CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * ABYC to Host 2026 Standards Week in Charleston * The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing safety standards for the design, construction, maintenance and repair of boats, has announced dates for its annual Standards Week, Jan. 11-15, 2026, at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. ABYC sta  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * At Scott Air Force Base, Duckworth Meets with U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Leadership * August 12, 2025 [ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with and received a briefing at Scott Air Force Base from U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) leadership, including Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Jered Helwig and Director of   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 73,013, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 71,806, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Guilty Plea of White Supremacist Terror Group Leader * The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, welcomes the guilty plea of Dallas Humber, 35, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois -- a community in Cook and DuPage counties -- who admitted to   more

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois posted the following news release: * * * Centralia drug dealer sentenced to 17 years on meth and fentanyl charges EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A district judge sentenced a Centralia man to 204 months of federal imprisonment after he admitted to distributing pound quantities of meth and fentanyl. Jackie T. Scanlan, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute contr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: * * * Circana's 2025/2026 Food and Beverage Outlook Predicts Slow Growth Amid Shifting Consumer Priorities CHICAGO - Circana LLC today released new Circana Compass insights, providing a detailed review of 2025 global retail food and beverage (F&B) industry performance and a forward-looking outlook for 2026. 2025 Global Trends Confirm P  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Budzinski, Senator Durbin, and Leader Jeffries Fight to Protect Head Start During Springfield Visit * SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) welcomed House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to the Springfield Urban League to highlight growing concerns about federal budget cuts and eligibility requirements that would threaten a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Visits MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Discusses Federal Aviation Priorities and Infrastructure Improvements * August 12, 2025 [MASCOUTAH, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation--today met with MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Director Darren James and airport leadership to hear concerns about the impacts of Trump's Federal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Discuss Disastrous Impacts of Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' on Health Care in Central Illinois * August 12, 2025 [SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today convened health care leaders to discuss how Trump and Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill will harm Central Illinois and rip health care from as well as in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Orders Archer Daniels Midland to Ensure Environmental Compliance of Carbon Sequestration Well in Decatur, Illinois * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final order to Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) to address compliance obligations under the Safe Drinking Water Act for its Class VI permit for underground injection in Decatur, Illinois. EPA alleges the company viol  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Aug. 13 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * Illinois American Water Announces 2025 Firefighter Grant Program * Belleville, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2025) -- Illinois American Water announced today that it is accepting applications for its 2025 Firefighter Grant Program. Through this program, the company underscores its continued commitment to, and appreciation for community fire departments and local emerg  more

ROSEMONT, Illinois, Aug. 13 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: * * * Jeffrey Molter, MSN, MBA, CRNA, Named 2025-26 President of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology * Rosemont, Ill. -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) is proud to announce Jeffrey Molter, MSN, MBA, CRNA, as the 2025-2026 president of the more than 65,000-member organization. As a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (C  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: * * * Learning by doing: How Shane Hathaway '24 turned a senior thesis into a career What began as a class assignment turned into a published study, a life-changing summer in California, and an unlikely passion for ants. By Tracy Wamarema In 1998, a graduate student in San Diego carried out a study on the spread of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) across southern California, documenting where the in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * LibTech Insights announces new blog series with the Ontario Council of University Libraries * MIDDLETOWN, CT - Choice is pleased to announce a new blog series beginning in mid-August, AI Tools for Academic Libraries, initiated by Dr. Kari D. Weaver, the program manager for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCU  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mercyhealth to Pay Over $1 Million to Settle EEOC COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate-Related Religious Discrimination Charges * CHICAGO - Mercyhealth, a health care system operating hospitals and clinics in Illinois and Wisconsin, agreed to pay more than $1 million in monetary relief to a class of employees and has offered to reinstate employees that it terminated for refusing to comply with the  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 14 -- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Surprising Turn in Kayla Unbehaun Case In a surprise turn this week, a mother changed her plea to guilty in the abduction of her 9-year-old daughter Kayla Unbehaun, finally bringing justice eight years after she was stolen from her father. Heather Unbehaun's unexpected admission in an Illinois courtroom on Monday came as a jury was about to be selected in her c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Watch now: Hidden Hand in Housing Last month, African Communities Together (ACT) hosted a webinar titled: The Hidden Hand in Housing: Unpacking Private Equity's Role in Our Housing Crisis, which focused on the LA-based private equity firm, the CIM Group. The webinar was moderated by ACT's National Housing Director, Sosseh Prom, in conversation with K Agbebiyi, a Seni  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Condemns State Department Human Rights Report Rollback as Gift to the Chinese Communist Party Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Responds to South China Sea Collision Between China's Navy and Coast Guard During Attempt to Intercept Philippine Coast Guard Ship in Philippine Waters On Monday in the South China Sea, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Nav  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Local students explore cancer research in summer internship showcase On a warm July evening, Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine welcomed a full house of families, mentors and supporters for its annual Summer Internship Presentation and Donor Appreciation Reception. Laughter and quiet pride echoed in the building's atrium as the undergraduates took the podium one by one to p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Scientists rule out an Earth-like atmosphere for nearby exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d Webb telescope helps scientists narrow down the search for "Earth twin" planets As telescopes have become more powerful, we've been finding tons of "exoplanets"--planets orbiting faraway stars. One such planet, known as exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d, has intrigued astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * White House Extends Current China Tariff Rates for 90 Days * On August 11, President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the reinstatement of higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods for another 90 days, extending the current pause until mid-November. The order came just hours before the suspension was set to expire, providing temporary stability f  more