WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL & ROBERT GARCIA RECEIVE FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS OF U.S. CITIZENS ASSAULTED, ILLEGALLY DETAINED BY DHS * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a bicameral public for more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This leg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Judiciary Committee Hearing On Protecting Kids Online U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks in today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley Introduce Landmark Legislative Package To Protect Kids Online The three bills target lax sentencing laws, violent online criminal networks, and child sextortion  * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced three bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Durbin, Grassley Introduce Landmark Legislative Package To Protect Kids Online The three bills target lax sentencing laws, violent online criminal networks, and child sextortion * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237 and WT Docket 02-378): * * * The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 9:00 am (Central Time). The deadline for new applications to be filed for the Fall meeting is December 12, 2025. Applications more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * FHLBank Chicago Invests $2.5 Million to Expand Housing Counseling Across Wisconsin The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) has awarded $2.5 million to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) for 2025 through its Community First(R) Housing Counseling Resource Program. The increased funding compared t more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following annual review involving Information Submitted by the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority Employees. Here are excerpts: * * * BACKGROUND: Signed into law in 2008, Public Act 95-708 made sweeping changes to the Retirement Plan for CTA Employees. It required that the contributions from the CTA and employees must be at a level so that the funded ratio of the Retirement Plan does not decline be more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 10 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Public Libraries Across Illinois to Stock, Administer Opioid Overdose Reversal Agents Order from IDPH Director Vohra expands access to lifesaving intervention * The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued an updated standing order which adds Illinois public libraries to the list of locations that are permitted to keep a supply of opioid overdose reversal more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Illinois Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- August 2025 * Illinois had 318,000 job openings in August 2025, compared to 279,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Bryan Droste noted that the job openings rate in Illinois was 4.9 percent in August  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Senator Hassan Presses Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities for Answers on Affordability and Resident Living Conditions Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, pressed six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities for answers on affordability and living conditions more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * TBC Distribution Corporate Recalls Lucky Foods Brand Cinnamon Powder Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: December 09, 2025 FDA Publish Date: December 09, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead Company Name: TBC Distribution Corporate Bra more PR