Thursday - November 21, 2024
News Tipoffs - Illinois Editors Newsletter for Sunday November 10, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Department of Labor Awards More Than $10.5M in Grants to Support Mine Safety, Health Training Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Supports delivery of federally mandated education in 45 states, territories * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents,   more

Ill. Gov. Pritzker Announces $2.3 Million for Tourism Grant Programs
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Eligible entities can now apply for funding for the Tourism Attractions Grant Program and Tourism Private Sector Grant Program * * * Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $2.3 million in tourism funding through two grant programs, the Tourism Attractions Grant Program ($1.7 million) and the Tourism Private Sector   more

Justice Dept.: High-Ranking Member of Sinaloa Cartel Indicted on Drug Conspiracy Charge
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel for allegedly manufacturing cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs in Mexico and importing them into the United States. According to an indictment returned Monday in the Northern District of Illinois, Jose Angel Canobbio Inzunza, 44, served as a principal advisor, lieutenant, and security chief for Ivan Archival  more