OAK BROOK, Illinois, June 11 -- Ace Hardware, a retailer-owned hardware cooperative, issued the following news on June 10, 2024: Ace Hardware, the world's largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, celebrated a new milestone on its way to national coverage for Ace Hardware Home Services. The company announced today that its home service offerings are now provided in over 5,000 zip codes, with at least one branch location in each of the 48 continental Unites States. "We are so excited to int  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Arajet's 10th Boeing [NYSE: BA] 737 MAX arrived today in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as the airline continues to grow its fuel-efficient fleet. This 737-8 delivery through a lessor supports Arajet's growth strategy throughout the Americas as the airline plans to more than double its routes in the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The BFKN Financial Institutions Group served as legal counsel to Murphy-Wall State Bank and Trust Company ("Murphy-Wall"), in its definitive merger agreement with Oakdale State Bank, whereby Murphy-Wall will acquire Oakdale State Bank through a merger transaction. The strategic merger marks a significant milestone in Murphy-Wall's ongoing commitment to provide quality banking service  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 -- Brunswick Group, an advisory firm, issued the following news release: Brunswick Group, the world's leading critical issues advisory firm, announces that David Wei will join the firm as a Partner, based in New York, on June 17, 2024. David joins after a decade at Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), where he was most recently Managing Director, Climate and Nature. In this role, David worked with companies to implement credible environmental goals and programs,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 -- GE HealthCare issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced today that it has named Roland Rott president and CEO of Imaging and Phil Rackliffe president and CEO of Ultrasound and IGT. Both leaders bring to their roles decades of deep experience in healthcare innovation and experience leading global teams in businesses of scale. This also highlights the depth of internal talent that GE HealthCare is building to strengthe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Hawkins Parnell and Young, a law firm, issued the following news release: Daisy Denizard in Hawkins Parnell & Young's Chicago office was appointed to the Illinois Defense Counsel Board of Directors. Daisy commented, "I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the IDC as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. It is a great association with exceptional attorneys dedicated to improving the judicial system and the practice of law in Illinois." The Illinois Defense Couns  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 12 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteer citizen scientists to assist with wild turkey brood surveys to aid biologists in monitoring turkey population trends and reproductive success. Summertime is when young turkeys are hatching, and by counting them and adult females, biologists can assess trends in reproductive success and survival of young   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in a case addressing the states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e9279006-5dfa-42e6-bf36-b27458b7fb7c/fileAsset/Mulready%20v.%20PCMA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20Certiora  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 13 attorneys general, today encouraged the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to standardize the federal rules to screen public housing applicants with arrest or conviction records. Attorney General Raoul and the coalition issued a comment letter (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of 43 attorneys general, today announced a nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to resolve allegations the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some talcum powder products, including baby powder and body powder. "Consumers rely on accura  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 11 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release: A 14-karat gold charm bracelet with eight charms, a 1783 Spanish Milled Dollar encased with certificate, and a 1997 U.S. quarter-ounce platinum proof coin are among the hundreds of unclaimed property items to be auctioned online from June 17 through June 21. "The online auction offers a convenient way for people to shop from anywhere and find a variety of distinctive items they can a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) announced today the opening of Caption by Hyatt Namba Osaka, a dynamic, community-minded hotel in the heart of Osaka, Japan. The 167-room lifestyle hotel features self-activated touchpoints, vibrant social spaces, and a trendy design aesthetic with an unmistakable neighborhood feel. Caption by Hyatt hotels offer a seamless and efficient guest experience   more

MOLINE, Illinois, June 11 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release: New to its line-up of P-Tier machines, John Deere debuted five new P-Tier Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Compact Track Loader (CTL) models. Entering the market, the 330 and 334 P-Tier SSLs and the 331, 333 and 335 P-Tier CTLs boast a brand-new one-piece cab design with premium options, enhanced technology features, and an overall increa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised InTandem Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare services, on the closing of InTandem Capital Partners Fund III, LP and its parallel fund, with $715 million in total capital commitments. Fund III closed above its original target of $650 million. Fund III will continue InTandem's strategy of making control investments in North   more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, June 12 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: By Adam Asher For Olivet Nazarene University's new Head Football Coach, Avante Mitchell, the journey to Olivet has been an eventful one. From receiving a scholarship to play Quarterback at the University of Louisville to coaching little league football, then high school football, and working his way through the college coaching ranks, his personal and professional life experiences have prepared him for this  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 11 -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: New research from Circana(TM), a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, has revealed that overall TV category sales remain stagnant as consumers continue to prioritize value. Despite this cautious approach to spending, there has been an uptick in purchases of ultra-large TVs. The positive growth in TVs with screens 75 inc  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 11 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: When soil microbes eat plant matter, the digested food follows one of two pathways. Either the microbe uses the food to build its own body, or it respires its meal as carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Now, a Northwestern University-led research team has, for the first time, tracked the pathways of a mixture of plant waste as it moves through bacteria's metabolism to contribute to atmospheric CO2.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina led an executive committee that included Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, New York, and Washington. The consent judgmen  more

DEERFIELD, Illinois, June 12 -- Walgreens, a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, issued the following news release: Walgreens and Greater Than HIV, a public information initiative of KFF, are teaming up with health departments and community organizations to offer free rapid HIV testing in more than 550 Walgreens stores on June 27 in the largest coordinated National HIV Testing Day event. Additionally, to address the rising rates of other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), free rapid syp  more