ADDITIONS MARKED ***
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (WOODSTOCK) McHenry County Sheriff’s office hosts IDNR Snowmobile Safety Certification Course. Sheriff’s office, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Contact: Cathy Hardt, (815) 334-4739 or cdhardt@co.mchenry.il.us.
8 a.m. — (GLENCOE) Chicago Botanic Garden hosts its annual Orchid Show. Through March 26. 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe. Contact: (847) 835-5440.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Garfield Park Conservatory’s annual Spring Flower Show is a celebration of baseball, featuring the brightest spring blooms, larger-than-life botanical World Series trophy, ivy-covered walls and more. Through May 14. 300 N. Central Park Ave. Contact: Jessica Maxey-Faulkner, (312) 742-4786.
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. — (ROSEMONT) 49th annual Chicago RV & Camping Show. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Contact: Keith Mistrik, rvshow@aol.com or (847) 934-8300.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Neighborhoods of the World series at Navy Pier celebrates Poland with art, music, dance, food and more. 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
Noon — (PALATINE) Special Olympics Polar Plunge Palatine. Twin Lakes, Route 53 at Northwest Highway, Palatine. Contact: Jordan Feldman, (224) 234-8635 or jfeldman@soill.org.
Noon — (DES PLAINES) Winter Festival features folk entertainment, Russian musicians and dancers, artisan vendors, homemade Russian food, crafts, and more, plus Snow Maiden’s Castle crafts for kids. Holy Virgin Protection Russian Orthodox Cathedral , 1800 Lee St., Des Plaines. Contact: (312) 203-6677.
1 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Midwest Young Artists Conservatory conducts its annual Winter Concert, featuring the younger, intermediate and advanced orchestras. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. Contact: bethduvall@mya.org.
*** 2 p.m. – (WILLOWBROOK) The Mecca Center hosts #WeAreAllAmerica event to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration ban executive order. Mecca Center, 16W560 91st St., Willowbrook. Contact: Sana Ihmoud, (773) 458-0343 or communications@meccacenter.org.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) International Chamber Artists continues its season with a “Woodwind City” program featuring works by Mozart, D’Rivera, Poulenc and Spohr. Also Feb. 26. Belden Stratford Hotel, 2300 N. Lincoln Park West. Contact: Patrick Godon, (773) 354-4533 or internationalchamberartists@gmail.com.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (GLENCOE) Chicago Botanic Garden hosts its annual Orchid Show. Through March 26. 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe. Contact: (847) 835-5440.
9:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Muslim, Jewish and Christian faith leaders hold a news conference denouncing President Trump’s travel ban and immigration orders. Downtown Islamic Center, 231 S. State. Contact: Erendira Rendon, (815) 715-1577 or erendon@resurrectionproject.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Danny Davis presents a report on the “State of the African American Male in Chicago” as part of Black History Month. New Landmark MBC, 2700 W. Wilcox. Contact: Tumia Romero, (312) 610-0925 or tumia.romero@mail.house.gov.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Presidents’ Day at the Chicago History Museum features music, crafts, storytelling, portrayals of Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln, dramatic production and more. 1601 N. Clark St. Contact: Emily Osborne, osborne@chicagohistory.org or (312) 799-2161.
10 a.m. — (RIVERWOODS) Lake County Forest Preserves media tour and tapping demo on the process of gather and making maple syrup. Ryerson Woods, 21950 N. Riverwoods Dr., Riverwoods. Contact: Jen Berlinghof, jberlinghof@lcfpd.org or (847) 968-3322. (Note: Media should RSVP.)
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 2017 Chicago Auto Show. 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.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Not My President Day protest rally against the policies and actions of the Trump administration. Trump International Hotel, 401 N. Wabash. Contact: nmpchicago@gmail.com.
2 p.m. — (GLENVIEW) U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider hosts a roundtable discussion on gun violence. Until 3 p.m. Glenview Village Hall community room, 2500 E. Lake Ave., Glenview. Contact: Steven Kirsch, (202) 897-7493 or steven.kirsch@mail.house.gov.
2 p.m,. — (CHICAGO) Muslim Community Center hosts a Mosque Open House to educate about Islam and to build relationships with neighbors, featuring short presentation, discussion, Q&A, tour, and more. 4380 N. Elston Ave. Contact: (773) 725-9047.
