WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule approving portions of Illinois' state air quality plan addressing moderate ozone nonattainment requirements for the Chicago and Metro East St. Louis areas under the 2015 ozone standard. The rule, published May 14 in the Federal Register, approves updated emissions inventories, reasonable further progress demonstrations, motor vehicle emissions budgets, inspection and maintenance program certifications, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule approving revisions to Indiana's air quality plan involving nitrogen oxides emissions monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements for large industrial facilities outside the electric generating sector. The rule applies to facilities in Indiana affected by the federal NOX SIP Call program addressing ozone pollution transported across state lines. The rule, published May 14 in the Federal Register, app  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule approving part of Michigan's State Implementation Plan addressing infrastructure requirements for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The action applies statewide across Michigan and concerns Clean Air Act requirements involving state air quality management structures and state board conflict-of-interest provisions. The rule, published May 14 in the Federal Register, approves Michigan's  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule approving revisions to Minnesota's State Implementation Plan involving particulate matter emissions at the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Wastewater Treatment Plant, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The action concerns federally enforceable title I PM10 conditions at the Metro Plant and was published May 14 in the Federal Register. The rule approves revisions submitted by the Minnesota Pollution Contro  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule determining that the Cleveland, Ohio ozone nonattainment area has attained the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. The rule was published May 14 in the Federal Register and applies to the Cleveland area, which includes Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties in northeastern Ohio. The Environmental Protection Agency based the determination on complete, quality-ass  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 16 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Cultivating Leaders Through the Chicago Innovation Fellows Program In 2025, FHLBank Chicago deepened its commitment to innovation leadership by sending two employees to participate in the inaugural Chicago Innovations Fellows Program. Developed in partnership with Northwestern Kellogg's Center for Research in Technology and Innovat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, titled 'Glass Property-Composition Models Update for use in Direct Feed High-Level Waste Flowsheet Development' and authored by Xiaonan Lu, John D. Vienna, Pavel Ferkl, Dongsang Kim, Jos Marcial, Jincheng Bai, Dewei Wang, Jarrod V. Crum, James J. Neeway, and Nicholas A. Lumetta, with report number PNNL-38953, Rev. 0 / EWG-RPT-058, Rev. 0, says the latest modeling work is meant to support direct-feed high-le  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Department of Central Management Services, State Employees Group Insurance Program -- Compliance Examination of the Schedule of Allocation. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION - SCHEDULE OF ALLOCATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: May 7, 2026 FINDINGS THIS  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Illinois Math & Science Academy -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE ACADEMY COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: May 5, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 5 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 0 -- 0 Category 2: 2 -- 3 -- 5 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 2 -- 3 -- 5 FINDINGS   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Illinois Math & Science Academy -- Financial Audit. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE ACADEMY FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: May 5, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 0 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 1 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Secretary of State -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: May 5, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 13 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 1 -- 2 Category 2: 6 -- 6 -- 12 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 6 -- 7 -- 13 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 12 S  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by shareholders Zoe M. Argento, Philip L. Gordon and Alice H. Wang: * * * Colorado Amends its Artificial Intelligence Law, Substantially Reducing Obligations on Employers At a Glance * Colorado's amended AI law (S.B. 26-189) significantly scales back employer obligations from the prior version and delays the effective date to January 1, 2027. * The law applies to automated decision-mak  more

ALFRED, New York, May 15 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Performing arts, leadership, 'Dungeons' among programs offered through Summer at Alfred * Alfred University's Summer at Alfred 2026 provides a wide variety of exciting activities, including arts-focused workshops and residencies, sports clinics, and engineering short courses. Among the offerings are programs related to the performing arts, leadership, and the popular tabletop game, "Dungeons and Dragons."   more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued an audit report (No. 772635) on May 4, 2026, entitled "Single Audit of the State of Illinois for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * BACKGROUND A single audit is an organization-wide financial statement and Federal awards audit of a non-Federal entity that expends $1 million or more in Federal funds in 1 year. It is intended to assure the Government that the non-Fede  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by FERC2222.org and cusln.org, titled 'FERC Order 2222 & DER Policy and Implementation Report January 2026' and identified as PNNL-38952, examines progress in distributed energy resource integration while highlighting unresolved gaps in communication rules between utilities and aggregators. The report outlines regulatory and market developments tied to FERC Order 2222, which enables aggregated distributed energy resources to participate in wholesa  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by Jane Stoever, law professor at the University of California-Irvine, from a May 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies." Stoever is also the director of the Law Domestic Violence Clinic, Initiative to End Family Violence, and co-chair of the Orange County Domestic Violence Death Review Team. *  more

DECATUR, Illinois, May 17 -- Millikin University posted the following news: * * * Watch the Millikin Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremonies * More than 250 Millikin University graduates from the Class of 2026 were honored during Spring Commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Millikin's campus. Two Commencement ceremonies were held to recognize graduates from Millikin's undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Graduates from the College of Fine Art  more