EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: A federal district judge imposed a 210-month term of imprisonment to an individual who admitted to driving a car intended to distract law enforcement from another car trafficking 40 pounds of meth. At a joint plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday, Jose V. Sanchez, 28, of Lindsay, California, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to di  more

DECATUR, Illinois, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release: * * * Federal investigation found Black applicants not hired based on race * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Caterpillar Inc. to resolve alleged systemic hiring discrimination against 60 Black applicants at one of the heavy equipment manufacturer's production facilities in Decatur, Illinois. To resolve the  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- 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

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A DuPage County, Illinois, man, Samuel J. Cundari, 30, has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure another person in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 875(c). The complaint alleges that on March 17, 2024, the Illinois State Police were contacted by two Illinois State Representatives about a threat   more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Rory Divaughn Spells, 36, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced today to eleven years and seven months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl and a quantity of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 28  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Labor uses debt collection to force compliance * * * Joshua Herion, a Waukegan roofing contractor who has routinely endangered employees by ignoring federal workplace standards and penalties assesses for its violations since 2014, has paid $365,576 in fines and interest, after the U.S. Department of Labor moved to seize the employer's assets as part of  more