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MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
*** 8:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins 16 mayors from around the world to deliver remarks at the opening of the Urban Waterways Forum. River Point, 444 W. Lake St. Contact: (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org. (Note: There will be no media availability following this event.)
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Annual Clarence Darrow Symposium marks the 79th anniversary of the attorney’s death with a ceremony at the Darrow Bridge in Jackson Park (Lake Shore Drive just south of 57th to Science Drive and Columbia Drive); followed by the symposium (10:45 a.m.), with keynote by biographer John Farrell. Museum of Science and Industry, Rosenwald Room, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Tracy Baim, (773) 387-2394; or Nina Barrett, nina@bookendsandbeginnings.com.
10 a.m. — (HOPKINS PARK) U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly announces a joint endeavor with Cambium Networks, Cyber Broadcasting and Black Oaks Center to bring WiFi connectivity to Pembroke Township and Hopkins Park. Pembroke Public Library, 13795 E. Central Ave., Hopkins Park. Contact: Mary Paleologos, (708) 679-0078 or Mary.paleologos@mail.house.gov.
*** 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti joins Polaris and Clear Channel to kick off a four-week public awareness campaign against human trafficking., aiming to alert victims on how to reach out for help and educate the public on the facts surrounding this version of modern day slavery. Ogilvie Transportation Center, Second floor in front of Clear Channel’s digital billboard, 500 W. Madison St. Contact: Marcela.Cartagena@illinois.gov. (Note: No additional media availability.)
10:25 a.m. — (EVANSTON) U.S. Senator Dick Durbin speaks at a ceremony to rename the Evanston Post Office to the Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building. Evanston Post Office, 1101 Davis St. Contact: Christina Angarola, office (312) 353-4623 office, cell (312) 848-4484.
*** 10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Reps. Will Guzzardi, Cynthia Soto and Litesa Wallace join workers and advocates at a press conference to unveil a new push to raise the Illinois minimum wage to $15 per hour. Thompson Center, Blue Room, 100 W. Randolph St. Contact: Graeme Zielinski, (312) 980 9128 or Graeme.Zielinski@seiuhcil.org; or Deivid Rojas, (312) 219-0008 or Deivid@fightfor15.org.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez meets with reporters after leading a delegation to meet with the acting ICE Regional Director on immigration and deportation issues. Outside ICE offices, 101 W. Congress Pkwy. Contact: Douglas Rivlin, (202) 225-8203 or douglas.rivlin@mail.house.gov.
11 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces the proposed Youth Opportunity and Fairness Act aimed at easing expungement of juvenile arrest records. Children and Family Justice Center, Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 375 E. Chicago Ave., 8th Floor. Contact: Frank Shuftan, (312) 343-6480 or frank.shuftan@cookcountyil.gov.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts panel discussion on “The Trump Presidency and the Media,” with speakers including Tim Carney, Greg Hinz, Clarence Page and Lynn Sweet. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
*** 11:40 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel and participating mayors hold a press conference about the Urban Waterways Forum. River Point, 444 W. Lake St. Contact: (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org. (Note: There will be no media availability following this event.)
12:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosts discussion on “Urban Waterways in the Global City,” with speakers including
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. University of Chicago, Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
1 p.m. — (TELECONFERENCE) U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin hold a press call on the effects of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed overtime policy affecting home care workers. RSVP to kaitlin.decero@seiuhcil.org or garnold@accessliving.org for call-in details.
*** 2:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Chicago tech leaders to discuss immigration within the tech industry, moderated by Howard Tullman, CEO of 1871. 1871, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza. Contact: (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org. (Note: There will be no media availability following this event.)
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Duke University economics expert William Darity Jr. speaks on “The ARC of Justice: Reparations for African-Americans.” UIC, Student Center East, Cardinal Room, 750 S. Halsted. Contact: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681 or bflood@uic.edu.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Northcenter Neighborhood Assn. hosts its 5th annual CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Fair, featuring talks by local farmers and discussion of benefits of CSA membership. Epiphany UCC, 2008 W. Bradley. Contact: info@northcenterneighborhood.org or (773) 326-2440.
*** 6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Urban Waterways Forum closing reception. UI Labs, 1415 N. Cherry Ave. Contact: (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org. (Note: There will be no media availability following this event.)
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) River North Residents Assn. hosts public meeting for Cathedral District residents to discuss plans and possible reaction to a proposed 60-story residential and business skyscraper, with Ald. Brendan Reilly and the developer taking part. Sofitel Hotel, 3rd floor Paris Ballroom, 20 E. Chestnut. Contact: Lynette Mischel, rivernorthrocks@gmail.com.
