DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster to stop their monopoly that raises prices for ticket purchasers and stifles competition in the live entertainment industry. Live Nation has been building a monopoly by entering into exclusive deals with the country's largest venues to ensure that all tickets sold are through the company's platform. The State  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * AG James, US DOJ, and Bipartisan Coalition of 40 Attorneys General Amend Complaint against Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Seek Additional Relief for Impacted Consumers * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general today filed an amended complaint (https://ag.ny.gov/s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense announced today the award of a $57,701,575 grant as the Federal share of a larger $72,126,969 project to North Chicago School District 187, from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation that replaces Forrestal Elementary School at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. The project will address facility capacity and condition deficiencies that placed Forrestal Elementary School as t  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Latrel Jackson aka "Kobe" (27, Chicago, IL) to life in federal prison for conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire. Jackson's co-defendant, Marvin Harris, Jr. aka "Mesh" (25, Fort Myers), was sentenced to 45 years in prison earlier this year. According to court documents, Harris,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 20 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Shiloh, Ill. - Anthony Womack of Highland, Illinois, was promoted to the rank of first sergeant during an Illinois Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Command regional meeting, Aug. 2, in the National Guard's Shiloh Armory. Womack is the first sergeant for the command's L Company based in Mattoon. His new rank was affixed to his uniform by his spouse, Lindsey Womack, and son, 12-year-old Hunter K  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: An Idaho Wing colonel with decades of service in Civil Air Patrol and a high-achieving Illinois Wing cadet took top honors at CAP's 2024 National Conference this weekend in San Antonio. Col. Merle V. Starr was recognized as CAP's Senior Member of the Year, while Cadet Lt. Col. Soren Y. Koh was named CAP's Cadet of the Year at the conference. "I'm very honored," Starr said. "There are many  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 20 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Aug. 19, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Chicago, Illinois: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Jen, welcome back. Q: Hi. Thank you. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: What! It's good to see you. Q: You too. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It's like full circle now. (Laughs.) All right. So, we're on our way to Chicago, where President Biden will deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National C  more