ROMEOVILLE, Illinois, June 25 -- Lewis University issued the following news release: A $10,000 Interfaith America Inspiring Campus Change Grant was awarded to Lewis University to expand and sustain religious accommodations and structural support for its growing diverse student body. The grant program recognizes institutions of higher learning committed to promoting religious pluralism and fostering welcoming environments for students, faculty, and staff of diverse religious, secular, and spiri  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising free tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for many consumers. In a brief (ht  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Argues Intuit's Marketing of TurboTax Harmed Millions of Consumers * * * District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when i  more

ROCKFORD, Illinois, June 25 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: * * * IRONMAN's decision to move to Illinois was supported by the state's Tourism Incentive Grant Program; 2025 represents the first time the IRONMAN will be held in Illinois * * * Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity(DCEO), local officials and IRONMAN leadership today announced that Rockford will host the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon beg  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Arcus Infrastructure Partners and Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 2 SCSp (AEIF2) on the definitive agreement to sell 100% of Constellation Cold Logistics to EQT Infrastructure VI fund. Constellation is an independent cold storage logistics business in Europe with 26 large cold storage facilities across seven countries in Western Europe and the Nordics. Read Arcus' p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland advised global alternative asset management firm H.I.G. Capital on the final closing of the H.I.G. Infrastructure Partners fund. The fund closed with approximately $1.3 billion of commitments, which was supported by a diverse and global group of limited partners that include sovereign wealth funds, public and private sector pensions, insurance companies, asset managers, consultants, founda  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising TPG on its acquisition, alongside CDPQ, of Aareon, a European provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for the property industry. The financial terms of the acquisition are based on an enterprise value for Aareon of approximately Euros3.9 billion. Closing is expected to take place in the second half of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions and approval  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Littelfuse, a circuit protection manufacturer, issued the following news release: Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, is thrilled to announce that we have once again been named one of the "Best Places to Work in Illinois" in the large employer category for 2024. This is the thirteenth consecutive year the company has been recognized by this awards program and highlight  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: A new poll for Illinois' 17th Congressional District shows Joe Biden and Eric Sorensen are in deep trouble. Here's the bottom line: * Joe Biden is up by just 1 percent in a district he won by nearly 10 percent in 2020. * Eric Sorensen is in a 14 percent deficit when voters are given an informed ballot with the barrage of negative headlines about his extreme record and past statements. * Judge J  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 24 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Northwestern University today celebrated the formal groundbreaking for the new Ryan Field, a 100% privately funded project set to bring thousands of jobs and nearly $660 million in economic impact to the City of Evanston and surrounding areas. The ceremony took place at the site of the new stadium and included remarks by University officials and Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss. The speakers were joined in the   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 24 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump, the presumed nominees for the 2024 presidential election, will face off in their first televised debate on Thursday in Atlanta. Hosted by CNN, the debate will be moderated by Dana Bash and Jake Tapper. This is the first of two scheduled debates by the nominees. The second will take place in September. The following professors from Northwestern are a  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 24 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Ann Lurie, well-known Chicago and global philanthropist whose name graces some of the city's and the Midwest's most vital academic, cultural, social service and health care institutions, died today due to complications from a recent illness, a spokesperson for her family said. She was 79. Her many generous gifts benefited Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Winston and Strawn LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release: Winston & Strawn LLP has appointed trial lawyer and securities litigation partner Bill O'Neil to Chicago Office Managing Partner. He succeeds Cardelle Spangler in this role, who has assumed a new role in the firm's Office of the Chair as Managing Partner - Internal Affairs. Prior to his new role, Bill served as Chair of Winston's Hiring Committee for the last nine years, where he oversaw associ  more

MACOMB, Illinois, June 25 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University proud alumnus Gary Johnson '84 recently received the esteemed National Retail Federation (NRF) Ring of Excellence Award. This award is the pinnacle of recognition for loss prevention professionals, celebrating individuals whose contributions have shaped the industry. "The Ring of Excellence Award honors exemplary leaders in asset protection and loss prevention," David Johnsto  more