CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, July 4 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist In Crane, Indiana, researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are assisting in a critical battle against time and nature. Within the vast expanses of Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA), lie thousands of Earth Covered Magazines (ECMs) -- crucial semi-buried bunkers that safeguard the nation's m  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 3, 2024, entitled "Chicago Area Employment - May 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, metropolitan area stood at 4,798,500 in May 2024 compared to 4,785,800 a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Judge Mary Rowland of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an order granting summary judgment to the CFTC on all counts of its complaint. Judge Rowland also ordered more than $83.7 million in restitution and $36.9 million in disgorgement jointly and severally against of Oregon and (defendants)  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. on Wednesday sentenced a methamphetamine dealer to 188 months in prison. Marcus M. Nelson, 42, of Cairo, Illinois pleaded guilty in March in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to two counts of distributing methamphetamine. He admitted selling meth on two occasions to a confidential informant wh  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Naval Sea Systems Command's (NAVSEA) Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Petty Officer Jennifer Schleuning was announced as the 2023 Navy Shore Sailor of the Year, July 2. A native of Warren, Illinois, Schleuning (pronounced like "shining," but with an "L") advanced to compete for the Navy Shore Sailor of the Year after winning the active-duty Sailor of the Year category at NAVSEA in April. Schleuning served as th  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Chris Bishop, Air Mobility Command Public Affairs Across the vast and tyrannous distances of the Pacific, Air Mobility Command supported the 10th iteration of exercise Valiant Shield 24, a biennial joint and--for the first time--multinational field training exercise in the Indo-Pacific region, June 7-18, 2024. The exercise included nine wings from across AMC, each bringing different mission-se  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * Delivering on President Biden's Unity Agenda priority to address the overdose epidemic and strengthen public health and public safety, five new states join strong bipartisan effort to provide high-quality, affordable health care for people transitioning from incarceration * * * Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul G  more