5 p.m. – (CHICAGO) “Chicago Fire” star Joe Minoso draws the winner of a raffle for a fully-restored 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 at the Chicago Auto Show. McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Drive. Contact: Ann Fink, (773) 969-5042 (office) or (773) 505-0546 (cell).
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Evening of Bridal Luxury 2017 features unveiling the Vera Wang Bride fall 2017 Collection and exclusive viewing of Harry Winston’s latest collection. Trump Tower, 401 N. Wabash Ave. Contact: (312) 588-8000.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 49th Ward Dems and ACLU public meeting on protecting rights during the age of Trump. Loyola Park Fieldhouse, 1230 W. Greenleaf. Contact: (773) 973-4949 or democrats@49thward.com.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
All courts closed for Presidents Day except holiday bond court.
TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (GRAYSLAKE) The Lake County state’s attorney’s office, the Partnership for a safer Lake County and other host a summit to bring community leaders together to promote inclusion and respect in all aspects of community life. Until 10 a.m. College of Lake County, Grayslake Campus, Auditorium A011, 19351 W. Washington St. Contact: Cynthia Vargas, (847) 377-3188.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council committees meet at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle.
–9:30 a.m. Housing and Real Estate in Room 201-A. Contact: (312) 744-3067.
–10 a.m. Government and Budget Operations in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-3166.
–11 a.m. Finance in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-3380.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Press conference to announce kickoff of the American Writers Museum. 180 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: americanwritersmuseum@heronagency.com or (773) 969-5200. (Note: Media should RSVP.)
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Current and former patients of Advocate Children’s Hospital receive a sendoff celebration before flying to Arizona to see the Cubs play at Spring Training. O’Hare International Airport, Terminal 3 Departures, inside Door 3F. Contact: Leslie Scott, (312) 545-9124 or leslie.scott@aa.com.
11:30 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, joined by health care professionals, will hold press conference urging Congress not to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Stroger Hospital, 1969 Ogden Ave., outside the Fantus Clinic, near the ER. Contact: Scott Vogel, (773) 329-5589 or scott.vogel@seiuhcil.org; or Adam Rosen, (708) 743-5413.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Simona Rollinson, Chief Information Officer for the Cook County Bureau of Technology, speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change hold a discussion on civil liberties. Until 5 p.m. Rafael Cintron Ortiz Latino Cultural Center, 803 S. Morgan. Contact: Carlos Sadovi, (312) 355-2491 or csadovi@uic.edu.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The city Department of Planning and Development will host the last public meeting on the North Branch Industrial Corridor. Until 8 p.m. UI Labs, 1415 N. Cherry Ave. Contact: DPD@cityofChicago.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) For Black History Month, African-American alumni of Columbia College will participate in mixer and panel discussion on theme of “Don’t Try and Boil the Ocean: Setting Realistic Goals and Intentions.” Until 7:30 p.m. Columbia College Hokin Lecture Hall, 623 S. Wabash Ave. Contact: Amanda Clayton, aclayton@colum.edu, (312) 369-8673.
6 p.m. — (MUNDELEIN) Police Department hosts self-defense course for women 18 and over. Tuesdays through March 14. 221 N. Lake St., Mundelein. Contact: Jennifer Marshall, (847) 968-3775 or jmarshall@mundelein.org.
6 p.m. — (CRYSTAL LAKE) Police Chief James Black hosts a Coffee with the Chief program, with a guest speaker from the IRS. Police Dept., 100 W. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Contact: Ofc. Ed Pluviose, (815) 356-3731 or epluviose@crystallake.org.
6:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) University of Chicago Institute of Politics hosts Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, discussing foreign policy in the Trump administration. Ida Noyes Hall, Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th St. Contact: Matthew Jaffe, (773) 834-3605 or mjaffe@uchicago.edu.
7 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl hosts Town Hall meeting to discuss issues including public safety, summer youth employment and more. Levy Senior Center, Linden Room, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston. Contact: Patrick Deignan, (847) 448-8234 or pdeignan@cityofevanston.org.
8 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Flamenco Festival Kick Off Concert features members of the ensemble Surabhi. City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 733-9463.
TUESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
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.
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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Derrick Allmon and Jabari Williams, charged with Michael D. Baker and Paris Denard; 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.
