CHICAGO, Illinois, April 18 -- RSM U.S., an independent audit, tax and consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * 10th Annual Cybersecurity Special Report by RSM US Details Sophisticated Threat Environment, Highlighting Progress and Risk Mitigation Opportunities Report cautions middle market firms against complacency amid decline in reported data breaches CHICAGO - (April 17, 2025) - The 10th annual RSM US Middle Market Business Index Special Report: Cybersecurity 2025 found t  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 18 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Author and WIU Alum Dave Markward Discusses New Book MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University alum Dave Markward MS Ed `76 returned to campus in March to discuss his recently published book, "From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America." Markward, a former Rock Island-Milan and Cedar Rapids School District Superintendent, shared insights and engaged with stude  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 18 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * GTCR Announces Sale of Worldpay to Global Payments for $24.25 Billion in Conjunction with Transformative Three-Way Transaction Sale of Industry-Leading Payments Technology and Solutions Company Marks an Important Milestone in GTCR's Strategic Transformation in Partnership with Leaders Strategy CEO Charles Drucker GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today the signi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 18 -- The Illinois Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * ILLINOIS WHEAT CHECKOFF REFERENDUM PASSES SPRINGFIELD, IL - Illinois wheat producers approved a measure to bring a wheat check-off program to the State of Illinois. By a vote of 207 to 69, producers passed a referendum to implement a voluntary wheat check-off program with a 1.5 cent per bushel assessment rate. The referendum result was announced today after the  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 18 -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news on April 17, 2025: * * * Illinois Payroll Jobs Climb to Record High Nonfarm Payrolls Surpass Previous Record, Unemployment Rate Unchanged SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls increased +14,800 (+0.2%) over-the-month to a record high of 6,172,300 in March. The previous record was set in December 2024, with 6,161,000 jo  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 18 -- Northwestern University's Institute for Sustainability and Energy issued the following news: * * * Kanatzidis Lab Wins Inaugural $200,000 UL Research Institutes Grant to Make the World Healthier, Safer, and More Sustainable Across the United States, 15,000 miles of streams are impacted by contamination from industrial waste, including toxic heavy metals from both industrial and mining activities. These pollutants, which industry must address before disposal, po  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, April 18 -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * March 2025 Monthly Release NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 17, 2025 - The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) today announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of March of $1.04 billion or $818 million, after-tax. Catastrophe losses for March include 11 events with approximately 80% of the losses related to four geographically widespread wind and hail events. In March,  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Governor JB Pritzker to Headline DFL Party's 13th Annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner ST. PAUL - Today, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party announced that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will headline the DFL Party's 13th annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner on Friday, June 13, 2025. Tickets for the Humphrey-Mondale Dinner are available at humphreymondaledinner.com   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 18 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Three UChicago scholars receive 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships By Tori Lee and Louise Lerner Guggenheim Fellowships have been awarded this year to three scholars and several alumni from the University of Chicago. The distinguished artists, writers and scientists join the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows honored for "prior career achievement and exceptional promise." Prof. Theaster Gates, Lect. Richie Hof  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 18 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * NASA's Curiosity rover finds evidence for long-ago CO2 atmosphere on Mars Drilling solves mystery of missing carbonate on Mars New findings from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet's ancient atmosphere and how Mars has evolved over time. Researchers have long believed that Mars once had a thick, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere and liquid wate  more