NEW ADDITIONS MARKED ***
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
10 a.m. — (ELK GROVE VILLAGE) World’s Fair Memorabilia Show features buying, selling, trading and displays of items related to Chicago World’s Fairs, with the main focus on the 1933/34 Chicago World’s Fair, plus screenings of home movies and newsreels. Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village, 1000 Busse Rd., Elk Grove Village. Contact: (708) 442-7907.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Flower & Garden Show features display gardens, seminars, live demos, kids’ activity garden, garden cooking demos and more. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: (312) 241-1250.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Macy’s hosts its annual Flower Show, with landscaped gardens installed at store. Through April 9. 111 N. State St. Contact: Orlando Veras, orlando.veras@macys.com or (646) 429-7450.
10 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) National Franchise and Business Opportunities Expo. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Contact: info@nationalevent.com or (905) 477-2677.
10:30 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) Walker Stalker Con fan convention for followers of the Walking Dead, features stars from the show, panel discussions, vendors, exhibits and more; held in conjunction with the Heroes’ n’ Villains’ FanFest. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Contact: press@fanfest.com.
*** 10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Bishop Larry Trotter, senior pastor of the Sweet Holy Spirit Church of Chicago, hosts a press conference to “launch a petition campaign that would call for the Illinois Legislature to amend the current state statute the bars felons from being sworn into office.” Sweet Holy Spirit Church, 8621 S. South Chicago Ave. Contact: Sean Howard, (312) 498-1371 or sthmedia@aol.com.
10:30 a.m. – (BOLINGBROOK and NAPERVILLE) Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia campaigns with Jackie Traynere in her run for mayor of Bolingbrook at 10:30 a.m. outside a Catholic Church that provides Spanish-language mass and again at noon at the Wheatland Township Democrats Headquarters. Outside St. Dominic Roman Catholic Parish (10:30 a.m.), 440 E. Briarcliff Road in Bolingbrook; and Wheatland Township Democrats Headquarters (noon), 4003 Plainfield-Naperville Road in Naperville, Suite 105. Contact: Erika Harris (312) 725-8661; or Tom Bowen, (312) 970-9302.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Neighborhoods of the World series at Navy Pier celebrates Greece with art, music, dance, food and more. 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Lydia Scott, director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative at Morton Arboretum, speaks on helping trees thrive in an urban landscape at the Pullman State Historic Site. Hotel Florence, 11111 S. Forrestville Ave. Contact: (773) 568-2441 or historicpullmangardens@gmail.com.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Local Muslim community media activists host presentation and panel discussion on “Media and Islam in the Time of Trump,” focusing on “fake news” and “alternative facts.” American Islamic College, 640 W. Irving Park Rd. Contact: info@aicusa.edu or (773) 281-4700.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Know Your Rights immigration community workshop. Gale Elementary Community Academy, 1631 W. Jonquil Terrace. Contact: ward49@cityofchicago.org.
3 p.m. — (GARY, Ind.) Nelson Algren Society of Miller Beach opens museum in honor of the Chicago writer, including chair, typewriter and what is thought to be the world’s heaviest desk. 541 S. Lake St., Gary, Ind. Contact: (773) 914-2574.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
*** 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Cook County Democratic Party hosts a meet and greet with declared gubernatorial candidates in Illinois to present their campaign platforms to the eighty ward & township committeemen for a possible endorsement. Erie Cafe, 536 W. Erie St. Contact: Jacob Kaplan, (773) 758-6565.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council committees meet at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle.
–10 a.m. Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-6845.
–Noon Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation in Room 201A. Contact: (312) 744-1836.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) CDOT Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: Tweed Thornton, tthornton@cityclub-chicago.org or (312) 565-6500.
