CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bismarck - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.22 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Fargo - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.54 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Forks - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.26 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissione  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Island - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.91 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Lincoln - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.17 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Pal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 10, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Omaha-Council Bluffs - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.34 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Re  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding accelerated the project, part of the St. Louis River Area of Concern on Lake Superior * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the completion of a four-year, $186 million sediment cleanup and habitat restoration project at Spirit Lake near Duluth, Minnesota. EPA contributed $92 million to the project, including fu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Hubbard County Soil & Water Conservation and Minnesota State Mankato will receive grants for $98,000 and $100,000, respectively, for environmental education projects. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health toda  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Neighborhood House of Milwaukee will receive a grant for $100,000, for environmental education projects. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health today and in the future," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Openlands in Chicago, Illinois will receive a grant for $75,000 for environmental education projects. "Advancing environmental education advances EPA's mission because it better equips our communities with the information they need to protect public health today and in the future," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "T  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: Former Illinois State Senator William Samuel McCann Jr, 54, was sentenced on July 9, 2024, to 42 months of imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $683,816.61 in restitution for fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering and tax evasion. At the sentencing hearing and during the bench trial in February 2024,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois posted the following news release on July 10, 2024: The Department of Justice announced today it has reached a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located in Springfield, Illinois, to resolve alleged violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Department reached the agreement with Driftwood Hospitality Manage  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and illegally possessing a loaded handgun in Chicago. ERIC BROWN possessed the drugs and gun on Oct. 19, 2021, near the intersection of North St. Louis Avenue and West Iowa Street in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Brown carried a satchel that contained the handgun and 400 pil  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on a House joint resolution (H.J.Res. 165) providing for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance".  The resolution was introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois,   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA's Food and Nutrition Service today awarded a total of $10 million in grants through its partnersFull Plates Full Potential and the Illinois Public Health Instituteas part of USDA's $100 million Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative. The initiative empowers schools to continue serving delicious, healthy meals that give students nutrition to grow and thrive. The grants announced today are through the   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The White House sent to the Senate the nominations of four individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Byron B. Conway, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, vice William C. Griesbach, retired. Jonathan E. Hawley, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice James E. Shadid, retiring. Ryan Young Park, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the  more