SATURDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
10:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Aon Summer Fireworks at Navy Pier. 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7 a.m. — (HIGHLAND PARK) North Shore Classic Half Marathon and 5K. Eastside Metra parking lot, Park Avenue and St. Johns, Highland Park. Contact: (847) 243-8500 or info@ramracing.org.
7 a.m. — (FOX LAKE) Fox Lake Triathlon features jhalf-mile swim, 12.5 mile bike course, and 3.1 mile run. Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Blvd., Fox Lake. Contact: (847) 587-3944.
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 17th annual PAWS Chicago 5K Walk Run is a pet-friendly event to benefit homeless animals, led by Patti Murin and Colin Donnell of Chicago Med. Montrose Harbor, Montrose at lakefront. Contact: Sarah McDonald, smcdonald@pawschicago.org or (773) 669-5391 (on-site cell).
7:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) United Run for Zoo is a 5K run/walk and 10K run to benefit Lincoln Park Zoo. Stockton Drive at Webster Avenue. Contact: Jillian Braun, (312) 742-5791 or jbraun@lpzoo.org.
7:45 a.m. – (WEST CHICAGO) West Chicago Police Department members in the 31st annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will kick off the run, which is due to end in Normal for the Special Olympics Summer Games. City Hall, 475 Main St., West Chicago. Contact: Rosemary Mackey, rmackey@westchicago.org or (630) 293-2200 x139.
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Physicians and nurses from the Chicago area will cut, sauté, mix and more at “Nutrition Science from Populations to Plates: What Every Clinician Needs to Know.” Until 3:30 p.m. Merchandise Mart, Chopping Block, Suite 107, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Pl. Contact: Dr. Stephen Devries, (224) 392-4700 or sdevries@gaplesinstitute.org.
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Color Run Dream Tour benefits Back on My Feet Chicago programs to combat homelessness. Grant Park, 337 E. Randolph St. Contact: (855) 662-6567.
8 a.m. — (VERNON HILLS) Mighty Kids’ Triathlon for ages 6-12 is a swim, bike, run competition. Lakeview Fitness Center Center, 700 Lakeview Pkwy., Vernon Hills. Contact: (847) 996-6330.
8 a.m. – (VERNON HILLS) Members of the Vernon Hills Police Department will take over the torch in the 31st annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Intersection of routes 21 and 60, Vernon Hills. Contact: Kim Christenson, (847) 247-4889.
8 a.m. — (LEMONT) Run with the Nuns 5K through the hills and scenery of Mount Assisi and the Mount Assisi Convent. 13860 Main St., Lemont. Contact: (630) 257-7844.
8:45 a.m. — (AURORA) AID Color Burst 5k Fun Run and Roll. AID Main Office, 309 W. New Indian Trail Ct., Aurora. Contact: (847) 931-2294.
8:45 a.m. – (CHICAGO) The Glenwood Sunday Market in Rogers Park kicks off its eighth season with an opening ceremony. Glenwood Sunday Market, in the middle of the market on southbound Glenwood, alongside the CTA tracks and between Morse and Lunt. Contact: Ald. Joe Moore’s (49th) office, (773) 338-5796 or ward49@cityofchicago.org.
9 a.m. — (ST. CHARLES/BATAVIA/AURORA) 56th annual Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race on Fox River features 10-Mile run (starting at Mount St. Mary Park, Prairie Street, St. Charles) and 6-Mile run (starts at VFW, 645 S. River St., Batavia), both ending at McCullough Park, Illinois Avenue, Aurora. Contact: jlong@fvpd.net.
10 a.m. — (BUFFALO GROVE) 16th annual Buffalo Grove Art Festival features more than 100 juried artists, art demos, booth chats, works by young artists, live performances and more. Town Center, Lake Cook Road at Route 83, Buffalo Grove. Contact: (847) 926-4300.
