CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Chicago Area Employment - August 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, metropolitan area increased by 50,200 over the year in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Michigan Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Michigan had 218,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 239,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Michigan was 4.7 per  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "North Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * North Dakota had 26,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 28,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in North Dakota w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 27, 2023, entitled "Ohio Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2023": * * * Ohio had 321,000 job openings in July 2023, compared to 351,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Ohio was 5.4 percent in July  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a consent order on September 26 imposing a permanent injunction, disgorgement, and civil monetary penalty against Dichao Xie, a resident of China. The order resolves a CFTC action filed on March 28, 2023. [See CFTC Press Release No. 8682-23   more

FAIRCHILD AFB, Washington, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Two Airmen assigned to the 509th Weapons Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, received awards for outstanding achievements during the 2023 Mobility Air Forces Weapons and Tactics Conference at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 31, 2023. Maj. Jonathan Weir, a KC-135 weapons officer and instructor pilot, and Tech. Sgt. James Shaffer, standards and evaluations fl  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is pleased to announce additional funding to offer more Community First(R) Accelerate Grants (Accelerate Grants) for Small Business. To meet increased market demand for small business support, we are making $7.5 million available in grant funding and have extended the application deadline t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $2.5 million in the state of Illinois for infrastructure improvements needed to support current and future business needs and to support workforce development in the clean energy sector. The EDA investments announced toda  more