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10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Supt. Eddie Johnson announces a new recruitment campaign, as well as dates for the 2017 police test. Public Safety Headquarters, Media Room, 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: News Affairs, (312) 745-6110.

UPDATES MONDAY DAYBOOK WITH ADDITIONAL EVENT

11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Democratic gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker tours Metropolitan Family Services and discusses the effects of Illinois’ budget crisis. Metropolitan Family Services Learning and Wellness Center, 5338 S. Loomis Ave. Contact: Press@JBPritzker.com.

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10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Two Chicagoans, Nevest Coleman and Darryl Fulerton, who attorneys claim were wrongfully convicted of a rape and murder in 1994 could be released today following a hearing. Cook County Courthouse, Room 606, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Andy Thayer, (773) 209-1187 or andy@exonerationproject.org.

There are no new cases to report from the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*

7:45 a.m. – (CHICAGO) The annual Chicago Cyber Security Summit includes interactive panels, round table discussions and speakers on how companies can protect their critical infrastructures. Until 6 p.m. Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Upper Wacker Drive. Contact: (212) 655-4504, ext. 225.

10 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Memorial Foundation hosts ceremony honoring two Chicago Police officers involved in a shooting in June. Chicago Patrolmen’s Federal Credit Union, 1407 W. Washington Blvd. Contact: Frank Gross, f.gross@CPDmemorial.org or (312) 718-6926; or info@cpdmemroial.org or (312) 499-8899.

10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council Committee on Finance meets. City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: (312) 744-3380.

10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Veteran “town hall” event for family members and patients. Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 S. Damen. Contact: (312) 569-6402 or chspao@va.gov.

11 a.m. – (CHICAGO) More than 20 area employers take part in Coast-to-Coast Chicago Career Fair, seeking applicants for about 1,000 available jobs. Crowne Plaza Chicago West Loop, 733 W. Madison St. Contact: Nicole Mazzella, c2cnicole@gmail.com.

Noon – (CHICAGO) Mayor Emanuel and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events restage the 1967 unveiling of the Picasso at Daley Plaza to celebrate its 50th anniversary. 50 W. Washington St. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org; or Christine Carrino, (312) 744-0573 or Christine.carrino@cityofchicago.org.

11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Academy of St. Benedict the African in Englewood will host a barbecue for officers from the Chicago Police Department’s 7th District. 6020 S. Laflin St. Contact: Susan Thomas, (312) 805-9102 or sthomas@archchicago.org.

4 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Ald. Leslie Hairston, Roderick Sawyer, Michelle Harris  and Greg Mitchell celebrate the ballroom dance style known as “Steppin’” with an evening dance party. South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive. Contact: Ken Bedford, kennethanaia@aol.com or (312) 608-6358.

4 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Chigozie Udemezue, practicing social justice lawyer in Nigeria and Gold Star alumni for the U.S. State Department International Visitor Leadership Program, speaks on the challenges of grassroots and global activism. 309 W. Washington St., Suite 450. Contact: zwallace@worldchicago.org.

4 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Resurrection Project hosts solidarity event at Hamilton Park as part of its #IncreaseThePeace youth-led violence prevention initiative. 513 W. 72nd St. Contact: Sarah Powell, (305) 609-9996 or spowell@resurrectionproject. org.

5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Fundraiser for state Sen. Heather Steans. Sopraffina, 10 N. Dearborn. Contact: Kelly McKevitt, (312) 630-7700 or kelly@ilsenatedems.org.

5:40 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Miller Lite Tap the Future Live Pitch, where five semifinalists will have the chance to pitch their business to the sharpest business minds in the country, including lead judge Daymond Judge from ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Media junket at 5:40 p.m., event begins at 7 p.m. Park West, 322 W. Armitage. Contact: Brian Packer, (312) 307-6162 or bpacker@explorefcg.com.

