NEW ADDITIONS MARKED ***
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 3rd annual March for Babies 5K Walk to benefit the March of Dimes. Saint Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd St. Contact: (773) 298-3748.
8 a.m. — (WHEATON) PVSA Sportsman’s and Gun Show features selling, trading and displays for hunting, fishing and the outdoor pastimes. DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd., Wheaton. Contact: (630) 668-6636.
8 a.m. — (LAKE ZURICH) Divas Running Series debuts in the area with the Divas Half Marathon and 5K. Paulus Park, 200 S. Rand Rd., Lake Zurich. Contact: Michelle Muller, mmuller@usruns.com.
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) New Ways Ministry hosts its 8th National Symposium, “Justice and Mercy Shall Kiss: LGBT Catholics in the Age of Pope Francis.” Chicago O’Hare Hotel, 5500 N. River Rd. Contact: Francis DeBernardo, director@NewWaysMinistry.org or (301) 277-5674.
9 a.m. — (METTAWA) Annual Lake County History Symposium focuses on “Immigrant Stories” from local residents, including Irish, Scots, Poles and other nationalities. Stevenson Historic Home. 25200 St. Mary’s Rd., Mettawa. Contact: Sekeena Kuester, (847) 968-3421.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and Illinois Dream Fund host annual Fiesta del Sol and Illinois Dream Fund 5K Run/Walk to benefit scholarships and assistance for students in the undocumented immigrant community. Burnham Park, Grove 7, 1250 E. Oakwood Blvd. Contact: Edgar Lopez, (312) 666-2663 or edgar@gamalielmetrochi.org.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing at Northwestern University, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute at Center on Halsted host 5th annual National LGBTQ Health Conference, “Bridging Research and Practice.” Hyatt Centric Magnificent Mile, 633 N. St Clair St. Contact: Eva Wickler, (312) 503-6461 or eva.winckler@northwestern.edu.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing at Northwestern University, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Institute at Center on Halsted host 5th annual National LGBTQ Health Conference, “Bridging Research and Practice.” Hyatt Centric Magnificent Mile, 633 N. St Clair St. Contact: Eva Wickler, (312) 503-6461 or eva.winckler@northwestern.edu.
10 a.m. — (GRAYSLAKE) Lake County Home and Garden Show. Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake. Contact: (630) 953-2500.
10:30 a.m. — (HIGHLAND PARK) Cardinal Cupich celebrates Mass of Thanksgiving with parishioners in honor of 160th anniversary of the parish and the 50th anniversary of the current church building. Immaculate Conception Parish, 770 Deerfield Rd., Highland Park. Contact: (312) 534-8227.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Annual Walk MS: Chicago to benefit National Muscular Sclerosis Society. Soldier Field, South East Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr. Contact: Bailey Starnes, (469) 619-4707 or bailey.starnes@nmss.org.
11 a.m. — (FOREST PARK) Historical Society of Forest Park marks the 136th anniversary of Chicago’s Haymarket Affair with an “Anarchist/Labor Picnic at the Pub, featuring kick-off to May Day, info tables from labor and immigration groups, historical talks and more. McGaffer’s Saloon, 7737 Roosevelt Rd., orest Park. Contact: ALexis Ellers, (614) 537-7514 or forestparkhistory1975@gmail.com.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Pet Rescue hosts Hops and Hounds Fundraiser for people and pets, featuring craft beer, food trucks (for owners and dogs), and more to benefit homeless animals. Empirical Brewery, 1801 W. Foster Ave. Contact: (773) 654-3104.
11:45 a.m. – (SPRINGFIELD) Gov. Bruce Rauner addresses the Boy Scouts’ Annual Lincoln Pilgrimage. Lincoln’s Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1441 Monument Ave. in Springfield. Contact: Eleni Demertzis, Eleni.Demertzis@illinois.gov.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Creative Kitchen Kids Food Festival To-Go features events to teach good food choices, fight obesity and support the concept of learning through play, with games, activities, demos, tastings and more. Chicago Children’s Museum, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand. Contact: info@kidsfoodfestival.com or (718) 406-7506.
1 p.m. — (EVANSTON) 3rd annual Evanston Literary Festival includes author appearances by Nancy Doyle (1 p.m. at Bookends & Beginnings Bookstore, 1712 Sherman Ave.); Emil Ferris (1 p.m. at Comix Revolution, 606 Davis St.); Donna Seaman (4 p.m. at Bookends & Beginnings); poets Aozora Brockman and Anita Olivia Koester (4 p.m. at Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave.). Through May 11. Contact: evanstonlit@gmail.com. (Note: Full schedule available at www.evanstonlit.org/schedule/)
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Arts + Public Life hosts A Summer Arts Program Fair for Youth and Teens, with info and reps arts programs serving the South Side. Art Incubator, 301 E. Garfield. Contact: (773) 702-9724 or artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Former Chicago Bears wide receiver Rashied Davis, Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans and a group of acclaimed chefs host fundraiser for Saturday Place, an academic enrichment program for under-resourced Chicago Public Schools students. Kings Bowl, 1500 N. Clybourn Avenue. Contact: Alex Jakubliak, (847) 924-6110 or alexj@carolfoxassociates.com.
