ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command issued the following news: By Elizabeth Urbaniak A team from Army Contracting Command-Rock Island's Power Projection & Base Readiness Directorate has provided support to the 1st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Army Central Command, through the Heavy Lift 9 program. The Heavy Lift 9 contract provides heavy lift, line haul, and personnel transportation services throughout the Army Central Command area of responsibilit  more

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Elizabeth Glenn Army Contracting Command-Rock Island welcomed Marion Whicker, the executive deputy to the commanding general for Army Materiel Command, for an Executive Interview Program session Nov. 6 here at Heritage Hall. Whicker, a tier III senior executive service member and the highest ranked civilian at AMC, discussed several topics relating to her nearly 40-year government career   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 30 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: The Illinois Air National Guard announced the appointment of Col. Kevin Jacobs as the Chief of Staff and will pin on his star as a new brigadier general on Saturday, Dec. 2, making him the first Black general officer in the history of the organization. "I'm honored to congratulate Air Force Colonel Kevin Jacobs on his promotion to brigadier general and on becoming the highest-ranking Black officer in the I  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $3.15 million to the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a DHS Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, to create the test methods, procedures, software, tools, and systems necessary for Next Generation 911 (  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following analysis on Nov. 29, 2023, by Kathleen O'Neill Paese, interim president and CEO: * * * The Federal Reserve System's decentralized structure--with a Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., and 12 regional Reserve banks--allows monetary policy deliberations to incorporate input from around the country. While not every Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participant votes at each meeting, all seven members  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 30 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, is reaching out to leaders of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) and Metra Metropolitan Rail as well as the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Regional Transportation Authority to expand access to public transit in the greater Chicago area. "Whether commuting to work or getting to school, public transit provides vital tra  more

GRANITE CITY, Illinois, Nov. 30 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, expressed support for local workers after news broke Tuesday that U.S. Steel plans to lay off a significant portion of the workforce at Granite City Works. "We're disappointed by U.S. Steel's shortsighted decision to abandon hundreds of highly-skilled workers," Hoffman said. "The people of this commun  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 30 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on Nov. 29, 2023: State Senator Mattie Hunter, co-chair of the Illinois Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force, spoke at a town hall Tuesday to share the task force's progress and findings related to the prevention, detection and treatment of kidney disease. "Kidney disease is largely preventable, yet it remains a leading cause of death in the United States," said Hunter (D-Chicago). "It is import  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56871) involving G.E. Healthcare dba Medi+Physics, Memphis, Tennessee: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA/ Medi+Physics Region: 1 City: Memphis State: TN License #: IL-01109-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 11/22/2023 Notification Time: 16:41 [ET] Event Date: 11/21/2023 Event Time:   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. View the St. Louis Fed's most recent Beige Book (  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: In coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Central Command, U.S. Transportation Command flew more than 54,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza on Nov. 28, 2023. A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivered medical supplies, clothing and food and nutrition assistance to Egypt, where they were unloaded and moved to  more