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*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday June 26, 2025 ( 21 items )  

Aldersgate Federal Credit Union Conserved
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 24 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Aldersgate Federal Credit Union Conserved * ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 18, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration today placed Aldersgate Federal Credit Union in Marion, Illinois, into conservatorship. Member services will continue while the NCUA works to resolve issues affecting the credit union's operations. Member deposits at Aldersgate Federal Credit Union remain prot  more

Aldersgate Federal Credit Union Conserved
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 25 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Aldersgate Federal Credit Union Conserved * ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 18, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration today placed Aldersgate Federal Credit Union in Marion, Illinois, into conservatorship. Member services will continue while the NCUA works to resolve issues affecting the credit union's operations. Member deposits at Aldersgate Federal Credit Union remain prot  more

Don't Wait for Insurance Settlement to Apply for SBA Low Interest Loans: Physical Damage Deadline to Apply is Approaching
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * Don't Wait for Insurance Settlement to Apply for SBA Low Interest Loans: Physical Damage Deadline to Apply is Approaching * ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging businesses, private nonprofits (PNPs) and residents in Kentucky, who sustained damages due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudsli  more

Duckworth Underscores Support for Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution in the Wake of Trump's Illegal Strike Against Iran
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Underscores Support for Senator Kaine's War Powers Resolution in the Wake of Trump's Illegal Strike Against Iran * June 24, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - After President Donald Trump illegally ordered a military strike against Iran over the weekend, today combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) condemned Trump's actions as both unconstitutional and a violation of the War P  more

Duckworth, Durbin Announce $141k in Federal Funding for Decatur Airport
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Announce $141k in Federal Funding for Decatur Airport * June 24, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $141,874 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Authority for Decatur Airport. The federal funding will be used to reconstruct 21,817 squar  more

Duckworth, Durbin, Announce $3m In Federal Funding For Midamerica St. Louis Airport
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Announce $3m In Federal Funding For Midamerica St. Louis Airport * June 24, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $3,648,323 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Authority for MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. The federal funding will be used   more

Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Five Judicial Nomimations
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Five Judicial Nomimations * June 25, 2025 Today's hearing includes the nomination of Emil Bove to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary C  more

Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Five Judicial Nominations
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Five Judicial Nominations Today's hearing includes the nomination of Emil Bove to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today deli  more

EPA Reaches Settlement with Ecolab Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Joliet, Illinois
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Reaches Settlement with Ecolab Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Joliet, Illinois * CHICAGO (June 24, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Ecolab Inc. for alleged Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations at the company's facility at 3000 Channahon Road, Joliet, Illinois. Ecolab has addressed the alleged violations and   more

EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Town of Pines Superfund Alternative Site in Indiana
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Town of Pines Superfund Alternative Site in Indiana * The agency will hold a public meeting July 2 and accept public comments on the cleanup plan updates through July 24 CHICAGO (June 25, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a revised cleanup plan to lower levels for contaminants of concern at the Town of Pines Superfund alternative site   more

Evolving with the Changing Trade Landscape: Chicago Trade Day 2025
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Evolving with the Changing Trade Landscape: Chicago Trade Day 2025 * CHICAGO-- 2025 has been marked by a rapidly changing trade environment with new tariffs, new priorities, and new ways of doing business. To address these changes directly with the trade community, the Chicago Field Office (CFO) Trade Division organized and hosted its second annual Trade Day   more

Federal Reserve System Issues Notice on Changes in Savings & Loan Holding Companies
WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has issued a notice entitled "Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies." This document outlines applications submitted to the Board for approval under the Home Owners' Loan Act, Regulation LL and Regulation MM. These applications pertain to entities seeking to become savings and loan holding companies or to acquire assets, ownership, control, or voting shares of a savings  more

Michigan Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on (xxx-doc date), entitled "xxxx": * * * View original text plus charts and tables here: * * * Michigan Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025 * Michigan had 215,000 job openings in April 2025, compared to 218,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commis  more

NSF Superconducting Material Stabilized at Everyday Pressure, Another Step Toward Real-world Applications
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Superconducting material stabilized at everyday pressure, another step toward real-world applications New technique maintains a particular material's superconducting properties outside high pressure environments * U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers have stabilized a composite material in a superconducting state at ambient or normal, everyday pressure. Their technique, called the   more

On the 3rd Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide On the 3rd Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * On the 3rd Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide On the 3rd Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide * June 25, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL  more

Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments to USDA
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces New Slate of Political Appointments to USDA * (Washington, D.C., June 25, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "American farmers and ranchers work tirelessly to feed, fuel, and clothe America. The incredible team we are build  more

Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Rescission Package
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Rescission Package Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Full Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, underscored in her openin  more

Soldiers share their story of military service with local community members
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Soldiers share their story of military service with local community members * ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Soldiers, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, visited with participants of the Northwest Special Recreation Association Pursuit program, June 17, 2025, at program locations in Rolling Meadows and Mount Prospect, Illinois, to share what military life is like. "It's an   more

TSA breaks record for most individuals screened on a single day at Chicago O'Hare
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA breaks record for most individuals screened on a single day at Chicago O'Hare * CHICAGO -- Elevated travel volumes have been the norm for several weeks at Chicago's airports, but passengers this past weekend set a record. On Sunday, June 22, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) broke the record for most people screened on a single d  more

Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes--Murray Urges Congress to Reject Package in Its Entirety
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes--Murray Urges Congress to Reject Package in its Entirety Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request--U.S.   more

Wyden Blasts HHS Secretary Kennedy for Purging All Experts on Top Vaccine Panel at CDC Despite Public Promise at Finance Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts HHS Secretary Kennedy for Purging All Experts on Top Vaccine Panel at CDC Despite Public Promise at Finance Committee Hearing Top Finance Democrat Outlines Deep Concern with New Members' Financial and Personal Interest in Anti-Vaccine Views * Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Department of H  more