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TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Joint meeting of City Council committees on Finance and Public Safety to discuss initiatives to regain trust between public and Chicago Police Dept.; and to make information from gun offender and sex offender registries more accessible. City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: (312) 744-3380.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Flower & Garden Show features display gardens, seminars, live demos, kids’ activity garden, garden cooking demos and more. Through March 22. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: (312) 241-1250.
*** Noon — (LINCOLNSHIRE) Food & Water Watch hosts a “Protect our EPA and Environmental Protections!” rally outside U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider’s office, to demand he oppose Environmental Protection Agency budget cuts, defend healthcare and support the WATER Act. 111 Barclay Blvd, Lincolnshire. Contact: Jessica Fujan, (773) 796-6088 or jfujan@fwwatch.org.
12:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Housing Authority CEO Eugene Jones Jr. discusses the agency’s progress last year in a 2016 “Year in Review.” CHA offices, 60 E. Van Buren St., 12th floor. Contact: Molly Sullivan, (312) 786-3344 or msullivan@thecha.org.
1:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) A group of activists and clergymen, led by Bishop Larry Trotter and activist Andrew Holmes, call for legislation to address violence at funerals. 8621 S. South Chicago Ave. Contact: (312) 498-1371.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Jane Addams Senior Caucus and ONE Northside will host “Housing is a Human Right! Resist Trump Tuesday” protest. Federal Plaza, 50 W. Adams St. Contact: Hannah Gelder, (847) 219-5062 or hgelder@onenorthside.org.
4:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Rowe Elementary School English Language Learners Parent Advocacy Group hosts “Know Your Rights” community event with the National Immigrant Justice Center to discuss safety-planning and answer immigration-related questions. Rowe Elementary, 1424 N. Cleaver St. Contact: (312) 660-1370.
5 p.m. — (WOODSTOCK) McHenry County Sheriff’s Office hosts public information session as part of an on-site assessment from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. Contact: (815) 338-2114.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) IRE Chicago and City Bureau host panel discussion on “Journalism in the Age of Trump,” with speakers including Ed Yohnka of the ACLU, Mason Donahue of Lucy Parsons Labs, and activist attorney Dan Massoglia. Univision News Studios, Suite 1100, 541 N. Fairbanks Ct. Contact: (312) 670-1000.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Wendy Sherman, former undersecretary of state for political affairs, speaks on “The Middle East: Where Are We Headed?” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Conference Center, 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 53rd Chicago International Television Festival features screenings and panels, premiere episodes of new shows, TV Awards and more. Also March 22. AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St. Contact: (312) 596-0333.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Resident Association of Greater Englewood meets to discuss current projects and community news. TEAM Englewood Community Academy, 6201 S. Stewart Ave. Contact: (866) 845-1032.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Michelle Smith hosts public safety forum with Chicago Police commanders and representatives from the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. St. James Lutheran Church, 2050 N. Fremont St. Contact: (773) 348-9500.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Author Donna Seaman speaks in a Women’s History Month program. Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St. Contact: (312) 747-4050.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Opening night of Broadway in Chicago production of “CIRCUS 1903.” Oriental Theater, 24 W. Randolph St. Contact: Kailey Hansen, (847) 494-3173 (onsite).
TUESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Anthony Giddeon and Michael Valliant, each with first-degree murder; Cousins accused in a 01-30-2010 murder in Calumet City; both are also being held for another murder 12 days earlier. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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 — (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) 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) 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) 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) Dimeyon Cole, charged with Kevin Mitchell, Menard McAfee and Raymond Winters, each charged with first-degree murder; Four men charged in June 2013 with kidnapping and killing a Broadview business owner in 1999. 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) 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.
10 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Anthony Davis, charged with murder: Accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old who stole money and drugs from him on 9-20-2014. 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) Devonte Dotson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during a domestic dispute inside an apartment near O’Hare on 6-12-2015. 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) Mordecai Faskowitz, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing his 70-year-old roommate in the Edgewater apartment in October 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) Iman Frison, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting another man on 12-19-2014. 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) 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) Tariq Harris and Diajae Banks, charged with first-degree murder; Teens charged as adults with the fatal shooting of U.S. Rep Danny Davis’ 15-year-old grandson Javon Wilson in Englewood on 11-18-16. 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) Maurisio Hernandez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing his 35-year-old girlfriend Maricela Villegas to death during an argument in Bridgeport on 2-20-16. 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) 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) Franklin L. Jackson, charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI for a crash on the crash on the Dan Ryan Expy. near 87th that killed his 4-year-old son in Dec. 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) Joshua Johnson, charged with Mario Ortega, both charged with murder; Accused of robbing and killing a Logan Square man returning from work on 12-12-2013. 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) Laquan King, charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting two teenage boys as they placed dice in North Lawndale on 8-16-15. 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) Willie Mims, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in an 8-11-2014 drive-by in Englewood. 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 Morris, charged with Jake Tate and Todd Cooper, all 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) Dominique Parkman, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting someone on 5-28-2013 as part of an ongoing feud stemming from a 2012 murder over a gold necklace. 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) George Patterson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally beating and strangling a 57-year-old woman during a burglary on 8-9-09. 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 Poe, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting his friend on 2-4-2015 after smoking synthetic marijuana and questioning him about his loyalty. 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) Wesley Rodgers, charged with three coutns of aggravated DUI causing death; Accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed three of his four passengers in Posen on 12-15-16. 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) Jessica Sanders, charged with a hate crime; Woman videotaped using racial slurs at Margarita Fest in July in the South Shore 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) 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Felix Valentin, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a bouncer at Brudder’s Bar in Irving Park on 4-2-16. 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) Timothy Ward, charged with first-degree murder; A Carpentersville man accused of fatally shooting Charzelle Hayes during an argument in North Lawndale on 7-18-15. 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) 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) Carlos Wilson, charged with first-degree murder; An Illinois Institute of Technology student charged with fatally beating a fellow student with a tree branch on the school’s Bronzeville campus on 1-28-16. 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) Shikita Woods, charged with first-degree murder and reckless homicide; Accused of trying to run over her husband three days after they were married, but instead killing a newspaper deliveryman on the South Side on 4-12-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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