12:30 p.m. — (DES PLAINES, SKOKIE) Oakton Community College’s 30th Modern Language Film Fest. Through March 30. Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road; and Skokie campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. Contact: Marguerite Solari, (847) 376-7012 or msolari@oakton.edu.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Joe Moore (49th) hosts democratic fundraiser for causes against President Trump and Gov. Rauner. The Oasis, 6809 N. Sheridan. Contact: (773) 973-4949 or democrats@49thward.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Believe in Yourself Project will give new, unworn “In Style” designer dresses to underprivileged girls for spring dances and proms. Pedersen-McCormick Boys & Girls Club, 4835 N. Sheridan. Contact: SamSisakhti@ustrendy.com.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, state Sen. Heather Stears and former Ald. Mary Ann Smith take part in a panel discussion on women in politics. Loyola University Chicago Klarchek Information Commons, fourth floor, 1032 W. Sheridan. Contact: Nancy Freeman, nfreeman1@luc.edu.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) “Give Me Shelter” Community Forum on Homelessness, featuring reps from One Northside, Heartland Alliance and The Night Ministry. Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln. Contact: (773) 769-3232.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO HEIGHTS) League of Women Voters-Park Forest Area hosts candidates forum for board of trustees of Prairie State College. PSC, Room 1318, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights. Contact: (708) 481-5251 or diane-hodges@comcast.net.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
10 a.m. call — (SKOKIE) Jovanny Martinez, charged with homicide of an unborn child and aggravated domestic battery; Accused of punching his pregnant girlfriend in the abdomen in a fight, causing her to miscarry on 1-8-13. Status. Skokie Courthouse, 5600 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Davis Arna, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting a romantic rival on 5-20-2013 who was left paralyzed and died more than a year later. 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) Nicholas Bradbury, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting pastor’s son Abimbola Sheleru outside Bombay Hall in the West Ridge neighborhood on 11-20-16. 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) Daniel Brown, charged with murder, attempted murder and being a fugitive from justice; Accused in a gun battle with police on 10-7-2014 at an Englewood apartment that wounded a police captain. 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) Edgardo Colon, charged with Tyrone Clay and Alexander Villa, all charged with first-degree murder of a peace officer, accused of killing Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis during a holdup at a South Side convenience store 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) Diego Uribe Cruz, charged with Jafeth Ramos, each charged first-degree murder; Charged with the massacre of six members of a Gage Park family in February 2016. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Last name also spelled Cruz-Uribe.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Tambra Davis, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of hitting her 80-year-old boyfriend in the head, leading to his death on 10-29-14. 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) Morgan Ellis, charged with child endangerment leading to death; A pregnant woman accused of giving her one-year-old son a fatal dose of morphine on 11-18-15 at their Austin neighborhood home. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
2 p.m. call — (CHICAGO) James Finney, charged with first-degree murder; A man accused of fatally shooting his brother on 4-10-2015 in an argument over money. 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) Alexis Gonzalez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing his girfriend’s ex-boyfriend to death in Belmont Cragin on 8-16-16. 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) Deangelo Green and Lavell Southern, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a former Mount Carmel star athlete outside a West Loop club on 9-6-15. 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) Tylesha Griffin and Dominique Lott and Donnell Coakley (sentenced), charged with murder; The parents and cousin of a 3-year-old boy severely abused and malnourished, accused of smoking pot near his corpse after he died on 11-7-14. 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) Jameel Handcox, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on 3-9-2015 in the Washington Heights neighborhood. County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Tommie Harris and Quintion Humphries, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the gang-related murder of a man on 7-4-2013. 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) Nicholas Heisler, Jesse Kazmierski and Jeremy Mendez, each charged with murder and home invasion; Accused of fatally shooting a retired Chicago Police sergeant while try to steal a safe from his home on 4-10-2014. 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) Emilio Izguirre, charged with first-degree murder and home invasion; Accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Lower West Side home and stabbing her to death in September 2013. Status. (Note: Last name spelled “Izaguirre” in court records.) 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) Paris Jones, charged with Kenyon Jones, both charged with first-degree murder; Two men accused of fatally shooting a teen in Austin on 12-3-2014. 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) John Kesse, charged with reckless homicide; A cab driver accused of fatally striking a pedestrian on Aug. 14, 2012 in River West. 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) Roberto Madrigal, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 13-year-old bystander in a crowd gathered to watch two girls fight on 2-8-2015. 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) Tiawyan McDade, charged with first-degree murder; A teenager accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy in Austin on 2-24-16 after asking about his gang affiliations. 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) Larry Russell, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting a 28-year-old man to death over headphones on 5-16-16 in the Irving 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) Malik M. Shabazz, charged with attempted murder; Accused of shooting two police officers during a traffic stop on 6-6-2014. 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) Caress T. Shumaker, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing 27-year-old Ronald Thomas in the chest during a domestic fight in the South Loop on 3-19-16. 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) Shaughnessy Simms, charged with first-degree murder; Charged with killing the father of his girlfriend’s child after an argument at a West Side home on 12-27-13. 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) Cordero H. Sims, charged with first-degree murder; Accused with fatally shooting a man in a Lincoln Square McDonald’s parking lot on 11-18-13 during an alleged drug deal. 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) Jackie Stiffend, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm; Accused in a retaliation robbery that left an accomplice fatally shot 11-25-13. 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) Pierre Stokes, charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; Father of slain 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee who is accused of shooting three people in Gresham on 3-8-16. 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) Israel Taylor, charged with murder; Accused in a fatal shootout on 3-3-2015 that stemmed from a dice game debt. 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) Alden Welch, charged with murder; Accused of participating in a Northwest Side gunfight after a dice game that left his friend dead on 3-3-14. 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) Devonta Williams, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in May 2013 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) Kenneth Williams, charged with Micheail Ward; each charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm; Two men accused of shooting Hadiya Pendleton, 15, in a murder that drew national attention in Jan. 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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