CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * Formal Opinion 525: Client with decision-making limitations The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released a formal opinion today providing updated guidance for lawyers representing clients with decision-making limitations. Formal Opinion 525 is intended to help lawyers fulfill their professional responsibilities while respecting the rights, preferences and dignity of clients with decision-making lim more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Co-Leads Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Healthcare For Transgender Youth * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 22 states in challenging the Trump Administration's attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for low-income minors and some young adults. "The Trump Administration's lat more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Youth Healthcare * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 states in challenging the Trump administration's attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for transgender care for low-income minors and some young adults. In their lawsuit (PDF), the coalition argues that since the creation of the Medicaid and Ch more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release: * * * Work Resumes on Brandon Road Invasive Carp Barrier The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced construction would resume on the critical Brandon Road Interbasin Project (BRIP) after abruptly halting work earlier this summer without explanation or warning. The project includes a suite of deterrents to stop damaging carp from entering the Great Lakes via a chokepoint on the Illinois River. "The stop work order on the Brandon Road proje more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * American Bar Association Section of Taxation announces 2026 Class of Argrett Fellows The American Bar Association Section of Taxation today announced the 2026-2029 Loretta Collins Argrett Fellows. The Loretta Collins Argrett Fellowship, named in honor of the first African American staff member of the U.S. Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation, seeks to create a more accessible and equitable pipeline into the section and the tax bar.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The American Institute of Steel Construction issued the following news release: * * * Eleven Outstanding Student Designs Showcase Steel Innovation WASHINGTON AND CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Steel Design Student Competition. The 2026 AISC/ACSA Steel Design Student Competition challenged students to explore various design issues related to the use of steel in design an more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 4 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The American Supply Association posted the following news release: * * * Nobody Rolled It Out * ASA now holds six Applied AI use case records from member companies. Not one of them describes a rollout. The records cover a manufacturer automating a monthly rep agency scorecard, a distributor putting product and spec answers in front of counter staff, an outside sales group trying to get ahead of quiet account churn its CRM was not surfacing, a manufacturer replacing Friday mornin more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The American Supply Association posted the following news release: * * * ASA and HARDI Oppose Proposed BAAQMD Rule 9-6 Amendments * Associations warn amendments would expose confidential business information and unfairly shift regulatory burdens onto California distributors. The American Supply Association (ASA) and Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) have submitted joint comments opposing proposed amendments to the Bay Area Air Quality M more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Alexian Brothers names Dr. Bruce McNulty as new Chief Medical Officer * Ascension Alexian Brothers is excited to announce it has named Dr. Bruce McNulty as the new Chief Medical Officer for the Elk Grove Village hospital. He will join the Ascension team in October, and succeeds Dr. David Bordo, Ascension Illinois' chief clinical officer, who has provided dedicated leadership as the interim CMO a more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Rule Attempting to Block Federal Reimbursements for Providers of Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and one governor in filing a lawsuit challenging a rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would prohibit federal reimbursement for gender-affirming care for adolescents in Medicaid and more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on Health Care for Transgender Youth * Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 21 other states today sued the Trump Administration over a new rule that attempts to unlawfully prohibit Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming care for low-income youth. The rule, recently finalized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 2 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Challenges Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Healthcare * Attorney General Dan Rayfield sued the Trump administration today over its attempt to block states from using federal Medicaid dollars to pay for gender-affirming care for low-income kids and young adults. "Freedom means very little if the government can reach into your family's private decisions and take it away," said Attorney General Rayfield more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth * September 2, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined 20 other attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump administration over a new rule that blocks states from receiving federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender ad more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 2 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration over latest attack on health care for transgender youth * Sept. 2, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition challenging the Trump administration's attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming health care for low-income minors and some young adults. In their complaint, the attorneys general argue that the rule would more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST ATTACK ON HEALTHCARE FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 22 states in challenging the Trump administration's attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for low-income minors and some young adults. "At a time when our country faces a true healthcare crisis due to