SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois hosts training workshop for those interested in joining the Disaster Action Team, which responds to disasters such as home fires. Rauner Center, 2200 W. Harrison. Contact: Patricia Kemp, patricia.kemp@redcross.org or (312) 729-6225 or (313) 220-3335.
8 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Ald. Matt O’Shea hosts a fundraiser breakfast for the “Get Behind the Vest” initiative, which raises money to buy new bulletproof vests for Chicago Police officers. Until noon at St. John Fisher School, Kane Hall, 10200 S. Washtenaw. Contact: Maura Burton, (312) 952-7897.
9 a.m. — (WHEATON) 69th annual Illinois Plastic Kit & Toys show features toys and collectibles to buy, sell or trade. DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd., Wheaton. Contact: (630) 969-1847.
9:30 a.m — (ST. CHARLES) 56th annual Lincoln State Cat Club All-Breed Benefit Cat Show features pedigree and pet judging, vendors, educational sessions, sales and adoptions, food drive and more. Kane County Fairgrounds, Prairie Events Center, 525 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles. Contact: Cary Plummer, catmando.1964@yahoo.com or (815) 299-0784.
9:30 am. — (CHICAGO) Mars-Di Gras Celebration at Adler Planetarium features music and science, with Martian masquerade, hands-on activities, and more. 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: (312) 922-7827.
10 a.m. (CHICAGO) Rep. Danny Davis, Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin and Ald. Jason Ervin will host a press conference to highlight the “pharmaceutical desert” caused by the closing of the CVS stores across the city. CVS Pharmacy at Kedzie and Madison. Contact: Tumia Romero (312) 610-0925 or tumia.romero@mail.house.gov.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Volunteer Expo features reps from over 85 Chicago nonprofit organizations. Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Dr. Contact: (773) 755-5100.
10 a.m. — (PALOS HILLS) 12th Annual Kids Expo features activities, over 100 exhibitors, reptiles and snakes, three-hole putting course, live performances and more. Moraine Valley Fitness Rec Center, Building H, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Contact: (815) 806-8844.
10:30 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Officers from the Cook County sheriff’s office, the Chicago Police Department and various suburban police departments will join Bishop Larry D. Trotter to honor the 2017 “Law Enforcer of the Year.” Sweet Holy Spirit Church of Chicago, 8621 S. Chicago Ave. Contact: Sean Howard, (312) 498-1371.
10:30 a.m. — (FOX LAKE) Fox Lake Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois. Fox Lake Beach, 71 Nippersink Blvd., Fox Lake. Contact: (312) 502-7954.
10:30 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) 34th annual Chicago Golf Show. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Contact: Barry Cronin, bcronin@cronincommunications.com or (847) 698-1801.
11 a.m. — (ROUND LAKE BEACH) Frosty Footrace 2 mile Run/Walk. Renwood Golf Course, 701 E. Shorewood Rd., Round Lake Beach. Contact: (847) 231-4711.
11:30 a.m. — (VALPARAISO, Ind.) Metropolis of Chicago Regional Commanders of the Greek Orthodox Order of Saint Andrew Gus Pablecas and John Manos visit St. Iakovos Church to update elected officials in Indiana about a resolution supporting the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. 36W CR700N, Valparaiso, Ind. Contact: John Ackerman, (309) 635-7624 or john@johncackerman.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Annual Illinois High School Art Exhibition features General Exhibition Awards Presentation, with the announcement of early college scholarships keynote by School of Art and Design at University of Illinois Director Jorge Lucero (noon at Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th St.); and Senior Scholarship Ceremony and exhibition opening (3:30 p.m. at Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W. 35th St.) Contact: Chris Sykora, c.sykora@ihsae.org or (773) 251-3536.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Neighborhoods of the World series at Navy Pier celebrates Brazil’s Carnivale with art, music, dance, food and more. 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
1 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders will pledge their support of immigrant families following President Trump’s remarks regarding immigration. Islamic Center of Naperville, 2488 W. Ogden Ave. Contact: Erendira Rendon (815) 715-1577 or erendon@resurrectionproject.org; Jesse Hoyt (773) 507-4809 or jessehoyt@healthyillinoiscampaign.org.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Kayaking expert Gary Kuzminski will discuss kayaking the Calumet River in a program at the Pullman State Historic Site. Hotel Florence, 11111 Forrestville Ave. Contact: (773) 568-2441 or historicpullmangardens@gmail.com.
2:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cardinal Cupich presides at a Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion liturgy for those preparing to enter the Catholic Church. Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior. Contact: (312) 534-8227.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Revolutionary Community Party hosts community open house for its new Revolution Club, aimed at providing information on alternatives to the Trump-Pence ticket and helping find a solution to neighborhood violence, with founding member Carl Dix taking part. 1857 E. 71st St. Contact: (312) 804-9121 or revclub.chi@gmail.com.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) HugsNoSlugs youth empowerment anti-violence organization hosts its 2nd annual Children’s Talent Show, with young people performing various talents, including original poems about black historical figures. Hyde Park High School, 6220 S. Stony Island Ave. Contact: Aleta Clark, (773) 619-4458 or aletaclark4@gmail.com.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Bridgeport Alliance hosts panel on Civil Rights, Immigration and Governmental Limitations, with speakers including immigration attorneys Alia Boltakke, Mohammad Mahmoudi, Haytham Faraj and John Joyce. First Lutheran Church of the Trinity, 643 W. 31st St. Contact: info@bridgeportalliance.org.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Gene Siskel Film Center and the School of the Art Institute Chicago will host a “Hollywood on State” Oscars viewing party and watch the event via telecast. 164 N. State St. Contact: Carly Leviton (847) 347-4887 or carlyl@carolfoxassociates.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Center on Halsted hosts its 10th annual A Night With Oscar benefit viewing party, beginning with red carpet arrivals. 3656 N. Halsted. Contact: Peter Johnson, (773) 472-6469, ext. 453, or pjohnson@centeronhalsted.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Oscars Viewing Party also features trivia, red carpet bingo, watch-along ballots and more. The Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. Contact: (773) 342-5555.
6 p.m. — (WOODRIDGE) Variety of Illinois hosts its 12th annual Awards Viewing Gala. Hollywood Blvd., 1001 W. 75th St., Woodridge. Contact: (630) 427-1880.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards meets. City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: (312) 744-8845.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
Noon — (EVANSTON) Abdellah Karroum, director of Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar speaks during a colloquium on the political upheaval of the Arab World and its affect on artists. Kresge Hall, Room 1-515, 1880 Campus Dr., Evanston. Evanston. Contact: Stephanie Kulke, (847) 491-4819 or stephanie.kulke@northwestern.edu.
12:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Gov. Rauner will visit the Polish American Assn. to join in the celebration of Paczki Days. 3834 N. Cicero. Contact:Arletta Gromek, arletta.gromek@polish.org.
6:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) University of Chicago Institute of Politics hosts discussion on “The Future of the Democratic Party,” part of its American in Trump Era series.Ida Noyes Hall, Cloister Club, 1212 E. 59th St. Contact: Matthew Jaffe, (773) 834-3605 or mjaffe@uchicago.edu.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Brandon Griffin, charged with Darryl Lloyd and Dejuan Crockett, each charged murder and attempted murder; Accused in a triple murder in Harvey in 2010. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Johnathan Condrey, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing his girlfriend, 37-year-old Mackie Cheshire, to death then dumping her body at a Bensenville golf course. Status. Maywood Courthouse, 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also spelled in court records at Jonathan Condrey.)
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) Dwright Boone-Doty, charged with Kevin Edwards and Corey Morgan, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee on 11-2-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed at Dwright Doty in court records.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Nathaniel Boyce, charged with aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm and armed habitual criminal; Accused of shooting another man multiple times during a domestic argument on 10-31-15 in Morgan 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) Dominique Brown and Maurice Vickers, both charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man after an argument in a West Side barber shop on 1-9-2015. 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) 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.
10 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Harold Cook, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on 3-14-2014. 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) 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) Ricky Dortch, charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal shooting that left two dead and two wounded at Horan Park on the West Side 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) 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) Giovanni Garcia, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of aiming for a man but instead shooting and killing his 23-year-old girlfriend in West Elsdon on 4-8-16. 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) Alexis Gonzalez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing his girfriend’s ex-boyfriend to death in Belmont Cragin on 8-16-16. 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) 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) Reginald Hester, charged with four counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated arson causing bodily harm; Accused of setting a fire that left three children and one man dead on 8-23-16 in South Chicago because he was angry a woman took $10 from him then refused to perform a sex act. 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.
10 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) Julio A. Lopez, charged with leaving the scene of an accident; Accused of running over and killing a woman, then leaving the scene on 11-17-2013. 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) Keith Martin, charged with murder and attempted murder; Accused in a fatal domestic shooting from 7-12-2014. 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) 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) Robert Morales, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy in Back of the Yards on 5-2-16, arrested after accidentally shooting himself in July. 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) Christopher Peacock, charged with reckless homicide; Accused of driving in the single-vehicle rollover crash on Lake Shore Drive on Sept. 3, 2015 that left his passenger, 33-year-old Jillian Tsirtsis, 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) Johnny Reese, charged with Marsharra Tate, both charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a mother of three on Mother’s Day weekend 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) Frank Robinson, charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Accused of killing two people and wounding two others at Horan Park 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. — (CHICAGO) Martez Staples, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounded two others on 8-17-2013 after asking them who beat up his uncle. 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 M. Szydlowski, charged with reckless homicide; Accused of killing his passenger in a motorcycle crash in West Rogers Park on 7-20-15. 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) Marsharra Tate, charged with Johnny Reese, both charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a mother of three on Mother’s Day weekend 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) William Welch, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting his pregnant sister in their West Side home on 8-14-16. 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) Derrick S. Williams, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument over drugs on 3-19-2015. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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