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FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Secretary of State Police will conduct a disability parking sting. Until 8 a.m. Water Tower Place, 875 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: Elizabeth Kaufman, (312) 213-9209; or Dave Druker, (312) 907-6867.
8 a.m. — (SCHAUMBURG) Secretary of State Police will conduct a disability parking sting. Until 11 p.m. Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg. Contact: Elizabeth Kaufman, (312) 213-9209; or Dave Druker, (312) 907-6867.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression will rally and boycott Black Friday for community control of police. Until 5 p.m. Water Tower Monument, 806 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: Frank Chapman, (312) 513-3795 or fchapman@naapr.org.
10 a.m. — (GLENCOE) Chicago Botanic Garden presents the 11th annual Wonderland Express, featuring model trains running through the gardens and miniature replicas of area landmarks, including Wrigley Field. Through Jan. 2. 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe. Contact: Jasmine Leonas, (847) 835-6829 or (312) 929-7004 (cell) or jleonas@chicagobotanic.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Unwrap Lincoln Square Ravenswood holiday event features Ice Sculpture Spectacular (11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Damen and Montrose); Victorian caroling (11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Damen, Lincoln and Montrose); Tree Lighting (5:45 p.m. at Giddings Plaza); plus merchant specials and more. Also Nov. 26. Contact: Lisa Ripson, lisa.ripson@ripsoncommunications.com or (312) 952-7394.
10 a.m. — (BARRINGTON) Norton’s USA hosts its annual Christmas Open House, benefiting the Barrington Township Food Pantry. Through Nov. 27. 400 Lageschulte St., Barrington. Contact: Melissa Schwartz, (888) 326-7997 or nortonsusa2@gmail.com.
10:15 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) 9th annual Conference for Palestine in the U.S. with the theme, “Paving the Way Toward Justice.” Through Nov. 26. Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr, Rosemont. Contact: Kristin Szremski, kristin@ampalestine.org or (708) 717-4180.
Noon — (GRAYSLAKE) Opening of the 4th annual Giving Trees Display Opening with local non-profits and organizations decorating trees at the Grayslake Heritage Center Museum (164 Hawley St.) coincides with opening of Grayslake Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s annual Holiday Market and art exhibition at the Village Hall (10 S. Seymour Ave.) Contact: (847) 543-1745.
1 p.m. — (ORLAND PARK) Secretary of State Police will conduct a disability parking sting. Until 3 p.m. Orland Square Mall, 288 Orland Square Dr., Orland Park. Contact: Elizabeth Kaufman, (312) 213-9209; or Dave Druker, (312) 907-6867.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Visitation and viewing for 15-year-old Javon Wilson, the grandson of Congressman Danny Davis who was fatally shot last weekend. Until 6 p.m. Hope Presbyterian Church, 1354 W. 61st St. Contact: Tumia Romero, (312) 610-0925.
2 p.m. — (LAKE FOREST) 33rd Annual Tree Lighting event features Santa Claus, caroling, lighting and more. Market Square, One Market Square, Lake Forest. Contact: (847) 234-2600.
4:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Lincoln Park Zoo opens its annual ZooLights holiday light display. Weekends through Jan. 1. 2001 N. Clark. Contact: Jillian Braun, (312) 742-5791 or jbraun@lpzoo.org.
5 p.m. — (GENEVA) “Light Up The Night” Christmas tree lighting ceremony includes horse-drawn carriage rides, Santa’s arrival and more. Geneva Commons, 602 Commons Dr., Geneva. Contact: (630) 262-0044.
5:30 p.m. — (ROSEMONT) MB Financial Park and Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens will kick off the “FROZEMONT” season with the opening of the free Chicago Wolves Ice Rink and “Light Up the Park” tree lighting event, including appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus, ice carving and free horse-drawn sleigh rides. 5501 Park Pl., Rosemont. Contact: Alex Jakubiak, (847) 924-6110 or alexj@carolfoxassociates.com.
*** 6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) “Caroling at Cloud Gate” holiday singalong event. Until 7 p.m., weekly through Dec. 16. Cloud Gate (“The Bean”) at Millennium Park, Michigan and Washington. Contact: (312) 656-6108 or christine.carrino@cityofchicago.org.