more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Healthcare for Transgender Youth * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 22 states in challenging the Trump administration's attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for low-income minors and some young adults. In the lawsuit, the coalition a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- Rush University Medical Center posted the following news: * * * Before They Play: Student Athletes and Baseline Concussion Testing * As school bells sound out the start of classes, it's time for student athletes to prepare for their upcoming sports seasons. Schools make parents and students aware that athletes need physical exams before they hit the field or court. But these exams may leave out something important -baseline concussion testing. This testing can make a big difference if an athlete gets injured  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Best states to work 2026: California, DC top the list, while North Carolina, Alabama lag far behind * Oxfam's 2026 index highlights how labor policy is key to addressing our growing affordability crisis, and how states can help fill the gaps in regressive federal policy. Ahead of Labor Day, Oxfam, the global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice, released the ninth edition of its Best States to Work Inde more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Between atoms and the cosmos: New 'standard model' maps the world in front of us * Northern Illinois University Physics Professor Roland Winkler has a new research publication that he hopes will make a lasting impact on the physics community. NIU Physics Professor Roland Winkler. Winkler and colleague Uli Zulicke, a professor in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, propose a new physics mo more PR

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 4 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * Nurses announce sympathy strikes, pickets on Sept. 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states Union election dates also set for three Prime hospitals - Registered nurses at three Prime Healthcare hospitals in two states -- Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev.; West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. -- gave notice to more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- The University of Chicago Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Comfort and privacy: See inside an infusion room in the new AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion * Patients who need chemotherapy, immunotherapy or blood transfusions as part of their cancer care spend a lot of time seated and shuttling between appointments. The 67 infusion rooms coming to the University of Chicago Medicine's new AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion will offer many upgrades to make the experience easier and more comfortable more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia's Statement on the Passing of Gloria Steinem * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia issued the following statement on the passing of Gloria Steinem: "Gloria Steinem was not just a journalist, activist, organizer -she was a force of nature and a change-maker. As a towering icon of the women's movement, she dedicated her life to raise awareness, educate and fight for reproductive rights, equality in the workplace and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 August 31, 2026 Submitted electronically via: http://www.regulations.gov The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1850-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: CY 2027 Ambulatory Surgical Center Prospective Payment Proposed Rule Dear Administrator Oz: The D more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Visits Illinois Head Start, Calls Out Trump's New Plan to Jeopardize This Lifeline for Families * September 03, 2026 [CHICAGO, IL] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined parents, teachers and Illinois Head Start leaders to underscore how President Donald Trump's latest attack on Head Start would jeopardize services for countless middle-class families across Illinois, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Visits Revolution Workshop to Highlight $500,000 Investment She Secured to Support Workforce Training * September 03, 2026 [CHICAGO, IL] -U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today visited Revolution Workshop to see firsthand how the $500,000 in federal funding she successfully secured is helping expand the Workshop's Pre-Apprenticeship and Job Training Program, a program that helps Illinoisans develop key skills needed to enter the c more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news: * * * New Journal of Emergency Nursing Shares Guidance on Measles Outbreaks September issue provides clear screening, isolation strategies for the emergency department - With U.S. measles cases at their highest level in decades, the latest issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing features an article that provides emergency nurses and EMTs with clear triage, screening and airborne isolation strategies to quickly identify and contain measles patient more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Consumers' Energy Plans Fall Short on Clean Energy Commitments in Michigan Utility's Reliance on Fossil Fuels Overlooks Renewable Energy, Lower Costs Consumers Energy missed an opportunity to demonstrate real and meaningful commitment to clean energy and lower costs for ratepayers in its long-term energy plans filed with state regulators today. In its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filed with the Michigan Public Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. Expands Recall to Include One Lot of Great Value Frozen Organic Triple Berry Blend Because of Potential Contamination with Escherichia coli O145:H28 (E. coli O145) Summary Company Announcement Date: September 02, 2026 FDA Publish Date: September 03, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Possible E. Coli Contamination Compa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * Which states are most exposed to tariff increases? A new measure based on the consumption channel By Nick Heyman, Colin J. Hottman, and Ryan Monarch/1 Introduction This note examines the heterogeneous exposure of states in terms of their consumption of direct consumer goods imports, which is an important channel through which states are exposed to increases in trade costs such as tariffs. Building on the methodology that Hottman and Monarch (2020) and  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary by President Emeritus