WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Illinois State Museum has announced its intention to repatriate a collection of 19 unassociated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The objects, which date back to the late 18th century, were removed from either the Fort Clark site in Mercer County, North Dakota, or the Greenshield site in Oliver County, North Dak  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Illinois State Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and has determined a cultural affiliation between the remains and multiple tribal nations. The remains of at least ten individuals, along with 85 associated funerary objects, were removed from the Fisher Site in Will County, Illinois, between 1912 and 1941 by George Langford and the Univers  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Illinois State Museum has announced plans to repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, following an inventory conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains of four individuals and 244 associated funerary objects were removed from archaeological sites in South Dakota and North Dakota, spanning multiple historical per  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 12, 2022, from 15 attorneys general: * * * ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, AND WASHINGTON To: Dr. Steven Cliff, Deputy Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 14, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the accomplishments and long career of my dear friend, George Van Dusen. George is retiring after serving as an excellent Mayor of Skokie for 25 years. I have had the privilege of representing the Village of Skokie for the entirety of my congressional career, and George Van  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from the National Confectioners Association: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 RE: Docket (FSIA-2024-0021) Food Date Labeling, Request for Information * * * The National Confectioners Associat  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has announced that members of the Wilson family, based in Ava, Illinois, have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act to retain their voting shares in Headquarters Holding Company. If approved, the application would allow Aaron Lee Wilson, Jennifer Renee Wilson, Kaden Lee Wilson, Kanon James Wilson, and Amy Lyn Wilson-Dallas to maintain their influence over the holding company, which controls The First National Bank of Ava. The family me  more