WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Illinois, Oregon, and Puerto Rico's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for All" initiative. This approval enable  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced in federal court on June 11, 2024, to 46 months of incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand imposed the sentence on  more

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: To combat the uptick in violent crime expected during the summer months, the U.S. Attorney's Office is working to engage with students, expand community outreach and strengthen relationships with law enforcement in southern Illinois. "Typically, as temperatures rise, so do the violent crime rates," said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. "In a proactive  more