Shawn Genzone

Senior writer at the Chicago Morning Star

shawn.genzone@chicagomorningstar.com

$4.7 Million Investment for Expanding Apprenticeship Program

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a $4.7 million for expanding…

5 years ago

TikTok denies allegations of working under Chinese government

TikTok, a video-sharing application, has denied the allegations of working under the Chinese government. Theo Bertram, the Public Policy Director…

5 years ago

ENVISION Grant recipients announced by Chicago Artists Coalition

The 2020 ENVISION Grant program was for the artists based in Chicago working in the field of time-based digital and…

5 years ago

Nearly Six Years Imprisonment for Former Chicago Police Officer

A former Chicago Police Officer has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining search warrants…

5 years ago

C-Suite Award to be given to Szpekowski

Daily Herald Business Ledger will honor Pat Szpekowski, APR, president, PR Strategies & Communications, Inc. in Elgin with the C-Suite…

5 years ago

Impact of Paycheck Protection Program

The data on the utilization of the popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was released earlier this week by the Small…

5 years ago

City of Champions Cup Team Names Released

The City of Champions Cup will open on July 16th at DuPage Medical Group. The Cup will have 3 new…

5 years ago

Trump pulling US out of World Health Organization

President Donald Trump had previously announced that US will be withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO). He has formally…

5 years ago

Facebook to make an $800 million data center in DeKalb

Facebook will build an $800 million data center at the ChicagoWest Business Center in DeKalb, according to Krusinski Construction Company.…

5 years ago

State Sen. Chapin Rose: Legalize Fireworks

A state senator is trying to legalize fireworks in Illinois. With fireworks readily available in neighboring states, State Sen. Chapin…

5 years ago

Illinois sees unemployment rates rising

Over-the-year in May, number of nonfarm jobs has decreased in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas. According to the preliminary data…

5 years ago

Joliet will soon see Baseball again

Frontier League announced today that the Championship season is suspended for the remainder of 2020. The reasons for the suspension…

5 years ago

Public connects with Evanston’s Outdoor Art through the Big Picture Mural Hunt

Art Encounter is a non-profit arts education organization. It is devoted to helping people engage with and learn about art,…

5 years ago

Child Sexual Exploitation Charges for Illinois Couple

Rachel Miller, 28 and Sebastian Sale, 29 have been indicted by a grand jury with alleged sexual exploitation of minors.…

5 years ago

Melissa Sago Named New Lincoln-Douglas Elementary Principal

Freeport School District has named Melissa Sago as the new Lincoln-Douglas Elementary Principal. The FSD 145 Board of Education approved…

5 years ago

5 tips and tricks to cool you off this summer

The winter days when we were craving for a little bit warmer weather are all gone, now it is time…

5 years ago

Fulton Market office/retail building developers adapt to post-COVID-19 conditions

Fulton Market office and retail building developers say that their project is among the first commercial buildings specifically designed for…

5 years ago

2020 A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship announced

The Richard H. Driehaus Museum announced the four artists who will receive its 2020 A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists…

5 years ago

$8.4 Million awarded to address COVID-19

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, John R. Lausch, Jr. announced today that, over the past several…

5 years ago

New Park Police Chief Welcome

Naperville Park District will welcome the New Park Police Chief Steve Schindlbeck. The District has announced plans for the swearing-in…

5 years ago

Superstructure expansion at O’ Hare’s Terminal 5

Chicago has issued an $83.25 million permit for the superstructure expansion at O'Hare's Terminal 5. The Chicago's O'Hare Airport is…

5 years ago

Construction of affordable senior living house sets to begin in Johnsburg

There will not be any official groundbreaking ceremony of the project set to begin in Johnsburg. The Project deals with…

5 years ago

Chicago Cityscape reports new construction permit for modular single-family home project

According to the report of Chicago Cityscape, a new construction permit has been issued for building ‘modular’ and ‘prefabricated single-family…

5 years ago

Leadership Transition at Chicago Artists Coalition

Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC) today announced that current CAC’s director of exhibitions and residences, Teresa Silva has been selected as…

5 years ago

Police arrests Chicago man on the charges of selling heroin

Charles Kindred, a 33-year-old Chicago man, has been arrested by the law enforcement officials. A federal complaint of selling fentanyl-laced…

5 years ago

US Scientist warns: don’t count on vaccine

A top US scientist has warned the world that they shouldn't count on a COVID-19 vaccine being developed any time…

5 years ago

CDC releases updated guidance for reopening US

An updated plan has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday for reopening the…

5 years ago