THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Fifth Third Bank host Small Business Growth Workshop, focusing on resources, grass roots marketing and growth. South Side YMCA, Studio B, 6330 S. Stony Island Ave. Contact: Jordan Johnson, (312) 994-5999 or jjohnson@chicagosky.net.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Freshwater Lab at UIC hosts summit addressing concerns impacting the Great Lakes region. UIC, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St. Contact: Brian Flood, (312) 996-7681 or bflood@uic.edu.
9 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) Food Safety Summit features educational and informational sessions, demos, exhibits, vendors and speakers including FDA Acting Commissioner Stephen Ostroff. 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. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Food Policy Action Council hosts 12th annual Chicago Food Policy Summit. South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Dr. Contact: (773) 486-6005.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Metra’s Office of Diversity and Civil Rights hosts free “Doing Business with Metra” event. Metra headquarters, 547 W. Jackson Blvd. Contact: Romayne Newton, (312) 322-6587 or rnewton@metrarr.com.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago school teacher and breast cancer survivor Maria Luisa Gonzalez will return to Illinois Masonic to give out head scares to women who are battling breast cancer. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 836 W. Wellington Ave. Contact: Jaimie Oh, (224) 595-7588 or jaimie.oh@advocatehealth.com.
10 a.m. — (BURBANK) Palestinian community members and supporters participate in a full-day hunger strike and encampment in support of Palestinian prisoners who have entered the fourth week of an open-ended hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Until 7 p.m. Parking lot in front of 8527 S. Harlem Ave., Burbank. Contact: Hatem Abudayyeh, (773) 401-4108 or hatem85@yahoo.com. (Note: Press conference at 4 p.m.)
10 a.m — (LOWELL, Ind.) Indiana State Police conduct annual Memorial Service to honor ISP employees who died in the line of duty. Lowell Post, 1550 E. 181st Ave., Lowell, Ind. Contact: M/Trp. Glen Fifield, (219) 696-0029. (Note: Media should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to start of ceremony.)
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 13th annual Science Celebration at Lincoln Park Zoo features Young Researchers Collaborative showcasing research projects; Wildlife Disease Ecologist Mary Beth Manjerovic discussing the effects of disease on wildlife populations; and more. Café Brauer, 2021 N. Stockton Dr. Contact: Jillian Braun, (312) 742-5791 or jbraun@lpzoo.org.
11 a.m. — (SKOKIE) Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center hosts two event to mark the anniversary of Adolph Eichmann’s capture: a meet-and-greet with former Mossad agent Avner Avraham (11 a.m.); and a meeting with former Department of Justice Office of Special Investigations Director Eli Rosenbaum (6:30 p.m.). 9603 Woods Dr., Skokie. Contact: Amanda Berrios, amanda.berrios@ilhmec.org or (847) 967-4835.
11:30 a.m. (CHICAGO) Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events hosts kick-off event for the Chicago City Farmers Markets. Daley Plaza Market, 50 W. Washington St. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider and Mike Quigley host roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis and the negative effects of rolling back Medicaid and addiction treatment requirements in proposed health care bill. Gateway Foundation, 3828 W. Taylor. Contact: Steven Kirsch, (202) 225-4835 or steven.kirsch@mail.house.gov.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 15th annual Women in Space Science Award Celebration, hosted by Adler Planetarium Women’s Board, recognizes trailblazing women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, with honoree and keynote speaker Virgin Galactic chief astronaut instructor Beth Moses. Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton Pl.; with program to follow at Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Jennifer Howell, jhowell@adlerplanetarium.org or (312) 542-2424.
2 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Final day of 3rd annual Evanston Literary Festival features a conversation with authors Cathy Park Hong, Aleksandar Hemon, and John Keene on writing (2 p.m. at Hilton, Hinman Auditorium, 1710 Orrington Ave.); a reading by author John Keene (5:30 p.m. at Hilton); a talk by UIC Prof. Kevin Coal, artistic director of Young Chicago Authors and founder of Louder Than A Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival (6 p.m. at Bookends & Beginnings Bookstore, 1712 Sherman Ave.); and Clemson Prof. Mary Barr discussing her book, “Friends Disappear: The Battle for Racial Equality in Evanston” (7:30 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 1717 Benson Ave.). Contact: Jill Schacter, jschacter@cityofevanston.org or (847) 448-8628.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Wake for Chicago Fire Department Commanding Fire Marshal Michael V. Murphy, who died May 7. Until 9 p.m. St. Barnabas Church, 101st and Longwood. Contact: Bill Sullivan, (708) 349-9649 or billsullivan@widowsandchildren.org.
