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FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Preparations continue for the Chicago Boat, RV & Strictly Sail Show 2017, with sailboats moved into place ahead for the show, which opens Jan. 11. McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Jamie Born, jbornpr@comcast.net or (312) 371-3787.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Winter Flower & Train Show at Lincoln Park Conservatory features holiday lights, seasonal plants and model trains. Through Jan. 8. 2391 N. Stockton Dr. Contact: (312) 742-7736.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Homeless residents of the tent encampments of the viaducts under Lake Shore Drive in Uptown being forced to move their belongings despite the cold weather will hold a press conference. Wilson Avenue viaduct under Lake Shore Drive. Contact: Mark Saulys, (312) 344-3475; or Vivien Tsou, (312) 989-7146.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection will host a workshop on the city’s new disability regulations. City Hall, 8th Floor, 121 N. LaSalle St. Contact: (312) 744-2086 or BACPoutreach@cityofchicago.org.
*** 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Community activist Andrew Holmes presents a $10,000 check in donations to the North Side Housing and Supportive Services homeless shelter at 941 W. Lawrence Ave. Contact: Andrew Holmes, andrewholmes2930@yahoo.com.
10:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans takes part in panel discussion on “Responders of First or Last Resort: Central Bank Strategies in an Era of Ultra-Low Interest Rates” as part of the American Economic Association Annual Meeting. Swissotel Chicago, 323 E. Upper Wacker. Contact: Laura LaBarbera, laura.labarbera@chi.frb.org or (312) 322-2387.
*** 10:30 a.m. – (CARBONDALE) Gov. Bruce Rauner signs bill to ease teacher hiring process for Illinois schools. Carbondale Community High School, 1301 E. Walnut St., Carbondale. Contact: Catherine Kelly, Catherine.Kelly@illinois.gov.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Juicebox family music and performance series presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will feature the Four Star Brass Band. Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington St. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
12:30 p.m. — (FOX LAKE/ROUND LAKE BEACH) Students in first and fifth grades teamed up to collect scarves and other cold weather essentials to give to those in need in the Scarves in the Park program. Pickup (and donations) through Jan. 8 at Morningside Park, 500 Morningside Dr., Round Lake Beach; Fairview Park, 1505 Ardmore Dr., Round Lake Beach; Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Blvd., Fox Lake; or Millennium Park, 6 Rollins Rd., Fox Lake. Contact: (847) 546-8558.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) University of Chicago’s University Community Service Center of the Office of Civic Engagement hosts the “First Friday Social Change Forum” series on housing and economic development. School of Social Service Administration, 969 E. 60th St. Contact: (773) 753-4483.
2:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan takes part in panel discussion on “The United States and Global Economic Outlook,” part of the American Economic Association Annual Meeting. Swissotel Chicago, 323 E. Upper Wacker. Contact: James Hoard, james.hoard@dal.frb.org or (214) 922-5307.
*** 3 p.m. – (SCOTT AFB) Gov. Bruce Rauner, joined by Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti, will speak at the Scott Air Force Base Centennial Celebration. Scott Air Force Base Visitor Center, 10 Siebert Road, Scott AFB. Contact: Catherine Kelly, Catherine.Kelly@illinois.gov.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Center on Halsted hosts a LGBTQ Artists Gallery Opening for community artists to display their work. 3656 N. Halsted St. Contact: (773) 472-6469.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 30th annual Young Playwrights Festival features high school students across Chicago crafting, work-shopping and staging one-act plays. Weekends through Jan. 29. Chicago Dramatists, 773 N. Aberdeen St. Contact: (312) 633-0630.
*** 7:30 p.m. – (BLOOMINGTON) Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti will speak at Western Community Center. 600 N. Western Ave., Bloomington. Contact: Marcela Cartagena, Marcela.Cartagena@illinois.gov.
FRIDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Stanley L. Allen, charged with two counts o0f first-degree murder; A Riverdale man accused of killing a man and woman in an August 2013 shooting. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Terrence Coulter, indicted with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of homicidal death; accused in the death of a 35-year-old Dana Hayes, found beaten to death in a field in Thornton. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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) Robert Dixon and Antwon Williams, charged with murder; Accused of fatally beating his girlfriend’s mother’s live-in boyfriend on 9-4-2014. 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) Andres Guerra and Martin Miranda, each charged with first-degree murder: Accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy to death with a sawed-off shotgun in front of two young children in Little Village on 1-26-2014. 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) Hajuan Hentz, charged with murder; A teenager charged as an adult with fatally shooting former high school basketball star Demetrius “DJ” Tolliver and a 43-year-old woman in West Garfield Park on 3-31-16. 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) Kiontae A. Mack, charged with Michael Tucker, each charged with one count of first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting Stephin Williams during a 08-25-2012 robbery in the Kenwood neighborhood. 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) Rafael Martir-Ubiles, charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, etc.; Accused of accidentally shooting a Chicago Police officer in Little Village on 4-25-16. 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) 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) Kelsky Patterson, charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm; accused in an Uptown shooting that killed one person and injured four others on 8-19-2013. 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) Demetrius Spencer, charged with Robert Goodman, each charged with first-degree murder; Two South Side men accused of fatally shooting a man on Nov. 30, 2011. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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