ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New innovative STEM maps and visualizations will help Chicago communities build STEM learning pathways for all ages * * * A transformative initiative aimed at identifying, enhancing and promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics resources within local communities. The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is proud to a  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The journey highlights clean, sustainable and diverse manufacturing; emphasizes Argonne's role in advancing U.S. prosperity and security * * * Join Argonne's manufacturing center on a journey across Illinois to connect with industry, explore cutting-edge tech and help drive U.S. manufacturing innovation. Manufacturers throughout Illinois will have the   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Researchers used the Advanced Photon Source to better understand invars, a class of metal that does not alter its size with rising temperatures * * * Invars are used in precision instruments, such as telescopes and clocks, but their unique properties have been a scientific mystery for decades. A team of researchers led by the California Institute of Te  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Cool, green and solar panel roofs can * * * Researchers examined three different types of roofing strategies and their impact on near-surface temperature and cooling energy demand through regional modeling in the Chicago area. Concrete sidewalks, black asphalt streets, traffic, brick and steel buildings. These common city elements can retain heat and i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * Federal Agency Charges Cargo Handling Company Refused to Hire Deaf Job Applicants And Destroyed Job Application Records in Violation of Federal Law * * * Alliance Ground International, LLC, a cargo logistics and handling company, violated federal anti-discrimination law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant for a mail handler position at its Chicago facili  more

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * Intolerable Conditions at Iowa Restaurant Forced Female Employees to Quit, Federal Agency Charges * * * Los Agaves, Inc., which operates restaurants in Iowa and Illinois, violated federal law when it subjected female employees to sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Acco  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) as the selected institution for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Rail Research and Development Center of Excellence (CoE) program. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has been awarded up to   more

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced five Metro East entities as recipients for a combined $1.4 million in federal funding to support local public safety and community justice efforts. "In addition to prosecuting violators of federal law, the Justice Department and the funding awarded by OJP will help law enforcement officials in sout  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: An El Paso, Texas, man, Raul Morales, 42, was sentenced on September 25, 2023, to 120 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possessing over 29 kilograms of fentanyl and xylazine. At the sentencing hearing in front of Senior United States District Judge Sue Myerscough, the government presented evidence that the Illinois S  more