ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, June 5 -- Augustana College issued the following news: Augustana College and Rivermont Collegiate will sign a guaranteed admissions agreement at 10 a.m. Friday, June 7, at Augustana's Bahls Campus Leadership Center, 820 38th St., Rock Island. The signing will be attended by Augustana President Andrea Talentino and Rivermont Headmaster Max Roach. Under the agreement, students who complete at least two years in good standing at Rivermont, a nonsectarian, college preparato  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 5 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: June 5, 2024 Northwestern University Dance Marathon (NUDM) is partnering with Chicago HOPES for Kids when the popular student run philanthropy effort returns in spring quarter of 2025. Chicago HOPES is a nonprofit that provides educational and holistic support to Chicago students experiencing homelessness. "We are really excited about the potential of this partnership and seeing how students engage with  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: The Wall Street Journal is set to convene its annual Global Food Forum on June 25-26 in Chicago, Ill., and online. Hosted by WSJ, the globally trusted source of news and information, the WSJ Global Food Forum brings together an influential audience of senior executives and experts from across the food industry and agricultural economy, including stakeholders from the worlds o  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 6 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Following the historic impacts of the 2023 wildfire season, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are encouraging residents to routinely monitor air quality to protect their health and reduce contributions to air pollution. Like the weather, air quality can change from day to day. The Illinois EPA issues daily air   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 6 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Illinois has been selected as one of ten states to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program designed to expand and improve access to coordinated mental health care and substance use services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week. "This announcement builds on the substantial progress my administratio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 6 -- The Illinois Courts issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the First Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Kelly R. Phelps as associate judge of the First Judicial Circuit. Mr. Phelps received his undergraduate degree in 1992 from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois and his Juris Doctor in 1995 from Southern Illinois University  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Lyra Bidco Limited (Bidco), a newly-formed company indirectly wholly-owned by investment funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone Inc., on the revised recommended cash acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Hipgnosis. The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers has granted its consent under Section 8 of Appendix 7 of the City Code o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland advised an investment vehicle of direct lender and credit asset manager Golub Capital in connection with its entry into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire a minority stake in Nassau Financial Group, L.P., an insurance, reinsurance and asset management provider. The deal was structured as a $200 million minority non-voting common equity investment, which will make Golub Nassau's larg  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised iconic apparel brands leader HanesBrands (NYSE: HBI) on the sale of the company's global Champion business to Authentic Brands Group. The transaction value is $1.2 billion with the potential to reach up to $1.5 billion through an additional contingent cash consideration based on achievement of performance thresholds. The definitive agreement was announced June 5, 2024. The   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Nordic Capital on entering into an agreement to sell Sunrise Medical, a specialist in assistive mobility solutions, to global investment firm Platinum Equity. Completion of the transaction is expected in Q3 2024 and is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Read Nordic Capital's press release (https://www.nordiccapital.com/news-views/press-releases/nordic-capital-to  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. on the $420 million acquisition of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.'s (NYSE: AMBC) legacy financial guarantee insurance businesses, Ambac Assurance Corporation and Ambac UK. Oaktree will also receive warrants to acquire up to 9.9% of Ambac common stock at a strike price of $18.50. The transaction's closing is subject to customary conditions,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, on its strategic growth investment in Solarity, a leading provider of automated clinical data processing solutions for acute and ambulatory healthcare providers. Solarity management and existing private equity partner BV Investment Partners will both roll substantial ownership stakes and welcome TA as the new lead investor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown's global Intellectual Property practice and its lawyers were recognized in the 2024 edition of the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Patent 1000. The annual guide "shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals deemed outstanding in the pivotal field of patent law." The guide ranked the firm in seven jurisdictions: * Germany * Hong Kong * International * United States: California * United State  more

DECATUR, Illinois, June 6 -- Millikin University issued the following news: By Matthew Flaten Millikin University's Elementary Education (ELED) program recently received an "Exemplary" rating from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in their annual evaluations of Illinois teacher preparation programs. This is the program's third consecutive year receiving the "Exemplary" rating, the highest rating the ISBE gives out in their rankings. "Three consecutive years of exemplary ratings a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), a leading global investment management firm with $1.2 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2024, announced today that Hugh Ansty, CFA, has joined as Head of Strategic Accounts, Intermediary. In this role, Ansty will lead sales and client relationship strategy in the intermediary market for NTAM's Weal  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 6 -- Polaris Industries, a snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles manufacturer, issued the following news release: Polaris Adventures, the experience business of global powersports leader Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII), announces the expansion of boat rentals across its ever growing network, providing more ways for customers to enjoy the outdoors. Polaris Adventures offers boat rentals at 35 locations across Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Main  more

LOMBARD, Illinois, June 6 -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news: During her career as a licensed massage therapist, Amber Misiowiec discovered a lot about alternative medicine, sparking an interest in herbal medicine, aromatherapy and the healing power of nature. It was this passion that ultimately led her to pursue the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) program at National University of Health Sciences. Misiowiec, a U.S. Air Force veteran who's currently in he  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: The U.S. National Science Foundation announced it is granting $12 million in funds for a project to explore ways to 'decarbonize' computation. The University of Chicago is a key partner in the project, known as the National Science Foundation Expeditions in Computing for Computational Decarbonization of Societal Infrastructures at Mesoscales. It is led by UMass-Amherst and seeks to develop the field of c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- UScellular issued the following news release: UScellular has been recognized as one of America's Best Employers for New Grads in 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The America's Best Employers for New Grads list is identified in an independent survey from a vast sample of over 100,000 U.S. young professionals (employees that have less than 10 years of work experie  more