CHICAGO, Illinois, June 28 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Morris Pasqual, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced that a suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin. Calvin Carter sold the drugs on two occasions in t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 29 -- The FBI issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Robert W. "Wes" Wheeler Jr., special agent-in-charge of the Chicago Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Joseph "Troubles" Matos. Matos is wanted in connection with the shooting death of National Guard member Chrys Carvajal. Carvajal was walking to his car after a party over the Fourth of July weeken  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin. CALVIN CARTER sold the drugs on two occasions in the fall of 2019. The first sale occurred in a gas station parking lot in Olympia Fields, Ill., and the second occurred in a liquor store parking lot in Country Club Hills, Ill. Unbeknownst to Carter, the bu  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: Illinois inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2024 was 5.70 million head, up 3 percent from March 1, 2024 and up 5 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 660,000 head, was down 10,000 from the previous quarter and down 10,000 from last year. Market hog inventory, at 5.04 million head, was up 3 percent fro  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: The May Prices Received Index 2011 Base (Agricultural Production), at 123.6, increased 0.9 percent from April but decreased 2.7 percent from May 2023. At 103.2, the Crop Production Index was up 1.8 percent from last month but down 15 percent from the previous year. The Livestock Production Index, at 143.0, increased 0  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2024 totaled 875 million bushels, up 44 percent from June 1, 2023. On-farm stocks totaled 445 million bushels, while off-farm stocks totaled 430 million bushels. The March - May 2024 indicated disappearance is 608 million bushels. Soybean stocks in all positions on June 1, 2024  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Illinois Field Office issued the following news release: Corn: Planted area, at 10.9 million acres, is down 3 percent from 2023. Harvested area for grain, at 10.75 million acres, is down 3 percent from last year. Soybeans: Planted area, at 10.7 million acres, is up 3 percent from 2023. Harvested area, forecast at 10.65 million acres, is up 3 percent from the previous year.  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: An Illinois man was sentenced to prison today after he pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Quinn Keen, 36, of M  more