UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED ***
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
*** 8:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins CTA officials in announcing the next phase of work that has been completed as part of the historic $492 million Your New Blue modernization project. Addison CTA Blue Line Station, 3622 W. Addison St. Contact: (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org. (Note: There will be no media availability following.)
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.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, along with U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, State Sen. Kwame Raul, State Rep. La Shawn Ford, County Commissioner Richard Boykin and Chicago Alderman Roderick Sawyer, will make an announcement regarding violence. City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle, 2nd floor. Contact: Tumia Romero, (312) 610-0925.
*** 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Leaders of Chicago religious institutions advocate for the Future Energy Jobs bill, focusing on preserving benefits to low-income customers and energy efficiency programs. Illinois Medical District Headquarters, Rm. 106, 2100 W. Harrison. Contact: Lenox Magee, (312) 380.9813 or Lenox.magee@gmail.com.
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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