WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), Illinois, has voiced strong opposition to a proposed rescission of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations during a public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve System (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) emphasizing that the CRA has been pivotal in transforming marginalized communities for nearly five decades, fostering investment in   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 22 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Advanced computer modeling predicts molecular-qubit performance Tuning the magnetic properties of chromium qubits Scientists develop a computational method to design molecular qubits with precision, paving the way for advanced quantum technologies. * A qubit is the delicate, information-processing heart of a quantum device. In the coming decades, advan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Reproductive Rights, Expose Violations Globally * Trump Administration Omitted Reproductive Rights In Recently-Released Human Rights Report [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) today led a group of 17 Senators in introducing the Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights Act, legislation that r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Covid-Relief Fraud * Click Here to Sign Up for SBA OIG Email Updates on Recent Investigative Cases, Audit Oversight Reports, and General News (Link is external) Click Here to View the Original U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Press Release (Link is external) A federal judge has sentenced a suburban Chicago man to nearly six yea  more