UpdatedSat, Dec 19, 2020 at 11:46 pm CT Replies(79) MorningStar Mission is said to receive $4.3 million in coronavirus aid to purchase Joliet's Quality Inn at 135 South Larkin Ave. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — Joliet's zoning board of appeals, in a unanimous vote Thursday afternoon, rejected the MorningStar Mission's plan to convert Joliet's Quality Inn at 135 South Larkin Ave. into an emergency homeless shelter. In order for the homeless shelter project to happen, MorningStar Mission needs a rezoning variance and a special use permit from the Joliet City Council. The zoning board's decision is only a recommendation. The City Council has the final say on the project.