CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 16, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - August 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $4.092 a gallon in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area in August 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that area gasoline prices were down 29.6 cents c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following agency statement on Sept. 15, 2024: * * * With our 2024 Community First(R) Accelerate Grants for Small Business (Accelerate Grants) application round coming to a close on September 30, we want to share how we are partnering with our members across Illinois and Wisconsin to help small businesses overcome financial hurdles and thrive. Take a look at how  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Growth attributed to new attractions, cooler temperatures & overall improvements * * * Governor JB Pritzker announced record-breaking attendance totals for the 2024 Illinois State Fair. More than 773,000 people attended the 11-day event, the highest number on record since industry standards were enacted. "Each year, the hardworking team at the Illinois Department of Ag  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: The Illinois National Guard hosted a Warrant Officer Symposium on Sept. 11-12 at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. The event brought together warrant officers from across the state to receive guidance from senior military leaders and discuss key issues affecting the Warrant Officer Corps. Senior leaders in attendance included Illinois State Command Chief Warrant Offi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "The unseasonably warm temperatures and dry condition  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: The Justice Department today announced criminal charges in five cases from four U.S. Attorney's offices in connection with the multi-agency Disruptive Technology Strike Force (Strike Force). The Strike Force is co-led by the Departments of Justice and Commerce to counter efforts by hostile nation states to illicitly acquire sensitive U.S. technology to advance their authoritarian regimes  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Kashif Nawaz, distinguished researcher and section head for Building Technologies Research at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. The Fellow grade recognizes outstanding engineering achievements for members with 10 or more years of active practice. Nawaz joined O  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program partners are in the early stages of planning for a habitat rehabilitation project on the Mississippi River in Pool 18 and are seeking public input through Oct. 9. The Pool 18 Forestry project is part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program and is being constructed in collaborat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. MCF 21122) entitled "TBL Group Inc. - Control - JKS Limousines LLC": * * * On August 14, 2024, TBL Group, Inc. (TBL Group), filed an application under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 14303 for approval of its acquisition of JKS Limousines, LLC (JKS)./1 The application states that, as a result of the proposed transaction, TBL Group would acquire JKS, a federally registered, pass  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: Story by Master Sgt. Nathan Hutchison, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Every organization needs a central, go-to place to get the right information, or where someone can point them in the right direction. Some may think that would be the command group, but who does the command group call when they want the answers? G3/5/7 (Operations and Training) is that place at U.S. Army Sustainment Command. ASC i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago today announced the formation of a pilot program that encourages early and voluntary self-disclosure of criminal conduct by individual participants in certain non-violent offenses. The six-month pilot program is geared toward individuals who have participated in and have knowledge of criminal wrongdoing   more