WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Amtrak and states celebrate with customers and supporters * * * Overwhelming public interest in the new state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago has propelled year-to-date ridership past the 100,000 customer mark this week. Operated daily by Amtrak under contracts with Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, state transportation department and Amtrak of  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: Story by Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command From weapons to radios, the U.S. Army is focused on making sure the latest and greatest is in the hands of its Soldiers on the ground. Rapid Removal of Excess, or R2E, helps get rid of thousands of pieces of old equipment to make room for cutting edge technology, saving staff hours in the process. "The primary benefit of R2E is it unburdens the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on (xxx-doc date), entitled "Illinois Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Illinois had 296,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 338,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Illinois was 4.6   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 24, 2024, entitled "Iowa Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Iowa had 81,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 71,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Iowa was 4.8 percent in Augu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 24, 2024, entitled "South Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * South Dakota had 26,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 23,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in South Dakota  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 24, 2024, entitled "Wisconsin Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2024": * * * Wisconsin had 153,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 145,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in Wisconsin was 4.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD After one month since President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in the state of Illinois, federal assistance tops $72.1 million for homeowners, renters, businesses and private non-profits affected by the July 13 16 severe storms. This amount includes grants from FEMA through its Individuals and Households Program, claim payments from the National  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: DETROIT Formel D USA, Inc., an automotive quality control company with locations in Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a female employee was sexually ha  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: The owner of a suburban Chicago medical supply company has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for paying kickbacks to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee in exchange for procuring orders of medical equipment. DARREN A. SMITH operated a medical distribution company based in Bolingbrook, Ill. From 2017 to 2020, Smith schemed with a procurem  more