6 p.m. —(CHICAGO) Chicago Dept. of Public Health hosts town hall meeting on youth health, focusing on reducing obesity and mitigating trauma. Rowan Park fieldhouse, 11546 S. Avenue L. Contact: (312) 747-9884.

6 p.m. – (JOLIET) Joliet Township Democrats host “A Fiscal Review of the Illinois Budget.” American Legion Hall Post 1080, 2625 Ingalls Ave., Joliet. Contact: Tracy Schonberger, (312) 332-1041 or tschonberger@ctbaonline.org.

6:30 p.m. – (CHICAGO) The office of Ald. Michele Smith hosts community meeting with Park West Community Association to discuss proposed zoning change for the location of Salvatore’s Restaurant to accommodate outdoor patio. 525 W. Arlington Pl. Contact: yourvoice@ward43.org or (773) 348-9500.

6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Double-feature outdoor screenings of films “Ghost” and “The Shining,” part of the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.

TUESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Hezekiah Anthony, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating an elderly woman in Bronzeville in 2014, who died in hospice on 5-29-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Lorenzo D. Jones, charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault; Accused of firing an assault rifle at a crowded Blue Line train on 10-9-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Wilson G. Jones, charged with leaving the scene of an accident; Accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bronzeville on 7-22-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Brett Kahn, charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct; A Chicago Police officer who allegedly hit a man in the head with a baton in 2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Ioan Lela Jr., charged with Elijah Timatyos and Michael Bembea, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating 71-year-old man Allen Levin to death during a home invasion in the Albany Park neighborhood on 1-27-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Raul Martinez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting a rival gang member to death in Hermosa on 5-3-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) David Morris, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery; Accused of fatally stabbing one man and wounding two others on 3-21-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Travell Taylor, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting former high school hoops star Jonathan Mills in North Lawndale on 7-25-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Victor Vazquez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 44-year-old man in Back of the Yards on 9-4-16 while driving around with a friend looking for rival gang members to shoot. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

*NOTE: The Sun-Times Wire staff will verify all Daybook listings in advance, but last-minute changes or cancellations can occur. We strongly recommend that media outlets call to confirm events before assigning.

(GARY) A northwest Indiana man has been charged with beating and choking his girlfriend, and brandishing a handgun while their newborn child was in the room.
 
Anthony L. Curry, 33 of Gary, remains on the loose after being charged with domestic battery with a deadly weapon, intimidation, domestic battery, domestic battery resulting in bodily injury, neglect of a dependent, pointing a firearm, and strangulation, according to Gary Police.
 
The incident happened on July 29 at a home in the 5800 block of Forest Court, police said. Curry “battered a female with whom he has a child and endangered their one-week old infant, while armed with a handgun,” a statement from police said.
 
Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call Det. Sgt. Gregory Wolf at (219) 881-1210 or the Crime Tip Line at (866) 274-6347.

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A man tried to rob a bank Monday in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The attempted robbery happened at 11:30 a.m. at the TCF Bank branch at 4660 W. Irving Park Road, FBI spokesman Garrett Croon said.

The suspect was described as a black man in his 20s between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-6 with a slender build, according to the FBI. He was wearing a white t-shirt, a white knit hat, a white hooded sweatshirt, pink sweatpants and gray Nike sneakers.

He was not armed with a weapon.

Anyone with who recognizes the suspect is asked to call the FBI at (312) 421-6700.

Police are looking for a 24-year-old man with Down syndrome missing from the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side since early Monday afternoon.

Eddie Reynoso was last seen about 12:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Melrose, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Reynoso is described as a 5-foot-6, 150-pound Hispanic man with brown eyes, brown hair and medium complexion.

He was last seen wearing gray and blue Cubs hat, blue polo shirt, gray shorts and gray gym shoes.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call the Area North Special VIctims Unit at (312) 744-8266.

Driving with a blood alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit on I-88 Sunday night wasn’t even the worst of it for a south suburban man, according to prosecutors.