10 a.m. — (DEERFIELD) Deerfield Festival of Fine Arts features artists and artisans from across the country, food, hands-on art activities for kids, and more. Jewett Park, 836 Jewett Park Dr., Deerfield. Contact: (847) 726-8669.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) UNITE HERE Local 1 along with Ald. Danny Solis, Father Clete Kiley of the Archdiocese of Cicago and more will host a press conference to promote the Nada Nada advertising campaign to help individuals know their rights when confronted by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. Federal Plaza, South Dearborn and West Adams streets. Contact: Tom Bowen, (312) 970-9302. (Note: Secondary location: UNITE HERE Local 1 Headquarters, 218 S. Wabash Ave.)
11 a.m. – (CHICAGO) University of Chicago hosts the Association of Black Alumni Brunch and Panel: The Role of Black Elected Officials in the Trump Era. Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 9th-floor performance penthouse, 915 E. 60th St. Contact: Roderick Wilson, rswilson@uchicago.edu.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Rogers Park Business Alliance will mark the launch of its Public Art in Rogers Park Map with one-hour guided tours of the Mile of Murals Project. Also 1 p.m. Center of the Glenwood Sunday Market, southbound Glenwood between Morse and Lunt. Contact: (773) 338-5796 or ward49@cityofchicago.org.
*** 11:30 a.m. – (SPRINGFIELD) Gov. Bruce Rauner congratulates Illinois High School Rodeo Championships competitors at the pre-ceremony brunch. No additional media availability. Lower Livestock Arena – Illinois State Fairgrounds, 2446 N. 5th St., Springfield. Contact: Allie Bovis, Allie.Bovis@illinois.gov; or Eleni Demertzis, Eleni.Demertzis@illinois.gov.
Noon — (CHICAGO) 70th annual 57th Street Art Fair. 57th between Woodlawn and Kenmore. Contact: (517) 853-9862.
Noon — (CHICAGO) 18th annual Maifest Chicago features German food, music, entertainment, Maypole dancing and more. Lincoln and Leland. Contact: (773) 561-9181.
1:30 p.m. – (CHICAGO) People Power Activists present the first annual Chicago Organizer Fair, featuring a panel discussion by various grassroots organizations founders on how to build partnerships between political and grassroots organizers. Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave. Contact: Veronica Khachatryan, (773) 524-7371 or veronicakhachatryan@gmail.com.
*** 2 p.m. – (SPRINGFIELD) Gov. Bruce Rauner attends the Illinois Fair Foundation Event. No additional media availability. The Shed – Illinois State Fairgrounds, 2446 N. 5th St., Springfield. Contact: Allie Bovis, Allie.Bovis@illinois.gov; or Eleni Demertzis, Eleni.Demertzis@illinois.gov.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police football team, the “Enforcers,” plays its annual First Responders Game against the Chicago Fire Department Blaze. Brother Rice High, 10001 S. Pulaski. Contact: Timothy Kusinski, tkusinski@aol.com; or Greg Zaragoza, coachgoza@me.com.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) “Live on the Lake!” continues with the Chicago Showcase at Navy Pier presented by the Old Town School of Folk Music. Until 8 p.m. 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Do Division Street Festival and Sidewalk Sale spans 10 city blocks, on Division from Ashland to Leavitt, featuring live music, Family stage, local vendors and food, kid’s activities, Do Fashion runway and more. Contact: (312) 850-9390.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny meets with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. 130 E. Randolph St. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
9 a.m. – (PLAINFIELD) Members of the Plainfield Police Department will kick off one leg of the 31st annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Settlers’ Park Amphitheater behind Village Hall, 24401 W. Lockport St., Plainfield. Contact: Chief of Police John Konopek, (815) 436-6544.
Noon – (CHICAGO) Teachers at the Noble Network of Charter Schools attend the Noble Board meeting to demand that board members respect their right to organize a union. 525 W. Monroe St. in the offices of Katten, Munchin, Rosenman. Contact: Kenzo Shibata, (312) 296-0124 or kshibata@ift-aft.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards, featuring 24 finalists. Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut. Contact: Amanda Meyer, (312) 751-5559 or ameyer@korshak.com. (Note: Finalists will be taking part in series of workshops and auditions throughout the day prior to awards ceremony.)