6 p.m — (PARK RIDGE) Winterfest holiday celebration features trolleys, carols, Santa and more. Public Library, 20 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge. Contact: (847) 825-3121.
6 p.m. — (SCHAUMBURG) Annual Tree-Lighting Ceremony features caroling, Santa, tree-lighting and more. Plaza near Prairie Arts Center, 201 Schaumburg Ct., Schaumburg. Contact: Allison Albrecht, aalbrecht@villageofschaumburg.com.
6:30 p.m. — (LIBERTYVILLE) Village Tree Lighting & Downtown Holiday Walk. Cook Park, 100 W. Church St., Libertyville. Contact: (847) 362-2430.
6:30 p.m. — (ANTIOCH) Annual Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting features Santa’s arrival in an old-fashioned holiday parade on Main Street between Park Avenue and Depot Street to the official lighting of the tree outside the Village Hall. 701 Lake St., Antioch. Contact: (847) 395-2160.
FRIDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
Cook County courts closed except holiday bond court.
SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Christmas Nativity will be assembled at Daley Plaza. Until 11:30 a.m. 50 W. Washington St. Contact: Lori Solyom, (630) 640-0426 or lori@tcpr.net.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Wake and funeral for 15-year-old Javon Wilson, the grandson of Congressman Danny Davis who was fatally shot last weekend, followed by a repast (2 p.m., National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 11, 3850 S. Wabash). Carey Tercentenary AME Church, 1448 S. Homan. Contact: Tumia Romero, (312) 610-0925.
10 a.m. — (ST. CHARLES) Christmas on the Fox Art and Craft Show. Also Nov. 27. Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles. Contact: Robin Reed, (630) 387-1151 or rareed57@yahoo.com.
10 a.m. — (BARRINGTON) Norton’s USA hosts its annual Christmas Open House, benefiting the Barrington Township Food Pantry. Through Nov. 27. 400 Lageschulte St., Barrington. Contact: Melissa Schwartz, (888) 326-7997 or nortonsusa2@gmail.com.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Unwrap Lincoln Square Ravenswood holiday event features Ice Sculpture Spectacular (11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Damen and Montrose); Victorian caroling (11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Damen, Lincoln and Montrose); plus merchant specials and more. Contact: Lisa Ripson, lisa.ripson@ripsoncommunications.com or (312) 952-7394.
10:15 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) 9th annual Conference for Palestine in the U.S. with the theme, “Paving the Way Toward Justice.” Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr, Rosemont. Contact: Kristin Szremski, kristin@ampalestine.org or (708) 717-4180.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce hosts events on Small Business Saturday, including visits from Santa Claus, photo opportunities and more.
1:15 p.m. – Urban Pooch, 4501 N. Ravenswood Ave.
2 p.m. – Sweet Sensations, 1918 W. Montrose Ave.
3 p.m. — Dovetail Brewery, 1800 W. Belle Plaine Ave.
4 p.m. — Begyle Brewing Company, 1800 W. Cuyler.
Contact: Lisa Dell, (312) 932-9950 or (312) 613-7271 or Lisa@silvermangroupchicago.com.
1:30 p.m. — (SOUTH HOLLAND) Forest Preserves of Cook County hosts a program on eastern screech owls. Sand Ridge Nature Center, 15891 S. Paxton Ave., South Holland. Contact: Stacina Stagner, (312) 882-7939 or Stacina.Stagner@cookcountyil.gov.
3 p.m. — (HIGHWOOD) Holiday Light Celebration features Santa, Kringle Market, holiday music, carolers and lighting of downtown. City Hall Park, 17 Highwood Ave., Highwood. Contact: (847) 433-2100.
4:30 p.m. — (VERNON HILLS) Holiday Tree & Menorah Lighting Ceremony also features arrival of Santa. Vernon Hills Golf Course, 291 Evergreen Dr., Vernon Hills. Contact: (847) 367-3700.
5 p.m. — (FOX LAKE) Holiday Illuminated Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony with a “Christmas Around the World” theme. Millennium Park, 285 E. Grand Ave., Fox Lake. Contact (847) 587-2151.
5 p.m. — (VILLA PARK) Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony runs along Cedar Avenue and ends at Lehmann Park, Cedar and Grand. Contact: (847) 356-6100.
