Bide more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott represents Chestnut Carbon in the closing of its non-recourse project finance credit facility for nature-based carbon removal project * International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Chestnut Carbon (Chestnut), a nature-based carbon project developer, on a non-recourse project finance facility of up to $210 million. This is a first-of-its- more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott secures pro bono reversal at 2nd Circuit * A McDermott Will & Emery team led by Global White Collar & Government Investigations Practice Co-Head Ted Diskant secured a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturning the conviction of Pedro Hernandez and granting his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Pedro had previously  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 23 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Memories drift across neurons over time * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Neurobiologists precisely controlled the sensory environment for mice running the same maze day after day * Each run caused different 'map-making' neurons to activate * Finding suggests the brain's spatial maps are inherently dynamic and constantly updating, despite navigating identical settings In a new study, North more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, July 24 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following statement on July 23, 2025: * * * NCGA Applauds Trump Administration's Deal with Japan The Trump administration announced today that the United States has agreed to a trade deal with Japan. In response to the announcement, Illinois farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman Jr. made the following statement: "We appreciate the work that the administration has dedicated to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of a client in the U.S. data center industry, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the agency to implement a dedicated Nationwide Permit (NWP) for the construction of data centers. This initiative aims to streamline the regulatory process associated with developing key infrastructure that supports the burgeoning U.S. data center industry. In its submission, the law firm emphasizes  more ST

EVANSTON, Illinois, July 23 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * New strategy doubles chemo effectiveness in treatment-resistant cancer * * Specific way genetic material is organized in cells determines its ability to adapt to resist treatment * Scientists modulated this organization with an FDA-approved drug on the market * Strategy prevented cancer cells from adapting, making chemotherapy more effective in lab cultures and animal models of human cancer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Authorities are investigating the disappearance of a generally licensed gauge containing Americium-241 from Teasdale Foods in Hoopeston, Illinois. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was notified on July 15, 2025, that the Peco Controls Corp., Modesto, California, Gamma 101P gauge (SN G011619735), with a 100 millicurie source (Serial No. 5445LA), could not be located. The missing gauge is one of eight listed for use at the facility. According to Teasdale Foods manage more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Oversight Chairwoman Kiggans Leads Oversight Hearing to Fix VA's Shady, Improper Bonus Payment Practices Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee's oversig more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * PESP delivers testimony in support of four bills in Massachusetts Legislature On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, PESP delivered public testimony in support of four bills currently being considered by the Massachusetts Legislature. The bills were being considered by the Joint Committee on Public Service, which includes members from both the Senate and the House. PESP Climate & Energy Director Alissa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Sounds Alarm on CCP's Global Economic Pressure Campaign in Select Committee Hearing Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a hearin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Underwood Slams Donald Trump and House Republicans for Exploding the Cost of Health Coverage * WASHINGTON - This Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported (link is external) that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois is seeking to raise the cost of health coverage premiums by 27 percent next year, in response to the December 31, 2025 expiration of premium tax credits for people who purchase  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, DeGette, Jacobs, 31 House Democrats Demand HHS Enforce HIPAA Privacy Rule, Protect Reproductive Health Care Privacy * Full Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) led 31 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, July 24 -- Motorola Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Three-State Partnership Launches Cross-Border Emergency Communications Trial Motorola Solutions' technology to support multi-state collaboration with voice and radio location roaming across agencies and jurisdictions * MELBOURNE, Australia - Public safety agencies from multiple states have joined forces to demonstrate how Motorola Solutions' (NYSE: MSI) mission-critical voice communications technolo more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * AI Used for Real-Time Selection of Actionable Messages for Government and Public Health Campaigns A new study conducted by Dolores Albarracin and Man-pui Sally Chan of the University of Pennsylvania, government and community agencies, and researchers at the University of Illinois and Emory University suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Woodstock Institute, Chicago, Illinois, has expressed strong opposition to the interim final rule proposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that suggests reversing reforms on bank merger reviews implemented in 2024. The organization argues that reinstating an expedited merger review process could jeopardize community interests and consumer protections. "Under different circumstances, we might be comfortable with a more selective and measured vers more ST