MALTA, Illinois, March 9 -- Kishwaukee College issued the following news release: Master welders from Enbridge, Inc. provided a hands-on demonstration for students in Kishwaukee College's Welding Technology program Tuesday at the College. In Kish's newly renovated welding lab, Dan Morang, Enbridge Senior Welder, and David Losiniecki, Enbridge Senior Equipment Operator, showcased different welding techniques while fielding questions about the profession from the Kish welding students. "We are  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 8, 2024: State Senator Sara Feigenholtz passed Senate Bill 3679 -- a bill three years in the making -- out of the Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday with bipartisan support, meaning Illinois could soon join 45 states with permissive language to establish Business Improvement Districts. "The pandemic dealt a blow to downtown business districts across the country. Illinois businesses are recov more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on March 8, 2024: Governor JB Pritzker's non-citizen welfare policies have exhausted state resources and helped create the largest migrant crisis in the Midwest. The Governor's financial gimmicks and loopholes make it impossible to know exactly how many taxpayer dollars he has used to fund his invited migrant crisis. This lack of transparency is even more egregious considering Governor Pritzker has proposed  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on March 8, 2024: The month of March is designated to acknowledge and commemorate the many great achievements made by women. This month-long celebration is also used to inspire and encourage the next generation of female history makers. In 1982, Congress requested that President Ronald Reagan declare Women's History Week as the second week in March. The idea of expanding this to Women's History Month was pe more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on March 8, 2024: This week, Illinois Senate Republicans stood up against the unfair process of gerrymandering by unanimously voting against legislation to enact a gerrymandered Chicago School Board map favored by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his special interest allies. Senate Republican members heard from concerned parents and Chicago community activists who testified against a map that they said emp more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Twenty-five students from the Prairie School of DuPage got a hands-on lesson in law-making recently, as they helped to pass legislation through a Senate committee. Senate Bill 3514, filed by State Senator Seth Lewis (R-Bartlett), designates the Calvatia Gigantea as the official state mushroom. Elementary student Charlotte DiGangi testified on the bill during the hearing and said the idea for a state mushr more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 9 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Kassidy L. Snyder, 65th Troop Command Brigade Chief Master Sgt. Amanda G. Stewart, of Nokomis, Illinois, was honored for 34 years of military service during a retirement ceremony at the 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) Hangar, Scott AFB, Illinois, March 3. The 126th ARW Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) Commander Lt. Col. Brad Kahrhoff, of Trenton, Illinois, presented Stewart with a Meritor more PR

MOLINE, Illinois, March 9 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release: In conjunction with the celebration of National Women in Construction Week and International Women's Day, John Deere Construction & Forestry announces its $125,000 sponsorship of the "Women at Work: Breaking Barriers" docuseries by non-profit organization. Produced by Jennifer Todd, President of LMS General Contractors and founder o more PR

QUINCY, Illinois, March 2 -- John Wood Community College issued the following news: John Wood Community College (JWCC) announced the opening of its new University Transfer Center, designed to assist students with transfer and scholarship planning as they transition to four-year academic institutions. The center, located in the College's library, underscores JWCC's commitment to ensuring students' credits transfer seamlessly and count toward their chosen academic major, leading to efficient degr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 8 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising April, a French insurance broker and portfolio company of KKR, on the implementation of its new Euros1.2 billion term loan facility and Euros205 million revolving facility. The seven-year term loan facility will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and support the acquisition of savings and asset management company, DLPK Group, which was announced in January 2024. more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 9 -- Lincoln Land Community College issued the following news: By Samantha Reif It's once in a lifetime -- or twice? Illinois is set for a rare, twice-in-a-lifetime event -- back-to-back total solar eclipses crossing on the exact same spot. If you remember the eclipse of 2017, the place to be was Carbondale. On April 8, 2024, it will again play host to the same once, or twice, in-a-lifetime celestial event. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon crosses between the  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 8 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown partner Rachael O'Grady has been recognised in Law.com International's 2024 Female Rising Stars, which showcases 25 of the U.K. legal industry's most outstanding up-and-coming female lawyers, from across the industry's top law firms. Rachael is a partner in Mayer Brown's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, with a focus on international commercial and bilateral investment treaty arbitration and p more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * First-of-its-kind device 'tags' an organ to monitor abnormal, life-threatening fluid leaks * * * Investigators led by Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new, first-of-its-kind sticker that enables clinicians to monitor the health of patients' organs and deep tissues with a simple ultrasound device more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, March 9 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: The VEX Robotics Competition, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (REC), is the largest and fastest growing middle school and high school robotics program globally with more than 20,000 teams from 50 countries playing in over 1,700 competitions worldwide. Each year, an exciting engineering challenge is presented in the form of a game. Students, with guidance from their teachers and m more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: Kimberley Charles (JD-MBA '24) and Kiyan Savar (JD-MBA '24), students in the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management's JD-MBA Program, will have something special to toast with when they graduate this spring: an early batch of Cane Cutter's rum, results of the startup the pair launched while students in the program. Prior to coming to Northwester more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 8 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on March 6, 2024: Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown and Mayer Brown New York advised ENGIE Brasil Energia on the acquisition of five photovoltaic complexes from Atlas Renewable Energy in Brazil, concluded last Wednesday (06/03) and worth R$ 3.24 billion. The assets located in Bahia, Ceara and Minas Gerais total 545 MWac of installed capacity and have 66% of their commercial capacity allocat more PR