DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 23 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General Kathy Jennings today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The coalition urged the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declare more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: Data breaches are becoming increasingly common and detrimental to companies. The scale of data breach class actions exploded in 2023, as companies faced copycat and follow-on lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions. To assist with understanding trends in this realm, Duane Morris LLP has released the Duane Morris Privacy Class Action Review - 2024, an annual publication that analyzes the key data breach rul more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Exelon, an electric holding company, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Earnings Release Highlights * GAAP Net Income of $0.62 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings of $0.60 per share for the fourth quarter of 2023 * Introducing 2024 Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings guidance range of $2.40-$2.50 per share * Declaring quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share for the first quarter of 2024, representing 5.6% growth more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit urging that court to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public and imposing additional restrictions during declared states of emergenc more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) issued the following statement following Gov. JB Pritzker's budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year: "The governor's proposal is a good start. "Senate Democrats look forward to the discussion of how to balance our serious needs with fiscal realities in the weeks and months ahead. "My goal is to cross the finish line with a bipartisa more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus called a press conference Wednesday to offer their responses to Governor Pritzker's annual budget address. "The stability and progress that was mentioned by Governor Pritzker today has helped many communities, but we expect that help to trickle down to the Black community," said State Representative Carol Ammons (D-Chicago), Illinois Legislative Blac more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: Members of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus outlined a number of their investment priorities focused on Latino communities following the governor's budget address Wednesday. "We are pleased that the proposal strives to address items of importance to the Latino community, from health care to education," said Senate Latino Caucus Chair Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago). "Our community i more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Mike Porfirio introduced legislation that would require public colleges and universities to waive transcript evaluation fees for refugees of Iraq and Afghanistan. "In waiving these fees, we can invest in the academic journey of Iraqi and Afghan refugees while helping them," said Porfirio (D-Lyons Township), who served alongside Iraqi and Afghan translators during Operation Iraqi Freedom and more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) belatedly announced a final rule authorizing year-round sales of E15, with additional delays, in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin: "EPA's final rule authorizing year-round E15 sales i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: Kathleen Marie Adams, PhD, professor emerita of anthropology at Loyola University Chicago, has received the Fulbright Specialist Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship. Adams is one of over 400 U.S. citizens who share expertise with host institutions abroad through the Fulbright Specialist Program each year. The award will support her time at o more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Experts have long pointed out the need for white parents to have conversations that directly address racism with their children to reduce racial bias. But many parents fail to have these crucial discussions. Psychology researchers at Northwestern University have published the first study to demonstrate the immediate effectiveness of a guided discussion task to promote parent-child conversations a more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State Homecoming 2024 will take place Sept. 22-28, as announced today (Feb. 22) by the Homecoming executive committee. A week of celebrations and festivities will lead up to the Penn State football game versus Illinois on Sept. 28, at Beaver Stadium. The theme for this year's Homecoming is "In every roar, tradition soars." Penn State Homecoming is a student-run organization that aims to ce more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is excited to announce that Judge Jeffrey Cummings will deliver the convocation address to the Class of 2024. Convocation will be held on Friday, May 10, at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. "We are delighted that Judge Cummings will deliver the convocation address to the Class of 2024 and share his experiences and wisdom with our graduate more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - Western Illinois University School of Management and Marketing students attended the 2024 National Retail Federation-Student Program (NRF) in January. "The NRF-Student Program is a great opportunity for students to hear from top retail executives about current retail trends and how they can get involved and be successful in the retail industry. These networking opportunities give our more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - During yesterday's budget address by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, the Governor proposed increasing public higher education funding by over $40 million, which would result in Western Illinois University's state appropriation increasing by two percent to $56.8 million, upon approval by the Illinois General Assembly. WIU's current state appropriation is $55.7 million more PR