CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Chicago woman has been sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison for participating in an organized scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $16 million in small business loans and grants under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act. MILICA SUMAKOVIC was among seven defendants indicted in U.S. District Court in Chicago for partici  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: The former Chief Operating Officer of an Illinois hospital has been sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison for illegally pocketing more than $620,000 in hospital funds. ROBERT SPADONI was an attorney who worked as a Vice President and COO of the hospital. From 2013 to 2021, Spadoni orchestrated a scheme in which he approved payment of invoices to a vend  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The owner of a suburban Chicago medical supply company has been convicted of federal fraud charges for paying kickbacks to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee in exchange for procuring orders of medical equipment. After a week-long trial in U.S. District Court in Chicago, the jury on Monday found DARREN A. SMITH, 59, of Hazel Crest, Ill.  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: On Jan. 28, 2022, Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, tweeted, "Warrior Heart. No Stigma." with a screen shot of his calendar revealing an upcoming mental health appointment, thus beginning a movement within AMC to eliminate stigma, lower barriers and increase access and options to support Airmen mind, body and craft. Warrior Mental Health Working Group slides are briefed at Air Mobility Command's Spr  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, May 2 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Greg Wilson, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Put yourself in the place of a Soldier. You're stationed at one of the approximately 100 installations in the continental United States (CONUS), or the nearly two dozen formal Army installations outside of the continental U.S. (OCONUS). No matter where you are, the U.S. Army Sustainment Command is there with you. ASC has the critical mission of ensuring th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 1, 2024, entitled "Detroit Area Employment - March 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, metropolitan area stood at 2,018,000 in March 2024 compared to 2,017,800 a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 30, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * In February 2024, quits rates (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) were above 3.0 percent in 6 states: Alaska (3.9 percent), Montana (3.6 percent), Idaho (3.2 percent), and Florida, South Carolina, and Wyoming (3.1 percent each). Among these states, the number of quits ranged from 9,000   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 -- The Chicago Housing Authority issued the following news release: In just a few months, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has made significant progress on its Restore Home initiative, fully restoring and leasing several multi-family buildings and single-family homes that were previously vacant due to extensive repair needs. Announced in late 2023, Restore Home is a major capital effort to renovate and rehabilitate vacant buildings in the small and medium-sized apar  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today led a coalition of 11 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to respect a state attorney general's unique role in the prosecutorial process, specifically by giving appropriate weight to an AG's confession of error in a case that led to a capital conviction. "An attorney general's confession of error in any criminal prosecut  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Department of Labor today announced the availability of $6.5 million in grants to help organizations improve their delivery of safe and sanitary housing solutions for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. Administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration, the National Farmworker Jobs Program will award approximatel  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Inspections identified 74 significant, substantial; 4 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 11 states in March 2024, issuing 199 violations and one safeguard. The agency began conducting impact inspections after a  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, commanding general, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer III, commanding general, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, Fort Rile  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda is kickstarting the cleanup * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the start of cleanup at the Velsicol Burn Pit Superfund site, in St. Louis, Michigan. Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is kickstarting this innovative cleanup, in which an in-place thermal treatment system will r  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 2 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, D-Chicago, is working to expand diversity in the leadership of Illinois' large non-profits with new legislation to show the race, ethnic, and gender breakdown of major grantmaking organizations and service providers. "Who is in a leadership position almost always tells you who is in power, both in the public and private sector," Gonzalez said. "People should be aware of these impo  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 2 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Angie Guerrero-Cuellar, D-Chicago, is demanding more resources to help first responders face the stresses of the job by advancing legislation to expand access to confidential counseling and mental health resources for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians. "When we support our police, paramedic and fire personnel as they respond to these life and death emergencies, we ne  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 2 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Representative Rita Mayfield, D-Waukegan, has been named a "2024 Violence Prevention Hero" for her continued efforts to help law enforcement in Illinois obtain the technological tools needed to fight firearm violence and violent crimes. Evidence IQ, an Illinois company that presented the award to Mayfield, has been partnering with law enforcement agencies in Illinois and across the country with new te  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on April 30, 2024: State Senators Robert Peters, Elgie R. Sims, Jr. and Celina Villanueva joined advocates and community leaders Tuesday outside the Capitol in support of permanent funding for the Reimagine Public Safety Act. "Our sole objective today is to ensure community violence intervention programs receive the funding they need," said Peters (D-Chicago). "After enduring years of a system built to fail us,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: State Senator Mike Halpin advanced a measure to create specialty Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates. "We are simply acknowledging the sacrifice these combat veterans made for our country," said Halpin (D-Rock Island). "This move is a small way for us to give Air Force veterans the recognition they deserve." Currently, the Air Force is the only branch of the military that does not have a license  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: Chicago homeowners who pay into home equity assurance programs could soon see their tax dollars put to better use through increased access to home repair, thanks to a measure presented by State Senator Robert Martwick. "This bill allows home equity programs to serve their communities -- communities that need aid after the unprecedented flooding we've experienced in the past few years," said Martwick (D-Chi  more

BENTON, Illinois, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A district judge sentenced a Herrin woman, formerly employed in southern Illinois as a psychologist with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 10 months imprisonment after she admitted to submitting false medical documents, obstructing justice and committing Medicare fraud. Theresa A. Kelly, 57, pleaded guilty in October 2023 to one count of concealing a material  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein urged leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to allocate maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers that provide legal assistance to low-income Americans in every U.S. county, state, and territory.  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The state Senate today approved Senate Bill 832 (https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/BillInfo.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=832), sponsored by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) to establish an Independent Energy Office (IEO) within the commonwealth. "Pennsylvania has one of the most diverse energy portfolios in the United States," Sen. Yaw said. "There is no question w  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: May 1, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the names of individuals who hold senior staff positions in D.C. Jeremy Adamson was promoted to Chief of Staff for Research, Education, and Economics Most recently, Adamson served as a Senior Policy Advisor for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs in the Foreign Agricultural Service where he led development and implementation of i  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Billion to Replace Toxic Lead Pipes and Deliver Clean Drinking Water to Communities Across the Country - Funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Accelerate Progress Toward the President's Commitment to Replace Every Lead Pipe in the Country Within a Decade President Biden believes that every American should be able to turn on the tap and drink  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 704,000 Illinois Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a m  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSresL) -- The White House issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs - for American families across the country. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's history, has he  more