They allege 31-year-old Steven A. Johnson. Jr. of Midlothian, who had a BAC of .316 when he was finally tested, was already out on bond from a previous DUI arrest.

Then he was involved in a crash on I-88, and tried to run away when he was taken to a hospital, according to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office. To top it all off, he was out on bond from a previous DUI case, and was driving without insurance on a suspended driver’s license.

It all adds up to charges of aggravated DUI, resisting a police officer, driving while suspended, and operating an uninsured vehicle, plus a ticket for improper lane use, a traffic offense.

About 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Johnson was driving drunk  when he was involved in a crash on westbound I-88 just west of Route 47, about 3 miles west of Aurora, prosecutors said.

He was taken to a hospital, “where he unsuccessfully attempted to flee from custody,” prosecutors said.

Johnson was wanted on a Cook County warrant and was driving on a license suspended for a previous DUI, prosecutors said. He was free on bond for another pending DUI case in Kane County.

A judge set bond at $25,000, and Johnson’s next court appearance will be Wednesday in St. Charles. He remains in custody at the Kane County jail.

Two men who have spent the last 23 years in prison are serving time for a rape and murder they could not possibly have committed, according to a new filing by attorneys for the Exoneration Project.

Nevest Coleman and Darryl Fulton were convicted in 1997 of the April 1994 murder and aggravated sexual assault of Antwinica Bridgeman in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, according to court and IDOC records.

The victim had been out celebrating her 20th birthday when she disappeared, and was found weeks later in Coleman’s basement.

Coleman and Fulton were convicted “despite no physical evidence linking them to the crime,” a statement from their attorneys, Russell Ainsworth of The Exoneration Project, and  Kathleen Zellner, said.

Coleman, who had worked as a groundskeeper at Comiskey Park for 25 years, had a 2-year-old daughter and 3-month-old son, and “had never been arrested before in his life. He lost both parents while he was in prison,” his attorneys said.

Now 48, he is incarcerated at Hill Correctional Center, while Fulton, now 51, is an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center, according to IDOC records.

In a filing in Cook County Circuit Court on Monday, the attorneys claims “new DNA evidence points to another suspect,” a serial rapist who is not named.

“Recent DNA testing has matched semen on the victim’s underwear and sweatshirt, as well as DNA from underneath the victim’s fingernails, to that of a serial rapist, whose identity is currently undisclosed, and completely excluded Coleman and Fulton,” the statement read.

“Despite the new evidence and an ample history of misconduct by the detectives who conducted the original investigation, Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx is opposing the release of Coleman and Fulton,” the attorneys said.

However, the state’s attorney’s office released a statement saying the case remains under review.

“Mr. Coleman’s case remains the subject of an intense review and investigation by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit,” the statement read.

“As stated in court today, we believe it is inappropriate to release Mr. Coleman until we have additional information about what role Mr. Coleman played in the rape and murder for which he was convicted. We are awaiting additional DNA results and have asked for an expedited examination from the laboratory. We will continue to approach the investigation of Mr. Coleman’s conviction with urgency, and remain in contact with Mr. Coleman’s counsel as the investigation proceeds.”

Attorneys think it is unfair for their client to wait in prison.

“The sole evidence against the defendants at the time of the trial was Coleman’s coerced confession, obtained by notorious Area 2 detectives. All of the forensic evidence then available excluded Mr. Coleman and the two men implicated by his confession,” the statement said.

Those detectives “have been the subject of investigation after numerous convictions have unraveled due to a pattern of false confessions in their cases,” the attorneys claim.

Bill Foley, lead detective on Coleman’s case, who obtained the confession, “has been revealed as the detective who obtained a false confession from Harold Richardson in the now-notorious ‘Englewood Four,'” attorneys claim.

Other detectives on the case “trained under the infamous Jon Burge, and have been accused by dozens of men of coercing false confessions, including many Burge-era exonerees,” they said.

