IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 21, 2020) — Aaron Silva of Bettendorf, Iowa (52722) was one of 24 students at the University of Iowa who were awarded cash prizes after successfully sharing their idea in two minute or less in four uniquely-focused "IdeaStorm" competitions staged in early February at various locations on the UI campus.

MONMOUTH, ILL. (02/20/2020) — The world of the stage can be simplified to two types of productions — tragedies and comedies. Monmouth College's February 27-March 1 production of British playwright Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound falls squarely into the latter category.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 20, 2020) — VanDerGinst Law PC has filed a class action lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Conair Corporation seeking to recover damages for injuries sustained while using its Conair Infiniti Pro Hair Styler, Series 259Y. The lawsuit alleges that Conair Corporation was aware of defects in the product which cause it to spark and/or catch fire and that it failed to warn users of the defect or the potential for injury.

WASHINGTON DC (February 20, 2020) — According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget would reduce debt from 80 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) today to 66 percent by 2030 and reduce deficits from $1.1 trillion (4.9 percent of GDP) in 2020 to $261 billion (0.7 percent) in 2030.