CHICAGO, Illinois, April 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged That Delivery Company Assigned Black Drivers to More Dangerous and Arduous Work * * * Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million and be subject to the oversight of a court-appointed monitor to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.   more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airmen Violette Hosack, 375th Air Mobility Command Providing emotional support and empowerment for survivors of trauma is no small feat for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate, Tech. Sgt. Aaron Morley, 618th Air Operations Center intelligence analyst. After being moved by a guest speaker at his previous assignment, Morley decided he wanted to step up and help peopl  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airmen Stephanie Henry, 375th Air Mobility Command Airmen from the 375th Civil Engineer and Force Support Squadrons are gearing up to represent all of Air Mobility Command in the Air Force's Readiness Challenge X held on Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, April 21-26. Forty-five Airmen will demonstrate their skills and capabilities, striving to meet the evolving needs of the mission   more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Shelby Rapert, 375th Air Mobility Command Scott Air Force Base hosted its inaugural Aeromedical Evacuation Weapons System Council here April 9-10 with more than 150 Airmen who represented 32 wings from across the Air Force. Attendees discussed mission critical AE advancements needed throughout Air Mobility Command, 18th Air Force and USAF Expeditionary Centers to advance warfig  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Chillicothe, Missouri man, Scott Young, 37, was sentenced on April 25, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Colleen R. Lawless to 60 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Young was indicted in December 2019 and pleaded guilty in September 2023. At sentencing, the Court found that Young had distributed methamphetamine on two occasions in Adams County  more