CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 25, 2023, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Madison - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.90 in May 2022, compared to the nationwide average of $29.76, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Pal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 25, 2023, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.52 in May 2022, 4 percent below the nationwide average of $29.76, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 25, 2023, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Oshkosh-Neenah - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.85 in May 2022, 10 percent below the nationwide average of $29.76, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 25, 2023, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Racine - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.78 in May 2022, 17 percent below the nationwide average of $29.76, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 25, 2023, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Sheboygan - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.73 in May 2022, 14 percent below the nationwide average of $29.76, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 25, 2023, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Wausau - May 2022": * * * Workers in the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.25 in May 2022, 12 percent below the nationwide average of $29.76, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced charges against 10 individuals for allegedly trafficking fentanyl and other drugs on the South Side of Chicago. The multi-year investigation, led by the DEA Chicag  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release: A U.S. District judge sentenced an Arizona man to 100 months imprisonment after he admitted to trafficking more than 1,300 grams combined of fentanyl and heroin into southern Illinois. Jimmy Carrasco, 28, of Glendale, Arizona, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Following his prison sentence, he will serve  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: A Glen Carbon man who operated an online business admitted guilt in federal court of misbranding the ingredient list on a male sexual enhancement supplement product, thus deceiving his customers. William Goldsmith, 48, pleaded guilty to a felony information Thursday charging one count of introducing misbranded drugs into interstat  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Dena J. King, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: The founder and creator of an anti-government website was sentenced late yesterday in federal court in Asheville to 10 years in prison, for aiding and abetting threatening interstate communications, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, Timothy Mich  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56682) involving G.E. Healthcare, Arlington Heights, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA Region: 3 City: Arlington Heights State: IL License #: IL-01109-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith Notification Date: 08/17/2023 Notification Time: 12:15 [ET] Event Date: 08/12/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CD  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Illinois are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that be  more

URBANA, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: On August 23, 2023, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Artez L. Johnson, 38, of Rantoul, Illinois, for possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Johnson was convicted following a jury trial in front of United States District Judge Colin s. Bruce. During the trial, the government presented evidence establishing that   more