SCHILLER PARK, Illinois, May 23 (TNSres) -- Enrollment Rx, a higher education technology company delivering innovative Constituent Relationship Management solutions, issued the following news on May 21, 2024: Colleges and universities are often frustrated by their inability to effectively report on their recruitment and admissions data because their existing systems do not provide easy mechanisms to query information. Modern admissions software needs to deliver configurable reporting tools that more PR

MATTOON, Illinois, May 23 -- First Mid Bancshares issued the following news release: First Mid Insurance Group (FMIG) is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Great West Casualty Company, one of the best, well-capitalized insurance carriers specializing in trucking, transportation, and fleet risk management. The partnership aligns with First Mid Insurance Group's commitment to offering clients the best options for their insurance needs across all sectors. "We are thrilled to offer more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- GE HealthCare issued the following news release: GE HealthCare has topped a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) list of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled medical devices for the third year in a row with 72 listed 510(k) clearances or authorizations to date in the United States. GE HealthCare also topped the list when it was updated by the FDA in 2022 and 2023. Central to the company's strategy, GE HealthCare is investing in AI and machine learning to power i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement its recently proposed regulations that would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers. In their comment letter (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/0695b24cc0/State%20AG%20Comment%20Letter%20NPRM%20Student%20Debt.pdf?la more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) appointed Tamakia "TJ" Edwards, a proven leader and change agent, to serve as the agency's next Executive Director. Edwards currently works as the Chief Strategy Officer at Comprehensive Construction Consulting Inc., and previously served as the Chief of Staff for the CDB from 2020 to 2023. "Tamakia "TJ" Edwards brings vast construction management exper more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: A bill passed by state Rep. Dagmara 'Dee' Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, passed out of the House proactively protects women's right to life-saving care from any further attacks on women's health by the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court. "In Illinois, we believe that every woman deserves the right to safe, compassionate care. No one should be denied the care that could protect them from severe injury or more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: In response to a spike in the rate of threats made against libraries and librarians, state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray has passed a bill to boost the safety of Illinois libraries and ensure that people who make threats or false reports can be held accountable. "Last year, we became the first state in the U.S. to effectively protect libraries and librarians from authoritarian book bans, and I was proud to sponso more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news on May 22, 2024: As part of continuing efforts to create jobs and attract robust economic investment, state Rep. Dave Vella, D-Rockford, passed a bipartisan state incentive plan Wednesday that aims to make Illinois a national leader in quantum computing. "We want Illinois to be the hub for future technologies and economic opportunity," Vella said. "By being ahead of the curve on quantum computing, we're not more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, is ensuring school districts are prepared to properly address a growing form of cyberbullying in which sexually explicit imagery generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is used to bully, intimidate and humiliate students. "As technology evolves, our legislation needs to keep pace and stay ahead of developments," Yang Rohr said. "With the increase in access to AI- more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, May 23 (TNSres) -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: The first pair of Illinois Wesleyan University students have been selected to complete long-term research through the Beckman Scholars Program. IWU was among 14 colleges and universities in the country chosen to receive program funding through the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, a non-profit organization established to support leading-edge research. The Beckman family's connection to more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (Riley Permian) on its definitive agreement with Conduit Power, LLC to expand the scope of their joint venture, RPC Power, LLC, to build new power generation and storage assets for the sale of energy and ancillary services to ERCOT, the Texas power grid operator. Read Riley Permian's press release. The Kirkland team was led by corporate partn more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland advised The Carlyle Group on the final closing of its fifth Japanese buyout fund, Carlyle Japan Partners V (CJP V). At Yen430 billion (approximately $2.8 billion), which is inclusive of commitments from CJP V's general partner and its affiliates, CJP V hit its hard cap on limited partner commitments. According to data from Preqin, this represents the largest fundraise for a buyout strategy f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Ambassador John J. Sullivan, a partner in Mayer Brown's Washington DC and New York offices and co-leader of the firm's National Security practice, has been confirmed by the US Senate for a seat on the board of directors of the US Institute of Peace following his nomination by President Joe Biden last year. Ambassador Sullivan's public service career spans four decades in prominent diplomatic and le more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: McDermott Will & Emery has advised Verdoso, an investment holding specializing in assisting small and medium-sized businesses in their transformation phases, on a strategic investment in Estelec Industrie, a fast-growing Alsatian electronics company (EMS). Thanks to this partnership with Verdoso, the company will be able to strengthen its financial base and production capacitie more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: NewsNation today announced that it will expand its news programming to 24-hours-per-day Monday through Sunday, beginning June 1. The network will launch the final portion of its live news line-up with the early-evening edition of NewsNation Now with Adrienne Bankert on Saturdays and Sundays from 4-7 p.m. ET. This new block of news follows the recent launches of more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Northern Trust Corporation announced today that Chief Financial Officer Jason Tyler and Wealth Management President Steven L. Fradkin will participate in the Morgan Stanley 2024 U.S. Financials, Payments & Commercial Real Estate Conference in New York City on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. (ET). A live webcast of the event may be accessed via Nort more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 22 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: An international team of researchers, including Northwestern University engineers, is getting closer to solving a 400-year-old solar mystery that stumped even famed astronomer Galileo Galilei. Since first observing the sun's magnetic activity, astronomers have struggled to pinpoint where the process originates. Now, after running a series of complex calculations on a NASA supercomputer, the researchers di more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced that the company will be presenting at the following investor conferences: On Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Chris Cartwright, President and CEO, will present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. CT (10:00 a.m. ET). On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Todd Cello, Executive Vice President, more PR

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, May 23 -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced our acquisition of BatterieIngenieure GmbH, a battery testing company based in Aachen, Germany, with expertise in specialized performance testing of cell, small modules and batt more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following Q&A on May 22, 2024, with Chuan He, John T. Wilson distinguished service professor of chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology, and Guanqun Wang and Haoxuan Li, postdoctoral researchers working in the He laboratory: By Louise Lerner Editor's Note: This is part of a new series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the sc more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Scientists have long been studying the brain with a goal of aiding healthier aging. While much is known about risk factors for accelerated brain aging, less has been uncovered to identify ways to reduce cognitive decline. There is evidence that nutrition matters, and a novel study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior and the University o more PR

DEERFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- Walgreens Boots Alliance, a pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise company, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that it has sold shares of Cencora, Inc. (NYSE: COR) pursuant to a share repurchase by Cencora in the amount of approximately $400 million. With the transaction, Walgreens Boots Alliance's ownership of Cencora's common stock has decreased from approximately 13 percent to  more PR