CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota - First Quarter 2024": * * * From December 2023 to March 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 147,189, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 145,765, the U.S.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in North Dakota - First Quarter 2024": * * * From December 2023 to March 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in North Dakota were 24,451, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 21,536, the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin - First Quarter 2024": * * * From December 2023 to March 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 140,097, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,737, the U.S.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - September 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Detroit Metropolitan Area - September 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.0 percent in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - September 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced that it has approved the Mortgage Partnership Finance(r) (MPF (r)) Program, administered by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago on behalf of six Federal Home Loan Banks, to sell loans made to Native Americans and secured by tribal trust lands under the company's Native American Conventional Lending Initiative (NACLI) program. This initial step will support Fannie Mae's ongoing pursuit o  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Today, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) greenlit the installation of new automatic warning gates and highway grade approach improvements to enhance safety measures at multiple highway-rail grade crossings in Franklin and Marion Counties. The crossings are located at Pump Station Road (AAR/DOT #431075N), River Road (AAR/DOT #431077C), Main Street (AAR/DOT #922419G), and W 4t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Raoul's Consent Order with Danville Facility Resolves 2022 Lawsuit * * * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office filed a consent order with Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC (Brainerd Chemical) to resolve a lawsuit alleging the company failed to properly control emissions of hydrogen fluoride from its chemical distribution facility in Danville, Illinois. Hyd  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel on a drug conspiracy charge for allegedly manufacturing cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs in Mexico and importing them into the United States. According to an indictment returned Monday in the Northern District of Illinois, JOSE ANGEL CANOBBIO INZUNZA served  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Michael Zink has been appointed as a judge in the 20th Subcircuit of Cook County. Mr. Zink is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David Haracz. Mr. Zink's appointment is effective December 2, 2024, and will continue through Dec. 7, 2026. "Mr. Zink's extensive legal and volunteer exper  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that D'Anthony (Tony) Thedford has been appointed as an At-Large Judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County. Mr. Thedford is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Paul Karkula. Mr. Tedford's appointment is effective December 2, 2024, and will continue through Dec. 7, 2026. "Mr. Thedford has e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard has authorized transportation offices servicing customers located at the following installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments during the month of November: 1. Redstone A  more