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THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 14th annual What’s Next Boomer Business Summit, for leaders in the longevity market to meet and learn from Fortune 100 companies, leading start-ups and established non-profits who are targeting the Boomer Generation, with keynote speakers including Morningstar Executive Chairman Joe Mansueto, AARP Market Innovation Senior Vice President Jody Holtzman, and Home Instead Senior Care Innovation Vice President David Weigelt. Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Dr. Contact: Katie Kajfez, kkajfez@susandavis.com or (202) 414-0773.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois Riverboat Board meets, followed by meeting of Illinois Video Gaming Board. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle St. Contact: Mary Boruta, mary.boruta@igb.illinois.gov or (312) 814-6190.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Department of Aviation hosts community career fair to hire individuals for jobs at O’Hare. Wilbur Wright College, Room 1, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave. Contact: (800) 832-6352.
9 a.m. — (SCHAUMBURG) Village hosts annual “Youth-In-Government” event where students from Schaumburg High School give presentations to the Village Board on proposals to be considered for adoption. Village Hall, 101 Schaumburg Ct., Schaumburg. Contact: (847) 923-4710.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Lincoln Park Zoo CEO Kevin Bell makes two “special’ announcements about conservation and science initiative, and new vision for the zoo. 2001 N. Clark St. Contact: Jillian Braun, JBraun@lpzoo.org or (312) 742-5791. (Note: Interviews available by request.)
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 201A. Contact: (312) 744-3067.
–10 a.m. Workforce Development and Audit in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-6858.
–11 a.m. Transportation and Public Way in Room 201A. Contact: (312) 744-4096.
–Noon Pedestrian and Traffic Safety in Room 201A. Contact: (312) 744-6813.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Sinai Urban Health Institute unveils findings of its “Sinai Community Health Survey 2.0,” a community-driven, door-to-door health survey conducted in Chicago, with speakers including Sinai President Sharon Homan, and Chicago Community Trust President Terry Mazany, Sinai. New Zion Church, 1950 W. 13th St. Contact: Dianne Hunter, Dianne.hunter@sinai.org or (773) 257-5228. (Note: Media call 9 a.m.)
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Media open house for “Extreme Ice” temporary exhibition at Museum of Science and Industry, featuring images captured over a multi-year period by photographer James Balog. 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Renee Mailhiot, renee.mailhiot@msichicago.org or (773) 947-3133.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Jewish Voice for Peace–Chicago press conference to release report detailing Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago’s alleged financial ties to anti-Muslim groups. Office of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, 30 S. Wells. Contact: Michael Deheeger, (847) 494-0356 or michael@jewishvoiceforpeace.org. (Note: Information embargoed until 9 a.m. March 23.)
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Flower & Garden Show features display gardens, seminars, live demos, kids’ activity garden, garden cooking demos and more. Through March 26. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: (312) 241-1250.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Opening of “Our House: Rethinking Home in a Changing Climate” interactive exhibit on climate change’s impact on homes. Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Dr. Contact: Stephanie Goldina, sgoldina@pcipr.com or (312) 558-1770.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Joyce Foundation President Ellen Alberding speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: Tweed Thornton, tthornton@cityclub-chicago.org or (312) 565-6500.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cardinal Blase Cupich, Golden Apple representatives and more will present principal of St. There Catholic School Mrs. Phyllis Cavallone-Jurek with the Golden Apple Stanley C. Golder Leadership Award. St. Therese Catholic School, 247 W. 23rd St. Contact: Anne Maselli, (312) 534-5334 or amaselli@archchicago.com. (Note: The award information is embargoed until 1:05 p.m. Thursday. Media must arrive by 12:45 p.m. and enter through the east entrance, then will be escorted to the basement gym for the event. Broadcast media truck should not park near the school to keep the event a surprise. There is a public parking lot one block away.)
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Navy Pier hosts their 2nd annual job fair to fill more than 400 seasonal employment opportunities to accommodate the high volume of summer guts. Navy Pier, Crystal Gardens, 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, State Sen. Daniel Biss, Ald. Ameya Pawar, Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and more hold a press conference outside House Speaker Paul Ryan’s fundraiser, to mark the 7th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and to call on Gov. Bruce Rauner to denounce its proposed replacement. 81 E. Van Buren St. Contact: (773) 908-1825 or graeme.zielinski@seiuhcil.org.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Indivisible Illinois leads protest of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Chicago fundraiser. Chicago Club. 81 E. Van Buren St. Contact: (773) 216-2067.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Answer Chicago leads protest of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Chicago fundraiser. Kluczyski Federal Building, 230 S. Dearborn St. Contact: (773) 885-3991.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) SEIU hosts “Keep Illinois Covered” rally and march to reject the Republican healthcare plan. Federal Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn St. Contact: (866) 933-7348.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Amanda Lannert, CEO of Jellyvision, discusses the gaming-turned-HR-software company’s culture and successes. MATTER, Suite 1230, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza. Contact: (312) 374-8243.
6 p.m. — (AURORA) Boys II Men youth group holds its 5th annual “Phenomenal Woman Awards” honoring women in Aurora. Pipers Banquets, 1295 Butterfield Road, Aurora. Contact: boys2menonline@gmail.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Osaka Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International, Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago, Japan America Society of Chicago, Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago, andJapan External Trade Organization office host commemoration of 6th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011. Japan Information Center, Suite 1000, 737 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: (312) 498-6241. (NOTE: Reception follows event at 7 p.m.)
