HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: UPDATE 14, December 12, 2023 1121CST: The U.S. Military, alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement, and Japanese civilian volunteers, has been conducting intensive search, rescue and recovery operations for the CV-22 crew and aircraft debris following the mishap that occurred on Nov. 29 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan. Since the outset   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 12 -- Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta issued the following remarks on Dec. 11, 2023, at the Justice Department's Violent Crime Reduction Summit: * * * It is great to be here with you and the Attorney General, whose support for communities and law enforcement is the backbone of everything we do at the Justice Department. And it is wonderful to have so many U.S. Attorneys in the room -- you and your offices are working every day to build partnerships and keep   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 12, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area - November 2023": * * * Area prices were down 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.5 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.5 percen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 12, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area - November 2023": * * * Area prices were down 0.4 percent over the past two months, up 2.8 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 12, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - November 2023": * * * Area prices fell 0.2 percent in November; up 2.9 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), fell 0.2 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Arun G. Rao at the Enforcement, Litigation and Compliance Conference For the Drug, Device, Food and Tobacco Industries: * * * Thank you for the introduction and thank you to the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) for inviting me to open the Enforcement, Litigation and Compliance Conference. I'm heartened to see many familiar faces and even more excited to see new participants   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado, D-Chicago, lauded new federal investment in Chicago-area infrastructure, highlighting a new era in transit-oriented development. "Investing in a multi-modal, interconnected public transit network is an investment in our state's future, and this focus is gaining earned recognition," Delgado said. "I am thankful for Governor Pritzker, President Biden and our many federal an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: This week, a federal court in Illinois entered a permanent injunction against the City of Springfield, Illinois, prohibiting it from enforcing a local spacing ordinance that bans people with disabilities from living in homes within 600 feet of one another if the home has five or fewer residents. The court's order follows a July 2022 trial at which a jury awarded $293,000 in damages to the home's residents, t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Today, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Heritage-Crystal Clean LLC (HCC) to resolve pending claims of the United States on behalf of the EPA, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and the State of Indiana for violations of requirements governing management of hazardous waste, as well as a violation of used oil management requ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A suburban Chicago man admitted in federal court today that he trafficked fentanyl and other drugs and attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS. According to court documents, Jason Brown, 41, of Lombard, Illinois, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, one count of distributing fentanyl and one count of possessing a fire  more

PALATINE, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Cite 6th Violation Since 2019 * * * Twice within a month in summer 2023, federal workplace safety inspectors found a Palatine contractor did not provide roofing employees with required fall protection, exposing them to the risk of falls from elevation, the construction industry's leading cause of workplace deaths. These workplace safety violation  more

WESTFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Incident occurred two weeks before delivery of 21 violations for February entrapment * * * Two weeks before the U.S. Department of Labor issued citations to a Westfield grain company for a worker being entrapped in a grain bin for five hours in February 2023, the company notified the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56335) involving Jiva Resources, Sauget, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Jiva Resources Region: 3 City: Sauget State: IL License #: GL 9223880 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 02/03/2023 Notification Time: 14:39 [ET] Event Date: 09/26/2022 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 12/11/2023   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Peter E. Warren, Jr., of Springfield, a Force Integration Readiness Officer in the Illinois Army National Guard's Plans, Training, and Operations directorate, retired from the Illinois Army National Guard after 24 years of service Dec. 8 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. Warren enlisted in July 1999 as an electronics repairer and light wheel mechanic, serving in the 3637th Mai  more

ROCKFORD, Illinois, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: A Chicago man has been convicted by a federal jury in Rockford of one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and seven counts of distribution of cocaine base. The jury returned its verdicts against JULIAN WYRE, 46, on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Rockford. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. According to evidence pres  more