THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Children’s Hospital University of Illinois hosts annual “Going Bald for Cancer Research” head-shaving event to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. University of Illinois Hospital, 5th floor, 1740 W. Taylor St. Contact: Jackie Carey, (312) 996-8277 or jmcarey@uic.edu.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) DePaul University announces its 12th president at an all-campus event, with speakers including University Secretary Rev. Edward Udovic, Board of Trustees Chair William Bennett, and President Rev. Dennis Holtschneider. Student Center, Room 120, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. Contact: Carol Hughes, Carol.hughes@depaul.edu or (312) 362-8592.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Metropolitan Planning Council hosts program on “Ideas to Action: Turning Your Stretch of the River into a Neighborhood Destination.” Also Feb. 22. Chicago Maritime Museum, 1200 W. 35th St. Contact: (312) 922-5616 or info@metroplanning.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council committees meet at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle.
–10 a.m. Health and Environmental Protection in Room 201-A to discuss resolution opposing Dakota Access Pipeline. Contact: (312) 744-3040.
–11 a.m. Transportation and Public Way in Room 201-A. Contact: (312) 744-4096.
–1 p.m. Aviation in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-6828.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 2017 Chicago Auto Show. Through Feb. 20. 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.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Environmental activists will testify in favor of Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa’s (35th) Standing Rock Resolution, which will be heard in the City Council’s Committee on Health and Environmental Protection. City Hall, Room 201A, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: Monica Trevino, (773) 573-8667.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Several groups including the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Community Renewal Society and Action Now will conduct a press conference to demand the mayor and aldermen pass a violence prevention budget amendment. City Hall, 2nd Floor, 121 N. LaSalle St. Contact: Michelle Pantoja, (773) 934-6807 or mpantoja@bppncchicago.org.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) African American workers return to Mercury Plastics seeking jobs from TIF district employers they believe they have been shut out of. 4535 W. Fullerton. Contact: Keia Giles, (773) 812-9433 or blackworkersmatter@gmail.com.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Arise Chicago will protest deportations. Union Park, Ogden and Randolph. Contact: (773) 769-6000.
11:30 a.m. — (NORTH AURORA) North Aurora Village President Dale Berman presents the State of the Village Address to the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce. Oak Street Restaurant & Bar, 945 Oak St., North Aurora. Contact: (630) 256-3180.
Noon — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts panel on “A New Vision for Revitalizing Communities through Libraries, Housing, and Civic Architecture,” with speakers including Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon, CHA CEO Eugene Jones, and Chicago Architecture Foundation President Lynn Osmond. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
Noon — (ROSEMONT) 49th annual Chicago RV & Camping Show. Through Feb. 19. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Contact: Keith Mistrik, rvshow@aol.com or (847) 934-8300.
1:40 a.m. – (MUNDELEIN) Officer Chris Callas of the Mundelein Police Department will guest teach a class about arrest procedures. Mundelein High School, 1350 W. Hawley St., Mundelein. Contact: Chief Eric Guenther, (847) 968-3775.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Chicago Public Library and IRS host Money Smart program on small business taxes. Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St. Contact: press@chipublib.org or (312) 747-4050.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosts Enno Schmidt, artist, filmmaker and cofounder of Basic Income Initiative Switzerland, discussing “Basic Income: Freedom or Folly?” 130 E. Randolph St., First floor. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
4 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Opening reception of the “Neither Free | Nor” exhibit, featuring paintings by Brittney Leeanne Williams exploring the chasm between blacks and white, and the notion of black femininity and redemption. Northwestern University, Dittmar Memorial Gallery, 1999 Campus Dr., Evanston. Contact: (847) 491-2300 or dittmargallery@northwestern.edu.
4:30 p.m. – (CHICAGO) “Dance for Your Life” class teaches participants about the history of African Americans in jazz and introduces the fundamentals of dance principles and terminology. Chicago Public Library, West Chicago Avenue branch, 1625 W. Chicago Ave. Contact: Meghan Miller, (312) 747-4050 or press@chipublib.org.
5:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) University of Chicago Institute of Politics hosts former congressmen Jack Kingston and Vin Weber, discussing the “Future of the GOP” in the America in the Trump Era series. International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St. Contact: Matthew Jaffe, (773) 834-3605 or mjaffe@uchicago.edu.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Awakenings Foundation art gallery hosts an opening reception for its exhibit taking on victim blaming in sexual violence by photographer Katherine Cambareri, “Well, What Were You Wearing?” 4001 N. Ravenswood Ave., Suite 204-C. Contact: Laura Kinter, (773) 904-8217.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Teachers Union Foundation will treat 150 Chicago Public Schools teachers to a screening of “I Am Not Your Negro.” ArcLight Theater, 1500 N. Clybourn Ave., Suite C301. Contact (312) 329-9100.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Humanities Festival will host the parents of Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, to discuss “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin.” First United Methodist Church, 77 W. Washington. Contact: Joe Eegleman, (312) 661-0317 or joe@chicagohumanities.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Lincoln Park Zoo hosts a Wine & Wildlife program on Raising a Zoo Baby, with zookeepers discussing preparing for, caring for and watching over new arrivals. 2000 N. Clark St. Contact: Jillian Braun, (312) 742-5791 or jbraun@lpzoo.org.
