UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED ***
SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:30 a.m. — (EVANSTON) Northwestern University’s 6th annual Run for Walk, a 4.1 mile run and 5K family walk, held in honor of former head football coach Randy Walker. Starts at Ryan Field, Central and Jackson, Evanston. Contact: runforwalk@northwestern.edu or (847) 467-3758.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Hundreds of motorcyclists commemorate fallen Chicago Police officers at the Chicago Police Area 4 Detectives’ 13th annual Ride to Remember. The ride kicks off from former Chicago Police Area 4 Headquarters, corner of Harrison and Kedzie. Contact: Frank Gross, (312) 718-6926 or f.gross@cpdmemorial.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Brotherhood of Barbers hosts a free haircut day for kids 7-17 and seniors as part of the Barber Shop Cease Fire Movement. Until 5 p.m. Ogden Park Track Arena, 64th and Racine. Contact: (312) 479-7125.
10 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) 38th annual National Sports Collectors Convention features vendors, displays, discussions and special guest appearances. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Contact: Ray Schulte, ray@schultesports.com or (410) 350-6226.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Annual Newberry Book Fair features more than 120,000 novels, plus collectibles, records, and movies. 60 W. Walton St. Contact: (312) 255-3700.
10 a.m. — (GRAYSLAKE) 89th Annual Lake County Fair features live entertainment, carnival rides and games, live animals, motor crossing, banana derby, demolition derby, flower show, and more. Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake. Contact: Sunni Ali Powell, (312) 479-7125.
10 a.m. — (HIGHWOOD) Annual Bloody Mary Fest featuring mixologists creating special recipes and competing for the title of Best Bloody Mary in the Midwest. Evert’s Park, 130 Highwood Ave., Highwood. Contact : (847) 432-6000.
10 a.m. — (GLENCOE) Glencoe Festival of Art features more than 125 juried artists, live music, kids’ activities and more. Guildhall, 649 Vernon Ave., Glencoe. Contact: (847) 926-4300.
10:30 a.m. – (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep.x Danny K. Davis, joined by education leaders and elected officials, holds a press conference calling for lower suspension rates and higher graduation rates among black males. Academy of Scholastic Achievement, Inc., 4651 W. Madison St. Contact: Office of Congressman Danny K. Davis, (312) 610-0925 or Tumia.Romero@mail.house.gov.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Annual Fiesta del Sol summer festival to benefit Pilsen Neighbors Community Council’s annual scholarship program features music, games, food, entertainment, voter registration and more. 1400 W. Cermak Rd. Contact: Juan Soto, jfsoto@gamaliel.org or (312) 666-2663, ext. 224.
11 a.m. — (SUGAR GROVE) 50th annual Sugar Grove Corn Boil features fireworks, concerts, KidZone, carnival rides, crafts and corn. Community Center, 151 Main St., Sugar Grove. Contact: (630) 466-4539.
Noon — (CHICAGO) PAWS Chicago hosts its 6th annual Angels with Tails Roscoe Village event, bringing homeless animals to businesses along Roscoe between Oakley and Damen for would-be pet-owners. Contact: Sarah McDonald, (773) 890-5116 or smcdonald@pawschicago.org.
Noon — (CHICAGO) 34th annual Taste of Lincoln Avenue features two music stages, vendors, food including inaugural SausageFest, and one-block “Kids’ Carnival” area. 2400 N. Lincoln. Contact: (773) 868-3010.
Noon — (CHICAGO) 9th annual Wicker Park Fest features alt-indie music acts on three stages, food, kids area, arts and crafts, and more. Damen and North. Contact: (773) 384-2672.
