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State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2024-06-01 ( 16 items )  
AAR Awarded on the USA TODAY America's Best Climate Leaders 2024 List (10)
WOOD DALE, Illinois, May 31 -- AAR, a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, has been awarded on USA TODAY's list of America's Best Climate Leaders 2024. This prestigious award is presented by USA TODAY and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The Amer more PR

Amazon Announces Grubhub+ as Ongoing Prime Member Offer; Customers Can Now Order Grubhub Directly From Amazon.com and the Amazon Shopping App (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- Grubhub, an online food delivery marketplace, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Grubhub (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY) today announced they are partnering to make restaurant delivery to customers' doors more convenient and affordable. Starting today, Amazon customers in the U.S. can order from hundreds of thousands of restaurants in all 50 states with Grubhub directly on Amazon.com and in the Amazon Shopping app. Additionally, as lo more PR

ComEd Launches Program to Grow Diverse Pipeline of Energy-Efficiency Businesses and Entrepreneurs (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: * * * ComEd's Market Development Initiative offers training and support services to expand delivery of clean energy & money saving options to customers * * * To help increase business opportunities for local, diverse service providers and entrepreneurs across northern Illinois, ComEd today announced the launch of the Market Development Initiative (MDI). This initiative more PR

Consolidated Communications Readies for 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season (10)
MATTOON, Illinois, May 31 -- Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business communications provider, issued the following news release: CONROE, Texas and PORT ST. JOE, Fla. -- Consolidated Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSL), a leading broadband and business communications provider, has readied emergency preparedness protocols and disaster response plans in advance of the official start of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season and in the event of severe weather in its service areas. Consol more PR

DePaul University: New Study - Violence, Aggression Against Educators Reaching Concerning Levels (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 (TNSres) -- DePaul University issued the following news release: * * * Anxiety, stress about violence prompts educators to leave profession * * * Rates of violence and aggression against educators are high -- and in many cases have risen from pre-COVID-19 levels -- leading teachers to suffer mental health consequences and to consider quitting the profession. A new study led by DePaul University psychologist Susan Dvorak McMahon reveals the extent of the problem acro more PR

DOE Selects Two S&T Students for Summer Program at Argonne National Laboratory (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, May 31 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Kaylee Denbo and Ginger Ramirez, environmental engineering students at Missouri S&T, may not be on the university's campus much this summer, but their absence doesn't mean they will stop learning important skills for their future profession. Both students were awarded Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships from the U.S. Department of Energy and will spend 10 weeks working at Argonne Natio more PR

GE HealthCare and Tampa General Hospital Expand Long-Term Partnership to Benefit Patients and Clinicians Across the State of Florida (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- GE HealthCare issued the following news release: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC), a leading medical technology innovator, and Tampa General Hospital (TGH), one of the nation's leading academic health systems, continue to strengthen their long-term partnership by announcing an agreement to deploy GE HealthCare's Imaging and Ultrasound technology solutions to benefit clinicians and patients in TGH Imaging's outpatient facilities across the state of Florida. Both organiz more PR

ILL. A.G. RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN ALLIES SCORE MAJOR WIN FOR COLLEGE ATHLETES (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the offices of 10 state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a landscape-changing settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that permanently eases restrictions on Division I college athletes who have transferred schools multiple times and otherwise enhances their rights and opport more PR

ILL. A.G. RAOUL CHARGES KANE COUNTY MAN WITH DRUG INDUCED HOMICIDE IN FENTANYL-RELATED DEATHS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today his office charged a Kane County man with the drug-induced homicides of two individuals who died late last year after taking cocaine laced with fentanyl. The Attorney General's office charged Jarrail Ford-Gresham, 34 of Elgin, Illinois, in Kane County Circuit Court with two counts of drug-induced homicide, Class X felonies, each pun more PR

Ill. Auditor General: 'Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission -- Compliance Examination' (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 31 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on May 30, 2024, involving Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's (Commission) compliance examination for the two years ended June 30, 2023. A separate digest covering the Commission's Self-Insurers Security Fund's financial audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023 was rel more PR

Malcolm X College Named '2024 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges' Award Winner (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- Malcolm X College, a part of City Colleges of Chicago, issued the following news: The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (Diverse) have recognized Malcolm X College as one of the 2024 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges. The annual award recognizes community and technical colleges committed to diversity through best-in-class student and staff recruitment and retention practices more PR

New Vehicle Inventory Bounces Back, Reshaping the Automotive Finance Market During the First Quarter of 2024 (10)
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, May 31 (TNSres) -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release: With new vehicle inventory rebounding and some manufacturers continuing to offer incentives, consumers are shifting back into the new vehicle market--resulting in a notable impact on lender market share. According to Experian's State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q1 2024 (https://www.experian.com/automotive/auto-credit-webinar-form), captives' market share for new ve more PR

RSM US Cybersecurity Special Report Spotlights Evolving Threat Environment With Emerging Technologies and Persistent Ransomware Attacks (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 (TNSres) -- RSM U.S., an independent audit, tax and consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * RSM US Cybersecurity Special Report Spotlights Evolving Threat Environment with Emerging Technologies and Persistent Ransomware Attacks Middle market firms increasing proportion of revenue dedicated to cybersecurity; percentage of firms with cyber insurance reaches record high * * * Cybersecurity attacks continue to be a significant risk for middle market c more PR

University of Illinois System: Enhancing Health and Learning in Illinois Day Care Centers Through Air Purification Initiative (10)
URBANA, Illinois, May 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news: After the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) provided 60,000 air purifiers to over 500 K-12 school districts. IDPH further strengthened its impact by securing an additional 20,000 air purifiers for day care centers across Illinois. All air purifiers were provided at no cost. The IDPH initiative sought to make learning environments safer by improving indoo more PR

University of Illinois-Chicago: New Method Makes Hydrogen From Solar Power and Agricultural Waste (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: University of Illinois Chicago engineers have helped design a new method to make hydrogen gas from water using only solar power and agricultural waste, such as manure or husks. The method reduces the energy needed to extract hydrogen from water by 600%, creating new opportunities for sustainable, climate-friendly chemical production. Hydrogen-based fuels are one of the most promis more PR

Weaver Enhances International Tax Services With Managing Director, Margaret (Peggy) Nowak (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, May 31 -- Weaver, a provider of an assurance, tax and advisory services, issued the following news release: Weaver, a national accounting and advisory firm, is pleased to announce Margaret (Peggy) Nowak as a managing director within its International Tax Services. Peggy has more than 30 years of industry experience and is based near Chicago, Illinois. With extensive knowledge in international tax compliance and deep experience in structuring, repatriation and treaty analysis, P more PR