CHICAGO, Illinois, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore, alongside Region 2 Administrator Lisa Garcia and Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz, joined Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and other partners to highlight the important role Great Lakes restoration plays in community revitalization along the shoreline of Lake Erie. "After decades of industrial and economic growth, Cleve  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A former Aldi executive and a general contractor from Breese, Illinois, admitted guilt to federal fraud offenses which involved rigging the bid system for construction projects of grocery stores throughout southern Illinois and Missouri. Louis R. Ross, Sr., 64, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, four cou  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Jacksonville, Illinois, man, Adam Ray Mouser, 40, of the 500 block of Brooklyn Avenue, has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment, to be followed by 24 months of supervised release, for threats against the President of the United States. At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that the defendant used social media to threaten violence   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, May 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Research showcases significant progress towards quantum advantage * * * In a new paper in Science Advances on May 29, researchers at JPMorgan Chase, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Quantinuum have demonstrated clear evidence of a quantum algorithmic speedup for the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA). T  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, May 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in collaboration with the Lee County Conservation Board, invites the public to attend an open house June 3 to learn more about an ecosystem restoration project planned in Lee County on the Mississippi River. The event will take place from 5:15-7:00 p.m. at the Lee County Conservation Center located at 2652 US-61 in Mont  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, May 29 (TNSrep) -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued a 26-page audit report (No. A-06-20-50922) on May 17, 2024, entitled "Disability Payments to Beneficiaries or Recipients Receiving Illinois or Texas Workers' Compensation Benefits." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM To: Martin O'Malley, Commissioner From: Gail S. Ennis, Inspector General Subject: Disability Payments to Beneficiaries or Recipients Receiving Illinois or Texas   more