SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Airlift/Tanker Association Walk of Fame, Aug 28, 2024. The event was centered around the commencement of the construction for a new Operation Allies Refuge monument, joining a piece from the Berlin Wall, the 9/11 memorial and memorial busts. Retired Col. John Strube, ATA treasurer, and Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, spoke at the event   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: The former Chief Operating Officer of a suburban Chicago company that sold Covid-19 testing kits has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.85 million in company funds. While on pre-trial and pre-sentencing release for an earlier fraud scheme, DENNIS W. HAGGERTY, JR. issued fraudulent payments from the Willowbrook, I  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Noah Bolling as its new resident inspector at the Byron nuclear power plant in Byron, Illinois. He joins Senior Resident Inspector Ashley Demeter at the plant, operated by Constellation Energy Generation Co. Bolling joined the NRC in 2022 as a project engineer in the Region III office in Lisle, Illinois. Before joining the NRC, he worked as  more