SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
6:30 a.m. — (BATAVIA) Batavia Sprint Distance Triathlon (children’s race 10 a.m.) features 400-meter swim, 14.7-mile bike race and 4.1-mile run. Quarry Beach Park, 400 S. Water St., Batavia. Contact: triathlon@cityofbatavia.net.
7:30 a.m. — (SKOKIE) Honor Ride Chicago 2017 is an 18-, 36-, or 50-mile bike ride to benefit injured and healing veterans. Starts at Evanston Subaru, 3340 Oakton St., Skokie. Contact: (847) 869-5700.
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Coffee Fest Chicago specialty coffee trade show. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Renee Wulf, reneew@coffeefest.com or (425) 295-3300, ext. 125.
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The People’s Summit in Chicago for activists, individuals and organizations to “commit to a People’s Agenda that enhances and expands issue campaigns and holds all elected officials accountable,” with speakers including U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. Reps. Tulsi Gabbard, Ro Khanna, and Mark Pocan; filmmaker Michael Moore, journalist Shaun King, CNN commentator Van Jones, and actors Danny Glover, Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Susan Pourfar, Taylor Schilling, and Laura Gomez. McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Dr. Contact: info@thepeoplessumit.org.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation hosts a 5K Run/Walk for pancreatic cancer research along the lakefront path, through the museum campus and starting and ending at Soldier Field. Soldier Field, The Midway Club, 1410 Museum Campus Dr. Contact: Maggie McBrien, (312) 565-4621 or mmcbrien@lcwa.com.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Rogers Park Garden Group hosts annual Spring Plant Sale to benefit the Adopt-the-Public-Way grants program. Until 2 p.m. Glenwood Avenue between Morse and Farwell. Contact: ward49@cityofchicago.org.
9 a.m. — (SKOKIE) Skokie Farmers Market hosts season grand opening, featuring ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Van Dusen, music, kids’ activities and more. Village Hall, 5127 Oakton St., Skokie. Contact: Janelle Silva, janelle.silva@skokie.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Annual Printers Row Lit Fest features author appearances, writing workshops, bookseller booths, guest speakers and more. Dearborn between Congress and Polk. Contact: (312) 222-3986. (NOTE: In case of rain, some workshops and talks may be conducted at Harold Washington Library or Jones College Prep.)
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Wells Street Art Festival features works by over 200 artists, music, vendors and more. Wells at North. Contact: (773) 868-3010.
10 a.m. — (ST. CHARLES) 39th annual Railroad Collectors Show includes model trains. Kane County Fairgrounds, Robinson Hall and midway, 525 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles. Contact: Russ Fierce, RussFierce@aol.com or (847) 358-1600.
10 a.m. — (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS) 15th Anniversary Promenade of Art features more than 100 juried artists to benefit the American Cancer Society. Vail Avenue at Campbell Street, Arlington Heights Contact: (847) 926-4300.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center hosts Cancer Survivors Day to celebrate patients and their families, featuring art, nutrition demos, Bollywood class and more. Center for Advanced Care, 900 W. Nelson St. Contact: Jaimie Oh, (773) 296-7917 or (224) 595-7588 (cell) or jaimie.oh@advocatehealth.com.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 34th annual Chicago Blues Festival. Grant Park, Columbus at Balbo. Contact: Barry Dolins, moseinquiry@cityofchicago.org or (312) 744-3315.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 52nd annual Andersonville Midsommarfest includes Chicago Equality1050 Curtiss St, Downers Grove (Clark and Balmoral), held in conjunction Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, D.C. Around 5000 N. Clark St. Contact: (773) 728-2995.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 6th annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo celebrates local independent comics with workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, and panel discussions. Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. Contact: (773) 472-6469.
11 a.m. — (HIGHWOOD) Annual Redhead Days Festival features food, family activities, redhead count and group photo, live music, petting zoo, pony rides, red furred pet contests and more. Everts Park, 130 Highwood Ave., Highwood. Contact: (847) 432-1924.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Gubernatorial candidate Ald. Ameya Pawar hosts town hall event for high school students and their parents. Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln. Contact: Tom Elliott, (773) 819-0503 or media@pawar2018.com.
11 a.m. — (AURORA) U.S. Rep. Bill Foster attends event celebrating 150th anniversary of Main Baptist Church. 814 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Contact: Greg Cybulski, greg.cybulski@mail.house.gov or (630) 585-7672.
Noon — (CHICAGO) 7th annual Six Corners BBQ Fest. 4041 N. Milwaukee. Contact: Jennifer Reardon, j.reardon@motionpr.net or (312) 470-0827; or Kelli Wefenstette, (309) 224-3039 (on-site cell).