*** 6 p.m. — (SKOKIE) U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky hosts a town hall meeting to hear from her constituents. Niles West High School, 5701 Oakton St., Skokie. Contact: Jeronimo Anaya-Ortiz, (202) 225-2111. (Note: Doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Michele Smith hosts a Community Safety Forum. New Life Church, 1111 W. Lill St. Contact: (773) 348-950 or yourvoice@ward43.org.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and former governor Pat Quinn join state, local and county officials for a discussion on “Expanding Mental Health Services in Austin.” Loretto Hospital, 6th floor auditorium, 645 S. Central Ave. Contact: Tumia Romero, (773) 533-7520 or tumia.romero@mail.house.gov.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel will deliver remarks at the opening dinner of the Urban Waterways Forum. There will be no media availability after the event. Art Institute of Chicago, 159 E. Monroe St. Contact: Mayor’s Press Office, (312) 744-3334, press@cityofchicago.org.
7 p.m. – (LA GRANGE) The La Grange Working Families Committee holds a march and press conference to protest a proposed village ordinance that could impact paid sick days and minimum wage protections. March starts at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 100 6th Ave. in La Grange, followed by 7:10 p.m. press conference at La Grange Village Hall, 53 S. La Grange Road. Contact: Shelly Ruzicka, (773) 251-5003 or shelly@arisechicago.org.
7 p.m. — (MUNDELEIN) Mundelein Elementary School District 75 hosts public hearing on outsourcing evening custodial work. D75 Administration Center, 470 N. Lake St., Mundelein. Contact: Kim Andes, (847) 949-2700 ext. 2011 or kandes@d75.org.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (ROLLING MEADOWS) Donnie Rudd, charged with murder; Accused of the 1973 murder of his wife Noreen Rudd in Barrington. Status. Rolling Meadows Courthouse, 2121 Euclid Ave., Rolling Meadows. 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) 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) Lawrence Brown and Anthony Jackson, both charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery; Accused of killing three people and wounding two others in a shooting at a memorial barbecue on 9-29-15 in the South Side Fuller Park neighborhood. 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) Trevonti Carson, charged with Valton Cooper, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in a gas station in Englewood on 11-13-13. 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) Devon Clark, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on 1-8-2014. 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) Matthew Cobbs, Eddie Simmons and Ahmad Walker, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in Old Town on 11-16-2014. 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) Calvan Colbert, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a shooting that killed three people and left two others wounded at a barbecue in Fuller Park on 9-29-15. 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) Todd Cooper, charged with Jake Tate and Daniel Morris, charged with murder; Accused of strangling, beating and sodomizing a homeless man over a stolen cell phone in October 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) Dewann Crooks, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 38-year-old Clint Eldridge on 3-14-11 on the Far South Side. 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) Fredrick Dean, charged with Raykym Jones and Gary Moore, each charged with two counts of members accused in the 08-23-2010 shooting that left a 1-year-old girl injured on the South Side. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm; gang, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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) Keshawn Freeman, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in West Garfield Park on 6-18-16. 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) 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) Martel Halbert, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man riding a motorcycle in the Austin neighborhood on 5-4-2014. 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 Harris, charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of unlawful restraint; Accused of stabbing a 67-year-old Oak Brook doctor in a Gold Coast hotel bathroom in November 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) 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) Samuel Higgins and Clarence Sams, both charged with murder and robbery; Accused in the beating death and robbery of an 88-year-old man waiting for the bus on 9-25-2014. 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) Arronis Jackson, charged with concealment of a homicidal death, and Paul Meyers, charged with murder; Accused of killing Meyers’ girlfriend Laneesha Miller and placing her body in four suitcases, then dumping them in the Little Calumet River in September 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) Kimon Johnson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man on 8-11-15 in Altgeld Gardens on the Far South Side. 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) Rafael Martir-Ubiles, charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, etc.; Accused of accidentally shooting a Chicago Police officer in Little Village on 4-25-16. 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) Devon McCauley, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a teen shoveling snow on 2-9-2014. 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) Elvin L. Prince, Jr., charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a teenage boy in the Ashburn neighborhood on 5-19-2014. 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) Comfort K. Robinson, Jermaine E. Douglas and DeJuyon M. Johnican, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Michael Smith in Brookfield on 1-27-16 to stop him from testifying at a trial. 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) Elijah Timatyos, charged with Ioan Lela Jr. 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) Eric Vaughn, charged with Michael Phillips and Denzel Burke, all charged with murder; Accused in the 7-12-2014 shooting of photographer Wil Lewis as he waited for a bus in Rogers 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) 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) Antoine Watkins, charged with murder; Accused of running over and killing a 1-year-old child while allegedly fleeing a deadly gang shooting on 7-11-2015. 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) 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.
10 a.m. call — (SKOKIE) Anthony Castaneda, charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer; Accused of assaulting an off-duty Chicago Police officer who shot and critically wounded him in Belmont Cragin on 3-19-16. Status. Skokie Courthouse, 5600 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie. 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.
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.
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