UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED ***
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Public Schools will host a back-to-school celebration featuring free school supplies, food, entertainment and access to immunizations. Hyde Park High, 6220 S. Stony Island. Contact: (773) 553-1620 or communications@cps.edu.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Archbishop Blase Cupich officiates the inaugural school Mass at Pope Francis Global Academy, then tours the North Campus. 6040 W. Ardmore. Contact: mediarelations@archchicago.org.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County Clerk David Orr, legislative leaders and civil rights groups press conference to draw attention to the 10,000th marriage license for a same-sex couple, expected to be issued early next week. Clerk’s office, 5th floor, 69 W. Washington. Contact: Nick Shields, nick.shields@cookcountyil.gov or (312) 603-6952.
*** 10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel visits one of the city’s 600+ early learning sites to make an announcement about pre-k expansion. Christopher House, 5235 W. Belden Ave. Contact: (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org. (Note: There will be no media availability following this event.)
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Ford Motor Company and United Auto Workers will hold a press conference to donate $25,000 to 10th Ward Alderman Susan Sadlowski. 13342 S. Baltimore Ave. Contact: Carl Camacho, (773) 680-3420 or campaignmanager@ssgarza.com.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts panel discussion on “Elected School Board: Yes or No?” with speakers including Robert Martwick, Kwame Raoul and Jesse Ruiz. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
12:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson congratulates a Chicago Public Schools graduate on her first day of college classes. Olive Harvey Community College, statue near main entrance, 10001 S. Woodlawn. Contact: (312) 745-6110.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police hold a back-to-school event with haircuts, physicals and supply giveaways for students. Until 7 p.m. 15th District headquarters, 5701 W. Madison. Contact: (312) 745-6110.
*** 2:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Former Gov. Pat Quinn attends Sunni Powell’s annual free back-to-school haircut event in Englewood. 1139 W. 63rd St. Contact: William Morgan, (708) 256-5743 or billybobmorgan@gmail.com.
4 p.m. — (CALUMET CITY) International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima is displayed at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish. 768 Lincoln Ave., Calumet City. Contact: Susan Burritt, (312) 534-8233 or sburritt@archchicago.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) City Dept. of Transportation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois offer free bicycle-riding classes for adults who have not ridden in many years to help them take advantage of expanded Divvy service. Through Sept. 2. Kennedy King College, 710 W. 65th St. Contact: Mike Claffey, (312) 744-0707 or michael.claffey@ciotyofchicago.org.
7 p.m. — (MATTESON) The Tommies Reunion, the Dream Team and Edwin Hawkins present a live DVD and CD recording session, “Healing Our Nation.” New Faith Baptist Church, 25 Central Ave., Matteson. Contact: tommiesreunion@gmail.com or (872) 228-5090.
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 a.m. — (WHEATON) Launden Luckett, charged with murder; Accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death in her Woodridge apartment on 10-17-15. 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) Joshua Almore and Anthony Lyons, charged with Anthony Harris; all charged with murder and attempted murder; Accused of shooting seven people, including a 13-year-old boy fatally, on Jan. 25, 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) Leevert Anderson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting 24-year-old man in North Lawndale on 11-3-15. 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) Faramarz Bakhshi, charged with murder and concealing a homicidal death; Accused of murdering a college student and hiding her body in an air mattress in February 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) Marquell D. Barnes, charged with attempted murder; Accused of shooting another man in Streeterville after the Four of July 2015 fireworks display at Navy Pier. 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) Michael Bembea, charged with Ioan Lela Jr. and Elijah Timatyos, 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) Jeremy Borders, charged with Keith Watts; both pleaded not guilty to murder, kidnapping and aggravated unlawful restraint; charged with the murder of a man who was kidnapped and found dead in a West side garage in Dec. 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) Meiko Buchanan, charged with Sakhee Hardy-Johnson 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) Arthur Chaney, charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted first-degree murder, man accused of killing two and wounding five others at a packed Englewood fast-food restaurant 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) Larry Cox and Antonio Lewis, each charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Accused of murdering a mother and her 5-year-old son in June 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) 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) Arcadio Davila, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of murdering an aspiring chef in an August 2011 shooting in Logan Square. 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) Deonte Davis, charged with first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery; Accused of killing a 17-year-old Urban Prep student and wounding a 19-year-old man in a Back of the Yards shooting on 6-11-16. 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) Jerrell Dorsey, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a firearm; accused of fatally shooting a 7-year-old girl selling candy near her West Side home on 06-27-2010. 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) Shane Eli, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Alex Malone in a gang dispute in West Garfield Park on 4-15-15. 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) Dezarai Gardner, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing her mother’s boyfriend to death in a domestic dispute in Rogers Park on 8-1-2013. 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) 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) Anthony Guedes, charged with Luis Alfaro and Pedro Corral, each charged with murder; Accused in the murder of a drug dealer near Midway Airport during a robbery plot on 9-5-2014. 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) Lorenzo D. Jones, charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault; Accused of firing an assault rifle at a crowded Blue Line train on 10-9-2014. 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) Earl Roberts, pleaded not guilty to murder; A University of Illinois Medical Center worker who allegedly killed his ex-wife and chased her fiancé through a hospital parking lot on Thanksgiving 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) 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) Sean Shelton, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in a West Pullman drive-by shooting on 7-1-2013. Arraignment. 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. Arraignment. 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) James E. Thomas, charged with murder; Accused of strangling his live-in girlfriend on 7-30-2015, then confessing to it on Facebook. 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) Randon Walker, charged with first-degree murder; A Mississippi man charged with a 9-20-2013 shooting in Humboldt Park. 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) John Watley, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting his longtime friend on 7-5-2015 because the man touched his car. 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) Bernard Williams, charged with one count of murder and one count of armed robbery with a firearm for the slaying of Chicago Police Officer David Blake on 11-22-2010. 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) Koman Willis, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery / discharge of a firearm; Accused of fatally shooting 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins and wounding her father on 03-11-2013. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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