Latest Press Release on Chicago

Pet Airways Conducts Operation Thanksgiving Day Pet Flight To Freedom - The First Ever Pet Rescue Airlift
CHICAGO, BALTIMORE, and NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The first ever pet rescue airlift will take place this Thanksgiving Holiday with a flight from Pet Airways' Pet Lounge at Chicago's Midway Airport to the Pet Airways Pet Lounge in Farmingdale, New York. In con...

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Credit Card Mailings Rise to Highest Level since December 2008
CHICAGO - The latest tentative sign of economic recovery? Credit card direct mail volume is back on the rise.

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American College of Surgeons Voices Strong Support for American Cancer Society Screening Mammography Guidelines
Encourages women to partner with their physicians to determine when and how often to receive mammograms CHICAGO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons (ACoS) today released comments strongly supporting current American Cancer Society ...

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Chrysler's Marchionne to Address Economic Club at Chicago Auto Show
CHICAGO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler Group LLC, will address the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) at the group's annual Chicago Auto Show luncheon meeting on Feb. 11, 2010. The event will be held at 12 p.m. CST in the Vista Bal...

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Aleri Included In Dow Jones Financial News’ Annual Top 21 Businesses to Watch in 2010
CHICAGO - Aleri Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class

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Federal Court Supports TransUnion and VantageScore(R)
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- After a three week jury trial, the U.S. District Court in Minnesota has decided in favor of TransUnion and VantageScore®, denying the purported common law and registered trademark rights FICO claimed were violated. The jury found that FICO knowingl...

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MSDSonline Among Top 50 Chicago Area Gen-Y Friendly Companies
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MSDSonline, a leading developer of on-demand solutions for environmental, health and safety (EH&S) professionals, was recently named to Brill Street + Company's list of Top 50 Generation-Y Employers in the Chicago area. Brill Street...

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Fitch Affirms AMD's IDR at 'B-'; Revises Outlook to Positive
CHICAGO & NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD): --Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) affirmed at 'B-'; --Senior unsecured debt upgraded to 'B-/RR4' from 'CC/RR6'.

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Fitch Affirms ConocoPhillips' IDR at 'A'; Outlook Stable
CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings of ConocoPhillips (COP): ConocoPhillips --Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A'; --Senior unsecured notes at 'A'; --Bank revolver at 'A'; --Te

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Fitch Affirms Brentwood, Missouri's TIF Revs (Brentwood Promenade Project) at 'A-'; Outlook Stable
CHICAGO - During the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the rating on the City of Brentwood, Missouri's approximately $3.955 million outstanding tax increment revenue refunding (TIF) bonds (Brentwood Promenade Project), series 2002 at 'A-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

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Fitch Rates Chicago Board of Education, Illinois' $254MM QSCBs 'A+'; Outlook Stable
CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to the Chicago Board of Education, Illinois' (the board) $254,240,000 unlimited tax general obligation (UTGO) bonds (dedicated revenues), series 2009G (Qualified School Construction Bonds)(QSCBs). The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale

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Healthy Eating: Your Healthy Recipes Wanted by Healthy Life Network
CHICAGO, IL -- 11/23/09 -- Healthy Life Network, the new online source for all that is healthy, is now accepting healthy recipe submissions from its readers. Those

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Closing Arguments Begin in the Trial of Khmer Rouge Official Kaing Guek Eav
CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern University Law Professor David Scheffer is in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this week to analyze and provide commentary on closing arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav (alias "Duch"). The trial, which began in March of t...

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Quiznos and Franchisees Reach Settlement of Multiple Class Action Lawsuits
CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer has preliminarily approved a settlement of four franchisee class action lawsuits filed against the Quiznos Franchise Company and others. The cases in Colorado, Wisconsin and Illinois, the earliest of which has ...

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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Pozen, Sanofi-Aventis, Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca and ADC Telecommunications Inc.
CHICAGO - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Pozen (Nasdaq:

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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dell Inc., Berkshire Hathaway, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo
CHICAGO - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:

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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: China Mobile, Alcatel-Lucent, China Unicom, China Telecom and Vodafone
CHICAGO - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: China Mobile (NYSE:

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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Caterpillar, Cost Plus, Inc., Gap Inc., J.M. Smucker Company and Stone Energy Corporation
CHICAGO - Zacks Equity Research highlights Caterpillar (NYSE:

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Zacks Earnings Preview: Deere, Tyson and BJ Services.
CHICAGO - Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Deere (NYSE:

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Settlement Reached in Live Event Forward Market Technology Patent Infringement Case
- TTR, Inc and Viagogo, Inc Settle Out of Court - CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago-based Ticket Reserve, Inc. ("TTR"), the originator and patent rights owner of the proprietary "FORWARD MARKET" technology platform for obtaining ticket...

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Justice Department Sues Chicago Area Landlord for Refusing to Rent to African Americans
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States has filed a lawsuit against Terence Flanagan, a Chicago area property owner and rental agent, alleging that he refused to rent properties he owned or controlled to African-Americans, in violation of the federal Fair Housin...

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Parkway Properties Announces GSA Lease Renewal In Chicago
JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 23 -- Parkway Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PKY) announced today that it signed a 190,000 square foot long-term lease renewal with the General Services Administration ("GSA") at 233 North Michigan in Chicago. The GSA's lease was originall...

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Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 Preferred Shares Now Trading on NYSE
CHICAGO - Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today announced that the MuniFund Term Preferred (MTP) shares issued by the Nuveen Virginia Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 2 (NNB) on October 30 2009, have begun

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Noted Diagnostic Radiologists Joan Werber, D.O., Ahmed Farag, M.D., C.M., Join Forces to Create Diagnostic Imaging Specialists of Chicago
CHICAGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Two of the Chicago area's leading Board Certified Diagnostic Radiologists are introducing a new era in women's breast imaging, coupling the latest technology in digital mammography, bone density and diagnostic ultrasound with the ability to have the ...

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PRG-Schultz to Present at the Barrington Research Consumer & Business Services Conference on December 1, 2009
ATLANTA - PRG-Schultz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRGX), the world's largest recovery audit firm, today announced that the company will be presenting at the Barrington Research Consumer & Business Services Conference on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Romil Bah

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