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WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) American Cancer Society will bring a 13′ x 20′ inflatable colon to Ogilvie Transportation Center to raise awareness about colorectal cancer during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and promote the Walk & Roll event. Until 5:15 p.m. 500 W. Madison. Contact: Cindy Zinkovich, (312) 925-8830 or Cindy.Zinkovich@cancer.org.
8:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosts annual Risk Conference with the DePaul University Center for Financial Services. Also March 30. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 S. LaSalle St. Contact: Laura LaBarbera, laura.labarbera@chi.frb.org or (312) 322-2387.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Jesse White Foundation hosts a citywide job/career fair for veterans and community members. Until 6 p.m. Jesse White Community Center & Field House, 412 W. Chicago Ave. Contact: Colleen Rudd, (312) 951-1820 or ColleenRudd@jessewhitefoundation.net. (Note: Press availability 10 a.m. )
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. press conference to announce plans for a 21st Ward Clean and Green Day on April 22. City Hall, 2nd floor lobby, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: James Ramos, (312) 744-4810 or james.ramos@cityofchicago.org.
*** 9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Gary McCaleb conducts media interviews following oral arguments for Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in a Wisconsin case concerning student bodily privacy. U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, Room 2721, 219 S. Dearborn St. Contact: (480) 444-0020.
9:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Parents and community leaders will hold a press conference to demand that City Hall pass Alderman Cardenas’ TIF surplus ordinance, Alderman Ramirez-Rosa’s corporate head tax, $60 mil from Treasurer Summers’ Fund 77, and other budget amendments to ensure CPS schools do not close on June 1. City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., 2nd floor. Contact: Marcos Ceniceros, (773) 386-7495, mceniceros@bpncchicago.org, or Michelle Pantoja, (773) 934-6807, mpantoja@bppncchicago.org.
*** 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel presides over a meeting of the Chicago City Council, with a media availability to follow. City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: (312) 744-6870 or Mayor’s Press Office, (312) 744-3334 or press@ityofchicago.org.
*** 10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Chicago White Sox provide media with the opportunity to tour Guaranteed Rate Field before the 2017 home opener, featuring a tour of the new spaces at the ballpark and favorite food offerings as well as information about new giveaways this season. 333 W. 35th St. Contact: Julianne Bartosz, (312) 674-5318 or Jbartosz@chisox.com. (Note: Tour will last approximately one hour. Park in Lot D. Enter/check-in at Gate 4; media entrance.)
Noon — (CHICAGO) The Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses political and social developments since the presidential election. UIC, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Contact: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681 or bflood@uic.edu.
Noon — (CHICAGO) “The Energy Outlook in an Era of Change” discussion hosted by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Saieh Hall for Economics, Room 145, 5757 S. University Ave. Contact: (773) 702-0627.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Chicago Fire will introduce new designated player Bastian Schweinsteiger at press conference. The PrivateBank Fire Pitch, 3626 N. Talman Ave. Contact: Claire Frederick, (262) 951-5203 or claire@hensonconsulting.com.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mikva Challenge hosts 2017 Youth Change Maker Awards and Benefit Dinner, honoring Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and Chicago Board of Elections Chairman Langdon Neal. Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker. Contact: Kelly Rolf, kelly@mikvachallenge.org or (312) 863-6390.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Human Rights Campaign Foundation releases its 10th Healthcare Equality Index, highlighting progress in LGBTQ healthcare, with speakers including Human Rights Campaign Foundation Project Director Tari Hanneman, Human Rights Campaign Vice President Mary Beth Maxwell, American College of Healthcare Executives President Deborah Bowen, and Lurie Children’s Hospital Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention Center Division Chief Rob Garofalo. Renaissance Blackstone Hotel, TASTE Meeting Room, 636 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: Allison Turner, allison.turner@hrc.org or (202) 423-2873.
6 p.m. — (DES PLAINES) Oakton Community College hosts Chicago Writers Series with local poets Jamila Woods and Kevin Coval. Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines. Contact: (847) 635-1953 or woodbury@oakton.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Alzheimer’s Assn. Greater Illinois Chapter presents program on “Health Living for Your Brain and Body.” Covenant Home, 2720 W. Foster. Contact: Elizabeth Cook, (847) 324-0384 or eacook@alz.org.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Generation All and Raise Your Hand host “Perception V. Reality: What to Consider When Choosing a CPS High School.” Wells Community Academy, 936 N. Ashland Ave. Contact: (773) 916-7794 or info@raiseyourhand.com.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Ameya Pawar’s office hosts community meeting on the redesign and improvement of the Northcenter Town Square. St. Benedict Gymnasium, 3941 N. Bell Ave. Contact: (773) 868-4747 or info@chicago47.org.
