CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Chicago District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE) has conducted an environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) dated 07 September 2023 for the Port Washington Harbor North Breakwater Operations and Maintenance Project addresses the need to support the navigability of   more

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: U.S. Airmen and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 182nd AW, Illinois Air National Guard, arrived in Poland to participate in Aviation Detachment Rotation 23.4, from the 33rd AB, Powidz, Poland. In addition to the cargo aircraft, a KC-135 Stratotanker assi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: As of Monday, Sept. 11, FEMA assistance to residents of Cook County affected by the June 29 - July 2 flooding and storms topped $109 million. This grant funding, combined with $16.5 million in affordable, low-interest, long-term disaster loans provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), adds up to more than $125 million in total federal   more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: A woman originally from China admitted involvement in counterfeit gift card scheme directed at Target shoppers across the Midwest, after she pled guilty to the federal crime in a U.S. District courtroom in East St. Louis on Thursday. Hongying Wang, 53, originally of Hunan Province, China, admitted guilt to using and trafficking   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Le Roy, Illinois, man, Issac Jackson, 29, was sentenced on September 7, 2023, to 30 months in federal prison for theft of medical products and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. According to court documents, while employed as a pharmacy technician, Jackson stole hydrocodone, alprazolam, and promethazine with codeine before sel  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Springfield, Illinois, man, Jeremy Mitchell, 34, was sentenced on September 8, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Colleen R. Lawless to 180 months in prison for possessing a substance containing fentanyl with intent to distribute it. He was also ordered to serve eight years of supervised release. Mitchell was indicted in May 2021 and pleaded guilty in April 202  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Springfield, Illinois, man, Matthew Morlee, 46, was sentenced on September 5, 2023, by Senior U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough to 60 months and one day in prison for manufacturing methamphetamine and for possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug crime. Morlee was indicted in September 2018 and pleaded guilty in May 2023. After his init  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: The Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) at U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and the military services' personal property functions have adjusted the timeline under which shipments will be ordered using the Global Household Goods Contract. The decision comes after nine months of intense planning, discussion and execution, along with IT system develop  more