CHICAGO, Illinois, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-Ind.), and the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission are celebrating the closeout of the historic Little Calumet River Flood Damage Reduction Project. "As we close out this project, we celebrate not just engineering excellence but a significant achievement in protecting and enhancing lives in this region," remarked   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Research aims to make using artificial intelligence on supercomputers a "plug and play" process * * * A team of researchers from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57179) involving Alton Steel Inc., Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Alton Steel Inc. Region: 3 City: Alton State: IL License #: IL-01738-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: Robert A. Thompson Notification Date: 06/18/2024 Notification Time: 15:58 [ET] Event Date: 06/14/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Date: 06/20/2  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following readout on June 26, 2024: * * * The below is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Shejal Pulivarti: On June 25, USAID Administrator Samantha Power attended the Wall Street Journal's Global Food Forum in Chicago, Illinois. In a fireside chat with the WSJ news editor Kathryn Dill, Administrator Power highlighted opportunities for U.S. agriculture growers who can't address their labor needs with domestic wor  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: Waverly Woodson never wanted to be a hero. "There is no hero," he said in a 1994 interview with ABC News, "it's just that you're there and you do what you can do." Yet the name Waverly B. Woodson Jr. resonates deeply within the archives of military history, symbolizing unparalleled bravery and compassion in the face of adversity. An African American medic with the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, Fir  more