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FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
*** 7:40 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel will reopen Wabash Avenue from Washington to Madison, which has been closed for construction of the new Washington-Wabash CTA Station. This is a b-roll opportunity only. There will be no media availability following the event. Intersection of Washington and Wabash. Contact: Mayor’s Press Office, (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org.
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Jewish Voice for Peace hosts its 2017 National Member Meeting. Through April 2. McCormick Place, West Building, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Naomi Dann, naomi@JVP.org or (845) 377–5745.
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Ray Lopez, Henderson Elementary staff and students, and Englewood residents rally and march against gun violence. Henderson Elementary, 5650 S. Wolcott. Contact: Joanna Klonsky, press@joannaklonsky.com, (312) 307-6840.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Coalition for Justice and Respect kicks off “Bolder Than Out: No Regrets,” its 2017 conference. Through April 2. CJR-Empowerment Center, 4314 S. Cottage Grove. Contact: (773) 324-3703.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Five CPS schools compete in the 2017 FIRST Midwest Robotics Competition. UIC Pavillion, 525 S. Racine Ave. Contact: CPS Office of Communications, (773) 553-1620.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Students from Disney Magnet School explore cutting-edge careers in their student-run show, “Linked In: Job Fair Extraordinaire.” Disney Magnet School, 4140 N. Marine Dr. Contact: CPS Office of Communications, (773) 553-1620.
*** 10 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Homeless people staying underneath the Lake Shore Drive viaducts in Uptown will refuse to move from their encampment for city cleaning. Lawrence and Wilson viaducts under Lake Shore Drive. Contact: Vivien Tsou, (773) 769-323 or vtsou@onenorthside.org; Mark Saulys, (812) 205-6011; ONE Northside, (312) 344-3474; or uptowntcvoices@gmail.com.
10 a.m. — (PALOS HILLS) U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski hosts a Senior Fair, featuring staff, local organizations, agencies, and businesses that provide services for seniors. Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. Contact: isaac.sancken@mail.house.gov.
*** 10:30 a.m. – (SKOKIE) Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss changes to “fix Illinois’ broken system” at the Illinois Science and Technology Park. No additional media availability. 8045 Lamon Road in Skokie. Contact: Allie Bovis, Allie.Bovis@Illinois.gov; or Eleni Demertzis, Eleni.Demertzis@Illinois.gov.
*** 11 a.m. – (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel will break ground on a project supporting nearly 1,000 businesses that work with McDonald’s. There will be no media availability following the event. 210 N. Carpenter St. Contact: Mayor’s Press Office, (312) 744-3334 or press@cityofchicago.org.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) “Fashion Packed Challenge” culminates with event hosted by Chicago Department of Aviation, with fashion design students presenting apparel made using recycled materials provided by airlines, to complement accessories provided by O’Hare retailers. O’Hare International Airport, Terminal 5. Contact: cdamedia@cityofchicago.org, (773) 686-3700. (Note: Media must RSVP and arrive by 10:30 a.m. at Information Booth, Departures level near Door 5C. Bring valid, government-issued, photo ID.)
11:30 a.m. — (OAKBROOK TERRACE) 10th annual Elmhurst College Governmental Forum with keynote by state Sen. John Cullerton on the “State of Illinois: Crisis and Resolution.” Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. Contact: Thomas Dybsky, (630) 617-6446 or thomas.dybsky@elmhurst.edu.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chris Hayes of MSNBC discusses his book, “A Colony in a Nation.” Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. Contact: (312) 427-7800.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune editorial board speaks to the Chicago Area Public Affairs Group. 65 W. Jackson Blvd. Contact: admin@capag.org.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Chicago Media Project hosts 2nd annual DOC10 Film Festival of nonfiction films. Through April 2. Davis Theatre, 4614 N. Lincoln Ave. Contact: (312) 327-8800.
1:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Friends of the Chicago River will host a boat tour and press conference to announce April is Overflow Action Month to promote water conservation and awareness activities that will help protect clean water and reduce stormwater and sewage pollution to the Chicago River. Wendella Trump Dock, aboard the Bravo, river walk between Trump Tower and the back of the Wrigley Building, located west of the Wrigley Building at the lower level of Kinzie Rush. Contact: Joanne So Young Dill, (617) 899-8991. (Note: Boarding will begin at 1 p.m. Press conference will take place rain or shine aboard the Bravo. The event is indoors and the boat is completely covered. The boat will remain docked during the press conference and depart for a 15-minute river tour immediately following.)
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Visitation for the Rev. Daniel Joseph Mallette, who passed away on March 27. Until 8 p.m. St. Margaret of Scotland Church, 9830 S. Vincennes Ave. Contact: Colleen Tunney-Ryan, (312) 534-8227 or coryan@archchicago.org.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) State Farm and Pitch In For Baseball donates $25,000 in new and gently used baseball equipment to five AUSL high schools in Chicago. Solorio High School, 5400 S. St. Louis. Contact: Ann Pink, (773) 969-5042.
4:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) State Farm and Pitch In For Baseball present $25,000 worth of new and gently used baseball and softball equipment to five Academy for Urban School Leadership high schools in Chicago: Chicago Academy, Collins, Orr, Phillips and Solorio. Solorio Academy High School, 5400 S. St. Louis St. Contact: Ana Fink, annf@carolfoxassociates.com, (773) 696-5042
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Crossroads Fund hosts annual Seeds of Change event, honoring the Arab American Action Network, Mariame Kaba, Project NIA and others. Chicago Cultural Center, Gar Hall, 77 E. Randolph St. Contact: Rasmea Odeh, info@aaan.org.
7 p.m. — (WHEATON) Adult Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America. ALso April 1. Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton. Contact: Aaron.Vikemyr@scouting.org. (Note: Shotgun start 8 p.m.)
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Baconfest Chicago features food sampling, chef demos, cooking workshops, exhibitors and more. Also April 1. UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt. Contact: seth@baconfestchicago.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago History Museum hosts annual “Evening of Intrigue,” with keynote by Valerie Plame, former CIA operative who served in the Bush administration, and preview of the new exhibit “Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America.” Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. Contact: (312) 642-4600.
7 p.m. — (PALOS PARK) Palos Park Citizen on Patrol hosts Coffee with Chief Joe Miller. Palos Park Police Department Headquarters, 8999 W. 123rd St. Contact: jmiller@palospark.org.
9 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Volumes Bookcafe and Chopin Theatre present MSNBC’s Chris Hayes in conversation with WBEZ South Side bureau reporter Natalie Moore. Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. Contact: (773) 697-8066.
FRIDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Norberto Rodriguez, pleaded not guilty to one count of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide in the death of his estranged wife, Irma Rodriguez, ex-Chicago cop accused in the 2009 murder of an Oak Forest woman whose body was discovered shot multiples times in the trunk of her car. 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) 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Cornel Dawson, charged under the state RICO law; An alleged West Side gang leader among 41 charged in Operation .40-Cal. 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 Givens, charged with murder; Accused of fatally stabbing a 42-year-old man on Christmas Eve 2015 in Roseland. 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) Arsenio Harden and Felix Hollimon, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal triple shooting in North Lawndale on 6-19-2010. 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) Antonio James, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a 7-3-2013 shooting that left one man dead and two hurt in Woodlawn. 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) Dashawn Martin, Bryan Perkins and Sokito Taylor, each charged with murder and concealment of a homicide; Accused of beating to death a man who owed Perkins money, and leaving his body in a trash can near a Safe Passage route in Aug. 2013. 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) Alejandro Ocampo, charged with Reynaldo Ocampo and Joseph Saleski, each charged with first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping for ransom; Accused of kidnapping then killing a man found burned beyond recognition in a Northwest Side trash can on 11-6-2012. 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) William Paschal, charged with murder and armed robbery; Accused of participating in an armed robbery and fatal retaliation shooting that killed a college student on 1-6-2014. 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) Tyren Reese, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy to death in the West Side Austin neighborhood on 12-2-14. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
*NOTE: The Sun-Times Wire staff will verify all Daybook listings in advance, but last-minute changes or cancellations can occur. We strongly recommend that media outlets call to confirm events before assigning.