Police are looking for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen Saturday near her home in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

Tashay Richards was last seen in the area of the 3500 block of West 13th Place, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police. She is known to hang out in the 5200 block of West Augusta.

She is described as a 5-foot-8, 135-pound black girl with brown eyes, black hair and medium complexion. She was last seen wearing a white tank top and black leggings.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call police at (312) 747-8380.

A 28-year-old man was shot Monday evening in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

He was shot in the upper right thigh at 6:36 p.m. in the 4300 block of West 21st Place, according to Chicago Police. Details on the circumstances of the shooting were unknown.

The man was taken in good condition to an area hospital, police said.

A 26-year-old man was shot Monday evening in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

He was shot in the left thigh about 7:55 p.m. in the 2100 block of North Meade, according to Chicago Police. Details on the circumstances of the shooting were unknown.

The man was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was in good condition, police said.

WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*

7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Handmaids for HB40, along with Organizing for Action and Planned Parenthood, conduct silent protest outside Gov. Rauner’s office in support of the bill to protect Illinois’ women’s access to essential care. Until 3 p.m. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph. Contact: Sarah Illiatovitch-Goldman, (773) 398-4809 or silliatovitch@gmail.com.

8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication hosts its 100th Annual Conference. Through Aug. 12. Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: (803) 798-0271.

8:30 a.m. — (CRYSAL LAKE) Elderwerks hosts an Education & Resource Senior Fair. Until 3 p.m. McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. Contact: (847) 462-0885.

9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) ONE Northside and the Jane Addams Senior Caucus will conduct a press conference outside Target to demand they negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement for their new Rogers Park neighborhood store, then go inside the store to deliver a letter demanding they meet with community groups. State and Madison. Contact: Kelly Viselman, (818) 298-1925; or Noah Moskowitz, (312) 566-8385.

10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs will join the Chicago Lighthouse to announce a new partnership that will help veterans and the visually impaired. Chicago Lighthouse, 1850 W. Roosevelt Rd. Contact: Rebecca Cisco, (217) 524-8881 or RCisco@illinoistreasurer.gov.

11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Shedd Aquarium volunteers and CPS students take part in Great Lakes Action Day to pick up litter, remove invasive species and restore wildlife habitats. 11:30 a.m. at 12th Street Beach, 12th Street at lakeshore; and 5 p.m. at Ping Tom Memorial Park, 1700 S Wentworth Ave. Contact:  Kelsey Ryan, kryan@sheddaquarium.org.

11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Meet Chicago’s top morning TV news producers at the Publicity Club of Chicago’s luncheon. Maggiano’s, 516 N. Clark St. contact: (773) 463-5560 or office@publicity.org. (Note: Enter the banquet room entrance on Grand.)

1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Adler Planetarium astronomers and staff lead a free telescope observing program, “Scopes in the City.” Pullman Library, 11001 S. Indiana. Contact: Jennifer Howell, (312) 542-2424 or jhowell@adlerplanetarium.org.

3 p.m. — (EAST PEORIA) Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce hosts 12th annual State Convention featuring a Construction Opportunity Fair and a meeting focusing ion how to do business with local casinos. Also Aug. 10. Paradice Hotel & Casino, 21 Blackjack Blvd., East Peoria. Contact: Chama St. Louis, (309) 989-5851 or ChamaStlouis@gmail.com.

3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Veterans For Peace hosts 32nd National Convention, “Education Not Militarization.” Through Aug. 13. Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St. Contact: vfp@veteransforpeace.org.

5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Jazzin’ at the Shedd continues with live music, science lectures, fireworks and more. 1200 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Andrea Rodgers, (312) 692-3258 or arodgers@sheddaquarium.org.

5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Vision Clark Street hosts the second community open house on the long-range plan to revitalize Clark Street and strengthen its identity and vitality. Until 8 p.m. 7004 N. Clark St. Contact: (773) 338-5796 or ward49@cityofchicago.org.

