SCOTT AFB, Illinois, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command Don't be faint of heart or insecure in reading this. If you are either, please turn back now. This is a love letter to my tribe. The Herk Tribe. It comes at no expense to other tribes. I truly love, admire, and respect them all. BREAK THANK YOU, HERK NATION...IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR MY FINI FLIGHT...IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR 34 YEARS OF HERK DRI  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of brass rod from Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the Government of South Korea. Commission  more

OAKLAND, California, May 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National Automobile Dealers Association et al. v. FTC, supporting the Federal Trade Commission's defense of its new auto sales (CARS) Rule. The rule addresses several persistent unfair and deceptive practices in the auto sales industry. In the amicus brie  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, May 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New catalyst transforms carbon dioxide from industrial emissions into commonly used chemicals * * * Lurking within the emissions from many industrial operations is an untapped resource -- carbon dioxide (CO2). A contributor of greenhouse gas and global warming, it could instead be captured and converted to value-added chemicals. In a collaborative projec  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is pleased to announce that our Community First(R) Accelerate Grants (Accelerate Grants) for Small Business will open on June 3, 2024. To meet increased market demand for small business support, we are making $19.5 million available to fund up to 1,300 grants across Illinois and Wisconsin. G  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration issued the following news release: With train length and the number of long trains increasing, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) finalized three reports on the safety and performance of long trains. FRA recently sent these reports to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to inform an ongoing NAS study mandated by Congress in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to look at t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement its recently proposed regulations that would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers. In their comment letter (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/0695b24cc0/State%20AG%20Comment%20Letter%20NPRM%20Student%20Debt.pdf?la  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) appointed Tamakia "TJ" Edwards, a proven leader and change agent, to serve as the agency's next Executive Director. Edwards currently works as the Chief Strategy Officer at Comprehensive Construction Consulting Inc., and previously served as the Chief of Staff for the CDB from 2020 to 2023. "Tamakia "TJ" Edwards brings vast construction management exper  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: A bill passed by state Rep. Dagmara 'Dee' Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, passed out of the House proactively protects women's right to life-saving care from any further attacks on women's health by the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court. "In Illinois, we believe that every woman deserves the right to safe, compassionate care. No one should be denied the care that could protect them from severe injury or  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: In response to a spike in the rate of threats made against libraries and librarians, state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray has passed a bill to boost the safety of Illinois libraries and ensure that people who make threats or false reports can be held accountable. "Last year, we became the first state in the U.S. to effectively protect libraries and librarians from authoritarian book bans, and I was proud to sponso  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news on May 22, 2024: As part of continuing efforts to create jobs and attract robust economic investment, state Rep. Dave Vella, D-Rockford, passed a bipartisan state incentive plan Wednesday that aims to make Illinois a national leader in quantum computing. "We want Illinois to be the hub for future technologies and economic opportunity," Vella said. "By being ahead of the curve on quantum computing, we're not  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, is ensuring school districts are prepared to properly address a growing form of cyberbullying in which sexually explicit imagery generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is used to bully, intimidate and humiliate students. "As technology evolves, our legislation needs to keep pace and stay ahead of developments," Yang Rohr said. "With the increase in access to AI-  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Two alleged members of a transnational money laundering organization were arrested on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in a scheme to launder millions of dollars in illegal drug proceeds for Mexican drug trafficking organizations, including the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels (also known as CJNG). Li Pei Tan, 46, of Buford, Georgia, was arrested today. Chaojie Chen, 41, a foreign national r  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: An Illinois man pleaded guilty today to his role in a nationwide wire fraud conspiracy that victimized businesses and individuals across the United States, and caused a total loss of $2,299,842. According to court documents, between at least March 2016 and September 2020, Antonio M. Strong, 31, of Lansing, Illinois, conspired with Herbert Wright, Joseph Williams, Demario Sorrells, and other  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57127) involving Bard Brachytherapy, Carol Stream, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Bard Brachytherapy Region: 3 City: Carol Stream State: IL License #: IL-02062-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 05/14/2024 Notification Time: 12:05 [ET] Event Date: 05/13/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Upd  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57127) involving Bard Brachytherapy, Carol Stream, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Bard Brachytherapy Region: 3 City: Carol Stream State: IL License #: IL-02062-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 05/14/2024 Notification Time: 12:05 [ET] Event Date: 05/13/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Upd  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On the heels of its release of the National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today celebrated the individuals and law firms that have volunteered significant time and effort to help financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses protect their ideas, positioning them to more fully realize their dreams. Th  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Two alleged members of a transnational money laundering organization were arrested on criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in a scheme to launder millions of dollars in illegal drug proceeds for Mexican drug trafficking organizations, including the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels (also known as CJNG). Li Pei Tan, 46, of Buford, Geo  more