CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2025, entitled "Illinois Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Illinois had 286,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 277,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in Il  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2025, entitled "Iowa Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Iowa had 75,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 76,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in Iowa was 4.5  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Ames - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.02 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bloomington, IL - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.98 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Cedar Rapids - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.73 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Champaign-Urbana - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.54 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.42 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.21 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Decatur, IL - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.35 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Des Moines-West Des Moines - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.09 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Dubuque - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.12 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Iowa City - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.17 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Kankakee - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.06 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissione  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Peoria - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.03 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Ju  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Rockford - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.43 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissione  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Sioux City - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.27 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Springfield, IL - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.89 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Waterloo-Cedar Falls - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.67 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Act  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2025, entitled "South Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * South Dakota had 22,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 20,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 23, 2025, entitled "Wisconsin Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Wisconsin had 137,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 155,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the job openings rate in   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 23, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * A look at employment for National Park Week Did you know that National Park Week is being celebrated from April 19 to April 27? There are about 500 federal museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks around the nation, employing 25,226 workers total in September 2024. Let's take a trek through some additional data. * * * Chart:   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 23, 2025 NAVY PCG-SMX JV, LLC,* Lexington Park, Maryland, is awarded a $532,138,874 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract This contract will provide support services for enterprise-wide applications, server, storage, data protection/recovery, data transport, and data environment engineering, operations, and hosting support services. Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 24, 2025 NAVY Black Construction - Tutor Perini JV, Harmon, Guam (N62742-25-D-1327); CDM Constructors Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (N62742-25-D-1328); Conti Federal Services LLC, Orlando, Florida (N62742-25-D-1329); ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC, Burlingame, California (N62742-25-D-1330); Icon SI (AUST) Pty Ltd., Richmond, Victoria, Australia (N62742-25-D-1331); MVL USA Inc., Lans  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a final decision revoking the Certificate of Registration for Syed Warsi, M.D., of North Aurora, Illinois, after finding he no longer holds state authority to handle controlled substances. The order, signed on April 18, 2025, and published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2025 (90 FR 17454), finalizes an administrative process that began with the issuance of an Order to Show Cause in A  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * ICC approves Quad Cities rail safety upgrades Springfield, IL - On Thursday, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) authorized public safety upgrades at multiple highway-rail crossings in Rock Island, Henry, and Bureau Counties. The projects designate funding to install automatic flashing light signals and gates at the 1st Street (AAR/DOT #604322J), 6th Street (AAR/DO  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The Illinois Department of Employment Security issued the following news on April 24, 2205: * * * Unemployment Down in 11 of 12 Metro Areas in Illinois Year-Over-Year Job Growth Continues Across Chicagoland Area SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate decreased in eleven metro areas and increased in one over-the-year for the year ending March 2025, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Emplo  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 25 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * State Treasurer Frerichs Announces New Option For Illinois Students Struggling to Obtain Traditional College Loans Illinois No-Cosigner Loan Latest Addition To Student Empowerment Fund News conference video will be posted here: https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html Testimonial from a borrower is posted here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3msLJVh0dFc   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mail Hauler Trucking to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Settles Federal Suit Charging That Trucking Company Fired Employee Because of His Disability WEST FARGO, N.D. - Mail Hauler Trucking, LLC., which delivers mail for the United States Postal Service in North Dakota and South Dakota, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment O  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * From Vision to Action: Community-Led Solutions Bridge Climate and Health in Network's First Year The Climate Communities Network set out with a simple but bold idea: that the communities most affected by climate change are the best poised to build solutions. In the Network's first year, that idea is already yielding success. By Jamie Durana On a warm day in November 2023, the National Academy of Medici  more

IMPERIAL BEACH, California, April 25 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Naval Special Warfare Honors Fallen Operator Gage Ingram With Posthumous Medal From Petty Officer 1st Class Chelsea D. Daily On a serene spring day, as a gentle breeze danced across the terrace and the sun broke through the clouds, a collective silence enveloped the Silver Strand Training Complex in Imperial Beach, Calif. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Gold Star families, distinguished guests, NSW membe  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced its preliminary decision to approve UL LLC's applications for an expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). UL, a global leader in product safety testing, has requested to add one test site and two additional test standards to its current scope of recognition. UL currently operates 56 testing facilities worldwide, including its   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Warren, Colleagues Press FDIC on Dangerous Impacts of DOGE Cuts and Systems Access "Federal deposit insurance is a fundamental safeguard that underpins the public's confidence in the U.S. banking system. Allowing the Elon Musk-led DOGE to degrade it in a moment of broader economic turmoil is deeply  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Gillibrand, Schumer, 100+ Lawmakers Demand Social Security Head Keep Field Offices Open Volunteers across country to visit 50+ field offices in support, deliver copies of lawmakers' letter, emphasize harm of shutting down offices "Field offices provide vital services to Social Security recipients, and beneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person  more