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*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday August 08, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Biden's Administration's CHNV Parole Program for Migrants Fleeing Violence
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in an amicus brief before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The brief supports President Biden's Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV Parole Program). The CHNV Parole Program offers   more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.4 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - June 2024'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 6, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.2 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

EPA, Sen. Durbin, Rep. Schakowsky, Mayor Biss Highlight Nearly $4 Million Grant to Rebuilding Exchange in Evanston
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a press conference with Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Mayor Daniel Biss to celebrate a nearly $4 million grant to Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, a Chicago-area nonprofit organization, to support efforts to reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. The Rebuilding Exchange works to reuse building  more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Kure CBD & Vape
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Alohma LLC dba Kure CBD and Vape: * * * To: Alohma LLC d/b/a Kure CBD & Vape, 7520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, United States To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed our inspection records and determined that Alohma LLC/1 d/b/a Kure CBD & Vape manufactures, sel  more

Illinois National Guard's 6th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade Deploys Team to Africa
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. - The Illinois Army National Guard's 6th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) will extend its influence into another continent as it deploys Logistics Advisor Team 6620 and its seven Soldiers to Djibouti, Africa, for about six months after welcoming home Battalion Advisor Team 660 from Romania and Logistics Advisor Team 6622 from the Philippines. A combined mob  more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Weekly Hearing Schedule for Aug. 12-16
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 8 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, August 12, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 46058; ALJ: LOYD; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: BENNETT; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY INDIANA SOUTH ("CEI SOUTH") FOR AN ORDER (1) AUTHORIZING CEI SOUTH TO ENTER INTO A POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT ("PPA") TO PURCHASE ENERGY AND CAPACITY FROM A 147 M  more

MILCON Ribbon Cutting Second Largest Air Force Data Center
SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: The 375th Air Mobility Command's ribbon-cutting ceremony at Scott Air Force Base unveiled the newly renovated Data Center, August 5, 2024. This state-of-the-art facility bolsters the United States' global mission capabilities and provides critical support to the Department of Defense. Tech. Sgt. Joseph Williams narrated the event and highlighted the center's strategic importance in connecting 209   more

Ms. Julie Sarich Instructional Systems Specialist for Autism
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Julie Sarich as Instructional Systems Specialist for Autism. Ms. Sarich joined DoDEA team in 2013 as a Learning Impaired Moderate to Severe teacher at Camp Zama, Japan. She later joined the special education team at Zama Middle High School as a Learning Impaired Mild to Moderate t  more

X-Ray Imagery of Vibrating Diamond Opens Avenues for Quantum Sensing
ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Atom-scale measurements of diamond lead to new equation related to quantum sensors Scientists map atomic vibrations in diamond, linking them with the behavior of the quantum system embedded within. The work advances quantum sensors, which will be significantly more precise than today's detection tools. * * * When it comes to materials for quantum   more