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) Michael D. Baker, charged with Derrick Allmon, Paris Denard 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Thomas Bishop, charged with murder; Accused in a fatal shooting and robbery witnessed by police on 10-23-2014. 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) Christian Camarena and Alyssa Garcia, both charged with concealing a death and attempted residential arson; Woman and her friend accused of covering up her 4-year-old son’s death and setting his body on fire in a vacant Englewood home on 8-2-16. 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) Trae Chatmon, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing an elderly woman to death then setting her Washington Park apartment on fire on 10-26-2015. 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) Andre Davis, charged with Derrick Hilliard, both charged with murder; A man previously exonerated after serving 32 years in an unrelated rape case, now accused in the murder of a man in a dice game on 10-7-2013. 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) Orlando Dominguez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a Chicago White Sox vendor after a West Town car chase on 4-19-2014. 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) Germel Dossie, charged with murder; Accused of the 6-2-2015 shooting of a man who made disparaging Facebook comments about slain rapper Young Pappy on 6-1-15. 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) Antwan Elliott, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old over his gang affiliation on 3-15-2015. 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) Helen Ford, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the 2013 child abuse death of her 8-year-old granddaughter. 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) Sergio Gonzalez and Jose Juarez, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in a Brighton Park neighborhood drive-by on 1-7-16. 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) Dominiq Greer, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of a fatal shooting on May 27 in Washington Park, was arrested moments after holding a news conference to announce he was suing the city for excessive force. 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) Jameel Handcox, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on 3-9-2015 in the Washington Heights neighborhood. 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 Harbin, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a shooting that killed an East Garfield Park man in front of his father on 11-30-13. 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) 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) 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) Camron Howard, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in West Englewood on 6-23-16. 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) Shaqeil Quenshaun Kimber, charged with murder and aggravated battery; Accused of fatally stabbing one woman and wounding another in Park Manor on 5-20-16. 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) Ioan Lela Jr., charged with Elijah Timatyos and Michael Bembea, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating 71-year-old man Allen Levin to death during a home invasion in the Albany Park neighborhood on 1-27-16. 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) Raul Martinez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting a rival gang member to death in Hermosa on 5-3-16. 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) Charles Moore, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a motorist in a passing van on 5-15-2013. 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) Lamonte Morbley, charged with murder; A teen accused of fatally shooting a man in a drug deal gone bad on 3-28-2015. 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) Deonta Noble, charged with David Radford, both charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding two others over gang affiliations on 7-6-2014. 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) Aaron T. Parks, charged with sexual assault; A teen on electronic monitoring accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a pregnant college student on 9-10-2014. 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) Jimmy Payton, charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI; Accused of driving drunk and crashing into a U.S. Postal Service truck in West Garfield Park on 7-16-16, leaving his passenger dead. 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) Kristopher Pitts, charged with murder and robbery; Accused of shooting a North Side man during a robbery in Lake View on 5-30-2015. 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) Lavert Pitts, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man at an Austin car wash on 5-26-2014. 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) Sherry Robinson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing her 51-year-old boyfriend to death at her home in Kenwood on 5-9-16. 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) Joseph Saleski, charged with Alejandro Ocampo and Reynaldo Ocampo, each charged with first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping for ransom; Accused of kidnapping then killing a man found burned beyond recognition in a Northwest Side trash can in 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) Thomas Santiago, charged with murder; Accused of intentionally running over a man with his SUV 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) Caress T. Shumaker, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing 27-year-old Ronald Thomas in the chest during a domestic fight in the South Loop on 3-19-16. 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) Larry Smith, charged with murder; Accused of killing his roommate on 12-02-2011 because he thought she stole his 32-inch television. 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) Antoine Thorne and Charles Thorne, both charged with murder; Brothers accused of fatally shooting man after one touched the dead man’s girlfriend inappropriately at an Austin party on 10-10-15. 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) Davonta Williams and Sean Williams (charged with Jenniver Vujinovic, sentenced) all charged with murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, home invasion and unlawful restraint; Three people, including a pregnant woman, accused of killing a 15-year-old boy and critically wounding his mother during a home invasion in the Avondale neighborhood in 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) Shannon D. Williams, charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery; Accused of fatally shooting a man during an armed robbery in Austin on 4-18-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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