Lawrence W. Reed: * * * Edith Sampson vs. the Illusions of Communism The pioneering lawyer and diplomat who stood up to the USSR. - In November 1933, the new administration of Franklin Roosevelt extended official diplomatic recognition to Stalin's Soviet Union. The Soviet dictator's murderous Holodomor in Ukraine was well underway. The parade of far-left "useful idiots" who journeyed to Moscow to praise the Soviets and  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- City Colleges of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Four City Colleges of Chicago Recognized Among the Best Colleges for Latine Students * Washington Monthly has recognized four City Colleges of Chicago among "America's Best Hispanic-Serving Colleges," highlighting the District's commitment to providing an accessible, affordable, and high-quality education. Out of 100 colleges, here's how the four recognized City Colleges ranked: 11\. Kennedy-King College 36\. Malcolm X College 65\. Harold Washington  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- G2 issued the following news: * * * G2 Data Solutions' Market Movers in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software * We're back with another Market Movers blog! This month, we are revealing which products are making moves in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software category. In case you're new here, Market Movers is a series from G2 Data Solutions where we spotlight the top three trending products in a trending category, all based on G2 data. #Why CRM? Within the l more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization issued the following news release: * * * iBIO's LabShare Places Illumina MiSeq Sequencing System at Portal Innovations to Support Chicago's Life Sciences Startup Community * CHICAGO, IL -The Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (iBIO) announced today that its LabShare program has placed an Illumina MiSeq sequencing system -originally received as a donation through LabShare -at Portal Innovations, supporting early-stage life science more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news: * * * Illinois Treasurer Frerichs, Labor Leaders Highlight New Law Allowing Investment in Affordable Housing Ahead of Labor Day AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust Partnership Will Create Illinois Jobs, Build Affordable Housing, Generate Investment Returns - Ahead of Labor Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, labor leaders, and state legislators on Thursday highlighted a new law that will allow him to make investments to build more affordable  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Illinois Rural Community Care Organization LLC Illinois Rural Community Care Organization LLC | Page 1 Comment Letter: Proposed MSSP Growth Adjustment CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule | File Code CMS-1848-P August 27, 2026 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Re: Support for the Proposed Medicare Shared Savings  more ST

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Wesleyan University Celebrates Grand Opening of Petrick Idea Center * BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -Illinois Wesleyan University celebrated the grand opening of the Petrick Idea Center on Wednesday, Sept. 2, unveiling a new facility designed to help students across disciplines turn their ideas into reality. The center provides students with collaborative spaces, makerspaces, prototyping equipment and resources to explore creativity, innova more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Illinois' new character development project aims to cultivate neighborliness * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A new character development project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign aims to cultivate neighborliness and a sense of purpose in undergraduate students through community-based learning opportunities and academic content. The project aims to strengthen students' sense of belonging and hone their understanding of how thei more PR

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Sept. 3 -- Indiana State University posted the following news: * * * Indiana State Welcomes 2026-27 Class of President's Scholars * Indiana State University is welcoming 21 outstanding students as President's Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year, recognizing their academic achievement, leadership and potential to make an impact at Indiana State and beyond. The incoming class includes 18 freshmen and three transfer students pursuing degrees across the University's academic colleges. The President's Scholarship is on more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Statement on Resumption of Brandon Road Project * Toledo, OH -Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement on the status of the work by the US Army Corps of Engineers to construct the invasive carp barrier at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois. "I'm please more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Leading Tax Partner Deborah Paul to Join Sidley in New York * New York - Sidley is pleased to announce that Deborah Paul will be joining the firm as a partner in the New York office and as co-head of the firm's Tax practice. She was previously a Tax partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York. Ms. Paul advises public and private companies, private equity firms, and other market participants on the tax aspects more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The American Supply Association posted the following news release: * * * Lowe's Q2 Results Signal Growing Pro Push as Online Sales Jump 15.7% The home improvement giant reported continued strength among professional customers and a 15.7% increase in online sales during the second quarter, underscoring the growing competitive pressure on distributors serving contractors. - Lowe's latest earnings results offer another sign that major home improvement retailers are pushing harder i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Media Availability: Coast Guard, agency partners to discuss boating safety, illegal charters in Chicago * Editor's Note: Media interested in attending are requested to RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Thursday by contacting Chief Warrant Officer Corinne Zilnicki at Corinne.L.Zilnicki@uscg.mil or (216) 571-5917. WHO: Coast Guard Station Chicago, Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Chicag more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Benesch, a consulting engineering company, posted the following news: * * * Molly Turner Featured in Engineering Georgia's 35 Under 35 Women to Know * ATLANTA, GA-For the fourth year in a row, Benesch Project Manager Molly Turner, PE, has been featured in Engineering Georgia's 35 Under 35 Women to Know list. The list recognizes the next generation of leaders within the engineering profession for their dedication and innovation. Molly is a project manager and roadway engineer with nine more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * NASDA celebrates U.S. Country of Honor designation with record 'A Taste of the States: Miami' pavilion * Showcase grows 11% to 22,200 square feet, featuring 165 food and beverage companies and 32 NASDA-sponsored buyers from 23 countries. Press Release MIAMI -The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture will celebrate the designation of the U.S.