EVANSTON, Illinois, May 13 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Individuals with anxiety or phobia of insects still have time to prepare for the upcoming emergence of cicada Brood XIII and Brood XIX this summer. Richard Zinbarg is professor and director of clinical psychology at Northwestern University and founder and principal investigator of the Anxiety and Panic Treatment Research Program at The Family Institute at Northwestern. He can be reached at rzinbarg@northwe more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, May 14 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: Members of the Class of 2024 at Olivet Nazarene University spent the first week of May completing their final papers, exams, projects and presentations before celebrating with senior week activities. The Office of Student Development and members of the senior class planned outings like a Chicago Cubs game, an on-campus worship night, free movie tickets to a local theatre and coffees and ice cream treats in th more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 13 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: A new assessment tool that leverages powerful artificial intelligence was able to predict whether participants exhibited suicidal thoughts and behaviors using a quick and simple combination of variables. Developed by researchers at Northwestern University, the University of Cincinnati (UC), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard School of Medicine, the system focuse more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the investment of nearly $205 million through water infrastructure loans to local governments and water districts for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 (January - March 2024). The Illinois EPA State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program provides low-interest loans that fund wastewater, stormwat more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 14 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Entering one of its busiest construction seasons ever, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that major projects in the Springfield area are planned or underway, fueled by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. Six major projects combined represent a total investment of nearly $103 million, improving safety and mobility while su more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: To enhance the safety of minors across the state, Senate Republicans have introduced a bill that mandates public posting of child abuse reporting information in various public establishments. House Bill 4350 requires establishments to display a notice, developed by the Department of Children and Family Services in collaboration with an accredited Children's Advocacy Center, providing essential contact infor more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: High school students can access valuable resources to complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). The FAFSA form is an application process that determines how much federal financial aid a student is eligible to receive, which could include grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans. ISAC aims to ensure that every student, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: On May 8, Senate lawmakers heard testimony on new legislation to improve accessibility and inclusivity for individuals with disabilities and their caregivers in public spaces. Senate Bill 2908, also known as Sami's Law, would require certain public buildings, such as the State Capitol building and state rest stops, to install at least one publicly accessible adult changing station if the building is constru more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: The Illinois Senate recently advanced legislation to formally recognize the United States Space Force as an official branch of the United States Armed Forces. House Bill 5640, sponsored by Senator Tom Bennett, changes state law to include the Space Force wherever the Armed Forces are mentioned. The United States Space Force, established on December 20, 2019, is designated as an armed force within the Depart more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news on May 13, 2024: On May 7, Senate lawmakers donned sneakers with their usual session attire and suit jackets to demonstrate solidarity with cancer patients and survivors throughout the state. This unique fashion choice was inspired by the Coaches vs. Cancer program, a joint initiative between the American Cancer Society and the NCAA to raise cancer awareness. Each year, this initiative sees lawmakers sporti more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 14 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release: Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned more than $20.6 million to Illinois residents during April through the state's missing money program called I-Cash. The total includes nearly $19.7 million in cash and interest and nearly $955,000 in stock value. All told, the State Treasurer's Office returned missing money to 16,622 people in April. "Putting money back in people's po more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Pennybacker Capital Management, LLC, an Austin, Texas-based real assets investment management firm with approximately $4 billion of assets under management, in a strategic minority investment in its business by Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Petershill program. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pennybacker will leverage this passive, minority investment to accel more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on investments in North America based companies which provide highly engineered solutions to their customers, on its first and final close of Vance Street Capital IV. Fund IV, which began marketing in January 2024 with a target of $550 million, was significantly oversubscribed and closed in April 2024 at i more PR

ROMEOVILLE, Illinois, May 14 -- Lewis University issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The Lewis University Athletic Department has won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Commissioner's Cup for the second straight year and the third time in school history as announced by the league office on Monday (May 13). The Flyers earned the award for the 2023-24 campaign by posting the highest finish in the league's 10 sports that all 14 schools in the league sponsor with a total of 113 points more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, May 13 -- Luther College issued the following news: The gray fox population is declining across the Midwest; Dawn Reding, associate professor of biology at Luther College, is trying to understand why. She's leading part of the lab work of a multi-state study, which includes Iowa, Indiana and Illinois, on gray foxes. While many gray foxes are dying of canine distemper, a highly contagious virus that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems of canines, that d more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised long-term client JERA Co., Inc. (JERA) on its long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Oman LNG LLC (Oman LNG). Under this landmark agreement, JERA intends to purchase approximately 0.8 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG produced from the Oman LNG project on FOB basis over a term of 10 years from 2025. The Mayer Brown team has been extensively involved in the drafting and revising  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Bayou Midstream, LLC (Bayou), a portfolio company of EIV Capital, LLC, in its sale of Bayou's operating subsidiaries to Bridger Pipeline LLC. Bayou's subsidiaries own and operate crude oil gathering, storage and transportation assets and a strategic sand transloading terminal in the western Bakken Basin. EIV and Bayou partnered in 2018  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news on May 13, 2024: On Friday, May 10, 624 graduates from 27 places around the world joined faculty, family, and friends for the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law's 2024 convocation ceremony at the Chicago Theatre. Presiding over the ceremony, Dean Hari Osofsky welcomed the graduates to the Northwestern Pritzker Law alumni community. "Today, we are honoring and celebrating an extra more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Rudd as a shareholder in the firm's Chicago office. Rudd joins the firm after more than a decade in the Chicago office of Jackson Lewis, where he was a principal. Rudd has a proven track record of success in high-stakes employment litigation, including claims brought under Title V more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, May 14 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: The SIU Alumni Association has selected three Salukis to join the organization's board of directors and serve two-year terms, beginning July 1. Meredith S. Hudgens '03, Vance Sawyer '10, MAcc '11, and Terita M. Walker '01 were selected by the board for appointment from a national candidate pool of more than 40 nominations at its spring meeting in April. The new appointees will undergo board orientat more PR