LINCOLN, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Ameren Illinois, a subsidiary of Ameren, issued the following news release: * * * Ameren Illinois Builds New Transmission line on Schedule with Local Labor * * * Residents and businesses in the city of Lincoln and Logan County are now benefiting from more reliable energy thanks to a recently completed, 8.4 mile high-voltage transmission line. The Logan County Connector Project is improving system reliability while opening a new pathway for electricity and increas more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Chicago Public Schools issued the following news release: Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has launched its annual school food survey of parents and students as another tool to gather feedback about the District's free meal program. Survey results, as well as food tastings and focus groups, helps CPS increase participation in school meals by offering menu items that reflect the needs and preferences of CPS students and families, while meeting federal and local nutrition more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Wisconsin Attorney General Joshua L. Kaul, co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (VOCA Fund). The VOCA Fund supports essential direct serv more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Paul Faraci is leading a measure to give veterans and first responders access to mental health providers of their choice. "We have to give veterans and first responders proper access to their preferred mental health services," said Faraci (D-Champaign). "Right now, we have police and firefighters who can't receive mental health services from trained professionals of their choice and we need  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: State Senator Mike Simmons stood with the Black Leadership Advocacy Coalition for Healthcare Equity today for Black HIV/AIDS Advocacy Day to celebrate the accomplishments in HIV prevention and care and to recognize the work still needed to overcome structural barriers to testing, prevention and treatment in Black communities. "We have taken steps to reduce the disproportionate impact of HI more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. is leading efforts to ensure youth who commit non-violent crimes are given a second chance. "Providing youth with the opportunity to develop positive behaviors should be the foundation of our efforts to prevent further crime and violence," said Sims (D-Chicago). "Too often, young people veer off the path toward healthy adult lives because they aren't provided the resources more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Expanding upon her efforts to address the negative effects that social media platforms have been found to have on minors, Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) held a press conference at the State Capitol to unveil the core pieces of her "Safe Screens, Healthy Minds" legislative package. "While social media offers opportunities for communication and learning, we know from research and  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: Loyola University Chicago announced today that Reverend Martin Connell, S.J. (BA '87) has been appointed as Dean of Arrupe College, effective August 1, 2024. Father Connell has served as rector at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University since 2018. Previously, he served as rector of the Jesuit Community at John Carroll University for five years, where he was also an associate professo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: At MLK commemoration, the civil rights advocate and global humanitarian recalls family's legacy and lessons on activism Martin Luther King III reflected upon his family's steadfast dedication to activism, as he spoke to the University of Chicago community during its MLK Commemoration Celebration. Mr. King said he was honored to deliver the keynote address on Jan. 30 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, from the same  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown represented the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in a $467.5 million loan to an affiliate of StoneCo Ltd. (Stone), a leading provider in Brazil of payment processing services for small and medium-sized businesses. The financing was a complex transaction that provides for the financing of up to $14 billion of credit card receivables generated by micro, small and medium-sized busine more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised Techreo, a Mexico City-based digital financial services platform, on its $3.4 million bridge funding round to further support Techreo's expansion. The Techreo platform is a leader in the Latin America financial technology ecosystem, demonstrating sustainable growth in its two years of existence and offering comprehensive financial services digitally to more than 440,000 users in Mexico and more more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown was recognized for its role as legal advisor to VINCI Airports' (VINCI) on the financing in support of VINCI's acquisition of Mexican airport operator OMA's stake of 13 airports in Mexico by the publications Bonds & Loans and LatinFinance at recent awards ceremonies. The deal won "Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year" at LatinFinance's 2023 Deal of the Year Awards which recognize stand-out transactions an more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 8 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery welcomes Alexei Cowett as a partner in its Transactions Practice Group in Washington, DC. Alexei advises growth companies, leading brands, entrepreneurs and talent in sophisticated transactions including acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, endorsements and equity deals. "Alexei will help clients further realize their strategic business visio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: The quiet suburbs of Chicago are now the site of repeated migrant crimes. Since August 2022, Chicago has seen an estimated 35,000 migrants flood the city after they illegally crossed the southern border, many of whom are involved in dangerous gang enterprises targeting the suburbs. And due to the flood of illegals coming through the open border and the elimination of cash bail in Illinois, police  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Plastic can change from stretchy and bendy to stiff and rigid--and back * * * Drifting at sea, isolated on a space station, or stuck in a war zone, engineers trying to build new things or patch together a repair are often constrained by the materials they have at hand. But what if they had one single polymer that they could coax into anything from a rubber band-like material or a ball of silly pu more PR