COLLINSVILLE, Illinois, April 30 -- Ameren Illinois, a subsidiary of Ameren, issued the following news release: With the winter heating season in the rearview mirror, Ameren Illinois is focusing on the road ahead by upgrading four of its underground natural gas storage fields to ensure continued reliability next winter and beyond. "We saw firsthand during Winter Storm Gerri the role our underground storage fields played in providing readily available natural gas to meet customer heating needs.  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, April 30 -- Augustana College issued the following news: The annual Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies is a competition in which students write or compose in music and art their responses to the Holocaust. The winners for 2024 are: * First place: Morgan Schroeder, essay, "Dogma: How a Convenient Narrative Led to the Holocaust" * Second place: Anna-Maria Hubel, essay, "Panoramic View in front of and behind my facade: Perceptions of a Viennese palace" * Third place: Lex  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- Barack Ferrazzano, a law firm, issued the following news release: BFKN is pleased to announce the addition of Samantha T. Zuba to the Litigation Group. Samantha is an established, solutions-driven litigation attorney who applies creativity and her prior experience clerking for a federal judge to help clients navigate complex commercial disputes. She also has substantial litigation experience working on cases involving diverse subject matter, such as breach of con  more

RIVER FOREST, Illinois, April 30 -- Dominican University issued the following news release: Dominican University's ongoing commitment to supporting undocumented students has earned the institution high regards from a trio of higher education and immigrant rights organizations. TheDream.US, the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, and Immigrants Rising honored Dominican during their inaugural SUCCESS awards ceremony in late March. The first-year event recognized committed i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: The Illinois Senate has passed legislation in response to a deadly accident in the 54th Senate District involving a tanker carrying 7,500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia that killed 5 people and injured 11. State Senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield) filed the legislation at the request of Effingham County officials. The bill is designed to educate drivers about the dangers of hazardous materials that vehicle  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 29 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising global services firm Aon plc (NYSE: AON) on the sale of real estate and real asset investment advisory services firm The Townsend Group to an investment group led by The Riverside Company. The definitive agreement was announced April 29, 2024. Financial terms were not disclosed. The group of leading institutions co-investing alongside Riverside include Bluerock, MLC P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 29 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised education firm EAB on the acquisition of virtual job simulation provider Forage, which will join EAB's talent division, Seramount, and help employers recruit college students. The acquisition will enable EAB to draw on its unique position serving thousands of colleges and hundreds of companies to help employers identify and hire qualified early-career talent. Financial de  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 29 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is advising Phibro Animal Health Corporation (Nasdaq: PAHC) on the acquisition of medicated feed additive and water soluble product portfolios from Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS). Phibro is paying $350 million subject to customary closing adjustments. The deal is to close in the second half of the 2024 calendar year. The acquired product portfolio, which generated approximately $400 milli  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 29 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis is excited to announce that James Donohue, Mirela Hristova, Michelle Kim and Joseph Baron have joined the Firm as partners in the Investment Funds Group. The team has experience with all aspects of fund formation and management, including both domestic and international investment vehicles. "We are excited to welcome this talented team to Kirkland's premier Investment Funds Group,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 29 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Dunes Point Capital on the sale of Harvey Building Products, a manufacturer of windows and doors sold under the Harvey, Thermo-Tech and SoftLite brands for the residential repair and remodel sector, to Cornerstone Building Brands, one of the largest manufacturers of exterior building products in North America. Read the transaction press release. The Kirkland team was led   more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, April 30 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: Olivet students from the McGraw School of Business were awarded first place in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) on April 22 for their presentation at the D6 Regional competition, held in Mishawaka, Indiana. This is the first time Olivet has placed at NSAC. "Over the years, a core group of student leaders emerged," said School of Business professor, Chris Perez, "including Lindsey Shouse   more

PEORIA, Illinois, April 30 -- OSF HealthCare issued the following news: * * * Key takeaways: * Lewy body dementia is associated with abnormal protein clumps in the brain. It's usually diagnosed after someone dies. * Symptoms include hallucinations, movement issues, changes in concentration and alertness and loss of thinking abilities. * Treatment includes medication and changing daily habits to make the person comfortable. * * * "I just want to reboot my brain." Those were among the wa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- Ribbon Communications Operating Co. issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions to many of the world's largest service providers, enterprises, and critical infrastructure operators to modernize and protect their networks, today announced that in cooperation with SURF, the collaborative organization for IT in Dutch educati  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 30 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Center for Undergraduate Research, a collaboration between the Centennial Honors College and the WIU Libraries, is thrilled to announce that WIU junior Karissa Geisinger has been selected to receive the inaugural Center for Undergraduate Research Scholarship. This $500 scholarship aims to support and recognize exceptional research by undergraduate students at WIU. Geisinger's project invol  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 30 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - Justin Schuch, assistant vice president (AVP) of Student Success and Enrollment at Western Illinois University, has been named interim vice president for Student Success at WIU, effective May 1. Schuch replaces John Smith, who will become the interim assistant vice president for Facilities Management, a role currently held by Joe Roselieb. Roselieb will move back into the office of   more