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. 21 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Sept. 20, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against Advantage Futures LLC, a registered futures commission merchant based in Chicago, Illinois, for failing to diligently supervise the handling of commodity interest accounts, which resulted in incomplete and inadequate oversight of its surveillance of custo  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) hosted a combined working group to discuss the Mutual Airlift Support Agreement (MASA) Sept. 19-20. This longstanding agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea allows the exchange of airlift during contingency operations on the Korean peninsula. The working group, comprised of representatives from the Republic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. James A. Hurt, 25, of East St. Louis, Illinois, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 21, 2023. In 1942, Hurt was a member of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, when Japanese forces inva  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The eBERlight program aims to connect the world-leading X-ray facility with more scientists studying Earth's climate, environment and bioeconomy crops. * * * Argonne will create and operate a suite of specialized capabilities that may help understand the effects of the changing climate on the air, water, soil and bioeconomy. The Earth is a complex ecos  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Exploding into theater was a goal during Mobility Guardian 23 and continues to be a major area of focus across Air Mobility Command. "Much like a defensive lineman trying to get after the quarterback, we need to be ready to be ready when the play starts," said Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander. The Global Air Mobility Support System, one of AMC's four core mission sets, enables t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded nearly $12 million in grants to eight marine highway projects across the nation under the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). The funding will improve the movement of goods along our navigable waterways and expand existing waterborne freight services in Alaska,  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. 22 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSper) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Jennifer L. Meszaros as the new NRC resident inspector at the LaSalle nuclear power plant in Marseilles, Illinois. The plant is operated by Constellation Energy Company. Meszaros joined the NRC's Region III office in 2022. While taking part in an extensive inspector qualification program, she served as the acting resident inspect  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: On Sept. 20, President Biden issued an Executive Order directing FEMA to designate a Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator to oversee the long-term recovery efforts in the communities affected by Norfolk Southern's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Pursuant to the President's Executive Order, FEMA is designating Federal Disaster Recovery Coord  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