CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: A former procurement supervisor at the Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for pocketing kickbacks from the president of a medical supply company to steer the company orders that the VA paid for but never received. THOMAS E. DUNCAN, 40, of Chicago, pleaded gu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: A senior administrator for both the Village of Dolton, Ill. and Thornton Township, Ill. has been charged in federal court with engaging in a bankruptcy fraud scheme involving the making of false statements in his bankruptcy petition to conceal from creditors his assets and sources of income and a significant claim against him. An indictment r  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New research uses model to study decarbonization scenarios across the U.S. economy * * * While the world would love to have a quick fix, there is no one specific pathway to stop or slow the rate of climate change. Scientists are developing multiple strategies to reduce carbon emissions in, and remove them from, the atmosphere -- processes known collect  more

PEORIA, Illinois, April 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Pere Marquette Hotel developers Gary E. Matthews and Monte J. Brannan were sentenced yesterday in federal court. Matthews, 81, of the 400 block of Highview Road in East Peoria, Illinois, has been sentenced to 40 months in the Bureau of Prisons. Brannan, 71, of the 3200 block of North Elmcroft Terrace, Peoria, Illinois was sentenced to 24 months   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3102): * * * In Re: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Tithing Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiff in the Southern District of Illinois Long action moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Central District of California. The litigation consists of four actions pending in four districts, as listed on Schedule A. Since the filing   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3100): * * * In Re: Real Estate Commission Antitrust Litigation ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in two Western District of Missouri actions move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Western District of Missouri. In their reply, movants state they alternatively support the Northern District of Illinois as transferee district. This litigation  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters in Illinois impacted by the ice jams and flooding that occurred Jan. 15-25, to apply for physical damage disaster loans by May 13 deadline. The declaration covers Will County and the adjacent counties of Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee and Kendall in Illin  more