6 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Jen Widerstrom, trainer of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” and author of “Diet Right for Your Personality Type,” shares her weight loss plan as part of the One Book, One Chicago program. Harold Washington Library Center, Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St. Contact: Meghan Miller, (312) 747-4050 or press@chipublib.org.
6:30 p.m. — (WAUKEGAN) Tenth Congressional District Democrats hosts another conversation in its ongoing series, “Let’s Talk Politics.” Fuller Center, 141 S. Genesee St., Waukegan. Contact: Laurie Schiller, (847) 266-8683 or press@tenthdems.org.
7 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Temperance Beer Co. hosts open forum with the five candidates competing in the Evanston mayoral primary. 2000 W. Dempster St., Evanston. Contact: (847) 864-1000.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame hosts its 8th annual Night at the Fights. 1431 W. Taylor St. Contact: (312) 226-5566.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Center or Asian Health Equity hosts screening of the documentary “Unbroken Glass,” followed by discussion and Q&A with filmmaker and University of Chicago alum Dinesh Das Sabu. Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St. Contact: Jennifer Oh, joh10@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Ian Armstrong, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man as he slept in a Kenwood home in 2013, and was later tied to the attack by DNA evidence. 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 Bronson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on 6-14-2015 in Austin. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Victor Chatmon, charged with murder; Accused of a fatal shooting on 3-19-2015 that targeted a man who had testified in an attempted murder case against Chatmon’s friend. 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) Mark Clay, charged with murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm; Accused of fatally shooting an 18-year-old man and wounded a 16-year-old boy in West Garfield Park on Aug. 21, 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) Tyrone Clay, charged with Edgardo Colon and Alexander Villa, all charged with first-degree murder of a peace officer, accused of killing Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis during a holdup at a South Side convenience store in December 2011. 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) Rolando Cortes, charged with criminal sexual abuse by force; Accused of attacking an off-duty police officer jogging at a North Side park in 2013. Status. (Note: Accused in separate 2014 sexual assault and robbery cases.) 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) Diego Uribe Cruz, charged with Jafeth Ramos, each charged first-degree murder; Charged with the massacre of six members of a Gage Park family in February 2016. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Last name also spelled Cruz-Uribe.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Steven Douglas, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal Back-of-the-Yards shooting on 8-30-2014. 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) Joseph Firek, charged with first-degree murder and a hate crime; Accused of fighting with a man who died of stress from the encounter on 3-19-14, and had been protecting his teen daughter. 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) Paul Forbes, charged with murder, aggravated fleeing and aggravated battery; Accused of causing a crash during a police chase that left a 66-year-old man and an 88-year-old woman in Aug. 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) Daniel Guerreo and Marco Ramirez (sentenced), both charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in a public place; Accused in the May 2010 fatal beating and stabbing of Alan Olivia in the McKinley Park area. 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) Kendall Hammond, charged with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm, disarming a peace officer, etc.; Accused of robbing an off-duty Chicago Police officer of his gun and badge in Lake View. 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) Omar Hernandez, charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jeremy Salinas, who was gunned down by Satan Disciples on 6-10-15 in Bridgeport while trying to retrieve his bicycle. 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 E. Hill, charged with first-degree murder; A man accused of smothering his girlfriend to death on 4-7-2015, and was arrested after he went back the next day and told police he was there to dispose of the body. 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 Hines and Kenneth Jackson, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting Simeon football player Michael Flournoy on 4-5-14. 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) Brandon Holman, charged with murder; Accused of killing the 2-month-old son he had with his girlfriend on the Southwest Side on 6-3-16. 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) Patrick L. Holmes, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 24-year-old Hughvon Polk in Humboldt Park on Aug. 24, 2015. 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) James Hopkins, charged with murder; Accused in a 12-21-2014 shooting witnessed by police, followed by a fatal crash that killed the alleged getaway driver. 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) Angel Jara, charged with first-degree murder; A 17-year-old charged as an adult with fatally shooting a man in a dispute over money on 4-14-2014. 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) Brad Jett, charged with Tabari Young, Bryon Champ, Darren Curtis, Kewane Gatewood, Quinton M. Humphries, each charged with three counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated battery of a firearm; accused in a Cornell Square Park shooting that injured 13 people on 9-19-2013. 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) Nicholas Koulentiky, charged with two counts of attempted murder; Mentally disabled man accused of trading shots with police on the Far South Side on 10-25-09. Status. Judge Clayton Crane. 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) Terrance Meredith, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting his fiancée in front of their 10-year-old daughter in Roseland on 8-29-16. 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) Terrence Snowden, charged with Phillip Boyd, each charged with first-degree murder: Accused in a fatal drive-by shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood on 7-23-2013. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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