5 p.m. — (ROUND LAKE) Lake County Division of Transportation will conduct an open house on the Phase 1 Study for a possible realignment of Cedar Lake Road between Nippersink and Hart roads. Round Lake Public Works Building, 751 W. Townline Rd., Round Lake. Contact: Chuck Gleason, (847) 377-7447.

5:30 p.m. — (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS) Education researchers and thinkers will discuss the work of Andrew Coulson, the former director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Education Freedom and author of “Market Education: The Unknown History,” and offer their insights about how to reform education in the U.S. Heartland Institute, 3939 N. Wilke Rd., Arlington Heights. Contact: (312) 377-4000.

5:30 p.m. — (JOLIET) America in Bloom judges will give a 45-minute presentation to promote beautification through education and community involvement by encouraging the use of flowers, plants, trees and other environmental and lifestyle enhancements. Joliet Public Library, Black Road Branch, 3395 Black Rd., Joliet. Contact: (815) 724-3720 or pcthomas@jolietcity.org.

6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Grant Park Music Festival presents Grant Park Orchestra in “An Evening with Mariachi Cobre.” Millennium Park, Priotzker Pavilion, Michigan at Randolph. Contact: Jill Hurwitz, (312) 744-9179 or jill.hurwitz@gpmf.org.

7:30 p.m. — (CHiCAGO) Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th), Democratic candidate for governor, discuss his progressive platform with Northside Democracy for America, followed by a Q&A session. Chief O’Neill’s Pub, 3471 N. Elston Ave. Contact: Tom Elliott, (773) 819-0503 or media@pawar2018.com.

WEDNESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*

9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Robin Erwin, charged with first-degree murder; A woman accused of fatally stabbing her son during fight over ice cream in September 2013 in Sauk Village. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Antwon Carter, charged with first-degree murder of a police officer and attempted armed robber; Accused of the 07-18-2011 killing Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Arcadio Davila, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of murdering an aspiring chef in an August 2011 shooting in Logan Square. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

10 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Orlando Dominguez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a Chicago White Sox vendor after a West Town car chase on 4-19-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Anthony Guedes, charged with Luis Alfaro and Pedro Corral, each charged with murder; Accused in the murder of a drug dealer near Midway Airport during a robbery plot on 9-5-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Tavares Humphries, charged with attempted murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault; Accused of sexually assaulting a student in a UIC dormitory shower in 2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Corey Morgan, charged with Dwright Boone-Doty and Kevin Edwards, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee on 11-2-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed at Dwright Doty in court records.)

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Jose Ortiz, charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting two 19-year-old men in Austin on 6-7-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed as Jose ‘Oritz’ in court records.)

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Darren Sorrells, charged with Darwin Sorrells, both charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder; Brothers accused of shooting at a stranger and instead fatally shooting Dwyane Wade’s cousin 32-year-old Nykea Aldridge, who was pushing a stroller in Parkway Gardens on 8-26-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Defendant’s name also spelled in court records as Derren Sorrells.)

9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Stuart Wright, charged with hate crime and criminal damage to property; Accused of vandalizing the Chicago Loop Synagogue on 2-4-17. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.

*NOTE: The Sun-Times Wire staff will verify all Daybook listings in advance, but last-minute changes or cancellations can occur. We strongly recommend that media outlets call to confirm events before assigning.

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Vehicular and train traffic is slowed on the Far South Side after a police pursuit of a carjacking suspect led to a police-involved shooting and ongoing manhunt along the Bishop Ford Freeway.

It began about 2:19 p.m. when Dolton police tried to stop a vehicle being sought in connection with a carjacking in Hazel Crest, according to Illinois State Police. The suspects abandoned the vehicle and ran off near 130th Street, and police began a foot pursuit.

One of the suspects was shot by police and taken to an area hospital, according to ISP.

