ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ferroelectric material adapts to light stimuli by reorganizing atomic connectivity on the nanoscale * * * Researchers have revealed an adaptive response with a ferroelectric device, which responds to light pulses in a way that resembles the plasticity of neural networks. This behavior could find application in energy-efficient microelectronics. "Today's  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 Director Election. Members elected two directors from Illinois, one director from Wisconsin, one independent director and one public interest independent director. Each director will serve a four-year term beginning January 1, 2025. Illinois mem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2024, by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on the final trade regulation rule concerning recurring subscriptions and other negative option programs (File No. P064202): * * * As is common in rulemaking proceedings, this Final Rule that the Commission promulgates is somewhat different from what it originally proposed--clarified, narrowed, and ultimately improved by the process of grappling with the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 1, 2024, entitled "Reduction Of Large Vessel Traffic Improves Water Quality And Alters Fish Habitat-Use Throughout A Large River". The article was written by Michael J. Spear, Brandon S. Harris, Taylor A. Bookout, Brian Ickes, Kathi Jo Jankowski, Levi E. Solomon, Kristopher A. Maxson, Andrya L. Whitten Harris, Andrew T. Mathis, Sam J. Schaick, Jesse A. William  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on July 18, 2024, entitled "Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus Bubalus Rafinesque) Population Trends And Demographics In The Upper Mississippi River System". The article was written by Kristopher A. Maxson, Levi E. Solomon, Taylor A. Bookout, Steven A. DeLain, Andrew Bartels, Melvin C. Bowler, Eric J. Gittinger, Eric N. Ratcliff, John L. West, Seth A. Love, Jason A. DeBoer,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: * * * Members announced today join group that advises HUD on best practices for building an effective housing counseling program. * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the appointment of 11 members to its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee. The Committee serves a critical advisory role to HUD by helping shape the dir  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 17 -- The Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following news: CHICAGO - State Senator Lakesia Collins joined Planned Parenthood of Illinois to receive the Richard J. Phelan Profile in Courage Award for her efforts to improve equity in reproductive care and maternal and infant health. "It is a great honor to be among the fierce champions selected for this award, and I am proud to stand alongside Planned Parenthood as we champion reproductive freedom across I  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 17 -- The Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2024: CHICAGO - State Senator Mike Simmons was recognized by Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs with the Illinois LGBTQ+ Leader Award during a celebration Wednesday commemorating LGBTQ+ History Month in Chicago. "As the first openly gay senator in the state of Illinois and the third openly gay senator in the country, I bring my lived experiences as well as my constituents' with   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 17 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: Marcia M. Meis, Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced today that the Tenth Judicial Circuit judges voted to select Vincent E. Cail as associate judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Mr. Cail received his undergraduate degree in 2005 from the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois and his Juris Doctor in 2009 from Texas Southern University, Thurgo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: Benson Macon, program manager in the Science and Technology Directorate's (S&T) Office of Mission & Capability Support (MCS), introduces us to the Cyber Analytics and Platform Capabilities (CAPC) Research Initiative. When it comes to combating cyber threats, their global scale and ability to evolve serve as a constant reminder of our collective mission and need to be pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Maryam Janani-Flores, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited The Bloch Tech Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Illinois. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated The Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition led by Chicago Quantum Exchange, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. The Bloch Tech Hub highligh  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: An Illinois man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Robin Lee Reierson  more