CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, April 25 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist At the U.S Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), researcher Anne McCarthy sits in an office next to Harry, William and Diana. They are helpful office mates, offering her technical assistance when she needs it. They don't bug her too much, but they do offer the occasional hiss. In fact, they're the main stars of he  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Illinois Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Illinois had 386,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 367,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Illinois   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Iowa Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Iowa had 83,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 93,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Iowa was 4.9 percen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "South Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * South Dakota had 29,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 27,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Sou  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Wisconsin Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Wisconsin had 171,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 160,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Wiscons  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Illinois Finance Authority has been selected to receive $1  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Minnesota Commerce Department's Division of Energy Resourc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting has b  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced today the selection of Mario Diaz Albarran, head custodian at Lincoln Elementary School in Palatine, Illinois, as the 2024 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) honoree. This honor, established by Congress in 2019, spotlights classified school employees' outstanding contributions to quality PreK-12 education in the United States. Classified   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Lincoln, Illinois, man, Curtis Kelly, 35, was sentenced on April 23, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Colleen R. Lawless to 156 months in prison, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine. Kelly was indicted in January 2023 and pleaded guilty in August 2023. He has been detained by   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 8,600 More Borrowers in Illinois, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 100,060 people in Illinois under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 8  more