About 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement with Boeing.
Illinois is included in the lawsuit.
Letter comes the same week as hearing scheduled in related lawsuit
Following the letter, the administration first released $1.3 billion for 21st Century Community Learning Centers on July 21.
Past rail mergers have also triggered additional consolidation in the industry.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was pleased with the decision and the city is safer when police focus on the needs of Chicagoans.
Espinoza said she felt pressure with public scrutiny, media coverage and Noem’s statements about Morales Reyes, which weren’t corrected or removed from social media.
In 2023, Illinois became the first state to completely eliminate cash bail when the state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law abolishing it.
Congress on recess a day early
With the Senate having passed the bill unanimously in April, the legislation awaits President Trump’s signature to become law.

