ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Kelly Haertjens, ASC Public Affairs For every suicide, 135 lives are profoundly affected by the loss. This sobering statistic underscores the importance of addressing a heavy but necessary topic during September, which is Suicide Prevention Month. While many are familiar with the resources available for suicide prevention, a lesser-known subject is what's available and how to assist those coping  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-23-2023) on Sept. 19, 2023, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 9 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 6 states. Total separations rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Nationally, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the winners of the 2023 Road Safety Student Art Contest. The annual event helps highlight the need for all roadway users to focus on safety. "The colorful vision and imagination we saw in this year's art pieces were remarkable," said FMC  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- Illinois State Senate Republican Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) released the following statement in response to multiple media reports that Esmeralda Aguilar was released to the public under the new cashless bail implementation despite four felony charges of aggravated battery to a peace officer. "Reports that on the very first day of no   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 33, of Culiacan, Mexico, was arraigned in federal court in Chicago today after his extradition from Mexico to the United States on Sept. 15. In January, Guzman Lopez was arrested in Mexico pursuant to a U.S. request for his provisional arrest with a view toward extradition. Guzman Lopez, aka El Raton and Raton Nuevo, is charged in the Northern District of Illinois wi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56745) involving Clinton Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Clinton Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-6 NRC Notified By: Justin Majernik HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 09/18/2023 Notification Time: 23:26 [ET] Event Date: 09/18/2023 Event Time: 20:07 [CDT] Last Update Date: 09/19/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56734) involving IRISNDT Inc., Robinson, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: IRISNDT, Inc. Region: 3 City: Robinson State: IL License #: IL-02481-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 09/12/2023 Notification Time: 16:27 [ET] Event Date: 09/12/2023 Event Time: 16:27 [CDT] Last Update Date: 09/1  more

URBANA, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: A Prophetstown, Illinois, man, Philip J. Buyno, 73, pleaded guilty on September 19, 2023, to attempting to use fire to damage a building used in interstate commerce. Sentencing for Buyno is scheduled for February 5, 2024, at the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois. In court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long, Buyno admitted that,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President's Commission on White House Fellows is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2023-2024 class of White House Fellows. Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows program offers exceptional young leaders first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the Federal government. Fellows spend a year working with senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking Administration officials  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts all across the country. Instead of working in a bipartisan manner to keep the government open and address emergency needs for the American people, House Republicans introduced a continuing resol  more