Noon — (CHICAGO) Ribfest Chicago features 30 food vendors, 20 music, rib eating contest, Kids Square and more. Route 19 at Lincoln Avenue. Contact: (773) 525-3609 or info@northcenterchamber.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Fiesta Back of the Yards features live music, dance groups, cultural performances, vendors selling merchandise and food, and more. Around 1600 W. 47th St. Contact: Fabiola Flores, (773) 523-4416 or fabiola.flores@bync.org.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Green Music Fest features music, environmental education and sustainability booths, vendors, demos and more. Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen Ave. Contact: (312) 742-7553.
12:30 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Evanston Public Library will host a Pop-Up Book Sale. 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. Contact: Jill Schacter, (847) 448-8628 or jschacter@cityofevanston.org.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Gubernatorial candidate Ald. Ameya Pawar speaks at Northside Chicago town hall. Royal George Theater, 1641 N. Halsted. Contact: Tom Elliott, (773) 819-0503 or media@pawar2018.com.
1 p.m. — (EAST CHICAGO, Ind.) We Are One Black Music Celebration. Unity Plaza, 138th and Main, East Chicago, Ind. Contact: Steve Segura, ssegura@eastchicago.com.
1:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Dedication ceremony for Michael and Karyn Lutz Center for After School Matters, with speakers including After School Matters CEO Mary Ellen Caron. 3435 N. Cicero Ave. Contact: Jordan Troy, jordan-troy@jtpr.com or (312) 573-5506.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) To celebrate its 15th anniversary in Chicago, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) will feature 16 documentaries and fiction films over its seven-day run. Through June 15. Facets Multimedia, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Contact: (773) 281-4114.
2 p.m. — (CROWN POINT, Ind.) Pet and Animal Blessing also features pet-related vendors and rescue groups to benefit Pets N Vets. First United Methodist Church, 352 S. Main St., Crown Point, Ind. Contact: (219) 663-1515.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Spring Awakening electronic music festival. Addams-Medill Park, 1301 W. 14th St. Contact: press@springawakeningfestival.com.
3 p.m. — (PALATINE) Ukrainian Festival features food, music, dancing, vendors and more. Ukrainian Center of Palatine, 136 E. Illinois Ave., Palatine. Contact: (773) 848-6886.
3:45 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Students from dozens of Chicago schools conduct press conference to kick off the Dolls4Peace Memorial, a traveling project that will include dolls representing homicide victims in the city, communal art making, music, performances, meditation, prayer and more. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Contact: Rochele Royster, (312) 545-3127 rocroy@hotmail.com; or Evelin Rodriguez, (773) 543-7616 or evelin@communitiesunited.org. (Note: Memorial begins at 3 p.m.)
*** 4 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Senator Dick Durbin delivers the commencement address at the John Marshall Law School commencement ceremony. Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive. Contact: John Normoyle, (312) 353-4178 (office), (312) 833-0931 (cell), or John_Normoyle@durbin.senate.gov.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform a special Concert for Peace to benefit the anti-violence and Strong Futures employment program at St. Sabina. 1210 W. 78th Pl. Contact: Anne Maselli, (312) 534-5334 or amaselli@archchicago.org.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) UIC College of Medicine hosts a symposium on stem cell and regenerative medicine to commemorate the opening of its new center that will focus on tissue regeneration and stem cell biology. West Building, Faculty Alumni Lounge, 1853 W. Polk St. Contact: Sharon Parmet, (312) 413-2695 or sparmet@uic.edu.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council Committee on Human Relations meets. City Hall, Council Chamber, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: (312) 744-8734.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) State Rep. LaShawn Ford and Chicago Police Cmdr. Dwayne Betts press conference to call on city and residents to work together to stop the flow of illegal guns and drugs into the Austin community. Loretto Hospital, Emergency Room, 645 S. Central Ave. Contact: Tito Quinones, (773) 378-5902 or tquinones@hds.ilga.gov.
