CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 3.0 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in Ap  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - April 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.5 percent in April, up 2.8 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) awarded $2.5 million in grant funding to 10 recipients through the Illinois Economic Empowerment Centers Grant Program (EEC). This funding will help organizations provide training and resources to individuals and entrepreneurs from historically disinvested communities pursue job opportuni  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: NEW YORK - The Sikh-American Army Reserve officer, who in 2009 was one of the first Soldiers the Army allowed to serve in uniform with his turban and beard, was a featured speaker at the May 11 "Turban Day" held at Times Square here with members of the Sikh community performing folk dances and songs and offering free turbans to passersby. "Today, we gather to celebrate the profoun  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce more than $110 million in recommended grants in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. These grants fall under three NEA funding categories: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships. "These projects exemplify the creativity and care with which commu  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 16 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: New TRICARE managed care support (MCS) contracts, known as T-5, will start on Jan. 1, 2025. MCS contractors manage administrative support services for the TRICARE benefit. This includes managing enrollment services, maintaining civilian healthcare networks, operating call centers, and processing TRICARE claims. The new contracts will improve health care delivery, quality, and access for beneficiaries living in th  more