WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement by senior associate counsel Nathan Moelker: * * * ACLJ Files at Seventh Circuit After City Targeted Pro-Life Speech - and City Official Confirmed It Since our founding, the ACLJ has stood on an unwavering conviction that every human life - from the moment of conception - is sacred, made in the image of God, and worthy of protection. That conviction is why we go to court. It is why we fight. And it i  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 21 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following commentary on March 20, 2026, by Director of Water Resources Maria Iturbide-Chang: * * * What the State of the Great Lakes Report Tells Us About Our Future Last month, I had the opportunity to participate in discussions around the release of the State of the Great Lakes (SOGL) Report. Sitting alongside scientists, federal agency representatives, community members, and regional partners at the Great Lakes Publ  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following testimony by House Clerk Kevin F. McCumber from a March 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee: It is my pleasure to testify on behalf of the Office of the Clerk and our fiscal year 2027 budget request. First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your support over the last year. Your   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Governor Pritzker and Chicago Sanctuary Politicians to Not Release Criminal Illegal Alien Accused of Killing 18-Year-Old Loyola College Student * Jose Medina-Medina was previously RELEASED after an arrest for shoplifting in Chicago WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detaine  more

NORMAL, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois State University issued the following news: * * * Illinois State faculty member selected as NSF NAIRR AI Education Fellow The Computing Research Association (CRA) has announced Dr. Elahe Javadi, associate professor of Information Systems in the School of Information Technology at Illinois State University, will join the inaugural cohort of 25 NSF NAIRR AI Education Fellows. Javadi was selected to join two dozen colleagues to serve as national ambassador  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Agriculture Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 94) on Jan. 21, 2026 entitled "Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress FY 2025 - Second Half." Here are excerpts: * * * Message from the Acting Inspector General I am pleased to present the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Semiannual Report to Congress for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2025. This report summarizes OIG's ac  more