10:45 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly take part in press conference to highlight what can be done to increase job opportunities for young people 16-24 who cannot find jobs despite national labor shortage, costing the state billions in lost tax revenues. Youth Connection Leadership Academy, 3424 S. State St. Contact: Laurie Glenn, lrglenn@thinkincstrategy.com or (773) 704-7246.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Terry Mazany, CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: Tweed Thornton, tthornton@cityclub-chicago.org or (312) 565-6500.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) To celebrate its 15th anniversary in Chicago, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) will feature 16 documentaries and fiction films over its seven-day run. Through June 15. Facets Multimedia, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. Contact: (773) 281-4114.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Center on Halsted hosts PULSE: One Year Later candlelight vigil and sunset bell tolling service to mark the one-year anniversary of the Orlando night club shootings. 3656 N. Halsted. Contact: Debra Minghi, (773) 661-0918 or dminghi@centeronhalsted.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) City Dept. of Transportation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois offer free bicycle-riding classes for adults who have not ridden in many years to help them take advantage of expanded Divvy service. Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento`q. Contact: Mike Claffey, (312) 744-0707 or michael.claffey@ciotyofchicago.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Public meeting to discuss design of new public artwork at Addison and Irving Park Blue Line stations. Independence Park Field House, 3945 N. Springfield. Contact: ward45@cityofchicago.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Chicago Council on Science and Technology, and Illinois Science Council host Lawrence Krauss, who will discuss his book, “The Greatest Story Ever Told — So Far” on the key discoveries on space, time and origins. Pritzker Military Museum and Library, 104 S. Michigan. Contact: (312) 567-5835.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Chicago History Museum host program on former Gov. “Big Jim” Thompson, looking back at his 14 years in office. Chicago History Museum, McCormick Theater, 1601 N. Clark. Contact: Christopher Wills, (217) 558-8970 or chris.wills@illinois.gov.
6:45 p.m. — (LIBERTYVILLE) Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago and Archdiocese of Chicago host annual Muslim-Catholic Ramadan Iftar (fast-breaking) event, “Obligations to Speak and Reflect Truth in Society.” Islamic Foundation North, 1751 O’Plaine Rd., Libertyville. Contact: Aymen Abdel Halim, (312) 506-0070 or (312) 772-5504 (cell) or aymen@ciogc.org.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Carl Shampine, charged with two counts of first-degree murder: Accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument in Cicero on 1-26-2013. 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 — (ROLLING MEADOWS) Donnie Rudd, charged with murder; Accused of the 1973 murder of his wife Noreen Rudd in Barrington. 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) Ulises Almaraz, charged with murder; A jealous boyfriend accused of slitting a Pilsen man’s throat at a bar for talking to his girlfriend on 5-30-2015. Status. County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
10 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Milton Anderson, charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault; Accused of sexually assaulting a woman he followed off a CTA Red Line train in Rogers Park in Dec. 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) Quentine Bradley and Quan Evans, charged with Nathaniel, each charged first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal shooting that began as an argument between two girls over clothes in Back of the Yards on 8-26-15. 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) Dannee Brewer, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 27-year-old Quante Little in Garfield Ridge on 1-16-16. 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) Arthur Cain, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of asphyxiating a 21-year-old woman and leaving her body in a suitcase in Roseland on 12-27-15. 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) Todd Cooper, charged with Jake Tate and Daniel Morris, 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) Tavaris Dean and Keonte Hill, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man at a West Englewood gas station on 10-13-16. 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) Steven Douglas, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal Back-of-the-Yards shooting on 8-30-2014. 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) Giovanni Garcia, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of aiming for a man but instead shooting and killing his 23-year-old girlfriend in West Elsdon on 4-8-16. 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) Clauzell Gause, a Chicago Police officer accused of official misconduct; Accused of punching and pushing a man at Jackson Park Hospital 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) Marcus Harris, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 31-year-old man in Englewood on 3-15-16. 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) Patrick L. Holmes, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 24-year-old Hughvon Polk in Humboldt Park on Aug. 24, 2015. 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) Thaddeus Jimenez, charged with aggravated battery; A man once awarded a $25 million verdict after his murder conviction was thrown out, now accused of shooting a man. 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) Joey Jones, charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder: Accused of fatally shooting a store clerk, then shooting another man across the city later that day on 4-1-14. 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) John Kesse, charged with reckless homicide; A cab driver accused of fatally striking a pedestrian on Aug. 14, 2012 in River West. 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) Markiese McKinney, charged with attempted first-degree murder; A South Side man accused of shooting at a uniformed off-duty Chicago Police officer attempting to make an arrest in Oct. 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) Jeremy Medina, Randy Ruiz and David Silva, all charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a fellow Latin Kings gang member on 7-2-2014. 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) Terrell Monroe and Marcae Rogers, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on 12-26-2014. 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) Robert Nathaniel, charged with Quan Evans and Quentine Bradley, each charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal shooting that began as an argument between two girls over clothes in Back of the Yards on 8-26-15. 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) Brad Nicholson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting his younger brother, 17-year-old Ryan Nicholson, in their Jefferson Park neighborhood home on 10-23-15. 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 Shegog, charged with murder; a Zion veteran and National Guardsman accused in a December 2011 fatal stabbing 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) Carlos Wilson, charged with first-degree murder; An Illinois Institute of Technology student charged with fatally beating a fellow student with a tree branch on the school’s Bronzeville campus on 1-28-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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