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THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Loop Alliance hosts Annual Meeting, with keynote by author Peter Kageyama. Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan. Contact: Elizabeth Neukirch, elizabeth@silvermangroupchicago.com or (312) 932-9950.
7:30 a a.m. — (CHICAGO) Media Preview Day for 2017 Chicago Auto Show. Also Feb. 10. McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Mark Bilek, (630) 424-6082 or mbilek@drivechicago.com; or Jennifer Morand, (630) 424-6084 or jmorand@drivechicago.com.
8:30 a.m. — (LEMONT) U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council hosts Advanced Reactors Technical Summit IV & Technology Trailblazers Showcase: Technology and Process Innovation in Advanced Reactors. Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Lemont. Contact: Caleb Ward, caleb.ward@usnic.org or (202) 332-8845.
*** 9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Hockey Club holds a press conference with Chicago Blackhawks community liaison Jamal Mayers in an initiative to get kids involved in the sport. Seward Academy, 4600 S. Hermitage Ave. Contact: (312) 745-6110.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The mother of alleged Chicago Police torture victim Jaime Hauad will conduct a press conference to demand Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx demanding that she investigate her son’s wrongful conviction. Outside the Cook County Criminal Court Building, 26th and California. Contact: Frank Chapman, (312) 513-3795 or fchapman@naarpr.org.
*** 9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart on Thursday discusses the new Sheriff’s Office Strength and Wellness Center, which provides support services to people impacted by the criminal justice system. Erie Division Street Health Center, 2418 W. Division St. Contact: (312) 603-4242. Note: Media must RSVP to ccso.communications@cookcountyil.gov.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Saint Xavier University’s Graham School of Management hosts Spring Speaker Series Mentoring Event, with keynote by Advocate Christ Medical Center President Kenneth Lukhars. Butler Reception Room, 3700 W. 103rd St. Contact: Kelly Murphy, (773) 298-3325.
Noon — (CHICAGO) General Motors President Dan Ammann is keynote speaker at the Economic Club of Chicago Luncheon during Media Preview of the 2017 Chicago Auto Show. McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: info@econclubchi.org or (312) 726-1628.
Noon — (EVANSTON) Northwestern University students and faculty will rally in opposition to President Trump’s executive order on immigration, including an address by Mayor Tisdahl. Rally begins outside University Hall at 1897 Sheridan Rd.; then march to the west courtyard of the Technological Institute at 2145 Sheridan Rd. Contact: Paymun Zargar, (408) 332-3306 or paymunzargar@gmail.com.
12:10 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans speaks at a CFA Society Chicago event. Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct. Contact: Laura LaBarbera, laura.labarbera@chi.frb.org or (312) 322-2387.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Tara Stamps, teacher and former aldermanic candidate, take part in Chris Hayes’ Chicago Town Hall to discuss violence, jobs and education. South Shore Cultural Center, Paul Robeson Theater, 7069 S. South Shore Dr. Contact: Monica Trevino, (773) 573-8667; or Emma Tai, emma.tai@unitedworkingfamilies.org or (773) 849-5590.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) UIC associate professor and director of gender and women’s studies Jennifer Brier will discuss “I’m Still Surviving: Women’s History of HIV in Chicago.” UIC Institute for the Humanities, Stevenson Hall lower level, 701 S. Morgan St. Contact: (312) 996-6352.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Latino Union of Chicago’s new office will host a forum to update the Albany Park immigrant community on President Trump’s immigration executive orders. 4811 N. Central Park Ave. Contact: Rebecca Harris, (847) 420-4841 or development@latinounion.org.
