CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Barchart, a provider of market data and services, issued the following news release: Barchart, a leading provider of technology, data and workflow solutions for commodity firms and agribusinesses, announces the launch of integrated Bid, Offer and Hedge management in cmdtyView. cmdtyView is Barchart's flagship market intelligence, analysis and risk management platform for commodity merchandisers, traders, brokers and analysts. With this release, users can efficient more PR

MOLINE, Illinois, March 19 -- Black Hawk College issued the following news: Two Black Hawk College employees recently received the Golden Apple Award from the college's Phi Theta Kappa chapter at the Quad-Cities Campus. During the honor society's Fall 2023 Induction Ceremony, the Golden Apple Award was presented to Dr. Irene Apanovitch-Leites, choral music instructor, and Dr. Jay Pearce, history/political science professor. Dr. Leites was nominated by PTK student Victor Cardoza and Dr. Pearce more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- The Chicago Housing Authority issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote to approve funding for Phase IC of the Lathrop redevelopment at Tuesday's Board Meeting. This long-awaited third phase will focus on the Lathrop South campus (south of Diversey Avenue) and will address all remaining vacant buildings on the Lathrop site. As part of project, Lathrop Community Partners (CH more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Circana(TM), a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, today announced its annual Growth Leaders rankings. The firm analyzed the growth performance of hundreds of public and private consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies ranging from $100 million to $60 billion in annual sales to develop the rankings. Ci more PR

RIVER FOREST, Illinois, March 19 -- Dominican University issued the following news release: Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway will present "Expanding Relationships: Libraries' Impact on the Global Community," during the annual Follett Lecture on Monday, April 18 at Dominican University in River Forest. The lecture will take place at 6 p.m. inside the Performing Arts Center's Martin Recital Hall on the university campus at 7900 W. Division St. Connaway will discuss how library leaders and staff can  more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, March 17 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following Q&A on March 15, 2024 with Khalid Hill, ex-Seattle Seahawks and University of Michigan football player, by Adam Asher, partner and managing director with 989 Group: * * * Coach, you were part of a phenomenal University of Michigan team in 2016, playing college football at the highest level and ranked in the nation's top 10 the entire season. That season included defeating in-state rival Michigan State and a 78-0 more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Governor JB Pritzker announced today that Major General Rich Neely, The Adjutant General for Illinois, Commander of the Illinois National Guard, and Director of the Illinois Department of Military Affairs will retire from the military in May after 40 years of service. Governor Pritzker has selected Major General Rodney Boyd, the Assistant Adjutant General - Army and Commander of the Illinois Army National Gu more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release: GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has closed the acquisition of Cloudbreak Health ("Cloudbreak" or "the Company"), a leading provider of tech-enabled, healthcare-focused language interpretation services, in a corporate carve-out transaction from UpHealth, Inc. Headquartered in Columbus, OH, Cloudbreak is a leading video-focused language interpretation service provider that  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that more than 190 teams of assistant attorneys general and investigators from his office will be monitoring the primary election throughout Illinois on Tuesday, March 19 to ensure that voters' rights are protected and polling places are accessible. Raoul urged voters to call his office if they encounter suspected improper or ill more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/acec4a5e-8c3e-466f-a669-79ad642b3b9f/fileAsset/Filed%20Motion%20for%20Leave%20to%20Intervene_EPA%20Methane%20Rule.pdf) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release: Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is calling on lawmakers to support his initiative to create a new investment pool enabling nonprofit organizations to invest together in higher-interest portfolios and generate additional funds for their good works. "The Illinois Funds investment pool is known for being safe, liquid, and competitive, and it has a strong track record of benefiting municipaliti more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 19 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court announced today the extension of an order (https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/e516dd86-c4eb-495c-8134-0e54733246c7/M.R.%2031888%20-%20Conducting%20Hearings%20Pursuant%20to%20SAFE-T%20Act%20-%2008-30-23.pdf) to help the court system continue to implement the pretrial release provisions more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, a leading global software investor, on its majority investment in finova, a leading provider of mortgage and savings origination and servicing software in the UK, and its acquisition of MSO, the UK mortgage sales and originations software business of Iress (ASX: IRE). By bringing together these two investments, Bain Capital expects to o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis represented Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, on its acquisition of Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc., a leader in commercializing novel enzyme-based products designed to address challenges faced by patients living with gastrointestinal disorders and rare diseases. Read Linden's press release. The Kirkland team  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Vericast Corp. on the sale of its digital and print marketing businesses to R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. The transaction was announced on March 18, 2023. RRD is buying the Vericast Digital Marketing & Technology business, which consists of a sophisticated set of digital marketing solutions that includes display advertising, contextual targeting, connected TV, dynamic more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * Temperature sensor warns of disease flareups, tracks disease progression in real time * Currently no way to quickly detect inflammation, leading to invasive surgeries * Strategy could be useful in ulcerative colitis, another inflammatory bowel disease * * * A team of Northwestern University scientists has developed the first wireless, implantable temperature sensor to detect inflammat more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 19 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * Personal attitudes toward vaccination varied based on unique snapshots of patients' attitudes * Three machine learning approaches used to 'get at how we make choices' * System could help public health officials overcome vaccine hesitancy * * * Findings of a new study led by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Cincinnati could help public health officials lead more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:. * * * * First study to highlight older maternal age is not major driver of increase despite widely believed hypothesis * Pregnancy-related deaths increased among every age group * Greatest acceleration in maternal death rates occurred between 2019 and 2021 * Study only includes states with pregnancy checkbox on death certificates * 'We're going in the wrong direction' * * * The U.S. matern more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, March 19 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: For being a relatively young country, formal education structures in the United States go back to the humble beginnings of the nation. The first public school opened in 1635, in what would become Boston, Massachusetts, to provide collegiate preparation to young boys (National Geographic). Other schools slowly popped up throughout the colonies, but most were optional private institutions for children from af more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, March 19 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: Sarah McCammon, a national political correspondent for National Public Radio, will present the spring 2024 Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture on Wednesday, March 27, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. McCammon will discuss her 2024 book, "The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" at 7 p.m. in Student Center Ballroom B. The free, public lecture will als more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Saint Xavier University issued the following news: Saint Xavier University's (SXU) student-run newspaper, The Xavierite, recently took home several honors at the 2024 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) Awards. The team won first place for "Best Editorial," second place for "Best Website (https://sxustudentmedia.com/)," and second place for "Best News Photo,""along with several honorable mentions. ICPA member schools can nominate their student journalists f more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, March 19 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University alumna Bianca Sierra has been named the East Moline Public Library Director. Sierra, a 2006 graduate of WIU's Elementary Education program and a 2022 graduate of WIU's English program has since followed her passion for education and serving the community. "For several years, I used my Elementary Education degree to work in schools throughout the Quad Cities and applied for  more PR