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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2026-09-13 ( 6 items )  
A Carnival, Celebrating a Century of Care (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Shriners Hospitals for Children posted the following news: * * * A Carnival, Celebrating a Century of Care * Clowns, bagpipers and cheesecake helped draw nearly 800 people to the 100th Birthday Bash celebration at Shriners Children's Chicago. Current and former patients, team members, retired staff, Shriners and their families were there to celebrate 100 years of hope and healing at the specialty pediatric hospital, which provides care for children with orthopedic conditions, cleft lip more PR

Federal Register: National Park Service Solicits Public Feedback on Candidates for Historic Places Register in 14 States (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before August 15, 2026, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments are due on September 29, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFO more PR

First-Ever Healthy Checkout Policy Shows Promise for Reducing Soda Sales, Increasing Healthy Snack Purchases (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * First-Ever Healthy Checkout Policy Shows Promise for Reducing Soda Sales, Increasing Healthy Snack Purchases *. Featured A healthy checkout ordinance implemented in Berkeley, Calif. supermarkets, drug stores, and mass-market retailers in 2021 was linked to notable decreases in soda sales overall and small-package candy in supermarkets, but greater enforcement of such policies is essential for sustained and meaningful public hea more PR

FOP Strengthens International Partnerships at ICPRA (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police posted the following news release: * * * FOP Strengthens International Partnerships at ICPRA * Washington, DC - Representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police returned from the 2026 Biennial Meeting of the International Council of Police Representative Associations (ICPRA) in Victoria, British Columbia, where police association leaders from around the world gathered to address common challenges facing law enforcement officers and the  more PR

Overview of the 340B Drug Discount Program Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13311) by legislative attorney Hannah-Alise Rogers and health care financing analyst Laura A. Wreschnig: * * * Overview of the 340B Drug Discount Program Congress established the 340B Drug Discount Program in Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec.256b) through the Veteran's Health Care Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-585) to enable certain safety net health care providers ("covered entities") that serve low-incom more PR

TAROM Takes Delivery of Its First Boeing 737 MAX (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, posted the following news release: * * * TAROM Takes Delivery of Its First Boeing 737 MAX * * Romania's national carrier welcomes first 737-8 as it renews its single-aisle fleet BUCHAREST, Romania, September 12, 2026 - Boeing [NYSE: BA], TAROM and CDB Aviation today marked the delivery of the airline's first 737-8, the first Boeing 737 MAX in Romania, a milestone in the national carrier's fleet mo more PR