CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bloomington, IL - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.40 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Carbondale-Marion - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.21 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 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Champaign-Urbana - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.66 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.41 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Danville - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.71 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 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Decatur, IL - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.41 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 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Kankakee - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.30 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 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Peoria - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.93 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 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Rockford - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.52 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

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, is working to make college more affordable and make financial aid more accessible by encouraging students and families to take advantage of new online tools available through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). "The next generation of Illinois kids shouldn't be saddled with huge debt burdens after they graduate from   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - State Rep. Sharon Chung, D-Bloomington, is working to make college more affordable and make financial aid more accessible by encouraging students and families to take advantage of new online tools available through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). "Affordable higher education is the foundation of a better future for our community, and these online tools are going to f  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, North Chicago is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines * * * CHICAGO (July 25, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a collaboration with the city of North Chicago, Illinois, to help identify drinking water lead pipes, accelerate their replacement and p  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Ricciardi took command of the 88th Readiness Division from Maj. Gen. Matthew V. Baker during a change-of-command ceremony July 20 at Veterans Memorial Plaza at Fort McCoy's historic Commemorative Area. Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve and commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, served as the presiding officer for  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: On Wednesday, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) adopted a resolution supporting a set of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reforms intended to improve the nation's long-term transmission planning. The long-anticipated reforms in FERC Order No. 1920 require transmission providers to develop planning scenarios that fully account for: state, federal, and tribal laws  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 25 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: CHICAGO -- State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago), Senate Chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the body camera footage which led to the indictment of the ex-deputy who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her home: "This video is sickening. It is despicable and disgusting to see such brutal violence toward an innocent Black woman. How did this person e  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats posted the following statement on July 25, 2024, from State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago: * * * CHICAGO - State Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, issued this statement following the release of body camera footage showing the murder of Sonya Massey by Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson: "The tragic and senseless death of Sonya Massey at the hands of Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson on July 6, 2024, is a devastatin  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: An Indiana man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for trafficking 15 guns, including semiautomatic rifles and "ghost guns," from Indianapolis to the Chicago area. DEVANTE T. BROWN and a co-defendant, COREY SARTIN, transported 15 firearms from Indianapolis to the Chicago area in the spring and summer of 2022. Brown and Sartin sold the guns to unde  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A district court judge in southern Illinois sentenced the owner of a south Florida-based telemarketing company to 25 years in federal prison for causing his employees to sell limited indemnity health insurance plans to unsuspecting consumers by means of false and deceptive practices. Steven Dorfman, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, owned, operated, and f  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: Two Illinois men - Erik Richard Jones, 46, and Mitchell Allen Melega, 38 - were sentenced on July 23, 2024, to multi-year prison sentences following their convictions for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. Jones, of Colona, Illinois, was sentenced to 54 months of imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: GURNEE, Ill. - Reforms backed by state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, eliminating up to $1 billion in families' medical bills and preventing past debt from hurting individuals' financial future are now law. "Persistent medical debt is a financial burden for working families in our community that slows economic growth and stifles progress," Mason said. "No Illinoisan should be forced into years of hardship si  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $50 million in Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) awards to 15 collaborative research projects nationwide to expand participation and access to materials science-focused facilities, education, training and careers. NSF is investing over $50 million in total, which includes awards of over $4 million each to 11 partnering i  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Kevin Olickal, D-Skokie, is working to make the justice system smarter and fairer with a new law that will help rehabilitate individuals after first-time and low-level offenses by allowing those who successfully complete probation to avoid the mark of a serious criminal record. "This piece of legislation is crucial to allow Illinoisians participating in special probation programs to obtain and   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: AURORA, Ill. - Reforms backed by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, eliminating up to $1 billion in families' medical bills and preventing past debt from hurting individuals' financial future, are now law. "Vital medical procedures and lifesaving prescriptions are not optional, and many people in our community take on crimpling debt to get that care for themselves or their loved ones," Hernandez said  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 26 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: CICERO, Ill. - State Rep. Elizabeth 'Lisa' Hernandez, D-Cicero, is working to make college more affordable and make financial aid more accessible by encouraging students and families to take advantage of new online tools available through the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). "I've made it my mission to make a college degree attainable for more Illinois students, but that's complicated by a c  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: IOWA, UNITED STATES Story by Master Sgt. Nathan Hutchison, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer visited Rock Island Arsenal and the Army Sustainment Command's Brig. Gen. John "Brad" Hinson and the ASC team July 24. Lt. Gen. Christopher O. Mohan, Deputy Commanding General and acting commander of Army Materiel Command, who   more