CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his legislation to increase accessibility to the Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Program was signed into law. Senate Bill (SB) 3713 is the result of the cooperative efforts of the Attorney General's office, Ascend Justice, and the Alliance for Safety and Justice, a longtime collaborator with the Attorney General's office. "Sur  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * New Law Prohibits Use of AI to Create Child Sexual Abuse Images with Real Children * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law his legislation to clarify that Illinois' child pornography laws apply to images and videos created by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The measure builds on the work being done by Attorney Gener  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his legislation to fill existing voids in labor enforcement that leave workers unprotected from often-devastating employer retaliation when they seek to enforce their rights or blow the whistle on unlawful employer practices was signed into law. "With the signing of this important workers' rights law, Illinois workers will no longe  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * Guiding Economic Development Goals, Comprehensive Business Development Strategy to Support Illinois Communities * * * CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) released Illinois' 2024 Economic Growth Plan, a five-year plan to guide Illinois' economic development priorities and programming. Building upon I  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Crown Laboratories, Inc., a privately held, global innovative leader in the skincare industry, on a definitive merger agreement to purchase Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVNC), a biotechnology company aimed at setting the new standard in healthcare with innovative aesthetic and therapeutic offerings. The acquisition was announced August 12, 2024 and is expected to clo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis counseled Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, and its portfolio company QGenda, a leading provider of healthcare workforce management software, on the sale of QGenda to Hearst Health. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read the transaction press release. The Kirkland team was led by corporate pa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that legislation amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to clarify and strengthen its protections was signed into law. "The Illinois Human Rights Act is an important tool for combating discrimination," Raoul said. "I want to thank Gov. JB Pritzker for signing this legislation, which will help my office enhance our efforts protecting the people of   more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * "To achieve a 100% pass rate speaks to the dedication and hard work of our students and faculty," * * * By Seth Hurd "Achieving a 100% pass rate is absolutely fantastic because it speaks to many things," says Dr. Suzanne Phipps, Director of Olivet Nazarene University's Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, which includes Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track. Under her leadership, Olivet's nu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Editor's note: This story is part of Meet a UChicagoan, a regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community. Read about the others here [View story in the link at bottom.]. * * * Where does physics meet biology? For biophysicist Jasmine Nirody, the intersection lies in locomotion, or how things move. It's both a direct application of fundamental mechanics  more