Shawn Genzone

Senior writer at the Chicago Morning Star

shawn.genzone@chicagomorningstar.com

Possession of ice leads Peoria man to 15 years in prison

David A. Dodd has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Dodd, 45-year-old, is a resident of Peoria, Illinois, and…

6 years ago

Senior Senator sponsors bill allowing Amtrak to sue over freight delays

A senior US senator, Dick Durbin, moved Thursday to give Amtrak tools that will improve its on-time performance. Durbin blamed…

6 years ago

Lemonade stand raises $200000 for medical research via digital donation

Two families of Ohio started a lemonade campaign for raising $150 for medical research. A post went viral on the…

6 years ago

National Apprenticeship Week Event held at JJC’s Main Campus on Nov 14

The Main Campus of the Junior Joliet College hosted a National Apprenticeship Week Event on Thursday, November 14, 2019. The…

6 years ago

Afghan President claims victory over ISIS in Afghanistan

Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan, has claimed that the ISIS presence in Afghanistan had been ended. He said that…

6 years ago

Meth Trafficking charges for two Mt. Vernon men

Two Mt. Vernon residents are facing federal indictment today as they are charged with methamphetamine-related offenses. The two men facing…

6 years ago

Three mass shootings in California in four days kill 10 people

A new brutal wave of gun violence incidents has been started in California. Ten people lost their lives in three…

6 years ago

Big honor for TRIO Director DeAndre Butler

Huge Achievement for Joliet Junior College director of Project Achieve/TRIO Programs as Community College Business Officers (CCBO) honors him with…

6 years ago

Community Activists call for hands-on approach to stem gun violence

A symposium was held on the South Side of Chicago in which community activists and Chicago police officials participated. They…

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia has sentenced 38 terrorists including several foreigners

The military court in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, has sentenced 38 terrorists. Several foreigners are also included in…

6 years ago

Afghanistan announces release of three Taliban leaders in exchange of two foreigners

The Afghan government announced the release of three Taliban leaders in an exchange of two kidnapped foreigners. Ashraf Ghani, the…

6 years ago

Premier Design + Build Group starts off Bridge Point Itasca project

The Bridge Point Itasca is the mixed-use project of the Bridge Development Partners, LLC. The Bridge Development Partners has hired…

6 years ago

Continued Success: RAEDC’s annual meeting goal

Rebecca Ryan had the opportunity to discuss the future of Rockford Region as she addressed the business and community leaders…

6 years ago

Donald Trump renews threat to China

It seems that the uncertainty of a US-China will prolong as Trump says that they are close to an interim…

6 years ago

US, EU health care giants seeking Chinese opportunity

It seems that slowing economic growth and trade tensions don’t bother the world’s largest medical and health care companies as…

6 years ago

Two ceremonies to take place in Aurora as Veteran Days activities on Nov. 11

The Aurora Veterans Advisory Council and the City of Aurora are going to organize the Veterans Day Parade on Monday,…

6 years ago

Fears of a U.S. recession over?

Halloween may be scary but the U.S. economy looks less scary around the festive period. U.S. and China are on…

6 years ago

New openings will take place in Chicago galleries this Friday and Saturday

Several openings are going to take place in the galleries around the city this Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November…

6 years ago

The former Counsellor of the Embassy of Ukraine in the US may become an Ambassador of Ukraine to China

A new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to People’s Republic of China may become Sergiy Korsunsky. This information was…

6 years ago

Chicago Steel fell to Youngstown Phantoms

The Chicago Steel fell to Youngstown Phantoms in the Weekend opener. The Steel showed a strong performance which included a…

6 years ago

To support kids in Bangladesh, free stained glass workshops 2019 conducted

For Kid’s Sake (FKS) Art Auction, local students created stained glass artwork last work. Some of the artwork included “Autumn…

6 years ago

Rain, snow halts corn comeback

Rain and snow once again delay the harvest of corn as more than half of the state crop are in.…

6 years ago

Scores dropping in Math and Reading for U.S. Students

Since 2017, the math and reading scores for fourth-and-right graders in the United States have been dropping. The government researchers…

6 years ago

Potential Improvements to 248th Avenue to be the focus of Open House

NAPERVILLE, IL – The potential improvements to 248th Avenue will be the focus of the open house-style information meeting of…

6 years ago

Construction of Bridge Point North enters into final phase

Bridge Development Partners, LLC has started the work on the final phase of the Bridge Point North project. The company…

6 years ago

Woman hurt in U.S. 20 crash settles for $1 Million

$1 Million settlement for woman hurt in a crash on U.S. 20 in 2018. The case was settled on Thursday…

6 years ago

Pakistan discards Indian request of using Pakistani airspace for Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia

Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the foreign minister of Pakistan, announced that Islamabad had rejected the request of New Delhi to use…

6 years ago

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