Sunday - October 4, 2026

News Tipoffs - Illinois Editors

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AEI Review Finds Limited Evidence That Guaranteed Income Pilots Raise Employment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'What Can We Learn from Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots in the United States? Evidence on Employment Effects,' by Kevin Corinth and Hannah Mayhew. Issued Sept. 11, 2026, the report reviews guaranteed basic income experiments conducted from 2017 through 2025 and finds that employment effects across published randomized trials clustered near zero, while the largest studies showed moderately lower employment consistent with p  more
Central Maine Medical Center nurses to hold picket in solidarity with striking nurses in Illinois
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Central Maine Medical Center nurses to hold picket in solidarity with striking nurses in Illinois * Registered nurses at Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, Maine will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, September 15 in solidarity with nurse colleagues within the Prime Healthcare hospital system who are on strike on the same day at Olympia Fields Hospital i  more
FCC Warns Derycom Certification Services Over Falsified U.S. Operations, Unauthorized Device Approvals
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued an official citation to Derycom Certification Services Inc. for submitting false information about its corporate location and approving radio frequency equipment outside its authorized technical capacity, according to agency records in Federal Communications Commission DA 26-970 (File No.: EB-SED-26-00041408). The Enforcement Bureau cited the entity for violating agency rules that require accurate disclosures and strict adhere  more
Illinois State Leaders Joined by Gov. Pritzker in Dedication Ceremony of New College of Engineering
NORMAL, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois State University issued the following news: * * * Illinois State leaders joined by Gov. Pritzker in dedication ceremony of new College of Engineering Sept 8, 2026 New College of Engineering facility supports the next generation of Illinois' engineering students - Governor JB Pritzker joined Illinois State University (ISU) in officially opening the doors to the new home for their College of Engineering, Campus East. The 392,000 square foot, 28-acre faci  more
Krishnamoorthi Blasts Xenophobic Tweet by Texas GOP Railroad Commission Nominee Bo French Targeting South Asian Students
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Blasts Xenophobic Tweet by Texas GOP Railroad Commission Nominee Bo French Targeting South Asian Students * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today condemned Texas Republican Railroad Commission nominee Bo French's racist and xenophobic tweet targeting South Asian students at the University of Texas, after French posted photos of students celebrating a Longho  more
Nurses to sympathy strike, picket on September 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses to sympathy strike, picket on September 15 at five Prime Healthcare hospitals in four states * Registered nurses at three Prime Healthcare hospitals in two states -Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada; West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, California; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, California -will ho  more
Olympia Fields nurses to hold one-day strike, Saint Mary's nurses to picket on September 15
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Olympia Fields nurses to hold one-day strike, Saint Mary's nurses to picket on September 15 * Registered nurses at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois, will hold a strike for one day on September 15 to protest the administration's retaliation against nurses who speak up and fight for their patients, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), an af  more
Rand Report: How States Align Postsecondary and Workforce Strategies
SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Rand Report issued the following report on September 8, 2026, entitled "How States Align Postsecondary and Workforce Strategies." Here are excerpts: * * * State policymakers want to align postsecondary education and workforce development systems, yet limited research systematically examines how states do so. This report presents a first-ever analysis of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) plans submitted by U.S. states and territorie  more
Satellite constellation set to level up service
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, posted the following news release: * * * Satellite constellation set to level up service * CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 13, 2026 -The final three Boeing [NYSE: BA] O3b mPOWER satellites, F11, F12 and F13, have joined 10 already in orbit following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch completes the 13-satellite O3b mP  more
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering: Helium Lifts New Quantum Computing Concept
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering issued the following news: * * * Helium lifts new quantum computing concept By: Paul Dailing Breakthrough from a team led by Jacob Covey, associate professor in the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Department of Physics, turns helium-3's low mass into a quantum resource September 8, 2026 Helium - the lightest atom that can be laser-cooled and control  more