MATTOON, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- First Mid Bancshares issued the following news release: First Mid Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of First Mid Bank & Trust, is pleased to present the 2023 Chairman's Award for Excellence to eight employees within the company. The Chairman's Award is First Mid's most prestigious award. Individuals are nominated by their peers and selected by the company's executive committee. In the past year, these employees have consistently demonstrated First Mid's core va more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- GE HealthCare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) and Biofourmis have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing continuity of care by enabling safe, effective, and accessible care in the home to support the patient journey beyond the hospital setting. The collaboration leverages the combined expertise of two market leaders to scale and deliver innovative care-at-home solutions. Hospital sy more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, filed a lawsuit today in federal court challenging the proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. "The proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger would greatly reduce competition in the grocery market while leading to fewer choices for consu more PR

BELLEVILLE, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2024: Illinois American Water filed a rate request today with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) reflecting $557 million in water and wastewater system investments to be made through 2025 to continue providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable service. The request reinforces the company's commitment to investing in its water and wastewater systems to rep more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Sgt. Maj. Kevin Driscoll, of Oswego, Illinois, retired from the Illinois Army National Guard Feb. 24 after a 26-year military career, including 22 years in the Illinois National Guard. "You will be missed here," Col. Shawn Nokes, Commander, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), told Driscoll during a retirement ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy at Camp Lincoln, Springfield. "You have been a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- The Lutheran School of Theology issued the following news release: At its February 15 board meeting, the LSTC board of directors met for a fruitful discussion about the seminary's educational and operational future. The meeting set the stage for an array of forward-looking discussions and decisions that stand to redefine the seminary's trajectory in the coming years. In President James Nieman's opening remarks, he reported on the upcoming accreditation visits from more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to introduce the new leaders of its global Real Estate Group. Our real estate lawyers counsel clients worldwide on all aspects of commercial real estate and real estate finance transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, restructurings and workouts, and joint ventures involving all real estate asset classes. With lawy more PR

DECATUR, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- Millikin University issued the following news: The Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music (PPIM), the Chicago museum founded by Millikin University School of Music Instructor and Coordinator of the Music Business program Martin Atkins, was recently named the Best Museum in Chicago by the readers of the Chicago Reader. The Museum of PPIM finished first in the Best Museum category of the alternative newspaper's annual Best of Chicago 2023 Arts & Culture Awards, ah more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: In the aftermath of Alabama Supreme Court's in vitro fertilization ruling, the state's reproductive-age women with cancer, who face a high likelihood of future infertility, "are losing the standard-of-care option to build a family following their necessary medical treatments," said Northwestern Medicine fertility preservation expert Dr. Kara Goldman. "Reproductive-age patients with cancer have few more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Feb. 27 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: Florida Tech is pleased to announce the addition of three members to the university's Board of Trustees. They are: * Rita Cheng, Ph.D., president emerita at Northern Arizona University and former chancellor at Southern Illinois University; * Jill A. Eanes, '91 BS, '93 MBA a captain with United Airlines; * William J. Guyan, senior vice president and general manager at Leonardo DRS. In addition to app more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is asking state legislators for half a billion dollars for quantum technologies in the proposed budget he released Wednesday--the latest show of support for a regional quantum ecosystem that has attracted millions of dollars in corporate and government investment in recent years and is emerging as a central driver of U.S. leadership in the field. In an interview  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- GE HealthCare, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC), a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, today announced that New Jersey-based Virtua Health has installed the innovative Omni Legend digital PET/CT- the first Omni Legend PET/CT system in New Jersey- and Revolution Apex platform - a CT system capable of 1-beat cardiac imaging - t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- Winston and Strawn LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Winston & Strawn LLP today announced the appointment of new Litigation and Transactions Department leaders. Linda Coberly and Tom Melsheimer will serve as co-chairs of the Litigation Department, and Timothy Kincaid and Brad Vaiana will co-chair the Transactions Department. The new leaders will begin serving in these roles in June 2024, when Steve D'Amore assumes the role of Fir more PR