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 53rd annual Chicago International Television Festival concludes with reception and awards ceremony. River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St. Contact: (888) 262-4386.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) House Speaker Paul Ryan hosts fundraising event, with proceeds being split among Ryan, his Prosperity Action PAC, and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Contact: zack@speakerryan.com. (Note: Media must RSVP for location.)
6 p.m. — (VILLA PARK) State Sen. Tom Cullerton hosts community town hall meeting. Public Library, 3095 S. Ardmore Ave., Villa Park. Contact: Reena Tandon, Rtandon@senatedem.ilga.gov or (217) 782-3068.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Daily Line hosts a “Plans for Chicago’s Future” discussion with Chicago Planning and Development Commissioner David Reifman. Hotel Monaco, Ballroom, 225 N. Wabash. Contact: info@thedailyline.net.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Progressive Reform Caucus hosts 2nd annual Tour De Fork fundraiser. CTU Event Hall, 1901 W. Carroll Ave. Contact: (312) 399-1902.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Robert Kaplan, CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, speaks on “Tailwinds and Headwinds: The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Conference Center, 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6 p.m. — (HOFFMAN ESTATES) Village hosts an “Evening of Art” in honor of Women’s History Month, with premiere of exhibit showcasing significant women throughout history, as well as current influential female, plus artists, motivational speakers and spoken word artists. Village Hall, 1900 Hassell Rd., Hoffman Estates. Contact: Kendall Silverstein, (847) 781-4862. (Note: Media should RSVP.)
7 p.m. — (ELMHURST) City hosts public hearing on proposed zoning changes included in the 2016 Downtown Plan. City Hall, 209 N. York St., Elmhurst. Contact: Eileen Franz, (630) 530-3121.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) DuSable Museum of African American History hosts panel discussion, “Hidden Figures Revealed,” with computer scientist Andrea Berry and astrophysicist Jedidah Isler. 740 E. 56th Pl. Contact: (773) 947-0600.
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) John Granat, charged with Ehab Qasem, and Christopher Wyma and Mohammed Salahat (sentenced); Found guilty of the murder of Granat’s parents in unincorporated Palos Heights. Post-trial motions/possible sentencing. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Garland Benson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in West Englewood on 5-14-2015. 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) Robert Dixon and Antwon Williams, charged with murder; Accused of fatally beating his girlfriend’s mother’s live-in boyfriend on 9-4-2014. 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) Rickie Ford, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing a woman to death during a domestic-related argument in Hyde Park on 7-11-16. 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) Joseph Griffin, charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery; A 17-year-old charged as an adult with shooting and robbing a man in a home barbershop on 3-1-2014. 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) Andres Guerra and Martin Miranda, each charged with first-degree murder: Accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy to death with a sawed-off shotgun in front of two young children in Little Village on 1-26-2014. 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) Thaddeus Jimenez, charged with aggravated battery; A man once awarded a $25 million verdict after his murder conviction was thrown out, now accused of shooting a man. 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) Alicia Johnson, charged with reckless homicide and leaving the scene of a crash; Driver accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash over Memorial Day weekend 2016 in Avalon 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) Byron Johnson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing his wife’s godbrother to death in North Lawndale on 10-25-16. 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) Brett Kahn, charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct; A Chicago Police officer who allegedly hit a man in the head with a baton in 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) Maciej Kotlinski, charged with murder; Accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and their 7-year-old daughter to death on 9-28-14. 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) Larry Luellen Jr., charged with first-degree murder. A West Side man accused of fatally shooting a Roberto Clemente High School student 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) Kevin Mason, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 62-year-old man in a University Village apartment building on 1-26-16. 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 Medina, Randy Ruiz and David Silva, all charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a fellow Latin Kings gang member on 7-2-2014. 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) Terrance Meredith, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting his fiancée in front of their 10-year-old daughter in Roseland on 8-29-16. 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 Miles, charged with first-degree murder; Found guilty of fatally shooting a Cicero man in May 2012 in retaliation for a previous shooting. Post-trial motions/possible sentencing. 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) Erin Mowry, charged with DUI; An off-duty Chicago Police officer accused of drunkenly crashing his Mercedes into a pedestrian in July 2015, leaving her seriously hurt. 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) Kelsky Patterson, charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm; accused in an Uptown shooting that killed one person and injured four others on 8-19-2013. 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) Roderick Pickett, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of the child abuse death of his 2-month-old granddaughter while he was babysitting on 7-24-16 in Austin. 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 Reardon, charged with attempted murder; Accused of stabbing and critically wounding a man he didn’t know in West Englewood on 12-2-16. 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) 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) Jacob Shelton, charged with murder; Accused of stabbing a man to death in a Woodlawn apartment on 10-23-16. 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) Amin H. Smith, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in a Ravenswood Alley on 4-22-2015. 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) Richard D. Smith, charged with murder; Accused of accidentally fatally shooting his friend 21-year-old Otis Richmond and dropping him off at St. Bernard Hospital. Trial. 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) Jason Van Dyke, charged with aggravated murder; A Chicago Police officer charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in 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) Juan Vasquez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal gang-related shooting in Back of the Yards on 4-29-15. 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) Uriel Vega, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating his 21-month-old baby to death in Back of the Yards on 11-8-16. 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) 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Frederick Woods-Rivas, charged with first-degree murder; A man arrested in Minnesota and charged with fatally shooting a teen in Austin on 4-26-2014. (Note: Also spelled Rivas-Wood in court documents.) 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) Lance Wyatt, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and domestic battery, man free on $1 million bail for the alleged attempted murder of his girlfriend arrested again after trying to kill her for a second time. 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) Desmond Young, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 44-year-old Skokie man on the West Side on 01-06-2012. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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