WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Robert L. E. Porter, 23, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for Dec. 20, 2023. In early 1944, Porter was assigned to the 703rd Bombardment Squadron, 445th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in the European Theater. On Feb 24, 2nd Lt. Porter, the navig  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 15, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - February 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.583 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in February 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 14.2 cen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 15, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - February 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.124 a gallon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in February 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices we  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 14, 2024: * * * Name of Product: System Sensor L-series low frequency Sounders and Strobes for residential apartments and commercial buildings Hazard: The sounders and strobes can malfunction and cause the fire alarm system to fail to alert consumers of a fire. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: March 14, 2024 Units: About 29,000 Consumer Contact: System Sensor at 800-736-7672 from 7 a.m. t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: John McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee and Timothy M. O'Shea, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that two Madison men have been sentenced in connection with fentanyl trafficking. Tysean J. Pollard, 22, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 35 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin of the April 15, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 12 Missouri counties and a neighboring county in Illinois of the April 15, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econo  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on March 14, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on an action entitled "Inquiry Concerning the Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans in a Reasonable and Timely Fashion, 2024 Section 706 Report" (GN Docket No. 22-270): * * * Today, in assessing "the availability of advanced telecommunications capabilities," we update our broadband benchmark to 100 Mbps download speed an  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: The Federal Election Commission cited three campaign committees today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary elections being held on March 19, 2024 in Illinois and Ohio. As of March 15, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from: * Charlie Kim in US Congress (IL-14)   more

BOISE, Idaho, March 16 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorneys General Raul Labrador of Idaho and Todd Rokita of Indiana led 26 other states in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court challenging Illinois' unconstitutional ban of AR-15 rifles and their standard 30-round magazines. "This ruling from the Seventh Circuit flies in the face of the Bruen decision and the Second Amendment's unqualified command," said Attorney General Labrado  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 16 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 15, 2024: Senate Democrats expressed their support for those impacted by Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia by wearing purple for the Alzheimer's Association Day of Action Wednesday. "I am honored to stand alongside advocates and demonstrate our commitment to supporting the thousands of Illinois residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia," said State Senator Karina Villa (D-West Chicago)  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 16 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: To make it easier for seniors to keep the property tax exemptions they are qualified for, State Senator Laura Ellman advanced a measure that would permanently remove the requirement for senior homeowners to renew their senior citizen homestead exemption. "My aim is to simplify real estate taxes for our seniors, while also giving more residents an opportunity to benefit from this tax break," said Ellman   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 16 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: As the world continues to rely on the use of electronics, State Senator Dave Koehler is spearheading a measure to ensure batteries are properly disposed in Illinois. "Although using electronic alternatives are great for the environment, the lack of proper disposal of batteries can lead to more environmental harm," said Koehler (D-Peoria). "This measure begins a much-needed detailed plan for battery recy  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 4:24-cv-00939; S.D. Tex. filed March 14, 2024) involving Ismael Zarco Sanchez, et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 17 individuals for their roles in a $300 million Ponzi scheme that involved Houston, Texas-based CryptoFX LLC and targeted more than 40,000 predominately Latino investors in the U.S. and two other countries. Today's complaint follows the SEC's   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The National Academy of Engineering issued the following news release: Two Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Grants of $30,000 each have been awarded to attendees of The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium, a program of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The grants provide seed funding for participants at U.S.-based institutions to enable further pursuit of important new interdisciplinary research and projects stimulated by the   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 17 individuals for their roles in a $300 million Ponzi scheme that involved Houston, Texas-based CryptoFX LLC and targeted more than 40,000 predominantly Latino investors in the U.S. and two other countries. Today's complaint follows the SEC's successful emergency action in September 2022 that halted the CryptoFX scheme and char  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Partnerships advancing American innovation, collaborations with foreign delegations, exploring opportunities to open more doors to STEM -- this week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan fielded a packed schedule. Director Panchanathan welcomed leaders from the first-ever ten NSF Engines to NSF. During their visit, the director heard from the NSF Engines teams on how they are working to expand   more

BUDAPEST, Hungary, March 15 -- The U.S. Embassy in Hungary issued the following speech on March 14, 2024, by Ambassador David Pressman on the 25th anniversary of Hungary's accession to the NATO Alliance: * * * - As delivered - Excellencies, representatives of the diplomatic corps, representatives of the American business community (Hungary's second largest foreign job creator), colleagues, distinguished guests. Thank you for joining us this afternoon to take stock of 25 years of Hungary's m  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization office launched the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois. This is the first joint deployment of the federal EHR, which DOD calls MHS GENESIS, at a joint VA and Department of Defe  more