5 p.m. — (PROSPECT HEIGHTS) City hosts annual tree-lighting ceremony. City Hall, 8 N. Elmhurst Rd., Prospect Heights. Contact: (847) 398-6070.
5:30 p.m. — (ST. CHARLES) St. Charles Holiday Homecoming Electric Christmas Parade. Main Street from 6th Street to 4th Avenue, St. Charles. Contact: Commander Erik Mahan, (630) 443-3841 or cmahan@stcharlesil.gov.
8 p.m. — (CHICAGO) “Chicago Stands with Standing Rock,” a benefit for the Standing Rock Reservation of North Dakota featuring guest speaker David Bender, a Naive American organizer-activist, DJ sets, performances an art auction and more. Subterranean, 2011 W. North Ave. Contact: (773) 278-6600.
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
10 a.m. — (ST. CHARLES) Christmas on the Fox Art and Craft Show. Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles. Contact: Robin Reed, (630) 387-1151 or rareed57@yahoo.com.
Noon — (BARRINGTON) Norton’s USA hosts its annual Christmas Open House, benefiting the Barrington Township Food Pantry. 400 Lageschulte St., Barrington. Contact: Melissa Schwartz, (888) 326-7997 or nortonsusa2@gmail.com.
12:30 p.m. — (PALOS PARK) The Center Singers present annual Christmas Cantata during Vespers services. Wayside Chapel, 12700 Southwest Hwy., Palos Park. Contact: Mark Walker, (708) 361-3650 or thecenter@mac.com.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
9:30 a.m. — (EVANSTON) The Actors Gymnasium will host general auditions for the Marvel Universe LIVE! tour. 927 Noyes St., Evanston. Contact: Michelle Higgins, (847) 328-2795.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) IDOT Sec. Randall Blankenhorn speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) State Sen. John Mulroe and the Senate Public Health Committee will host a subject matter hearing to discuss increased cancer mortality rates in minority neighborhoods in Chicago. Bilandic Building, C600, 160 N. LaSalle St. Contact: Madeline Kusch-Kavanagh, (217) 782-0977 or mkusch@senatedem.ilga.gov.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Board of Education hosts public hearing on proposed FY 2017 budget. Also 6 p.m. CPS HQ, 42 W. Madison. Contact: (773) 553-1620 or communications@cps.edu.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois State Board of Education hosts meeting to get public input into the Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan. Schurz High School, 3601 N. Milwaukee. Contact: Jackie Matthews, (217) 782-4648.
5:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) David Axelrod will speak with chief strategist for Hilary Clinton’s campaign Joel Benenson and chief strategist for the Republic National Committee Sean Spicer at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics. Ida Noyes Hall, Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th St. Contact: (773) 834-4671.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Park West Community Association and Ald. Michele Smith will host a community meeting to review the proposed redevelopments of the corner of Clark and Diversey. 2747 N. Clark St. Contact: yourvoice@ward34.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois LGBTQ and other advocacy groups host a “Post-Election Action Firum: An LGBTQ Response to the Trump Presidency.” Lake View Presbyterian Church, 716 W. Addison St. Contact: Brian Johnson, (773) 477-7173 or bjohnson@eqil.org.
6 p.m. — (NORTH CHICAGO) Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa Claus. North Chicago Fire Department, 1850 Lewis Ave., North Chicago. Contact: (847) 596-8640.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Joe Moore hosts a participatory budgeting session to get input from 49th Ward residents on how to spend over $1 million in discretionary infrastructure funds. Pottawattomie Park Fieldhouse, 7340 N. Rogers. Contact: ward49@cityofchicago.org or (773) 338-5796.
MONDAY’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.
8:30 a.m. — (WHEATON) Michael R. Jones, charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault; Accused of murdering 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman in Glen Ellyn in 1985. Status. DuPage County Courthouse, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton. Contact: DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office: (630) 407-8160.
