WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Swedish Covenant Hospital hosts a Violence Prevention Day, featuring providers from a variety of health care organizations and a health care summit on domestic violence, human trafficking and sexual assault. Swedish Covenant Hospital, Andersen Pavilion, Auditorium, 5145 N. California Ave. Contact: Bill Ligas, (773) 293-8889 or bligas@schosp.org.
8 a.m. — (LINCOLNSHIRE) Northeastern Illinois Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, will join the boycott of Nabisco/Mondelez products made in Mexico. NOAH’s Even Venue, 200 Barclay Blvd., Lincolnshire. Contact: Patrick Statter, (847) 604-1260; or Maggie Vis, (847) 294-5064.
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Peoples Gas, Chicago Department of Transportation, HBK Engineering, and Greater Chicago Damage Prevention Council host 811 Hot Air Balloon at the inaugural 811 Chicago block party, to raise awareness of calling 811 before starting projects, such as planting trees and installing a fence, that require digging. Home Depot, 1232 W. North Ave. Contact: Vanessa Hall, vhall@peoplesgasdelivery.com or (312) 240-4774.
9 a.m. — (ADDISON) Addison Police Department hosts Police Memorial Service to honor officers who lost their lives in 2016 for National Police Week. Village Hall, 1 Friendship Plaza, Addison. Contact: (630) 543-3080.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Department of Aviation hosts community career fair, featuring reps from companies looking to hire individuals to work at O’Hare and Midway. Daley College, Room 1205, 7500 S. Pulaski Rd. Contact: (773) 686-3700.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council committees meet at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle.
–9:30 a.m. Housing and Real Estate in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-3067.
–10 a.m. Pedestrian and Traffic Safety in Room 201A. Contact: (312) 744-6813.
–10:30 a.m. Finance in Council Chambers for public hearing on issuance of City of Chicago Multi-Family Housing Revenue Note. Contact: (312) 744-3380.
–11 a.m. License and Consumer Protection in Room 201A. Contact: (312) 744-3180.
–1 p.m. Economic, Capital and Technology Development in Room 201A. Contact: (312) 744-2870.
10 a.m. — (DOWNERS GROVE) Illinois State Police Director Leo P. Schmitz will conduct a press conference to discuss the most recent arrests in Chicago area expressway shootings. Illinois State Police District 15 helipad, 2700 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove. Contact: (217) 782-6637 or PIO@isp.state.il.us.
10 a.m. — (WAUKEGAN) “Meet Your Leaders” panel features the mayors of Waukegan, North Chicago, Park City and Beach Park discussing the duties of the mayor, services available, changes occurring in the next year and more. Waukegan Township Park Place, 414 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan. Contact: (847) 244-9242.
11:15 a.m. — (BARRINGTON) Chicago FBI agents and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI members attend memorial service, part of National Police Week, to commemorate the November 1934 shootout between FBI agents and members of the Dillinger Gang, commonly known as the “Battle of Barrington.” Langendorf Park, 235 Lions Dr., Barrington. Contact: Gus Pablecas, gmppabcor@aol.com.
Noon — (CAROL STREAM) Owens & Minor sponsors an event for “A Soldier’s Child” Foundation, where employees will buy and wrap gifts for children of fallen soldiers. Owens & Minor Distribution Center, 437 Tower Blvd., Carol Stream. Contact: Christine Daum, (630) 450-6773 or Christine.Daum@owens-minor.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Annual Forum on Chicago Police Accountability, sponsored by Chicago Council of Lawyers, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, American Constitution Society- Chicago Chapter, and Chicago-Kent Chapter of the Federalist Society, with speakers including IPRA Chief Administrator Sharon Fairley, Chicago Police Bureau of Internal Affairs Chief Eddie Welch III, and Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot. Chicago-Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams St. Contact: (312) 988-6565. (Note: Media must RSVP to caffj@chicagoappleseed.org.)
2:30 p.m. — (ELGIN) Elgin Police Department’s annual Police Memorial Service to honor officers who were killed in the line of duty locally and across the country, as part of National Police Week. 151 Douglas Ave., Elgin. Contact: Cmdr. Colin Fleury, (847) 289-2776 or fleury_c@cityofelgin.org.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosts panel discussion on “The American Economy Under President Trump,” with speakers including Prof. Austan Goolsbee of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum; and Phil Levy of the Council. 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Weather Risk Management Association Annual Meeting. Through May 19. Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 350 E. Cermak Rd. Contact: Laura Dwulet, ldwulet@kellencompany.com or (202) 289-3800.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Changing Worlds hosts “20 Years of Changing Worlds,” an awards event and cocktail reception featuring their new executive director Alicia T. Vega. Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. Contact: aver@changingworlds.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosts panel discussion on Chicago’s gun violence, with speakers including
Roseanna Ander of the UChicago Crime Lab; Evelyn Diaz of the Heartland Alliance; Samuel Scott III, retired CEO of Corn Products International. 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Tribune honors 2016 Dining Award winners, featuring food, drink and celebration of Chicago’s restaurant industry. Venue One, 1034 W. Randolph St. Contact: Ivy Forester, ivy@imrchicago.com; or Marybeth St. Peters, (312) 878-1222 or marybeth@imrchicago.com.
