WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Air Force Sgt. David S. Price, 26, of Centralia, who was killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for June 21, 2024. In 1968, Price and 18 other men were assigned to Lima Site 85, a tactical air navigation radar site on a remote, 5,600-foot mountain peak known as Phou Pha Thi in Houaphan Province,  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * The discovery has the potential to reduce electronic waste and develop new applications for luminescent polymers The team manipulated the chemical composition of materials to make the polymers more recyclable. * * * From your car's navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers -- a class of flexible mate  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement on July 22, 2024: * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement regarding the release of officer-worn body camera footage showing the fatal July 6 shooting of Sonya Massey by a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy. "The body camera footage is horrific, and I offer my deepest sympathy to Sonya Massey's family as they relive a moment no family should experience. As the commu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Appleton - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.53 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 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Eau Claire - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.55 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jas  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Fond du Lac - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.06 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner J  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Green Bay - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.91 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Janesville-Beloit - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.71 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in La Crosse-Onalaska - May 2023": * * * Workers in the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.63 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Region  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Madison - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.74 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 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.11 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Oshkosh-Neenah - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.28 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Racine - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.58 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palme  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Sheboygan - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.19 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 22, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Wausau - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.25 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palme  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: An Illinois woman was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for conspiring to unlawfully export to Russia defense articles - including thermal imaging riflescopes and night-vision goggles - without a license in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. Elena Shifrin, 62, of Mundelein, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Judge Andre Bir  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Global Ordnance,* Sarasota, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0001); High Noon Unlimited Inc.,* Holiday, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0002); and Paramount Enterprises International Inc.,* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (W52P1J-21-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $189,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Trinitrotoluene. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and fundi  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: DECATUR, Ill. - A new law pushed by state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, will position Illinois to take advantage of an emerging industry by creating a regulatory framework enabling underground storage of carbon dioxide in Illinois - a process known as carbon capture and sequestration. "By acting now, we're going to create jobs, reduce our carbon output into the atmosphere and further position Illinois to b  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 23 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: PALATINE, Ill. - State Rep. Nabeela Syed's meeting with a local resident in need has led to a new law helping modest-income families make ends meet. Syed's office worked closely with a constituent who identified a loophole that was unfairly disqualifying some individuals from receiving home-energy assistance, and the legislation Syed introduced as a result is now law. "I received a letter from a member of  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Following the events of July 13, 2024, President Joe Biden directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an independent security review of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas is naming a bipartisan panel with extensive law enforcement and security experience to conduct a 45-day independent review  more