CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OBTAINS 20-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR EFFINGHAM COUNTY MAN WHO POSSESSED, DISSEMINATED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced an Effingham man prosecuted by his office was sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. Dallas Ray Campbell, 27, was sentenced on Thursday by Effingh  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 27, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Co., GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a ceiling $3,500,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification (P00005) to a previously awarded contract (FA8626-22-D-0010) for technology maturation and risk reduction services for the execution of the prototype phase of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program. Work will be pe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement with the city of Springfield, Illinois, to ensure the City Water, Light and Power coal-fired power plant fully complies with the agency's coal combustion residual program. The agreement includes requirements to address and correct previous coal ash disposal issues at two ponds, known as surface impoundments, and a land  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Nominates Judge William Bright to the Supreme Court, Judge Robin Wilson to the Appellate Court, and 13 Other Jurists to the Superior Court Judge William H. Bright, Jr. [ Download image in high quality ] Judge Robin L. Wilson [ Download image in high quality ] (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is forwarding to the Connecticut General As  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Urges Regional Grid Operator to Safeguard Maryland Ratepayers from Unwarranted Energy Prices ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore is calling on Maryland's grid operator, PJM Interconnection LLC, to adjust its capacity market rules and prevent unnecessary hikes in electricity costs for Marylanders. In a letter sent to the PJM Board of Managers last week, the governor reiterated lo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Microsoft Teams-powered custom solution revolutionizes communication, improving engagement and positive outcomes for Illinois youth and families * * * The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in collaboration with Microsoft, today unveiled Ally-IL, a custom application enabling DCFS caseworkers to connect and engage with youth and support networks virtu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald Trump's second term is off to an historic start. The President is wasting no time delivering on the promises he made to the American people. The President signed more executive orders on his first day in office than any other president in history. Within the first 100 hours of his second administration, President Trump taken hundreds of executive actions to secure the border, deport criminal illegal imm  more