| *Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Monday October 23, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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NRC Issues Event Notification for Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56766) involving Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois:
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Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency
Licensee: Rush University Medical Center
Region: 3
City: Chicago
State: IL
License #: IL-01766-01
Agreement: Y
NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox
HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity
Notification Date: 09/29/2023
Notification Time: 14:55 [ET]
Event Date: 09/28/2023
Event Time: 00:
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OSHA: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds ADM Failed to Inspect, Test Critical Safety Systems in Explosion That Injured 3 Workers at Decatur Facility
DECATUR, Illinois, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 5 issued the following news release:
A lack of preventative maintenance on the explosion suppression system of a bucket elevator was a major factor in an April 21, 2023, explosion at Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's West Plant that resulted in the hospitalization of three employees with burns and other injuries and extensive damage to the grain elevator, federal investigators found.
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Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Murder of a Six-Year-Old Child and the Attempted Murder of the Child's Mother in Illinois
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement:
"Saturday, in Plainfield Township near Chicago, Illinois, a 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy was horrifically and heartbreakingly stabbed to death. His mother was severely injured in the same attack.
"There is no humane world that can and should tolerate the murder of an innocent child because of his identity
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USDA Highlights Progress in Partnering with Farmers to Increase Innovative Domestic Fertilizer Production, Expand Double Cropping through Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Vilsack announces more than $50 million in awards to expand domestic fertilizer production
Kankakee, Ill., Oct. 16, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today highlighted progress made in partnering with farmers and American businesses to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production and in making it easier for U.S. farmers to grow food through the practice of double
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USDA's Conservation Reserve Program Pays More Than $1.77 Billion to America's Producers in Support of Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department's efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. Right now, CRP's more than 667,000 participants received payments from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) for their vo
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