AMES, Iowa, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of researchers, led by scientist Lin Zhou of Ames National Laboratory, has made important progress towards understanding the role of surface oxides in improving quantum computing circuits performance. Surface oxides are a primary cause of decoherence, or loss of quantum properties in quantum circuits. The team is part of a larger effort by the Superconducting Quantum   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Amtrak and states celebrate with customers and supporters * * * Overwhelming public interest in the new state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago has propelled year-to-date ridership past the 100,000 customer mark this week. Operated daily by Amtrak under contracts with Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, state transportation department and Amtrak of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 25, 2024, entitled "Consumer Expenditures in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - 2022-23": * * * Households in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, metropolitan area spent an average of $80,264 per year in 2022-23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that food, housing,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 25, 2024, entitled "Consumer Expenditures in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - 2022-23": * * * Households in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, metropolitan area spent an average of $73,422 per year in 2022-23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that food, housing, and tra  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 25, 2024, entitled "Consumer Expenditures in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - 2022-23": * * * Households in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, metropolitan area, spent an average of $91,496 per year in 2022-23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that food,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The Illinois House Democratic Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2024, on behalf of State Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago: CHICAGO - Reflecting her diligent support of agricultural issues, state Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, has been honored by the Cook County Farm Bureau and Illinois Farm Bureau with a "Friend of Agriculture" award. "Agriculture is one of the defining industries of our state, impacting our food and fuel network not just here, but across the   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The Illinois House Democratic Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2024, on behalf of State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago: CHICAGO -- State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, is partnering with the Christian County Farm Bureau to donate two uniform jackets to students from her district wishing to join the Future Farmers of America (FFA). "Future Farmers of America is a great organization that I've worked to support for years, as we both have the goal of boos  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The Illinois House Democratic Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2024, on behalf of State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee: GURNEE, Ill. - State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, was recently honored as a '2024 Champion for Children' by the Illinois Action for Children (IAFC) as a 'Champion for Children' for her work advancing the causes of childcare and family services. "Early years of child development are absolutely crucial, and as long as I represent my comm  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The Illinois House Democratic Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2024, on behalf of State Rep. Yolonda Morris, D-Chicago: CHICAGO - To help ensure local residents affected by this summer's extreme weather and tornadoes in July, state Rep. Yolonda Morris, D-Chicago, is highlighting the recent opening of a temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) field office on the city's West Side. "So many people's lives were upended during this summer's  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Complex sees 13% increase in sporting clays revenue over 2023 * * * More than 3,000 target shooters from all 50 states, four Canadian provinces, and five other countries helped propel the 125th American Trapshooting Association's Grand American competition to one of its most successful years at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) in Sparta this summer. The W  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 26 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Youth hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 4,057 deer during the youth deer hunting season Oct. 12-14. Comparatively, youth hunters took 4,576 deer during the season in 2023. Youth hunters with an unfilled, valid youth deer permit may still hunt with the permit during the upcoming first firearm deer season Nov. 22-24. A table of preliminary Illinois firearm deer ha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: The Justice Department filed a statement of interest (https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-10/statement_of_interest_-_jbh_v._knox_county.pdf) yesterday in a lawsuit brought in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois alleging that conditions in a juvenile detention facility violate the Constitution. The statement explains that the 14th Amendment protects children from illegit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Defendant Allegedly Did Not Pay Over $600,000 in Employment Taxes * * * A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment yesterday charging an Illinois business owner for not paying employment taxes, not filing business tax returns, wire fraud and making false statements on a loan application. According to the indictment, Steven Cordell, of Chicago, was the owner and operato  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD As temperatures drop and winter approaches, FEMA suggests making sure your heating system, water heater, furnace, and other electrical appliances in your home are in good working condition if you were impacted by the July 13 July 16 severe storms. If not, you may be able to receive help from FEMA to get them working again. If floodwaters reached you  more

CLARKSTON, Georgia, Oct. 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 24, 2024, at a campaign event at the James Hallford Stadium: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, Georgia! (Applause.) Good evening. Can we please hear it for my friend, our 44th president, Barack Obama? (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Atlanta. (Laughs.) All right. All right. So -- AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: I love you too. (Applause.) I love you too. (Laughs.  more