Adyson Sipes

Staff writer for the Chicago Morning Star

adyson.sipes@chicagomorningstar.com

COVID-Relief Fraud Charges for Suburban Chicago Businessman

The owner and operator of numerous information technology companies in the Chicago area have been charged for COVID-Relief Fraud. The…

5 years ago

Burning Tree Lane Fire

Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a phone call at 5:54 p.m. on Friday, June 12 for a structure…

5 years ago

Blues on the Fox Livestreaming June 19-20

The Venue will be delivering the Blues on the Fox 2020 livestream. The 200-currently-empty-seat music performance space in downtown Aurora…

5 years ago

Protesters vandalize Christopher Columbus statue in Boston

The statue of Christopher Columbus at Christopher Columbus Park on Atlantic Avenue in Boston was vandalized by the protesters shortly…

5 years ago

Fraud Scheme Indictment of Former Illinois Secretary of State Department of Vehicle Services Administrator, Supervisor

Candace Faye Wanzo, 57, of Centralia, Ill. has been charged by a federal grand jury. The returned indictment charged Wanzo…

5 years ago

Chicago Man Arrested for Allegedly Setting Chicago Police Vehicle on Fire

A Chicago man has been arrested on federal arson charge for allegedly setting a Chicago Police Department vehicle on fire…

5 years ago

USA: Chinese carriers banned from mid-June

The US Department of Transportation has put a ban on Chinese airlines from flying to the USA from mid-June. The…

5 years ago

Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk release statement related to protests over Floyd’s death

Bob O’Dekirk, the mayor of the City of Joliet, released his statement related to the protests over the death of…

5 years ago

Freeport Community Foundation Awards Grants

The Freeport Community Foundation (FCF) Board of Directors has awarded 8 grants. The grants total $52,067.93 to eight regional non-profit…

5 years ago

Graffiti Case: Reward Increased for Information

In a recent graffiti case, the Naperville Crime Stoppers has increased the reward to $2,5000. Private donors have also contributed…

5 years ago

Government Contractor to Pay $1 Million settlement claims

The Department of Justice announced today that Williams Brothers Construction Inc. (WBCI) of Peoria Heights, Illinois, has agreed to pay…

5 years ago

CNL Projects and Terrain Exhibitions launch ART-IN-PLACE initiative

The artists and the art world players are going through a hard time as they are unable to hold larger…

5 years ago

JJS President urges students to take control of the future

Joliet Junior College President, Dr. Judy Mitchell, has urged all to take control of the future at JJC. Today would…

5 years ago

OIC commission condemns new Indian law in Indian occupied Kashmir

The Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned a new Indian law presented in…

5 years ago

Therapy dog gets honorary doctorate degree from Virginia Tech

The dog is known as the best friend of man, and it has proven it several times in the past.…

5 years ago

Trump: ‘vaccine or no vaccine’ US will reopen

United States President Donald Trump has said that US will reopen, “vaccine or no vaccine”. He has also announced an…

5 years ago

Republican heartlands show new Coronavirus hotspots

Republican heartland communities across multiple states are showing new coronavirus hotspots. The emergence of the hotspots are contracting President Trump’s…

5 years ago

Stay-at-home orders in Los Angeles County to extend through July

Los Angeles County officials said on Tuesday that they would lift the restrictions slowly. The stay-at-home orders are expected to…

5 years ago

Chicago Steel select 14 players in Phase II Draft

The Chicago Steel has completed the 2020 USHL Draft. They have selected seven forwards, six defensemen, and one goaltender, a…

5 years ago

Major pushback for new US campus sex assault plan

According to federal guidelines, hearings on campus must be held by US universities where sexual assault claims are made. Both…

5 years ago

IDES releases new instructions for 1099 workers who lost jobs due to COVID-19

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released new instructions for 1099 workers who have lost their jobs due to…

5 years ago

Peoria County Clerk seeks approval for her proposal of waiving Marriage/Civil Union License fee

Rachael Parker, the Peoria County Clerk, sent a proposal to the Peoria County Board related to waiving marriage/civil union license…

5 years ago

Illinois reports new single-day high for coronavirus cases

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Thompson Center in Chicago on Friday to record their protests against and in favor…

5 years ago

BJP member advises public not to purchase vegetables from Muslims

Suresh Tiwari, an elected candidate on the ticket of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from district Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India, advised…

5 years ago

5 Historical Facts That No One Told You in School

What is there in common between sleep and oil split, between tomato and rheumatism, or what is there that connects…

5 years ago

Illinois Imposes Public Face Coverings or Masks

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced that the state’s stay-at-home order will be extended through the end of May. The…

5 years ago

“Safe Work Zones for All” encouraged

The Illinois Tollway, Illinois Department of Transportation, industry partners, frontline construction workers, and the Illinois State Police are collaborating once…

5 years ago