CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Chicago District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE) is releasing for public comment the draft Project Implementation Report and Environmental Assessment (PIR/EA) for the Fox River Connectivity & Habitat Study in Kane and McHenry Counties, Ill. As required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Fox Riv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Logista Advisors LLC and Andrew Serotta, charging them with spoofing, engaging in a manipulative and deceptive scheme, failing to supervise, and for violating a prior CFTC order. The scheme involved crude oil and natural gas   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A U.S. District judge sentenced a California man to 21 year and 10 months in prison after he admitted to leading a drug conspiracy ring targeting communities in southern Illinois. Thomas Hines, 33, of Los Angeles, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following remarks on Sept. 7, 2023, by Secretary Miguel Cardona at an event at Beyer Early Childhood Center in Rockford, Illinois: * * * I'm pleased to be here at Beyer Early Childhood Center in Rockford, Illinois, with Representative Eric Sorensen and National Education Association President Becky Pringle to visit an incredible early learning program here and talk about why we believe early childhood is so critical to raising   more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release: A U.S. District judge sentenced a California man to 262-months imprisonment after he admitted to leading a drug conspiracy ring targeting communities in southern Illinois. Thomas Hines, 33, of Los Angeles, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of money laundering co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Lorenza Domingo-Castaneda, 34, a Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty today in the Central District of Illinois to three counts of forced labor and two counts of conspiracy to commit forced labor. On Aug. 18, co-defendant Catarina Domingo-Juan, 37, also pleaded guilty to three counts of forced labor and two counts of conspiracy to commit forced labor. A third co-defendant, Domingo Francisco-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56701) involving G.E. Healthcare dba Medi Physics, Arlington Heights, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: G.E. Healthcare dba Medi Physics Region: 3 City: Arlington Heights State: IL License #: IL-01109-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Lawrence Criscione Notification Date: 08/30/2023 Notification Time: 12:55 [ET] Event Date:  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Two Illinois men were sentenced to prison on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, after they both pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 pre  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: Defense leaders met with maritime industry partners on Aug. 30 during the bi-annual Sealift Executive Working Group (SEWG), at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Maryland, to enhance cooperation on key sealift issues. Established in 2013, the SEWG is chartered to examine how the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise can improve   more