PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 6, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - September 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.2 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 6 to open "The Quantum Garage," a new flagship quantum research facility. The 6,000-sq.-ft. lab was imagined, designed and built by the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center to unite scientific communities, industries and start-ups nationally and  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Barksdale Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Seth Watson, 2nd Bomb Wing The 2nd Bomb Wing recently welcomed back a 95-year-old retired Air Force engine mechanic whose story intertwines with the enduring legacy of Barksdale's premiere bomber, the B-52H. On the sunny autumn day of October 18, 2023, Senior Master Sgt. John McNeece, a distinguished veteran who served in the Air Force from 1952 until late 1975, retur  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: Concerned about recent tragedies and inconsistent court orders, state Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, is encouraging the General Assembly to pass "Karina's Bill" to strengthen protection orders and ensure domestic abusers surrender their guns. "It's heartbreaking to read stories of women and children losing their lives at the hands of an abuser when the danger was clearly apparent," Gill said. "Let's make s  more

AURORA, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is working to help local service providers compete for state grants with an upcoming training for on how to navigate and excel in the grant application process. It will be held at the Santori Public Library, at 101 S. River Street in Aurora, on Tuesday, Nov. 14. There will be a session of the training in English from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and a trainin  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, issued this statement following the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to uphold Illinois' assault weapons ban passed earlier this year: "It is encouraging to see the judiciary once again stand against the epidemic of gun violence by upholding the assault weapons ban I was proud to help enshrine into law earlier this year. The tragic toll inflicted on my community  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim today announced the Residential Energy Efficiency Trust Fund Grant Program - previously known as the Low-Income Residential Energy Efficiency Program or LIREE - with up to $5,000,000 in funding available for energy efficiency upgrades at single family or duplex residential properties. The Energy Effic  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today that he has returned a Purple Heart awarded to a late Will County Marine to his only daughter, the 10th medal he has returned as part of an unprecedented mission to reunite Purple Heart medals and their rightful owners. Marine Corps Private First-Class Charles John Alexander was an infantryman with the Marines serving   more

BANGOR, Maine, Nov. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: A Waterville man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Xavier Pelkey, 20, to 15 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release. Pelkey pleaded guilty on April 7, 2023. According to court records, beginning in November 2021,   more