ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 31 -- The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command issued the following news: * * * Army Lab Provides Warfighters with Enhanced Aerosol Detection Capabilities and AI/ML Models By Jack Bunja CB Defense Today is an interview program featuring experts who discuss innovations, technologies, and partnerships relevant to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) and the chemical and biological defe  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As Famine Ravishes Gaza, Duckworth Votes Against Trump Administration's Sales of American Weapons to Israel * July 30, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement after voting to disapprove of the Trump Administration's proposed foreign military sales to Israel: "I've long pressed the Netanyahu Administration in public and private to tak  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: * * * ASC IG delivers impartial support to CG, workforce By Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command Behind every mission-ready unit is a watchdog ensuring integrity. At U.S. Army Sustainment Command, the Inspector General's office is a quiet force dedicated to transparency, accountability and support of its people. The IG team, led by Lt. Col. Jeffrey Seitz, serves as the impartial, independ  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Durbin and Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Reintroducing John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act * July 30, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Ahead of the 60 th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Reverand Raphael Warnock (D-GA), along with the rest of her Senate Democrat  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth-Murkowski Bipartisan Bill Passes Committee to Provide Public Health Commissioned Officers With Essential Leave Benefits Enjoyed by All Other Uniformed Services * July 31, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Bipartisan legislation introduced by combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Spotlight Forum Examining Trump Administration's Voter Suppression Efforts * July 30, 2025 Today's spotlight forum comes after Durbin and Padilla led all Senate Democrats in reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Spotlight Forum Examining Trump Administration's Voter Suppression Efforts U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at his and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla's (D-CA) spotlight forum entitled "Protecting t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Four Judicial Nominations 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 Committee hearing on the judicial nominations of Joshua Dale Dunlap, nomi  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Introduced Legislation To Protect More Than 13,000 Acres Of Shawnee National Forest * July 31, 2025 The Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act would create 12,700 additional acres of special management areas and 750 acres of wilderness in the Shawnee National Forest WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Shawnee National Forest Conser  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing * July 30, 2025 Durbin's questions provided the nominees a chance to clarify their controversial positions and past remarks before the Committee WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Commit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Durbin's questions provided the nominees a chance to clarify their controversial positions and past remarks before the Committee * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnes  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Votes To Block Arms Sales To Israel Amid Starvation In Gaza * July 30, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after voting to block arms sales to Israel amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza: "The terrorist attack of October 7 was truly horrific and the Hamas terrorist group, which is dedicated to the destruction of Isr  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Mayo Clinic for Religious Discrimination * Suit says employer forced security guard to get vaccination against federal civil rights laws MINNEAPOLIS -- The Mayo Clinic, which operates hospitals in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida, violated federal law when it refused to grant a security guard's request for a reasonable religious accommodation to its mandatory COVID-19 vaccina  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Justice Caucus Co-Chairs Duckworth, Booker, Markey Slam Trump Administration for Plan to Eliminate EPA's Ability to Protect Public Health from Climate Change * July 31, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA)--co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Environmental Justice Caucus-- issued the following statement aft  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 10 enforcement cases April-June 2025 * SEATTLE \- The following tables summarize enforcement actions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 office completed in the second quarter of calendar year 2025. Each case is linked to the corresponding legal documents, which provide further details. Violation: Clean Water Act The Clean Water Act, established in 1972, is the   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * IDFPR Finishes Phase 2 Implementation of New Licensing System CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that 25 more license types are now available for licensure via the Department's new online licensing system, CORE (Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment). Today's announcemen  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * ILLINOIS CIRCUIT CLERKS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTIFIED COURT MANAGER PROGRAM The Illinois Judicial College has approved a group of Illinois Circuit Clerks and selected members of their staff to participate in the Certified Court Manager (CCM) Program, a nationally recognized professional development initiative developed by the National Center for State Courts (N  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Spotlight Forum, Durbin Questions Witnesses About Preventing Partisan Gerrymandering * July 30, 2025 In his and Padilla's spotlight forum on voting rights, Durbin questioned witnesses about tactics used by Republican campaigns and state legislatures to attack Americans' right to vote WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * In Spotlight Forum, Durbin Questions Witnesses About Preventing Partisan Gerrymandering In his and Padilla's spotlight forum on voting rights, Durbin questioned witnesses about tactics used by Republican campaigns and state legislatures to attack Americans' right to vote * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- Indiana University Bloomington campus, is preparing to repatriate the human remains of at least 492 individuals and 12 associated funerary objects to 18 Native American tribes following the completion of an inventory and determination of cultural affiliation. The human remains and objects were primarily collected from various archaeological sites in Pike County, Illinois, including the McKinnan, Swartz Mound and Village, Lawrence Gay Mound Group, Schaffner, Stilwe  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- NielsenIQ, Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposing the integration of consumer purchase data with health information to improve population health analytics and patient care. The organization, a global leader in consumer product market measurement, suggests that the agency can expand its population health analytics by linking patient consumption patterns of food, beverage, tobacco, alcohol, and ov  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * On The Senate Floor, Durbin Urges The Release Of Political Prisoners In The UAE, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, & Guatemala * July 31, 2025 WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) highlighted the plight of political prisoners in four nations and called for their immediate and unconditional release. These political prisoners have been outspoken in thei  more