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * New Study: Florida Policyholders Paid Nearly $3 Billion Less for Home and Auto Insurance in 2025 as Legal Reforms Strengthened the Market * The study shows Florida's legal reforms are delivering lower insurance costs, reduced litigation, and a stronger insurance market TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A new actuarial study released today finds that Florida's 2022-2023 legal system abuse reforms have successf more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Northwestern Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center Celebrates One Year of Providing High-Quality Care Closer to Home * #Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center now serves as a hub for health, wellness and community engagement for residents of Bronzeville and surrounding neighborhoods. The Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its opening, offering patients more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center Celebrates One Year of Providing High-Quality Care Closer to Home * The Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Center is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its opening, offering patients access to the highest quality care closer to where they live and work. The 120,000-square-foot outpatient center at 4822 South Cottage Grove Avenue offers more than 12 specialties,  more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * NSC Announces Finalists for 2026 Green Cross for Safety Awards * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Safety Council is proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Green Cross for Safety(r) awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in safety advocacy, excellence and innovation. Winners will be revealed at the Green Cross Celebration, presented by U. S. Steel. Safety Advocate, sponsored by First Student: Recognizes those w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Dean Introduce Bill to Ban ICE Use of "Shock Gloves" * Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee in the Committee of Homeland Security, and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) introduced H.R 10226, the No Shock Act, to ban the use of "shock gloves" by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. This month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its plan to spend $17 million o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Clyde Files Amicus Brief in Defense of Americans' Second Amendment Freedoms * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09), in partnership with the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), filed a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case Viramontes v. Cook County (consolidated with Grant v. Higgins), a major Second Amendment case addressing the constitutionality of semi-automatic rifles. More than 60 House Republicans joined Rep. C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Mullin, Markey, Blumenthal Press Consumer Product Safety Commission to Halt Sweeping and Invasive Data Collection on Emergency Department Patients * Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member on the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, along with U.S. Representative Kevin Mullin (CA-15), and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), wro more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release: * * * Senator Durbin Holds Round Table With Illinois Wesleyan Nursing Students, Faculty * BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -U.S. Senator Dick Durbin joined students and faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University's School of Nursing and Health Sciences on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for a roundtable discussion on the importance of health care work. During the event, students and faculty described IWU's Nursing and Health Sciences Innovation Program, which is supported by  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents MetLife Investment Management in US$1.2 Billion Private Equity Partners Fund III, A Managed Secondary Transaction * Sidley represented MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc., in connection with the establishment of MetLife Investment Private Equity Partners Fund III (the Fund). The Fund purchased a portfolio of approximately US$754 million of p more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * South Pole Telescope releases clearest map ever of matter in the distant universe * The earliest light in the universe, known as the cosmic microwave background, has been traveling since the dawn of the universe over 14 billion years ago. A group of scientists from 30 institutions has released the sharpest and clearest map ever made of the mass in the universe, created by measuring how this ancient light was bent as it traveled. The data came from t more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU Carbondale welcomes 21 new tenure-track faculty this fall Southern Illinois University Carbondale is welcoming 21 new tenure-track faculty to campus for the 2026-2027 school year. Marc Morris, interim co-provost, vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of the College of Business and Analytics, said he's pleased to welcome "this outstanding group of faculty" to SIU Carbondale. "Faculty are at the heart of everything we do -- educ more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] (TNSxrep) -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Expands Northeast Presence in The Bond Buyer Mid-Year 2026 Report, Ranking Among Region's Top Bond Counsel * BOSTON - Troutman Pepper Locke's Public Finance Practice Group continues to deliver on important bond counsel matters across the Northeast, earning new recognition in two markets and ranking No. 6 in the region in The Bond Buyer's mid-year 2026 report. Nationally, the firm recorded