2 p.m. — (SKOKIE) Niles Township Democratic Organization presents “Rally: Democratic Plan of Action in a Trump/Rauner Era,” with speakers including U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, and state Reps. Lou Lang, Sara Feigenholtz and Greg Harris. Oakton Community Center, 4701 Oakton St., Skokie. Contact: (847) 673-7779.
2 p.m. — (LISLE) Jude Bonnie Wheaton administers otahs at the Village Board Swearing-In Ceremony. VIllage Hall, 925 Burlington Ave., Lisle. Contact: Catherine Schuster, (630) 271-4148 or cschuster@villageoflisle.org.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Danny Davis hosts a “Get Fit Illinois 7th Congressional District Minority Health Month Press Event” to raise awareness about healthcare disparities in minority communities, with state Reps. Juliana Stratton, Mary Flowers, and LaShawn Ford; and Ald. Chris Taliaferro and Pat Dowell taking part. Lawndale Christian Fitness Center, 3750 W. Ogden Ave. Contact: Nicole Harvey, (773) 533-7520.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Immigrant worker members of the Arise Chicago Worker Center and their families meet to prepare for May Day. Arise Chicago, 1436 W. Randolph St., Suite 202. Contact: Jorge Mujica, (773) 844-9910 or jorge@arisechicago.org.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Filmmaker John Waters discusses his book, “Make Trouble.” Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: (312) 291-0291.
4 p.m. — (NORTH CHICAGO) Lake County Honor Flight hosts welcome home ceremony for WW II, Korea and Vietnam vets returning from their trip to Washington D.C. Veterans Memorial Park, 18th and Sheridan, North Chicago. Contact: Paula Carballido, (847) 800-5753 or lakecountyhonorflight@gmail.com.
4 p.m. — (JOLIET) Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus of the Diocese of Joliet celebrates the Saint Raymond Parish Centennial with a concert of sacred music. 604 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet. Contact: James Grzadzinski, (815) 722-6653, ext. 222, or music@straymond.net.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Janessa Barron and Kyle McKinney of Lowell, Indiana, winners of the “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding” reception giveaway contest, celebrate their wedding.CHicago Theater Works, 1113 W. Belmont. Contact: Lianne Walker, lianne@heronagency.com or (773) 969-5200.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Opera Theater Annual Gala. Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St. Contact: marketingintern@chicagooperatheater.org or (312) 704-8420.
5:30 p. m. — (CHICAGO) Chef Rick Bayless and Family Farmed celebrate the 30th anniversary of Frontera Grill with a Good Food Party, featuring offerings from top world chefs, forum on the Good Food movement and more. Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing, Griffith Court, 230 S. Columbus. Contact: Rebecca Kussman, rebecca@bettiebombpr.com or (312) 203-5302.
7:30 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Northwestern’s 86th annual Waa-Mu Show, “Beyond Belief: a superhero story,” is an original, student-written and student-produced full-length musical about finding the extraordinary wihtin ourselves. Through May 7. Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston. Contact: Stephanie Kulke, (847) 491-4819 or stephanie.kulke@northwestern.edu.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:45 a.m. — (SKOKIE) District 69 teachers and support staff unions, Skokie Cares and the Skokie ELL Center take part in a Walk-In for the Future Our Students Deserve, with IFT Secretary-Treasurer Jane Russell taking part. Lincoln Junior High, 7839 Lincoln Ave., Skokie. Contact: Karen Tucker, (847) 687-3355.
9:30 a.m. — (MOUNT PROSPECT) Fire Dept. hosts 38th annual Children’s Fire Safety Festival, for grapes pre-K to 2, featuring fun and educational activities, demos and more. Through May 5. Fire Station 14, 2000 E. Kensington Rd., Mount Prospect. Contact: (847) 818-5253.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the University of Illinois at Chicago will host a celebration to kick off 2017 Small Business Week. Illinois SBDC at UIC, 815 W. Van Buren St., Suite 400. Contact: Jacquelyn Reineke, jacquelyn.reineke@illinois.gov.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council committees on Finance, and Public Safety meet in joint session to discuss mental health assistance offered to police officers. City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 N. LaSalle. Contaact: (312) 744-3380.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) State legislature’s Revenue & Finance Committee conducts joint hearing with Cities & Village Committee on House Bill 2717, which allow local governments the right to use outside consultants to review tax rolls and find ways to recapture revenues that are not being collected. Bilandic Building, Room C-600, 160 N. LaSalle. Contact: Ryan Keith, (217) 737-7369 or rkprsolutions@gmail.com
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Resist Reimagine Rebuild Chicago will hold a May Day rally and march to Union Park to join with the larger May Day movement before a 1 p.m. march to Daley Plaza. Meet at Ogden Avenue and Roosevelt Road. Contact: Jessy Mejia (301) 979-1199, jessy@megaphonestrategies.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) George Maior, Ambassador of Romania to the United States, speaks on “The Black Sea Region and Transatlantic Security” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Conference Center, 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
Noon — (CHICAGO) University of Chicago Paulson Institute hosts Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, speaking on “The Changing Geopolitics of East Asia: Reflections of an Ambassador.” Quadrangle Club, 2nd floor library, 1155 E. 57th St. Contact: (773) 702-1799.
