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*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday August 27, 2025 ( 5 items )  

DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Do Batteries Need Medicine?
ARGONNE, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Do batteries need medicine? Enhancing battery performance with electrolyte additives and machine learning * Just like medicine helps the human body, electrolyte additives act as medicine for batteries, improving their efficiency and longevity. Batteries, like humans, require medicine to function at their best. In battery technology, this medicine comes  more

Fifth Defendant Convicted for Laundering Funds from Fraud Schemes to Nigerian Transnational Organized Crime Groups
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Fifth Defendant Convicted for Laundering Funds from Fraud Schemes to Nigerian Transnational Organized Crime Groups * A federal jury in Puerto Rico yesterday convicted a fifth individual for conspiracy to launder funds in connection with multiple wide-ranging wire, mail, and access device fraud schemes. Oluwasegun Baiyewu was convicted of a money laundering conspiracy following a 22-day trial in S  more

IRS Issues Revenue Ruling on Sec. 2032A - Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2025-16) on Aug. 25, 2025, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on  more

Same Senseless Tragedy, Different Day: Criminal Illegal Alien Drives Drunk and Kills Woman, Seriously Injuring Another
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Same Senseless Tragedy, Different Day: Criminal Illegal Alien Drives Drunk and Kills Woman, Seriously Injuring Another * ICE issued an arrest detainer on August 23, 2025, to ensure this criminal is not released back into American communities WASHINGTON--The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer for Ju  more

White House Fact Sheet: Preventing Federal Support for Senseless Cashless Bail
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans PREVENTING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR SENSELESS CASHLESS BAIL: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect Americans by ensuring Federal policies and resources are not used to support cashless bail policies across the Nation. * The Order directs the Attorney General to submit a list of St  more