CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: The owner of Chicago-area child care centers has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain more than $3.3 million in State of Illinois subsidies designed to help low-income families afford child care. ALEESHA McDOWELL owned child care providers A&A Kiddy Kollege Inc. in Calumet City, Ill., A&A Kiddy Kollege 2 in Calumet   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Renewable energy could partially replace diesel fuel to power instruments and provide heat at the South Pole * * * For almost as long as humans have spent time in Antarctica, the continent has been a home for science. One of the research outposts located there is the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The science done there includes studies of climate ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57016) involving Alton Steel, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Alton Steel Region: 3 City: Alton State: IL License #: IL-01738-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 03/08/2024 Notification Time: 13:02 [ET] Event Date: 03/07/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 04/04/2024 Emergency  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56866) involving Dresden Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Dresden Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Edward Burns HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 11/20/2023 Notification Time: 17:53 [ET] Event Date: 11/20/2023 Event Time: 09:56 [CST] Last Update Date: 04/05/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.7  more