4 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Smith College President Kathleen McCartney speaks on “Walls, Words, and Ways Forward — Creating Opportunity for Women Leaders” at Northwestern. Allen Center, McCormick Auditorium, 2169 Campus Dr., Evanston. Contact: Erin Karter, (847) 467-1569 or erin.karter@northwestern.edu.
4 p.m. — (MERRILLVILLE, Ind.) Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable hosts 2015 Construction Awards Banquet. Avalon Manor, 3550 U.S. 30, Merrillville, Ind. Contact: (219) 226-0300.
4:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Special Education Task Force leads protest and conduct press conference on CPS reallocation of money from special education programs, comingling special ed and general ed budgets, and firing whistleblower special ed teacher. CPS Network 7 offices, 4655 S. Dearborn. Contact: Natasha Carlsen, (312) 725-8891 or savespecialeducation@gmail.com.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle take part in a “Hands Off Our Healthcare-Illinois Save ACA” Mother’s Day rally and wreath-laying. Wacker and Wabash. Contact: Graeme.Zielinski@seiuhcil.org or (312) 980-9128.
5 p.m. — (ST. CHARLES) U.S. Rep. Bill Foster speaks at the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court Graduation. Kane County Branch Court, 540 S. Randall Rd., St Charles. Contact: Greg Cybulski, greg.cybulski@mail.house.gov or (630) 585-7672.
5:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) University of Chicago Institute of Politics hosts Candian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Principal Secretary Gerald Butts, discussing “The Trudeau Appeal.” Quadrangle Club, Main Dining Room, 1157 E. 57th St. Contact: Matthew Jaffe, (773) 834-3605 or mjaffe@uchicago.edu.
5:30 p.m. — (MUNSTER, Ind.) Police Dept. and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 147 host annual Munster Police Memorial Service. 1001 Ridge Rd., Munster, Ind. Contact: (219) 836-6600
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) CTA hosts public hearing on the Lawrence to Bryn Mawr Modernization project. 5917 N. Broadway. Contact: ctamedia@transitchicago.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Association House of Chicago hosts its annual “Face of Hope” benefit. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Contact: (773) 772-7170.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Kilmer Elementary School hosts the “Kilmer School Circus.” Sullivan High School gym, 6631 N. Bosworth. Contact: (773) 338-5796 or ward49@cityofchicago.org.
6 p.m. — (MOUNT PROSPECT) Wildbird Shack hosts “The Necessity for Bee Keeping” event and honey tasting. 854 E. Northwest Hwy., Mount Prospect. Contact: (847) 873-0409 or info@wildbirdshack.com.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky will hold a town hall meeting. Taft High School Auditorium, 6530 S. Bryn Mawr Ave. Contact: (773) 506-7100.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Ideas Week hosts “Future of Intelligence: Human, Machine and Extraterrestrial,” a unique conversation about artificial intelligence, aliens and the future of humanity with three scientists and philosophers. Venue SIX10, 610 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: (312) 906-7419 or sona@chicagoideas.com.
7 p.m. — (AURORA) Aurora Downtown hosts U.S. Air Guitar Competition as part of its Wayne’s World anniversary celebration. Two Brothers Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway, Aurora. Contact: Marissa Amoni, (630) 674-2099.
7:30 p.m. — (EVANSTON) EunAe Lee, a student at Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music, performs at a recital in preparation for the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston. Contact: Stephanie Kulke, (847) 491-4819.
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
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. — (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) 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.
10 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Orlando Dominguez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a Chicago White Sox vendor after a West Town car chase on 4-19-2014. 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) Benjamin Esquivel and Juan Ramos; Esquivel charged with murder and Ramos with concealment of a homicide; Accused of stabbing a woman to death and hiding the body in the closet on 8-2-2013, then planning to dispose of the body. 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) Salvador Gutierrez, charged with concealing a homicidal death; Accused of killing and dismembering a man found buried in a Southwest Side backyard after a love triangle turned violent in 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) Deandre Hughes, charged with Javon Almond and Bianca Young, all charged with murder; Accused in the 8-3-2014 shooting death of a man outside a River North nightclub. 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) Cliffon Johnson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on a Back of the Yards porch on 10-24-2014. 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) Alexander Marrero, charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping; An Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman he was hired to drive home from the Gold Coast on 6-26-16. 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) Deonta Noble and David Radford, both charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding two others over gang affiliations on 7-6-2014. 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) 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) Kenneth Rhodes, charged with murder; Accused of killing his sister and her husband in January 2012 in Country Club Hills. 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) Joseph Saleski, charged with Alejandro Ocampo and Reynaldo Ocampo, 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 in 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) Jason Van Dyke, charged with aggravated murder; A Chicago Police officer charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in 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 Watley, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting his longtime friend on 7-5-2015 because the man touched his car. 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.