6:30 p.m. — (AURORA) Aurora Public Library and Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce host meet-and-greet with alderman-at-large candidates Matt Harrington and Robert J. O’Connor; and Ward 10 aldermanic candidates Keith Bradley, Judd Lofchie and Robert Paolicchi. Dunham Atrium, 101 S. River St., Aurora. Contact: Amy Roth, amyroth@aurorapubliclibrary.org or (630) 264-4125.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Showing Up for Racial Justice hosts discussion on “Re-run: A History of Policing in Chicago, 1850-2017.” Chicago Literary Alliance, 641 W. Lake St. Contact: (312) 690-4227.
7 p.m. — (MCCOOK) Orland Fire Protection District hosts forum addressing growing dangers of opioid abuse, with speakers including Mike Schofield on the Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos. McCook Athletic & Exposition Center, 4750 Vernon St., McCook. Contact: Ray Hanania, (312) 933-9855 or RGHanania@gmail.com.
7 p.m. — (WHEATON) Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago and Wheaton College host screening of the new documentary “Modern Christian Martyrs,” featuring an appearance by a Syrian refugee family. Blanchard Hall, Room 339, 501 College Ave., Wheaton. Contact: (309) 635-7624 or John@johncackerman.com.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Joe Moore hosts Participatory Budgeting Project Expo (in Spanish) for residents to learn about and give feedback on proposed neighborhood improvement projects for 2017. St. Jerome’s Parish Center, 1709 W. Lunt. Contact: (773) 338-5796 or ward49@cityofchicago.org.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Birdhouse Inc. and Asian Improv aRts Midwest host “Art Ensemble of Chicago” book signing and concert by the Tatsu Aoki Quintet, commemorating the birthday of Fred Anderson. Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Ct. Contact: tjrhomes@gmail.com. (Note: Concert begins 8 p.m.)
WEDNESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Dorian D. Williams, charged with reckless homicide with a motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing, aggravated DUI causing death, leaving the scene of an accident and possession of cannabis; Charged in September 2013 crash that killed a pedestrian and injured another. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Brandon Jackson, charged with Gage Thornton, both charged with first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery; Accused of fatally shooting Cook County Sheriff’s deputy Cuauhtemoc Estrada in a botched robbery in Bellwood in December 2013. Status. Maywood Courthouse, 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
10 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Milton Anderson, charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault; Accused of sexually assaulting a woman he followed off a CTA Red Line train in Rogers Park in Dec. 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) Jeremy Borders, charged with Keith Watts; both pleaded not guilty to murder, kidnapping and aggravated unlawful restraint; charged with the murder of a man who was kidnapped and found dead in a West side garage in Dec. 2010. 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) Andrea Brown, charged with murder; Accused of smothering a rival to death with her body after a fight over money and shoes on 9-14-2014. 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) LaDonna Curry, charged with Audreianna McNeil, each charged with murder; Accused of luring a club promoter to a home where he was robbed and fatally shot on 8-31-2013. 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) Christopher Doehring, sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to home invasion; pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, accused in the deaths of two people in September 2009 on the Northwest 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) Stephon Gill, charged with Erick Gill and Alexander Gonzalez,, all charged with murder; Charged with fatally shooting a rival gang member outside a Dunkin’ Donuts on 3-25-2015. 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) Jose Guzman, charged with murder, home invasion and arson; Accused of murdering his aunt and cousin after trying to rob them at their Southwest Side home on 5-28-2015. 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) Darryl Benton Harris, charged with first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child and attempted first-degree murder; Accused killing his pregnant girlfriend and her 16-year-old brother in South Chicago on 11-3-16. 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) Charles Johnson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fleeing to Iowa after fatally shooting a man in a South Shore apartment on 11-7-2014. 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) Jamal Joiner, charged with Rasheed Martin, both charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting 7-year-old Amari Brown on July 4, 2015 in Humboldt 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) Jerome Lofton, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument on 6-2-2014. 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) Burundi A. Martin, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in front of his family on 10-3-2014. 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) Rasheed Martin, charged with murder; Accused of killing a 7-year-old on July 4th 2015, in a shooting intending to target the child’s father. 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) Jacob Morales, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting 26-year-old Andre Donner Jr. in Englewood on 10-13-15. 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) Rasheed Mujkovic, charged with Florin Mulosmani, both 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) Samuel Parsons-Salas, charged with first-degree murder: Accused in a double murder during an Albany Park home invasion on 9-21-2009. 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) Maurice Pearson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of acting as South a looking for a fatal shooting on Christmas Eve 2015 on the 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) Jafeth Ramos, charged with Diego Uribe Cruz, 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Jason Rayford, charged with reckless homicide; Accused of beating his wife while she was driving, causing a crash that killed a pedestrian on 12-21-2014. 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 Rosario, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing a woman whose body was found following a fire on 2-7-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Martez Staples, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounded two others on 8-17-2013 after asking them who beat up his uncle. 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) William Welch, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting his pregnant sister in their West Side home on 8-14-16. 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) Willa Wickerson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the death of 1-month-old Timothy Harmon in Englewood on 12-7-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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