CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 22, 2023, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - August 2023": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $4.388 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in August 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 27.1 cents c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: * * * UPS Maintained Illegal Policy Excluding Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Individuals from Driver Positions, Federal Agency Charges * * * United Parcel Service (UPS) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining a discriminatory policy of refusing to hire or reasonably accommodate deaf or hearing-impaired individuals for driver positions of vehicle  more

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, Richard D. Westphal, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: A Rock Island, Illinois, man was sentenced on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, to 60 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base, and felon in possession of firearms. According to public court documents, Jaylyn Devell McGhee, 27, brought his son to the emergency room in Davenport after su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56741) involving Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center Region: 3 City: Oak Lawn State: IL License #: IL-01720-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 09/15/2023 Notification Time: 14:38 [ET] Event Date:   more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Jon Connor, U.S. Army Sustainment Command One of Army's most famous non-commissioned officers who has helped Soldiers for decades will be inducted into the Ordnance Corps' Hall of Fame class of 2024. Master Sgt. Half-Mast McCanick, known to many as the preventive maintenance and supply subject-matter expert in "PS Magazine", will be inducted into the Historical Category. The induction ceremony i  more