Ivan Cease

Senior editor of the Chicago Morning Star

ivan.cease@chicagomorningstar.com

Pritzker administration promoting investing in opportunity zones

Pritzker administration is launching a new initiative to invest in opportunity zones across the state. According to part of Pritzker's…

6 years ago

Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for child pornography charge

A Streamwood man has been sentenced in federal prison for enticing a 16-year-old boy to produce sexually explicit videos of…

6 years ago

ExxonMobil Joliet refinery endows Junior Joliet College scholarship

The sponsors of the annual golf outing of ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery and ExxonMobil itself donated $37000 to endow the Junior…

6 years ago

Minimum wage and Earned Income Tax Credit together are good for working families

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a new study about the minimum wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).…

6 years ago

Rep. Villa sponsors resolution to remember role of Illinois in giving women right to vote

Illinois was the first state of the US that ratified the 19th Amendment and achieved women’s right to vote. 100…

6 years ago

Police find drugs in Utah man’s car, man arrested

The police arrested a Utah man on Monday. According to the police officials, he was carrying a huge amount of…

6 years ago

Second snow emergency of winter issued by City of Freeport

The City of Freeport has issued the second snow emergency of the winter season this year. An impending winter storm…

6 years ago

Elgin City Council renews contract with Economic Development Group

The Elgin City Council has renewed its contract with the Economic Development Group (EDG) of the Elgin Area Chamber. The…

6 years ago

Matt Deschamps joins Chicago Steel

Chicago Steel has announced that they have hired Matt Deschamps as the team's assistant coach. This is not the first…

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia demands end of Turkish intervention in Syria

Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, said that the only solution to the Syrian crisis was…

6 years ago

Gov. Northam of Virginia declares emergency days before gun rights protest

A gun-rights protest is going to happen in Virginia Capitol this weekend. Ralph Northam, the governor of Virginia, declared an…

6 years ago

US officials say 11 troops were injured in last week’s missile attack of Iran

Initially, the US officials said that there were no causalities caused by the Iranian missile attack. They confirmed that 11…

6 years ago

Court sentences Vandalia man on drugs and gun charges

Wade Garrett McWhorter, a 26-year-old man of Vandalia, was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison on December 11, 2019.…

6 years ago

Northbound lanes shuts down due to Vehicle Fire

Illinois State Police and firefighter/paramedics from Long Grove and Palatine had responded to a vehicle fire. The time of the…

6 years ago

Chicago Steel on a roll as they win 10th consecutive games

The Fox Valley Ice Arena was full of playoff atmosphere as the Chicago Steel took on the Dubuque Fighting Saints.…

6 years ago

MARBA posts legal issues regarding cannabis and employment status

Illinois has already become 11th US state in terms of the legalization of adult recreational cannabis. The Mid-America Regional Bargaining…

6 years ago

Wildfire started in New South Wales moves towards other Australian states

The devastations of wildfire in Australia are ongoing. Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world in terms of its…

6 years ago

Sam Colangelo of Steel wins USHL Forward of the Week award

The United States Hockey League (USHL) announced today that Sam Colangelo, the forward of the Chicago Steel, was awarded Forward…

6 years ago

City of Elgin appoints Assistant Fire Chief Robert Cagann as Interim Fire Chief

Rick Kozal, the manager of the City of Elgin, announced the appointment of assistant fire chief Robert Cagann as interim…

6 years ago

Fire at Dengeos Restaurant on Dundee Rd Near Old Buffalo Grove Rd, Buffalo Grove

Police and firefighter/paramedics from Buffalo Grove responded about 9:13 p.m. Sunday January 5, 2020 to a report of a fire…

6 years ago

Rep. Carroll decries Lake Zurich anti-Semitism

A state legislator pledges new laws on anti-Semitism after a swastika was painted on a Lake Zurich elementary school last…

6 years ago

Smooth rollout, long lines for legal weed

Long lines formed outside marijuana dispensaries on New Year’s Day and persisted into Thursday after recreational cannabis went legal across…

6 years ago

Arlington Heights Police receive report of retail theft of $1000 at Harbor Freight

An unknown male criminal concealed merchandise for sale and left Harbor Freight without paying on Monday, December 23, 2020. Arlington…

6 years ago

City of Joliet announces garbage collection and closures for New Year holiday season

The City of Joliet announced the garbage collection and closures dates during the week of December 30, 2019. The garbage…

6 years ago

Pritzker announces Illinois will get $40 million in fed funds for early childhood

JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, announced that he had secured $40 million in federal funding to accomplish his mission…

6 years ago

Indian Bureau of Immigration orders German student to leave India

The Bureau of Immigration officials ordered a German Student to leave India as he was a supporter of the protests…

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death on the charges of Khashoggi’s murder

A Saudi court has sentenced five people to death on the charges of killing Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist. Khashoggi…

6 years ago

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