TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts discussion with the Chicago Community Trust on “How Can We Make Our Comunities Stronger?” Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Community Trust President and CEO Terry Mazany will start his day at the Chicago Jobs Council Breakfast to discuss worker-owend cooperatives and how they expand employment opportunities in Chicago. Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, 1701 W. 13th St. Contact: Katelyn Yoshimoto, (312) 573-5492 or katelyn_yoshimoto@jtpr.com.
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Planning Coalition hosts a Breakfast on the Table program on “Trauma in Our Families.” Guadelupe Senior Services, community room, 3201 E. 91st St. Contact: (773) 647-2635 or hello@theplanningcoalition.org.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) RTA and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning co-host informational symposium on the availability of funding and technical assistance for transportation, land use planning and implementation projects throughout the region. Roosevelt University, Murray-Green Library, 430 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: Susan Massel RTA Chicago Communications and Public Affairs Office massels@RTAchicago.org 1 312 913 3256
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Patrick O’Connor (40th) and Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer will address the barriers young people face finding a job in Cook County and policy initiatives to improve the outlook for these young people in a public hearing. Chicago City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 121 N. LaSalle St. Contact: Laurie R. Glenn, (773) 704-7246 or lrglenn@thinkincstrategy.com.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) UCAN hosts a spring hiring event with more than 20 vendors. Until 1 p.m. UCAN Nichols Center, 3605 W. Fillmore St. Contact: (773) 588-0180.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Joe Moore (49th) hosts a Job Fair & Employment Resource Workshop. Until 2 p.m. Willye White Park Fieldhouse, 1610 W. Howard. Contact: (773) 338-5796 or ward49@cityofchicago.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) BBB and ComEd will conduct a press conference to combat spring deceptive door knockers and a huge increase in utility scams. BBB Serving Chicago and Northern Illinois, 14th Floor Conference Room, 330 N. Wabash Ave. (AMA Building.) Contact: Linsey Wisniewski, (312) 394-3500; or Thomas Johnson, (312) 245-2643.
10 a.m. — (ROMEOVILLE) Romeoville Mayor John Noak, U.S. Rep Dan Lipinski, Will County Executive Larry Walsh and Metra CEO Don Orseno will break ground for the new Romeoville Station. 135th and New Avenue, Romeoville. Contact: Metra Media Relations, (312) 322-6776.
10:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley will attend “The Changing Terrorist Threat to the US” conference to discuss the biggest terrorist threats that face the United States. The University of Chicago Cloister Club, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. Contact: Tara Vales, (202) 225-4061.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Planning Coalition hosts Let’s Do Lunch events on its community stabilization plan. 1750 E. 71st St. Contact: (773) 647-2635 or hello@theplanningcoalition.org. (NOte: Media must RSVP.)
Noon — (CHICAGO) Frank Pope, CEO of Save The Elephants, speaks on “Battling Africa’s Elephant Crisis” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Board Room, 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Illinois Sec. of State Jesse White will honor Chicago Cub Addison Russell, Fox 32 repeater Joanie Lum, community leader Bernarda “Bernie” Wong, and SPAAN Tech, Inc. CEO Smita Shah to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Thompson Center, Concourse Level, 100 W. Randolph St. Contact: Beth Kaufman, (312) 814-8301.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Retired New York Yankees World Series pitcher Mariano Rivera visits Roberto Clemente High School as part of New Life Covenant Church’s annual Jumpstart Conference for Pastors and Leaders to speak with student/athletes about encouragement and his career. 1147 N. Western Ave. Contact: Veronica Ocasio, (773) 251-6193 (cell) or veronica@mynewlife.org.
12:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Liberty Justice Center will host a panel discussion and book launch for “An Illinois Constitution for the Twenty-First Century,” on how to fix the state constitution. University of Chicago Law School, Classroom V, 1111 E. 60th St. Contact: Kayla Weems, (312) 607-4977 or kweems@libertyjusticecenter.org.
12:30 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering will co-host a public half-day symposium, “The Networked Body: How Wearables and Bio-Integrated Electronics Will Impact Our Future.” James L. Allen Center, McCormick Foundation Auditorium, 2169 Campus Dr., Evanston. Contact: Megan Fellman, (847) 491-3115 or fellman@northwestern.edu.
2 p.m. — (BLOOMINGDALE) Owens & Minor will sponsor an event for “A Soldier’s Child” where employees will buy and wrap gifts for children of fallen soldiers. Walmart, 314 W. Army Trail Rd., Bloomingdale. Contact: Christine Daum, (630) 450-6773 or Christine.Daum@owens-minor.com.
4:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Jane Addams Hull-House Museum will host a discussion about the changing experiences of youth in Chicago in conjunction with Chicago Community Trust’s city-wide conversation series On The Table. 800 S. Halsted St. Contact: Carlos Sadovi, (312) 355-2491 or csadovi@uic.edu.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Journalist Joan Esposito hosts discussion about the challenges women and people of color face when trying to get on the ballot for the 2017 and 2018 elections, with speakers including Jonathan Peck, Rebecca Sive, Shobhana Johri Verma, and Angelica Heaney. The Montgomery, 500 W. Superior. Contact: (312) 587-0508.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Activists and community leaders will host a roundtable discussion on “How do we elect more women and people of color to public office?” Montgomery Club, 500 W. Superior St. Contact: Monique Rooker, (773) 213-4016 or mmrooker@gmail.com.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Gary Comer Youth Center Rooftop Garden Dinner for South Side teens. 7200 S. Ingleside Ave. Contact: Katelyn Yoshimoto, (312) 573-5492 or katelyn_yoshimoto@jtpr.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chinese American Service League hosts their 2017 Spring Gala emceed by Judy Hsu and Nancy Loo. Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: media@caslservice.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Jane Addams Hull-House Museum hosts an exhibition opening for “States of Incarceration,” a multimedia exhibition that explores the history and future of mass incarceration in the United States.800 S. Halsted St. Contact: Carlos Sadovi, (312) 355-2491 or csadovi@uic.edu.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Chicago Community Trust hosts “On the Table,” a dinner, discussion and workshop on multiracial coalitions and racial integration. Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd. Contact: (866) 737-6951 or onthetable@cct.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) DePaul University will welcome Sudan educator Awad Ibrahim for the 2017 Ikeda Lecture, “Re-mixing Borders: Education & the Global Solidarity of Hip-Hop.” DePaul University Student Center 120 A & B, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. Contact: Danielle Garnier, (312) 841-3500.
6 p.m. — (CRYSTAL LAKE) Crystal Lake Police Department will host a Coffee with the Chief seminar on impaired driving. 100 W. Woodstock St. Contact: Ofc. Ed Pluviose, (815) 356-3731 or epluviose@crystallake.org.
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. — (DES PLAINES) Oakton Community College’s commencement will include speaker Susan Trieschmann, founder and executive director of Evanston-based Curt’s Cafe. TenHoeve Center, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines. Contact: Steve Repsys, (847) 635-1810.
TUESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (WHEATON) Elzbieta Plackowska, charged with first-degree murder; A Naperville mother accused of stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 7-year-old girl in her care. Status. DuPage County Courthouse, 505 N. County Farm Rd., Room 4004, Wheaton. Contact: DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office, (630) 407-8160.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Marco Alvarado, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally beating a man in a robbery in Lincoln Park on 4-28-2014. 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) Soldon Armstrong, charged with murder; Accused of fatally stabbing a rival during a fight about drugs on 3-1-16 in the 3900 block of West Jackson. 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) Schanise Barfield, Diamond Gamble, Nathaniel Jefferson and Quinton Washington, all charged with murder; Accused in a fatal shooting and home invasion on 12-22-2014. 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) Marcos Cervantes, charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated armed kidnapping and aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon; A 16-year-old boy charged with breaking into a woman’s Bucktown home, sexually assaulting her at gunpoint and stealing her car 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) Larry Cox, charged with Antonio Lewis, each charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Accused of murdering a mother and her 5-year-old son in June 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) Stephen Crump, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 28-year-old Marsolino White in Burnside on Sept. 22, 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) Fredrick Dean, charged with Raykym Jones and Gary Moore, each charged with two counts of members accused in the 08-23-2010 shooting that left a 1-year-old girl injured on the South Side. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm; gang, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
2 p.m. call — (CHICAGO) James Finney, charged with first-degree murder; A man accused of fatally shooting his brother on 4-10-2015 in an argument over money. 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) Robert Goodman, charged with Demetrius Spencer, each charged with first-degree murder; Two South Side men accused of fatally shooting a man on Nov. 30, 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) Darryl Benton Harris, charged with first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child and attempted first-degree murder; Accused killing his pregnant girlfriend and her 16-year-old brother in South Chicago on 11-3-16. 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) 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) Jordan Hills, charged with Tanishia Covington, Brittany Covington and Tasfaye Cooper, all charged with aggravated kidnapping, hate crime, aggravated unlawful restraint and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon; Accused of holding a white schizophrenic man captive and torturing him for hours, then posting the videos on Facebook in a case that gained national attention. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Defendant’s name also spelled in court records as “Tesfaye” Cooper.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Jason Hooks, charged with aggravated sexual assault; Accused of sexually assaulting a 31-year-old woman in the South Loop in Nov. 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) Laquan King, charged with two counts of first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting two teenage boys as they placed dice in North Lawndale on 8-16-15. 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) Marvin Lee, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting Courtney Caldwell during an argument in Bronzeville in Sept. 2015. Trial. 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) Burundi A. Martin, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in front of his family on 10-3-2014. 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) Raul Martinez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting a rival gang member to death in Hermosa on 5-3-16. 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) Daniel Morris, charged with Jake Tate and Todd Cooper, all charged with murder; Accused of strangling, beating and sodomizing a homeless man over a stolen cell phone in October 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) Reynaldo Ocampo, charged with Alejandro 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 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) Rondale Parker, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 25-year-old Laron McCoy in South Chicago on 7-5-16. 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) Emmanuel Raya, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting 24-year-old Jeanette Laureano on the Northwest Side on 3-18-16. 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) Tania Reyna, charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI causing a death; Accused of drinking and being on PCP before a fatal crash in the Brighton Park neighborhood on 7-5-16. 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) Vanessa C. Sanders, charged with murder; Accused of stabbing a 28-year-old man to death in West Pullman on 11-28-15. 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) Sean Shelton, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in a West Pullman drive-by shooting on 7-1-2013. Arraignment. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Martez Staples, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounded two others on 8-17-2013 after asking them who beat up his uncle. 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) Israel Taylor, charged with murder; Accused in a fatal shootout on 3-3-2015 that stemmed from a dice game debt. 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 Ternior, charged first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in the Gold Coast on 6-29-16. 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) Alden Welch, charged with murder; Accused of participating in a Northwest Side gunfight after a dice game that left his friend dead on 3-3-14. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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