WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * After Health Secretary Kennedy Claims Ignorance Of Cuts To Medical Research, Durbin Pens Letter To NIH Director Demanding Answers May 23, 2025 In hopes that the Director will be prepared to answer Senators' questions in a June Committee hearing, Durbin sent a letter to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of NIH, requesting information about drastic cuts to medical research WASHINGTON - Following  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 23, 2025 NAVY Austal USA LLC, National City, California (N0002425D4212); BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, California (N0002425D4213); General Dynamics-NASSCO, San Diego, California (N0002425D4214); Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, California (N0002425D4215); Fincantieri Marine Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Florida (N0002425D4216); Delphinus Engineering, Inc. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Murkowski Reintroduce Legislation To Bolster Crime Fund May 23, 2025 The Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act would bolster the Crime Victims Fund WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act. The bill bolsters the Crime Victim more PR

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2025: * * * Durbin, Murkowski Reintroduce Legislation To Bolster Crime Fund The Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act would bolster the Crime Victims Fund WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reintroduced the Crime Victims Fund St more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $236,000 in Grants to Support Safe Beach Recreation in Illinois CHICAGO (May 23, 2025) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $236,000 grant to the Illinois Department of Public Health to monitor water quality near Great Lakes beaches and alert the public if elevated levels of bacteria make swimming unsafe. "This grant funds programs that deliver real-time beach more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule to establish, amend, suspend, or remove Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) for various airports across the United States. These adjustments are driven by updated criteria and ongoing changes within the National Airspace System, including the commissioning of new navigational facilit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for various airports across the United States. These adjustments are a response to evolving criteria and changes within the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, the addition  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 24 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on May 23, 2025: * * * IDPH Recommends Testing of Private Water Wells in Areas with Elevated PFAS Levels in Community Water Systems 57 CWSs were recently notified of elevated levels of so-called "forever chemicals" SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is advising private well owners to check if they are in the vicinity of community water systems (CWS) that have shown e more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 24 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on May 23, 2025: * * * IDPH Recommends Testing of Private Water Wells Near Lake Bluffs Estates Mobile Home Park Elevated levels of contaminant in nearby groundwater raises concerns SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) advises residents who obtain their drinking water from private wells near the Lake Bluff Estates Mobile Home Park formerly Rockland Mobile Home Park) in  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) has submitted supplementary comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), emphasizing the extensive efforts by Illinois farmers to support monarch butterfly conservation. The comments, addressed to Regional Listing Coordinator Barbara Hosler, come as the Service reopens dialogue on the monarch's proposed "threatened" status and critical habitat designation. In its letter, the IFB reiterated its strong commitment to pollinator work,  more ST

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Illinois, effective May 16, 2025. This declaration comes in response to the significant Skokie Water Main Break that occurred from February 14, 2025, through February 16, 2025, impacting numerous small businesses and non-profit organizations across the region. Businesses and non-profit organizations that suffered economic injury due to the i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints William Graff to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Illinois WASHINGTON, May 23, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed William Graff as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Illinois. Graff joined the Illinois FSA team on May 5, 2025. "When America's farming more PR