6:30 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Residents rally to demand equity audit of library services, collections and policies during the Evanston Library Public Board meeting. Public Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston. Contact: Jes Scheinpflug, (773) 575-9406 or scheinpflugjes@gmail.com.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois Humanities hosts roundtable discussion with elected officials, journalists, nonprofit leaders, students, and community leaders on what we should expect from public education, and what families can do to help local schools get there, with speakers including retired professor Bill Ayers, Senn High principal Mary Beck, Patrick Brosnan of the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Peggy Davis of the Chicago Community Trust, and Kenwood Academy students Nayla Hale and Laurence Minter. Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson. Contact: info@wbez.org or (312) 948-4600.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Critics Film Festival features recent festival favorites and as-yet-undistributed works from award-winning filmmakers to newcomers. Through May 18. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Contact: (773) 871-6604.
WEDNESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Dorian D. Williams, charged with reckless homicide with a motor vehicle, aggravated fleeing, aggravated DUI causing death, leaving the scene of an accident and possession of cannabis; Charged in September 2013 crash that killed a pedestrian and injured another. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (ROLLING MEADOWS) Ronald Godby, charged with child pornography; A Northwestern University police lieutenant accused of taking inappropriate photos of a teenage girl. Status. Rolling Meadows Courthouse, 2121 Euclid Ave., Rolling Meadows. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Eliseo Acosta, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 18-year-old Ricardo C. Mendez-Bucio in a gang dispute in Brighton Park on 4-13-15. 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) Tomas Angeles, charged with criminal sexual assault; Kennedy High School volleyball coach accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student. 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) Tyrese Bell, charged with murder; A man accused of fatally shooting a cabdriver in North Lawndale on 1-8-2015. 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) Robert Burgess, charged with first-degree murder; An Army veteran charged with shooting a man to death during a robbery attempt in the South Loop on 8-28-16. 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) Terry Burnett, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a 10-14-2013 shooting that killed two men in Chatham. 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) Jamara Cannon, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing her husband to death in their East Chatham home on 4-19-16. 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) Michael Clark, charged with three counts of attempted murder; Accused of wounding a 4-year-old girl and two other people in a shooting on 5-22-15 in West 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) Matthew Cobbs, Eddie Simmons and Ahmad Walker, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in Old Town on 11-16-2014. 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) William Cochran, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a civilian employee of the Chicago Police Department on 9-16-15 in Morgan Park. 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 Dishman, charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in Back of the Yards on 4-26-16. 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) Jerrell Dorsey, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a firearm; accused of fatally shooting a 7-year-old girl selling candy near her West Side home on 06-27-2010. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Demetrius Frayzier, charged with reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident; Accused of a hit-and-run crash on 11-3-16 in Logan Square that left 62-year-old Aliser Maldonado dead. 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) Anthony Guedes, charged with Luis Alfaro and Pedro Corral, each charged with murder; Accused in the murder of a drug dealer near Midway Airport during a robbery plot on 9-5-2014. 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) James Hopkins, charged with murder; Accused in a 12-21-2014 shooting witnessed by police, followed by a fatal crash that killed the alleged getaway driver. 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) Tavares Humphries, charged with attempted murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault; Accused of sexually assaulting a student in a UIC dormitory shower 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) Arthur S. Jones, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing 25-year-old Jessica Hampton on a Red Line train on 6-23-16. 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) Tevin Lee, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old Shamiya Adams, who was struck by an errant bullet at a sleepover party on 7-19-14. 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) Kiontae A. Mack, charged with Michael Tucker, each charged with one count of first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting Stephin Williams during a 08-25-2012 robbery in the Kenwood 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) Jason Missak, charged with reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident; charged in a hit-and-run crash that left a woman on her way to church dead in Avondale 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) Lavonte Moore, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a teen on the West Side on 5-20-2011. 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) Adnan Nafasat, charged with criminal sexual assault, unlawful restraint and kidnapping; An Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a customer in his car. 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) Aaron T. Parks, charged with sexual assault; A teen on electronic monitoring accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a pregnant college student on 9-10-2014. 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) Jermaine Powell, charge with Joshua Grayer, both charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in the Austin neighborhood 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) Johnny Reese and Marsharra Tate, both charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a mother of three on Mother’s Day weekend 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) Geno Rhodes, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing a 27-year-old man to death during a domestic argument in Old Town on 4-21-15. 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) Michael Roberson, charged with kidnapping and sexual assault; Accused of sexually assaulting a woman who worked at a River North bookstore, then beating her husband when he tried to help her in Aug. 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) Damon Rogers, charged with murder and attempted murder; Reputed gang member charged with fatally shooting Maurice “Dough Boy” McKnight and wounding his two cousins on 9-19-16 in Altgeld Gardens. 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) Vicente Salgado, charged with murder; Accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife’s boyfriend outside a Burger King on 3-7-2015. 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) Carl Smith, charged with murder; A man accused of fatally shooting a person on 6-23-2014. The man allegedly identified him and gave his phone number to police before dying. 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) Miguel Vazquez, charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm; a Northwest Side man accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding three others in June 2013 in Belmont-Cragin. 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) LaMarcus Washington, charged with murder; a parolee accused of murdering a woman at the Whitehall hotel on 08-13-2012. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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