SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 20 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: By Pfc. Harry Jerele, a member of the 192nd Tank Battalion, died while a Prisoner of War at Cabanatuan POW Camp Rosemary Dillon, of Chicago, was about five years old when her Uncle Harry, who was serving in the Illinois Army National Guard's Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, was activated for federal service, arriving in the Philippines just days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the next day  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 20 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Attorney General Bob Ferguson won a court order today in his consumer protection lawsuit against Labor Law Poster Service and its Michigan-based owners, blocking the company from deceiving Washington businesses. The company has illegally targeted thousands of Washington small businesses with a series of fraudulent schemes. The details of these schemes vary, but t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release: Twelve Tribal nations, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies have received grants from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) for projects to prevent and reduce the dangers of opioid use. The projects include community drug disposal systems; programs that keep people with an opioid use disorder out of jail; education and training for staff on the medications for opi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), local health departments, and federal partners, is working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to fresh basil. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12 people in seven states have become infect  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 20 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures (CSUMC), University of Wisconsin- Madison's Mills Music Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society are thrilled to announce that the Library of Congress, following advice from the National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), has inducted the Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946 into the National Recording Registry. Oth  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the designation of PFOA and PFOS, including their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as "Superfund." The EPA is taking this action because significant evidence demonstrates that when rele  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Luck in Polk County is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the water mains in the village of Luck. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150,  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Department of Workforce Development today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary job totals for March 2024, which showed year-over-year growth in Wisconsin's labor force, employment, and jobs totals. Over the year, Wisconsin's labor force increased 23,800 and the number of people employed grew by almost 13,000. Meanwhile, total nonfa  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced six Wisconsin educators have been named finalists for a national award honoring mathematics and science teachers for their achievement in teaching the subjects. The 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is considered the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government  more