The other is still at large, and a large police contingent, including ISP, Dolton and Chicago officers are searching the area along the freeway on foot.

Chicago Police said they are assisting the Dolton police with the investigation in the 1300 block of East 130th Street, but would offer no further details. Dolton police could not immediately provide information.

All traffic on the inbound Ford was being stopped at 130th Street as of about 3 p.m., though some traffic was being allowed past on the shoulder at of about 4 p.m. Southbound lanes are not affected.

The South Shore Line’s eastbound 209 train is stopped at Millennium Station because of the police activity near the Hegewisch station. Train 109 has also been stopped just west of the Hegewisch station; and westbound train 118 is stopped at East Chicago. No timetable has been given for resumption of service.

A man died Monday afternoon, one year after he was wounded in a domestic shooting in the Northwest Side Logan Square neighborhood.

Samantha Santiago, 29, was charged July 25 with one count of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of 36-year-old Lavatus McCullough, according to Chicago Police and Cook County court records.

McCullough was shot in the neck about 1:30 a.m. on July 31, 2016 in the 2000 block of North Kedzie, authorities said. 

McCullough, who lived on the Near North Side, died at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 1:58 p.m. Monday, according to the medical examiner’s office. An autopsy Tuesday found he died of complications of a remote gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a homicide. 

Police said the shooting happened during a domestic dispute. 

Santiago, who lived on the same block as the shooting, remains held at the Cook County Jail on a $950,000 bond, according to Cook County sheriff’s records. She is next scheduled to appear in court Aug. 21.

After hunting the Conservative Vice Lords street gang for more than a year, authorities finally had the prolific drug dealers in their sights back in June 2014.

But then, poised to execute more than 30 arrest and search warrants, federal agents and Chicago Police officers suddenly heard nine devastating words on the wiretapped phone call of a major drug supplier: “We gotta homie that works for the task force.”

And that “homie” had a warning: “They gonna hit 10-12 houses over there. And it’s coming soon.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shoba Pillay told a jury Tuesday “those words were shocking to those officers and agents,”the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.

She said the tip came from Chicago Police Officer Ronald T. Coleman, who allegedly breached “a circle of trust” and is now on trial for obstruction of justice in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle.

Coleman’s lawyers say the feds only have two untrustworthy witnesses to tie Coleman to the tip.

“Ronald Coleman’s only interest was doing his job as a police officer,” Matt McQuaid, one of Coleman’s attorneys, told the jury during opening statements Tuesday.

McQuaid said Coleman, 46, grew up and played basketball on the West Side—right where he wound up working with the Drug Enforcement Administration on an investigation of the Conservative Vice Lords known as Operation Five Leaf Clover.

When it appeared that a man he had played basketball with in high school would be caught up in the investigation, Coleman allegedly warned the man’s cousin, who Coleman also knew from high school.

Coleman had allegedly spotted the man with Rodney Bedenfield, the Conservative Vice Lords’ primary heroin supplier. Over the course of a year, Bedenfield had provided the gang with tens of thousands of user quantities of heroin, records show.

Through a chain of phone calls, word of Coleman’s alleged warning trickled back to Bedenfield. On a recorded phone call, an associate told him: “He say whatever ya’ll got going on, he say stop it and he’s like and just clean up. He say cause they got us coming.”

The tip didn’t do Bedenfield much good.

Authorities caught him lugging three bags in his car from a home in the 2100 block of South Spaulding to a home one block over in the 2100 block of South Christiana. So they searched that house too. And Pillay said they found what amounts to a “drug trafficker’s starter kit,” including at least five handguns, a rifle, 400 grams of heroin and several pieces of drug paraphernalia.

Some of Bedenfield’s guns had laser sights, prosecutors have said. A duffle bag full of $83,000 cash was also found in his home, even though Bedenfield “has no legitimate employment history.” In the end, Bedenfield wound up with an 18-year prison sentence, records show.