*** 12:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Sen. Dick Durbin, workers, union leaders and community organizers speak to demonstrators as part of coordinated activities for International Workers’ Day. Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St. Contact: Izabela Miltko-Ivkovich, (708) 655-9681 or miltkoi@seiu1.org.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Workers, unions and organizations from across Chicagoland gather in Union Park to rally and march for worker and immigrant rights as part of International Workers’ Day. Union Park, 1501 W. Randolph St. Contact: Manuel Diaz, 773 968-7411 or press@chimayday.com. (Note: March will conclude in a rally at Daley Plaza.)
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ohio Gov. John Kasich discusses his autobiography, “Two Paths: America Divided or United.” University of Chicago, International House, Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St. Contact: (773) 834-4671.
4 p.m. – (CHICAGO) The Chicago Teachers Union joins the Chicago May Day Coalition for a rally in Daley Plaza in support of labor, racial justice, gender equality, disability rights and immigrant rights. Until 6 p.m. at Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington. Contact: leadership@ctulocal1.com.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 2017 James Beard Awards Gala, hosted by actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Upper Wacker Dr. Contact: Mary Blanton, (212) 957-3005 or mary.blanton@smapr.com.
6 p.m. — (EVANSTON) 3rd annual Evanston Literary Festival includes author appearances by Joan Nathan (6 p.m. at Bookends & Beginnings Bookstore, 1712 Sherman Ave.); and Gavin Van Horn (6:30 p.m. at Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd.). Through May 11. Contact: evanstonlit@gmail.com. (Note: Full schedule available at www.evanstonlit.org/schedule/)
7 p.m. — (EVANSTON) State Reps. Laura Fine and Robyn Gabel speak on “What We Ca Do to Keep Illinois Safe from the Trump/Rauner Agenda.” First Congregational Church of Evanston, 1417 Hinman Ave., Evanston. Contact: (847) 864-8332.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 8th annual International Voices Project Festival features play readings by playwrights from around the world. Mondays and Tuesday though May 16. Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W. Ohio St. Contact: (312) 335-1996.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Hothouse hosts a May Day Massive Post-march Concert and Party with an opening ceremony “honoring our elders.” Alhambra Palace, 1241 W. Randolph. Contact: (312) 752-5316 or hothouse3.0@gmail.com.
7:30 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Northwestern’s 86th annual Waa-Mu Show, “Beyond Belief: a superhero story,” is an original, student-written and student-produced full-length musical about finding the extraordinary wihtin ourselves. Through May 7. Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston. Contact: Stephanie Kulke, (847) 491-4819 or stephanie.kulke@northwestern.edu.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Diante Coakley and Lee Coakley, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of Lee Coakley’s pregnant girlfriend Eva Casara after a botched Christmas Day robbery in Dolton. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
10 a.m. call — (SKOKIE) Anthony Castaneda, charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer; Accused of assaulting an off-duty Chicago Police officer who shot and critically wounded him in Belmont Cragin on 3-19-16. 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) Simeon Barrientas, charged failure to report an accident causing a death; Driver accused of killing a Chicago firefighter in a hit-and-run crash in Rogers Park on 6-12-16. 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) Corey Binns, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 25-year-old Jeremy Clark during a dice game in Back of the Yards on 6-24-16. 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) James Bryant, charged first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in the head in Rogers Park on 7-20-16. 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) Marquis Ceazer, charged with a 16-year-old juvenile with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal shooting in Woodlawn on 9-30-2013. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Victor Chatmon, charged with murder; Accused of a fatal shooting on 3-19-2015 that targeted a man who had testified in an attempted murder case against Chatmon’s friend. 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) Elizabeth Diaz, charged with murder; Accused of driving the shooter to Kelvyn Park to kill a 20-year-old gang member on after her younger brother was beaten up in October 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) Rockie Douglas, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon; Accused in a series of carjackings, including one that led to the death of an 11-year-old boy on 12-21-13. 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) 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) Kendall Hammond, charged with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm, disarming a peace officer, etc.; Accused of robbing an off-duty Chicago Police officer of his gun and badge in Lake View. 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) Kay Kong, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in the Bridgeport neighborhood on 5-22-2015. Status. (Note: Name also listed as Kimman Waikong 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) 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) Dashawn Martin, co-defendants 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) Charles Moore, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a motorist in a passing van on 5-15-2013. 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) 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) Terrence Snowden, charged with Phillip Boyd, each charged with first-degree murder: Accused in a fatal drive-by shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood on 7-23-2013. 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) Crystal Valdez, charged with murder; Accused along with her boyfriend of killing her four-year-old son on his birthday in Nov. 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) Antoine Watkins, charged with murder; Accused of running over and killing a 1-year-old child while allegedly fleeing a deadly gang shooting on 7-11-2015. Arraignment. 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 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.
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