TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago hosts an Economics for Opinioon Leaders” Journalist program, an educational seminar featuring a college-level economics content. 230 S. LaSalle St. Contact: s.niederjohn@beammilwaukee.org.
9 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) Food Safety Summit features educational and informational sessions for growers, processors, retailers, distributors, foodservice operators, regulators and academics; plus demos, exhibits, vendors and more. Through May 11. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Contact: Amy Riemer, (978) 475-4441 or (978) 502-4895 (cell) or amy@foodsafetysummit.com.
9 a.m. — (TINLEY PARK) Tinley Park officials host groundbreaking ceremony for Freedom Pond. Panduit Corporation, 17301 Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park. Contact: Jason Freeman (708) 444-5042.
10 a.m. — (AURORA) Aurora Fire Department hosts wreath-hanging ceremony to honor Capt. Barney Weiler, the first firefighter in Aurora to die in the line of duty, on the 88th anniversary of his death. Galena Boulevard at Water Street, Aurora. Contact: Capt. Jim Rhodes, jrhodes@aurora-il.org or (630) 417-7491.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards meets. City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: (312) 744-6845.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Builders Association hosts 2017 Safety Stand Down. Navy Pier, Shakespeare Theater, 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Stacey Kelly and Hillary Korabik, (773) 444-0465.
11 a.m. — (LYONS) Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will join the families of fallen officers as they remember those killed in the line of duty at the 16th annual Cook County Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony. Cermak Woods Forest Preserve, 7601 W. Ogden Ave., Lyons. Contact: (312) 603-4242. (Note: A silent police motorcade will depart from Morton College at 3801 S. Central Ave. in Cicero at 10:30 a.m. and travel to the site of the ceremony.)
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts panel discussion on “Immigration: The American Dilemma,” with speakers including
Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Puente, Juan Rangel, and John Rowe. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
1 p.m. — (MERRILLVILLE, Ind.) Indiana National Guard hosts Media and Distinguished Visitors Day, with remarks followed by a tour of a tornado simulation exercise. Star Plaza Theatre, 8001 Delaware Pl., Merrillville, Ind. Contact: Sgt. 1st Class Lasima Packett, (317) 223-9796.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Department of Transportation, Ald. Joe Moreno, Brian Hopkins and Scott Waguespack; and Wicker Park Bucktown Taxpayer No. 33 District host public hearing on how to improve theintersection of Milwaukee, North and Damen avenues in Wicker Park. Pritzker School, auditorium, 2009 W. Schiller St. Contact: Mike Claffey, (312) 744-0707 or Michael.Claffey@cityofchicago. org.
6 p.m. – (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski hosts town hall meeting with constituents. Kennedy High School, 6325 W. 56th St. Contact: (773) 948-6223.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Gubernatorial candidate and Ald. Ameya Pawar delivers keynote address at “Do the Write Thing” recognition ceremony. UIC, Student Center East, 2nd floor Conference Center, 750 S. Halsted St. Contact: Tom Elliott, (773) 819-0503 or media@pawar2018.com.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Archdiocesan Department of Stewardship and Development hosts workshop on creating a will. Immaculate Conception St. Joseph Parish, 1431 N. North Park Ave. Contact: (312) 787-7174, ext. 3.
7 p.m. — (NORTHBROOK) U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider hosts film screening and discussion of the documentary, “Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA.” Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook. Contact: Steven Kirsch, (202) 225-4835.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Author Michelle Alexander and journalist Naomi Klein discuss the connections between ecological and economic crisis, racism, mass incarceration, deportation and police violence; and the power of mass movements. Auditorium Theater of Roosvelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway. Contact: (773) 285-9600.
7:25 p.m. — (ALGONQUIN) Village conducts public hearing on proposed annexation agreement between the Village of Algonquin and Spectrum Associates Algonquin, prior to meeting of the Algonquin Committee of the Whole. Ganek Municipal Center, 2200 Harnish Dr., Algonquin. Contact: Michelle Weber, mweber@algonquin.org or (847) 658-2700, ext. 2203.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Broadway in Chicago invites cameras to film/photograph the first 15 minutes of the opening night performance of the “Rent 20th Anniversary Tour.” Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph. Contact: Kailey Hansen, (847) 494-3173. (Note: Cameras should arrive by 7:15 p.m. and must be self-contained. Cameras are not permitted to use flash, external lights or audio feed from the sound board.)
TUESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Gage Thornton, charged with Brandon Jackson, 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. Possible sentencing. Maywood Courthouse, 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Joshua Almore, charged with Anthony Lyons and Anthony Harris; all charged with murder and attempted murder; Accused of shooting seven people, including a 13-year-old boy fatally, on Jan. 25, 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) Armani Bearden, Shatara Lehmann, Shawndre Lehmann and Alexander Robinson, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating a 64-year-old man to death in December 2015 and throwing his body in a Dumpster, which was never recovered. 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) Lawrence Brown and Anthony Jackson, both charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery; Accused of killing three people and wounding two others in a shooting at a memorial barbecue on 9-29-15 in the South Side Fuller 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) Trae Chatmon, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing an elderly woman to death then setting her Washington Park apartment on fire on 10-26-2015. 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) Calvan Colbert, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a shooting that killed three people and left two others wounded at a barbecue in Fuller Park on 9-29-15. 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) Carl Freeman, charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery; A Bridgeport man accused of choking a woman who was jogging through River North. 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 Harp, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the 5-7-15 shooting of 28-year-old Antonio Galtney in Englewood. 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) Kamel Harris, charged with murder, concealment of a death and dismembering a human body; Rockford man accused of killing 2-year-old Kyrian Knox in August 2015 because he wouldn’t stop crying, then dumping his dismembered body in the Garfield Park lagoon. 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) Omar Hernandez, charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jeremy Salinas, who was gunned down by Satan Disciples on 6-10-15 in Bridgeport while trying to retrieve his bicycle. 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 Hill, charged with murder; A Cicero teen accused of pointing on 27-year-old Jeremy Rogers to the gunman before Rogers was shot in the head on the Northwest Side on 6-5-16. 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) Patrick L. Holmes, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 24-year-old Hughvon Polk in Humboldt Park on Aug. 24, 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) Borgie Humphrey, charged with murder; A man who served 25 years in prison for a double murder, now charged in a cold case murder from 1997. 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) Brad Jett, charged with Tabari Young, Bryon Champ, Darren Curtis, Kewane Gatewood, Quinton M. Humphries, each charged with three counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated battery of a firearm; accused in a Cornell Square Park shooting that injured 13 people on 9-19-2013. 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) Jazmine Jones, charged with causing child endangerment leading to death; Accused of neglect in her 2-year-old daughter’s death in Englewood. 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) Raphael Jordan, charged with attempted murder of a police officer; Accused of shooting a police officer with her own weapon on 7-23-2015 after she tried to stop him from taking a tool from a construction site. 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) Dantis Porter, charged with Dominique Smith, charged with aggravated battery to a child; Both charged in the beating death of Smith’s 1-year-old son on 12-23-2015. 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) 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) Courtney Watson, charged with first-degree murder; A man accused of fatally shooting a newspaper deliveryman found dead inside his car on 6-23-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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