MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and author Stuart Dybek are among the speakers at a press conference to mark the grand opening of the American Writers Museum. 180 N. Michigan, 2nd floor. Contact: Noreen Heron, (312) 415-4204 or noreen@heronagency.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Illinois activists will will leave on a 2-week, 200-mile March to Springfield for a State Budget that Works to raise awareness of the impacts of the budget crisis. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph. Contact: Kristi Sanford, (773) 456-4024 or kristi@thepeopleslobbyusa.org.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Chicago Bar Assn. hosts a seminar on Critical Updates to the Freedom of Information Act. 321 S. Plymout Ct. Contact: (312) 554-2000 or info@chicagobar.org.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Piotr Janicki, consul general of Poland to Chicago; and Gov. Bruce Rauner attend the unveiling of “Baptism 966. Beginning of Poland.” Through May 19. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph. Contact: (312) 337 8166, ext. 218, or chicago.promotion@msz.gov.pl.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Einat Wilf, former intelligence officer with the Israel Defense Forces, and former members of the Israeli Parliament, speaks on “Israel’s National Security in a Changing Middle East: A New Reality” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Board Room, 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. John Arena (45th) hosts a community meeting on the proposed Independence Branch Library. Murphy Elementary School, 3539 W. Grace St. Contact: ward45@cityofchicago.org or (773) 286-4545.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosts panel discussion on “Europe’s Year of Destiny,” with speakers including Helga Barth, Germany’s Minister and of Political Affairs; Theodore Bromund of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom; Katerina Sokou, Washington correspondent for Kathimerini; and Prof. Luigi Zingales of the Booth School of Business. 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago History Museum’s Costume Council will honor Caroline Herrera with its Designer of Excellence Award at the annual awards dinner. Casino Club of Chicago, 195 E. Delaware Pl. Contact: Emily Osborne, (312) 799-2161 or osborne@chicagohistory.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Chicago Community Trust host an Asian American Advocacy day program, marking the birthdays of Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama, featuring art, discussions and more. 4735 N. Broadway, Suite 522. Contact: info@advancingjustice-chicago.org.
6 p.m. — (WAUKEGAN) Swearing-In Ceremony for Waukegan Township elected officials. Park Place, 414 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan. Contact: (847) 244-4900 or jhernandez@waukegantownship.com.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Critics Film Festival features recent festival favorites and as-yet-undistributed works from award-winning filmmakers to talented newcomers. Through May 18. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Contact: (773) 871-6604.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Ameya Pawar speaks at the first in the 49th Ward Democrats’ Gubernatorial Forums. Loyola Park Fieldhouse, 1230 W. Greenleaf. Contact: democrats@the49thward.com.
7:30 p.m. — (BUFFALO GROVE) Village will honor fallen police officers with a special ceremony prior to the Village Board meeting. Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove. Contact: Dep. Cheif Michael Szos, (847) 459-2560 or pdpio@vbg.org.
8 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Students from Northwestern’s Bienin School of Music present “A Shout Across Time,” a public outreach event and multimedia performance celebrating Albert Einstein’s theories and the summer’s solar eclipse. Music Institute of Chciago, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Stanley L. Allen, charged with two counts o0f first-degree murder; A Riverdale man accused of killing a man and woman in an August 2013 shooting. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Jeremiah Thompson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of murdering his 2-year-old daughter, found beaten in his Lansing home in 2014. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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.
8:30 a.m. — (WHEATON) Michael R. Jones, charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault; Accused of murdering 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman in Glen Ellyn in 1985. Status. DuPage County Courthouse, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton. Contact: DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office: (630) 407-8160.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Tyrell Birmingham, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on a West Side porch on 7-11-2014. 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) Dewann Crooks, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 38-year-old Clint Eldridge on 3-14-11 on the Far South 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) Devonte Dotson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during a domestic dispute inside an apartment near O’Hare on 6-12-2015. 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) Antwan Elliott, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old over his gang affiliation on 3-15-2015. 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) Jabril Garner and Donnte Kindle, both charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection with a 10-30-2011 attack; Two of three teens accused in the beating death of a man during a fight over a cell phone at a South Side bus stop. 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) Jameel Handcox, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on 3-9-2015 in the Washington Heights neighborhood. County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Sakhee Hardy-Johnson, charged with Meiko Buchanan and Michael Mays, all charged with murder; Accused in the 9-26-2013 shooting that killed rapper Leonard “L’A Capone” Anderson. 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) Roberto Madrigal, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 13-year-old bystander in a crowd gathered to watch two girls fight on 2-8-2015. 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) Daniel McCormack, awaiting trial on whether he is a sexually violent person; A defrocked Catholic priest who spent five years in prison on child molestation charges. 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) Tiawyan McDade, charged with first-degree murder; A teenager accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy in Austin on 2-24-16 after asking about his gang affiliations. 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) Joshua Poe, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting his friend on 2-4-2015 after smoking synthetic marijuana and questioning him about his loyalty. 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) Ivan Sanchez, charged with reckless homicide; Accused in a fatal drag racing crash on Lower Wacker Drive in July 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) 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) Desmond Young, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 44-year-old Skokie man on the West Side on 01-06-2012. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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