9 a.m. — (WHEATON) Launden Luckett, charged with murder; Accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death in her Woodridge apartment on 10-17-15. Status. DuPage County Courthouse, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton. Contact: DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office: (630) 407-8160.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Eliseo Acosta, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 18-year-old Ricardo C. Mendez-Bucio in a gang dispute in Brighton Park on 4-13-15. 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) Marco Alvarado, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally beating a man in a robbery in Lincoln Park on 4-28-2014. Status. County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Christian Alvarez and Antonio Castaneda, each charged with first-degree murder; Accused of participating in a fatal drive-by shooting witnessed by police on 7-21-2014. 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) Michael A. Anderson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy in Austin on 8-24-14. 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) Tramell Anderson, charged with murder; Accused of shooting a 14-year-old with an AR-15 assault rifle he had been showing off to the teen on 9-20-13. Status. (Note: Name also listed as “Tramell McGraw-Anderson.”) 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) Aaron Bynum and Keon Frazier, charged with a 14-year-old juvenile, all charged with murder and attempted robbery; Charged in a fatal shooting on 6-14-2015. 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) LaDonna Curry, charged with Audreianna McNeil, each charged with murder; Accused of luring a club promoter to a home where he was robbed and fatally shot on 8-31-2013. 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) Paris Denard, charged with Derrick Allmon, Michael D. Baker and Jabari Williams; each charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 9-year-old at close range on 8-20-14 after he yelled that someone had a gun. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
2 p.m. call — (CHICAGO) James Finney, charged with first-degree murder; A man accused of fatally shooting his brother on 4-10-2015 in an argument over money. 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) Silvestre Garcia, charged with aggravated DUI causing death and leaving the scene of an accident; Accused in a DUI hit-and-run crash that left a pregnant woman dead and caused the delivery of her premature baby boy in North Lawndale on 12-24-15. 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) Stephen Gilbert and Michael McNabb, each charged with first-degree murder; Brothers accused in a January 2013 murder at Chicago State University after a high school basketball game. 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) Jeremy Givens, charged with murder; Accused of fatally stabbing a 42-year-old man on Christmas Eve 2015 in Roseland. 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) Tylesha Griffin and Dominique Lott and Donnell Coakley (sentenced), charged with murder; The parents and cousin of a 3-year-old boy severely abused and malnourished, accused of smoking pot near his corpse after he died on 11-7-14. 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) Sakhee Hardy-Johnson, charged with Meiko Buchanan and Michael Mays, all charged with murder; Accused in the 9-26-2013 shooting that killed rapper Leonard “L’A Capone” Anderson. 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 A. Johnson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal Englewood shooting on 5-24-2014. 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) Daniel Kralik, charged with murder; A man accused of strangling his girlfriend in their Humboldt Park apartment in May 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) Marvin Lee, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting Courtney Caldwell during an argument in Bronzeville in Sept. 2015. 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) Dashawn Martin, charged with Bryan Perkins and Sokito Taylor, each charged with murder and concealment of a homicide; Accused of beating to death a man who owed Perkins money, and leaving his body in a trash can near a Safe Passage route in Aug. 2013. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Samuel D. Miller, charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder; Accused of killing one man and wounding another in a South Chicago neighborhood drive-by shooting on 7-30-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed in court records as Samuel Muller.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Pamela Myles, charged with two murders; A woman being held in a mental institution for stabbing a woman with a butcher knife, has also been charged with the 2006 ax murders of two women from her former Southeast Side church. 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) Robert Nathaniel, charged with Quan Evans and Quentine Bradley, each charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal shooting that began as an argument between two girls over clothes in Back of the Yards on 8-26-15. 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) Brad Nicholson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting his younger brother, 17-year-old Ryan Nicholson, in their Jefferson Park neighborhood home on 10-23-15. 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) Stanley Parker, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal South Shore shooting from 8-1-2014. 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) James E. Thomas, charged with murder; Accused of strangling his live-in girlfriend on 7-30-2015, then confessing to it on Facebook. 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) Timothy Ward, charged with first-degree murder; A Carpentersville man accused of fatally shooting Charzelle Hayes during an argument in North Lawndale on 7-18-15. 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) LaMarcus Washington, charged with murder; a parolee accused of murdering a woman at the Whitehall hotel on 08-13-2012. 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) Qawmane Wilson, charged with Eugene Spencer and Loriana Johnson (convicted), charged with murder and various other charges; Accused of arranging the 2012 murder of Yolanda Holmes, an Uptown hair stylist and Wilson’s mother, for insurance money. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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