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FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Linas Linkevicius, minister of foreign affairs for the Republic of Lithuania, discusses security issues in Europe and how NATO and the EU should approach challenges with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Chicago Council, Board Room, 14th Floor, 180 N. Stetson Ave. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: Tweed Thornton, tthornton@cityclub-chicago.org or (312) 565-6500.
8 a.m. — (OAK PARK) Illinois Green Party hosts annual membership meeting. Main Library, Veterans Room, 834 Lake St., Oak Park. Contact: (773) 809-4547
8 a.m. — (EVANSTON) City of Evanston, Evanston Police Department and Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association host “Coffee with a Cop” event. Ten Thousand Villages, 719 Main St., Evanston. Contact: (847) 448-4311.
8 a.m. — (SKOKIE) Oakton Community College hosts 2017 Conference for Midwest Nanotechnician Programs. Illinois Science + Technology Park, 8045 Lamon Ave., Skokie. Contact: (847) 635-1810.
9 a.m. — (DES PLAINES) Oakton Community College hosts women’s leadership conference with keynote by Barbara Ransby, president of the National Women’s Studies Association. 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines. Contact: (847) 635-1810.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorne Woods) will hold a press conference related to the Cook County court ruling on legislator pay. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph, 15th floor conference room. Contact: Time Bryers, (312) 814-2064.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Uptown Tent City Organizers will announce their permit battle with the city and their threat of a lawsuit has forced the re-opening of the Uptown Stewart School pedestrian mall, the former site of a homeless encampment which was forced out when a construction company fenced it off last fall. Broadway & Kenmore. Contact: Andy Thayer, (773) 209-1187 or LGBTliberation@aol.com.
10 a.m. — (ROMEOVILLE) U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski hosts senior fair to offer information about services provided to seniors. Romeoville Recreation Center, 900 W. Romeo Rd., Romeoville. Contact: (773) 948-6223.
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. — (EVANSTON) Evanston Public Library hosts book sale. Through March 26. 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. Contact: (847) 448-8628.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois State Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza hosts a Women’s History Month event. Thompson Center, 15th Floor Blue Room, 100 W. Randolph. Contact: Christie Lacey, (312) 597-2335 or Christie.Lacey@illinoiscomptroller.gov.
*** 11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore, City Council Black Caucus Chair Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6), Ald. Greg Mitchell (7), Ald. David Moore (17), Ald. Howard Brookins (21) and Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele hold a press conference denouncing Gov. Bruce Rauner’s choice of Paul Vallas to be president of Chicago State University. CSU library, 9501 S. King Drive. Contact: Joanna Klonsky, press@joannaklonsky.com or (312) 307-0840.
*** 11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announces an amended lawsuit filed against the North Chicago Police Department on behalf of a Muslim police officer who claims he was wrongfully terminated. 17 N. State St., Suite 1500. Contact: (312) 212-1520, (202) 870-0166 or arehab@cair.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, Girma Birru, speaks on “Ethiopia’s Economic Future” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Conference Center, 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
Noon — (BARRINGTON) Students from University of Wisconsin will meet with Cook County Forest Preserves Senior Wildlife Biologist Chris Anchor at the Crabtree Nature Center for a beaver dam removal project. 3 Stover Road. Contact: Lambrini Lukidis, (224) 234-2165.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) American Medical Association and American Bar Association host “Preventing Gun Violence: Moving from Crisis to Action,” a program on public health responses to reduce gun violence and the culture of violence. ABA, 21st floor, 321 N. Clark St. Contact: Robert Mills, Robert.Mills@ama-assn.org or (312) 464-5970.
3 p.m. — (MOUNT PROSPECT) Wake for Officer Larry Rosenbarski, 19-year-veteran of the Mount Prospect Police Dept. Until 9 p.m. Friedrichs Funeral Home, 320 W. Central Rd., Mount Prospect. Contact: Ofc. Greg Sill, (847) 870-5650.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Teachers Union hosts book signing and “author chat” with Steven Ashby and Robert Bruno, co-authors of “A Fight for the Soul of Public Education: The Story of the Chicago Teachers Strike.” CTU Center, 1901 W. Carroll Ave. Contact: (312) 329-6235.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Community visitation for Carolyn Rush, wife of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, who died of congestive heart failure earlier this month. A.R. Leak & Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Contact: Stephanie Gadlin, (773) 779-2400, (202) 340-6327 (cell) or stephanie.gadlin@mail.house.gov. (Note: Media must RSVP as there will be limited space. Funeral March 25.)
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) National Museum of Mexican Art hosts an opening reception for its 30th anniversary exhibition, “Memoria Presente: An Artistic Journey.” 1852 W. 19th St. Contact: Diane Laux, (630) 921-2150 or djlaux@earthlink.net.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 11th Annual PAWS Chicago Animal Magnetism gala to benefit homeless pets. Morgan Manufacturing, 401 N. Morgan St. Contact: Sarah Ahlberg McDonald, (773) 890-5116 or smcdonald@pawschicago.org.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police officers square off with Chicago firemen in the 15th annual “Battle of the Badges” boxing exhibition and fundraiser. De La Salle Institute, 3455 S. Wabash Ave. Contact: (312) 747-5824.
8 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Adler Planetarium’s Doane Observatory hosts Doane at Dusk, offering public viewing and discussion of celestial objects with Adler astronomers. 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Jennifer Howell, jhowell@adlerplanetarium.org or (312) 542-2424.
FRIDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Lance McDonald, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating his stepfather to death with a hammer in Lyons in July 2016. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Christopher Wyma, charged with John Granat, Ehab Qasem, 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 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. call — (MARKHAM) Shanell Terrell, charged with first-degree murder: Accused of leading police on a chase that ended in a crash, killing a Chicago Police officer. 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) Ulises Almaraz, charged with murder; A jealous boyfriend accused of slitting a Pilsen man’s throat at a bar for talking to his girlfriend on 5-30-2015. Status. 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 William Beeman, charged with attempted first-degree murder, home invasion and aggravated animal cruelty; Accused of stabbing four people and a German shepherd in a Buffalo Grove home invasion in August 2016. 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) Sergio Gonzalez and Jose Juarez, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in a Brighton Park neighborhood drive-by on 1-7-16. 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) 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) Ioan Lela Jr., charged with Elijah Timatyos 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) Florin Mulosmani, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old man in a Portage Park store over Memorial Day weekend 2016. 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 Payton, charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI; Accused of driving drunk and crashing into a U.S. Postal Service truck in West Garfield Park on 7-16-16, leaving his passenger 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) Aaron Smith and Tierra Williams, both charged with first-degree murder; Woman and her boyfriend accused in the fatal beating death of a man who tried to steal a large quantity of marijuana on 3-26-2014. 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) 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) 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Marc Winner, charged with sexual assault; Former owner of the Soleil tanning salon in the West Loop accused of sexual assault. 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) Desean Wynn, charged with attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; Accused of shooting and paralyzing 3-year-old Devon Quinn on Father’s Day 2016. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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