5:30 p.m. — (DOWNERS GROVE) Annual Ice Fest features about 40 ice sculptures that will line the streets of downtown, live carving demo, magic show, Ice Queen and Ice Princess, and more. Through Feb. 12. Downtown around Main and Curtiss streets, Downers Grove. Contact: (630) 725-0991.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosts panel discussion on “Climate Change and Global Security,” with speakers including Brigadier General Stephen Cheney of the American Security Project; and University of Chicago Prof. Elisabeth Moyer. 130 E. Randolph. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Northwestern Prof. of Medicine Judith Paice speaks on marijuana and pain management at the St. Xavier University School of Nursing. Warde Academic Center, Butler Reception Room, 3700 W. 103rd St. Contact: Karla Thomas, (773) 298-3937 or kthomas@sxu.edu.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Navy Pier and Chicagoland Singles host a Speed Dating on the Centennial Wheel event for Valentine’s Day, with “couples” taking part in speed dating for one lap of the Ferris wheel. 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
7:30 p.m. – (EVANSTON) Performance honoring Steve Reich, winner of Northwestern University’s Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition, to conclude his three-day residence at the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Contact: Stephanie Kulke, (847) 491-4819 or Stephanie.kulke@northwestern.edu.
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Anthony Giddeon and Michael Valliant, each with first-degree murder; Cousins accused in a 01-30-2010 murder in Calumet City; both are also being held for another murder 12 days earlier. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Robert Gaskill, charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault; A River Forest foster parent charged with sexually assaulting two girls. Status. Maywood Courthouse, Room 103, 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Davis Arna, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting a romantic rival on 5-20-2013 who was left paralyzed and died more than a year later. 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) Simeon Barrientas, charged failure to report an accident causing a death; Driver accused of killing a Chicago firefighter in a hit-and-run crash in Rogers Park on 6-12-16. 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) Arthur Cain, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of asphyxiating a 21-year-old woman and leaving her body in a suitcase in Roseland on 12-27-15. 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) Kevin Culverson, charged with first-degree murder; accused of firing a handgun into a crowd on 4-22-2013, killing 15-year-old Cornelius German. 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) Tambra Davis, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of hitting her 80-year-old boyfriend in the head, leading to his death on 10-29-14. 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) 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) Tamika Gayden, charged with first-degree murder and contributing to the delinquency of a minor; Mother of the 13-year-old girl who stabbed 15-year-old De-Kayla Dansberry in the chest during a fight on 5-14-16. 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) Erick Gill and Alexander Gonzalez, charged with Stephon Gill, all charged with murder; Charged with fatally shooting a rival gang member outside a Dunkin’ Donuts on 3-25-2015. 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) Anastacio Gonzales, charged with murder and armed robbery; Accused of fatally stabbing a restaurant owner inside his Humboldt Park establishment on 4-18-2015. 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) Arsenio Harden and Felix Hollimon, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal triple shooting in North Lawndale on 6-19-2010. 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) Maurisio Hernandez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing his 35-year-old girlfriend Maricela Villegas to death during an argument in Bridgeport on 2-20-16. 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) Jonathon Herrera, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing a 56-year-old Irving Park shop owner on 4-1-16. 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) Matthew X. Jackson, charged with murder and armed robbery; Accused of killing Davy Easterling, a security guard for rapper Twista, in a robbery at his home on 2-20-2014. 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) Denzel Lewis, charged with fatally shooting another teen outside a Grand Boulevard restaurant on 7-18-2014. 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) Alexander Marrero, charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping; An Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman he was hired to drive home from the Gold Coast on 6-26-16. 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) 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) Jeremiah Nieves, charged with murder; A teen accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old on 2-10-2015 in Humboldt Park. 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) Bryan Perkins and Sokito Taylor, charged with Dashawn Martin, 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) Joshua Rodriguez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old man in Logan Square on April 8, 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) Darius M. Smith, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing a man during a fight on 6-27-2014. 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) Jackie Stiffend, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm; Accused in a retaliation robbery that left an accomplice fatally shot 11-25-13. 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) Mubashra Uddin, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of dropping her newborn baby to her death from the 8th floor window of an Uptown to hide the baby from her parents on 11-11-15. 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) Felix Valentin, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a bouncer at Brudder’s Bar in Irving Park on 4-2-16. 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) Courtney Watson, charged with first-degree murder; A man accused of fatally shooting a newspaper deliveryman found dead inside his car on 6-23-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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