6:30 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Rep. Mike Quigley challenges Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to a debate on the science of climate change and how to address it. If Pruitt does not show up, Quigley will instead hold a Q&A discussion on how to address climate change. Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Contact: Tara Vales, (864) 363-8094.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Noteworthy Jazz Ensemble will host their annual live concert. Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Ct. Contact: Mekeda Johnson-Brooks, (312) 427-1676 ext. 3 or mekeda@jazzinchicago.org.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Lance McDonald, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating his stepfather to death with a hammer in Lyons in July 2016. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Norberto Rodriguez, pleaded not guilty to one count of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide in the death of his estranged wife, Irma Rodriguez, ex-Chicago cop accused in the 2009 murder of an Oak Forest woman whose body was discovered shot multiples times in the trunk of her car. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Martin Alvarado Jr., charged with murder; Accused of beating his girlfriend’s baby to death after the child urinated on him while he was changing a diaper on 4-9-2015. 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) Luis Alfaro, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of setting up a drug deal that left a man fatally shot near Midway Airport. 9-5-2014. 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) Michael A. Barber, charged with aggravated battery to a child; A Harvey man accused of injuring his fiance’s one-year-baby, who suffered second-and third-degree burns and bite marks. 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) Dayvon Bennett and Michael Wade, each charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding two others on 5-29-2014. 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) Orhan Cerimagic, charged with Brittney Mitchell; both charged with murder and home invasion in a home invasion that left an accomplice dead and a resident fatally stabbed in Sept. 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) Brandon Collins, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in Humboldt Park over July Fourth weekend 2016. 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) Kevin Edwards, charged with Dwright Boone-Doty and Corey Morgan, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee on 11-2-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed at Dwright Doty in court records.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Paul Forbes, charged with murder, aggravated fleeing and aggravated battery; Accused of causing a crash during a police chase that left a 66-year-old man and an 88-year-old woman in Aug. 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) Tamika Gayden, charged with first-degree murder and contributing to the delinquency of a minor; Mother of the 13-year-old girl who stabbed 15-year-old De-Kayla Dansberry in the chest during a fight on 5-14-16. 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) Martel Halbert, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man riding a motorcycle in the Austin neighborhood on 5-4-2014. 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) 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) Kyle Hawkins, charged with failure to report a fatal accident; Driver accused of fatally striking 23-year-old Phillip Levato in a crosswalk on the Near North Side on 11-20-16. 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) Deandre Johnson, 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) Dashawn Martin, co-defendants Bryan Perkins and Sokito Taylor, each charged with murder and concealment of a homicide; Accused of beating to death a man who owed Perkins money, and leaving his body in a trash can near a Safe Passage route in Aug. 2013. 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) Vidal Martinez, charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder; A Cicero man charged with fatally shooting a Monee man and wounding another person at a Bridgeport party on 8-31-2013. 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) Samuel D. Miller, charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder; Accused of killing one man and wounding another in a South Chicago neighborhood drive-by shooting on 7-30-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed in court records as Samuel Muller.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Stanley Parker, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal South Shore shooting from 8-1-2014. 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) George Patterson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally beating and strangling a 57-year-old woman during a burglary on 8-9-09. 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) Kelsky Patterson, charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm; accused in an Uptown shooting that killed one person and injured four others on 8-19-2013. 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) Sharnett Perkins-Parrow, charged with first-degree murder; A 74-year-old woman charged with fatally shooting her 68-year-old husband on 8-22-16 in the South Side Douglas 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) Christopher Roy, charged with possession and use of a firearm by a felon and two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm; Accused of firing shots at Chicago Police officers on 3-25-16 in the South Side Auburn Gresham 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) Pierre Stokes, charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; Father of slain 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee who is accused of shooting three people in Gresham on 3-8-16. 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) 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) Devonta Williams, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in May 2013 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) Rayshon Williams, charged with Derrick Williams, each charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery; Accused of fatally shooting a UPS worker in a botched robbery on 11-10-13. 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) Tabari Young, charged with Brad Jett, 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.
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