ITASCA, Illinois, April 9 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: * * * 12% of Military-connected Children Diagnosed With Medical Complexity by Age 5 Approximately 1 in 9 military-connected children were diagnosed with complex medical conditions by age 5, according to a study that analyzed data over a 15-year period. The study, "Incidence of Medical Complexity in Military-Connected Children," published in the May 2025 Pediatrics (published online April 8) foun  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * AASL Announces Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) Collection Development Grants CHICAGO - Fifteen collection development grants are available to AASL members to create or expand their collection with content to provide context and content that explores Jewish experience, Jewish achievement, and Jewish identity as an antidote to antisemitism. Sponsored by the Weitzma  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 7 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services Cuts to Independent Agency Threatens Libraries Nationwide Washington, D.C. -- The American Library Association (ALA), the largest library association in the world, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the la  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, April 7 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Beyond borders Lisa Marshall president@ans.org Global partnerships advance the nuclear enterprise, demonstrating commitment to energy security, supply chain buildout, and economic and human development. Collaborations remain imperative, keeping these things in mind: Approximately half of the 400-GW reactor fleet will be retiring by 2040. 1 The forecasted need for new   more

BROOKFIELD, Illinois, April 8 -- Brookfield Zoo Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Brookfield Zoo Chicago Announces Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund Grant Recipients Funding supports 19 pioneering conservation and veterinary science research projects across the globe Brookfield Zoo Chicago announced nearly $140,000 in grants have been awarded by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Endangered Species Fund to 19 pioneering conservation and veterinary science research   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Core Announces 2025 Ballot Measure Outcomes CHICAGO--Yesterday Core, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the outcomes of four ballot measures. The first proposed amendment to Core Bylaws was to add the Diversity & Inclusion Committee as a committee of the Board and remove the Advocacy Committee as a committee of the Board. This passed with  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Looking Beyond Your Digital Repository; Metadata for Storytelling CHICAGO--Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Looking Beyond Your Digital Repository; Metadata for Storytelling" on May 14, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. In recent years, the traditional use of digital collections simply as proxies for the physical has shifted to a para  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 -- Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm defending life, family and freedom, issued the following news on April 7, 2025: * * * Court Strikes Down Illinois Law Forcing Pro-Life Ministries To Promote Abortion, Upholds Abortion Referral Mandate Thomas More Society Vows Seventh Circuit Appeal Against Illinois' Abortion Referral Mandate (Rockford, Illinois) Late Friday, April 4, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Iain D. Johnston issued a long-awaited de  more

ITASCA, Illinois, April 9 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: * * * Eviction Bans During Pandemic Led to Decreased Child Maltreatment Rates Housing insecurity is documented as one of several factors that can increase risk of child maltreatment. Eviction moratoriums, or bans on evictions, put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic helped to lessen the stress load on families and thus lowered the rates of child maltreatment, according to a study, "State-Based  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * How Countries are Responding to Recent Tariff Announcements With the new reciprocal tariffs set to go into effect tomorrow, below is a recap of important guidence and a summary of how countries are responding to the new tariffs. On April 5, a new 10% baseline tariff on all imported goods went into effect. Additional tariffs, including some that range up t  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, April 7 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * MSRR presentation held at ANS HQ The Chicago-Great Lakes Local Section of the American Nuclear Society hosted a presentation at the Society's headquarters in Westmont, Ill., on developments at the molten salt research reactor at Abilene Christian University's Nuclear Energy Experimental Testing (NEXT) Lab. A recording of the full presentation is available on the ANS website   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * New Ordinance Provides Additional Consumer Protections Against Rogue Tow Truck Drivers in Chicago CHICAGO - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), the Illinois Insurance Association (IIA), and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) support the new towing proposal by Alderman Gilbert Villegas (36 th Ward) to combat rogue to  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, April 7 [Category: Energy] -- The American Nuclear Society posted the following news: * * * Nuclear's future discussed at MURR expansion ANS Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy recently spoke on nuclear power's potential for answering today's energy demands as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Missouri. He also took part in the ribbon cutting for a large addition to the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR). The talk: In his tal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Texas Can Improve Its Insurance Marketplace Without Abandoning a Market-Based Approach APCIA supports attempts to slow the rise of Texas property insurance rates. However, a bill in the legislature to discard the state's file-and-use system and implement prior approval for rate increases above 10% will not have the intended effect. Rates have risen   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * United for Libraries and Penguin Random House announce recipients of grants to U.S. rural and small libraries APRIL 8, 2025 | Penguin Random House and United for Libraries announced today, during National Library Week, the 51 recipients of a new grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. The cash grants, totaling $25,000, are being awarded to  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 8 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR, Honored with the 2025 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research CHICAGO - The 2025 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research will be presented to William N. Hait, MD, PhD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, during the AACR Annual   more