more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke's Brooks Smith and Robert Beaman Once Again Named to Virginia 500 Power List by Virginia Business * RICHMOND and VIRGINIA BEACH - Troutman Pepper Locke partners Brooks Smith and Robert Beaman have once again been named to Virginia 500: The 2026-27 Power List by Virginia Business, recognizing the state's most powerful and impactful leaders in business, government, politics, and education. Smith is  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police posted the following news release: * * * Trump Announces Raises for Federal Law Enforcement Officers * Washington, DC - Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, welcomed news that President Donald J. Trump submitted an Alternative Plan for Pay Adjustments that would provide Federal law enforcement officers with a 3.8% pay raise, similar to the raise that went into effect in January of this year. "Federal law en more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 3 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news: * * * UAW Endorses JB Pritzker for Governor of Illinois * The UAW has officially endorsed JB Pritzker for Governor of Illinois and is committed to electing a working-class champion who will stand up for the nearly 44,000 active and retired UAW members across the state. Governor Pritzker has a proven track record of standing with working people, protecting workers' rights, and taking on corporate interests-including his support for the I more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news: * * * UIS Friday Night Star Parties return for fall season * The University of Illinois Springfield's popular Fright Night Star Parties will resume this week and run through the end of October. The dates are Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 and Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Friday Night Star Parties are held from 8 to 10 p.m., weather permitting, at the UIS Observatory on the roof of Brookens Library. The Star Parties are hosted by John Martin, UIS assoc more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news: * * * UIS professor Rosina Neginsky publishes new book on Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel * Rosina Neginsky, associate professor of art history and comparative literature at the University of Illinois Springfield, has written a new book examining the work and influence of Russian artist Mikhail Vrubel. "Mikhail Vrubel: Painting the Invisible" will be published Sept. 24 by Routledge. The book explores how Vrubel, one of Russia's most eni more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news: * * * UIS to host five ECCE Speaker Series events * The University of Illinois Springfield will host five Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speaker Series events during fall 2026. The series presents events that promote and adhere to the value of engaged citizenship, cultural awareness and respect for diversity. All ECCE Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. * "The Art of The Personal Essay" 6 p.m. Sept more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Grant Thornton, a provider of audit, tax and advisory services, posted the following news release: * * * University of Central Florida honors Grant Thornton's Rich Lanza with Excalibur award for accounting innovation * ORLANDO -The University of Central Florida (UCF) today announced that Rich Lanza, managing director within Audit & Assurance Services at Grant Thornton LLP, has been named the inaugural recipient of its Excalibur Innovator in Accounting Award -citing his efforts to expon more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington joins coalition challenging federal attack on gender-affirming healthcare for youth * The federal administration is unlawfully attempting to block states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for low-income minors and some young adults, according to allegations in a new lawsuit filed by Washington, 20 other states, and the District of Columbia today. The coalition argues that since the creat more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 2 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center perform breakthrough robotic liver-kidney transplant * A surgical team at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center has performed the world's first-reported robotic combined liver and kidney transplant, extending the benefits of minimally invasive transplant surgery to a patient in need of both organs. Robotic transplantation has previously been performed successfully for separate k more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Western Illinois University Begins Academic Year with Strong Retention and Continued Investment in Students * MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University is entering the fall semester with a renewed focus on student success, academic innovation and strategic investments that strengthen the student experience and position WIU for the future. Students returning to campus this fall are seeing significant investments in the physical campus and stu more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The American Supply Association posted the following news release: * * * What The Industries Strongest Operators Are Doing Differently * Economic uncertainty has become the new normal. Between tariffs, elevated borrowing costs, shifting construction activity and ongoing market volatility, making informed business decisions isn't getting any easier. That's exactly why the 2026 ASA Operating Performance Report (OPR) continues to be one of the industry's most valuable business inte more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU School of Music to Celebrate First Performance in New Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts * MACOMB, IL - - The Western Illinois University School of Music will mark a historic milestone during Homecoming weekend with its School of Music Celebration Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the Great Hall of the new Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts. In addition to performances by current WIU students, the School of Music is inviting WIU  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale College welcomes new first-year, transfer, and adult students Yale College recently welcomed 1,652 new first-year students to New Haven as members of the Class of 2030. Joining them were 28 new transfer students and 35 new adult students matriculating through the Eli Whitney Students Program. Among the new students are graduates of more than 1,200 U.S. high schools, 20 veterans of the U.S. military, and 35 students who were most recently enrolled at a more PR