Noon — (STREAMWOOD) Streamwood Summer Celebration features carnival, music, games, crafts and more. Hoosier Grove Park, 700 W. Irving Park Rd., Streamwood. Contact: (630) 483-3135.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) People’s Community Development Assn. of Chicago and NHP Foundation host ribbon-cutting to celebrate completion of Harvest Homes affordable housing complex in East Garfield Park. 3520 W. Fifth Ave. Contact: Colleen O’Connor, (212) 367-9744 or colleen@crenshawcomm.com.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) TV host Dr. Bobby Jones joins music educators, historians, government representatives, students and singer/songwriters to celebrate Mrs. Roberta Martin Austin & The Roberta Martin Singers’ formal induction into the Gospel Music Association’s Hall of Fame. Ebeneezer M.B. Church, 4501 S. Vincennes Ave. Frank Allen-Leake, (312) 405-4335 or LJetpro@aol.com.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago SummerDance features ballroom lessons and music by the Teddy Lee Orchestra. Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden, 601 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: Christine Carrino, (312) 744-0573 or christine.carrino@cityofchicago.org.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) United in Faith Lutheran Church hosts VBS Hero Central, a vacation Bible school during which kids go on adventures with biblical heroes. Through Aug. 4. 6525 W. Irving Park Rd. Contact: (773) 283-2326 or unitedinfaith@unitedinfaith.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 2017 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association hosts their 2017 annual meeting. Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: Jay Saunders, (414) 918-3190 or jsaunders@aaea.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announces the Chicago non-profit organizations that will receive grant money from the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund. Thompson Center, Blue Room, 100 W. Randolph St. Contact: Paris Ervin, (217) 524-5749; or Greg Rivara, (312) 814-1901.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley tours the mHub innovation center for startup to mark Startup Day Across America. 965 W. Chicago Ave. Contact: Tara Vales, (202) 225-4061 or tara.vales@mail.house.gov. (NOTE: Media should RSVP.)
Noon — (CHICAGO) 28th annual La Rabida Children’s Hospital Golf Classic, including celebrity guest Dan Hampton. Harborside International Golf Center, 11001 S. Doty Ave. East. Contact: Rachelle Treiber, (563) 650-7892 or rtreiber@larabida.org.
3:30 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Evanston Public Library hosts experts from Chicago Astronomer and Northwestern University’s Physics and Astronomy departments to discuss the upcoming solar eclipse. 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. Contact: Jill Schacter, (847) 448-8628 or jschacter@cityofevanston.org.
5 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) National Night Out kick-off celebration at Centennial Beach features swimming, a Naperville Police Department kayak race, a Naperville Fire Department water rescue team demonstration, an information booth and food and beverages. 500 W. Jackson Ave., Naperville. Contact: Linda LaCloche, (630) 420-6034 or info@naperville.il.us.
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. Kennedy King College, 710 W. 65th St. Contact: Mike Claffey, (312) 744-0707 or michael.claffey@ciotyofchicago.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Michele Ward (43rd) hosts a community meeting with the Park West Community Association to discuss a proposed zoning change. First floor conference room, 2430 N. Halsted St. Contact: (773) 348-9500 or yourvoice@ward43.org.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 2017 Millennium Park Summer Music Series continues with a screening of “Stop Making Sense,” the 1984 Talking Heads concert film. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St. Contact: Mary May, mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Navy Pier’s free weekly outdoor film series “Water Flicks” continues with a screening of “Splash.” Lake Stage on the Polk Bros Park Performance Lawns at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com. (Note: Media parking is available along the North Dock (near Giordano’s) or along the service drive (west of Polk Bros Park.)
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Cast members from Disney’s “Aladdin” North American tour perform a selection of their favorite songs at “Club Agrabah: A Cabaret Event.” Sidetrack Video Bar, 3349 N. Halsted St. Contact: Amanda Meyer or Kailey Hansen, (312) 751-5559 or ameyer@korshak.com or khansen@korshak.com.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
1:30 p.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Jessie Rodriguez, charged with first-degree murder; A Northwest Side man accused of beating 3-year-old Gina Presley to death in Oak Lawn in March 2013. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
10 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) Michael A. Anderson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy in Austin on 8-24-14. 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) Faramarz Bakhshi, charged with murder and concealing a homicidal death; Accused of murdering a college student and hiding her body in an air mattress in February 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) 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) Christopher Doehring, sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to home invasion; pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, accused in the deaths of two people in September 2009 on the Northwest 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) 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) Andres Guerra and Martin Miranda, each charged with first-degree murder: Accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy to death with a sawed-off shotgun in front of two young children in Little Village on 1-26-2014. 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) Larry Luellen Jr., charged with first-degree murder. A West Side man accused of fatally shooting a Roberto Clemente High School student in February 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 Parsons-Salas, charged with first-degree murder: Accused in a double murder during an Albany Park home invasion on 9-21-2009. 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) Kenneth Rhodes, found guilty of murder; Accused of killing his sister and her husband in January 2012 in Country Club Hills. Post-trial motions/possible sentencing. 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.
*NOTE: The Sun-Times Wire staff will verify all Daybook listings in advance, but last-minute changes or cancellations can occur. We strongly recommend that media outlets call to confirm events before assigning.