WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today formally established Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as the nation's newest national park. The park is the seventh national park unit designated under President Biden. Recent additions include the designation of Amache National Historic Site in Colorado, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi, and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - June 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $4.155 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 16.4 cents compare  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - June 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.342 a gallon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 20  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Cybersecurity, computer science, math and critical thinking skills at play in race to escape College students enhance skills and interest during intense cybersecurity competition. * * * After hours of cool-headed puzzling and problem-solving, Hunter Wittenborn, a student from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, emerged as champion of the U.S. Depar  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- In the sweltering heat of Fort Knox, Kentucky, thousands of cadets are currently honing their leadership skills, from drill and ceremony to obstacle courses and night infiltration courses. Beyond the tactical drills and field exercises lies a critical piece to their success - hundreds of hours of planning and work from the  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will also help businesses in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan produce low-carbon materials * * * CHICAGO (July 16, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, a Chicago-area nonprofit organization, to receive $3,887,329 in funding to support efforts to report and reduce climate  more

PEORIA, Illinois, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 16, 2024, against Franz (aka "Frank") Peter Suess, 77, of Wellington, Florida, for running a long-standing conspiracy related to his operation of a network of mail-order pharmacies and payment of illegal healthcare kickbacks in order to procure prescriptions for his pharmacies. The charges include one count of co  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Springfield, Illinois, man, Christopher Wallace, 32, was sentenced on July 15, 2024, to 120 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a wide-spread drug conspiracy involving a Springfield street gang, Boss Playas, which lasted from approximately May 2020 through November 2020. At the sentencing hearing, Senior U  more