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TUESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Equality Illinois hosts the “Raising the Bar Recognition Breakfast” featuring a keynote address from Greg Nevins, a Lambda Legal attorney spearheading an LGBTQ-employment discrimination case head to the U.S. Supreme Court. InterContinentel Hotel, King Arthur Court Ballroom, 505 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: Brian C. Johnson, (773) 477-7173 or bjohnson@eqil.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) State Reps. Cassidy and Williams boycott Gov. Rauner’s special session in Springfield and instead will clean out the basement of Sullivan High School. 6631 N. Bosworth. Contact: Jon Pearl, (847) 431-3006 or repcassidy@gmail.com.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County officials release a memo from former Attorney General Eric Holder opposing Cook County’s wealth-based pre-trail detention practices. The Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington. Contact: Alma Anaya, (773) 827-9720 or alma.anaya@cookcountyil.gov.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Press availability and court hearing for Wilmer Catalan Ramirez in his lawsuit against ICE, the McHenry County Jail and CorrectCare medical provider. 219 S. Dearborn. Contact: Irene Romulo, (708) 703-6258; or Xanat Sobrevilla, (773) 707-4804.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Illinois Sec. of State Jesse White and Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson recognize National Minority Donor Awareness Week’s “Wave Away the Waiting,” a time which highlights the need for organ/tissue donation among multicultural communities. Thompson Center outdoor plaza, 100 W. Randolph St. Contact: Beth Kaufman, (312) 814-8301. (Note: If there is inclement weather, the event will move to the concourse.)
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Community groups hold a press conference opposing Assessor Joe Berrios’ tax assessment system in Cook County on the day property tax bills are due. Outside Assessor Joe Berrios’ office, 118 N. Clark St., 3rd Floor. Contact: Clem Balanoff, (312) 497-5460.
3 p.m. — Local police departments host National Night Out to bring the community and department together, promote safety and provide safe activities for kids and families.
–3 p.m. CHICAGO: Jesse Owens Park, 8800 S. Clyde Ave. Contact: (312) 747-1708.
–3 p.m. CHICAGO: Ogden Park, 6500 S. Racine Ave. Contact: (312) 747-6722.
–4 p.m. CHICAGO: 10th District Police Station parking lot, 3315 W. Ogden Ave. Contact: (312) 747-7190.
–4 p.m. CHICAGO: Kells Park, 3201 W. Chicago Ave. Contact: (312) 746-9841.
–4 p.m. CHICAGO: Gately Park, 744 E. 103rd St. Contact: (312) 747-8210.
–4 p.m. VERNON HILLS: Hartmann Park, 292 Oakwood Rd. Contact: Kim Christenson, (847) 247-4889.
–5 p.m. BUFFALO GROVE: Willow Stream Park, 651 Old Checker Rd. Contact: (847) 850-2100.
–5 p.m. CARPENTERSVILLE: Police Dept., 1200 Bensinger Dr. Contact: Chief Michael Kilbourne, (224) 293-1658.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: 17th District Police Station parking lot, 4651 N. Pulaski Rd. Contact: (312) 742-4410.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: 12th District Police Station parking lot, 1412 S. Blue Island Ave. Contact: (312) 746-8306.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: Margate Park, 4921 Marine Dr. Contact: (312) 742-8770.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: Swift Elementary Specialty School playground, 5900 N. Winthrop Ave. Contact: (773) 784-5277.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: 14th District Police Station parking lot, 2150 N. California Ave. Contact: (312) 744-1261.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: 22nd District Police Station parking lot, 1900 W. Monterey Ave. Contact: (312) 745-0620.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: Norwood Park, 5801 N. Natoma Ave. Contact: (312) 742-4480.
–5 p.m. CHICAGO: Meyering Park, 7140 S. King Dr. (312) 747-7004.
–5 p.m. CRYSTAL LAKE: Three Oaks Recreational Area, 5517 Northwest Hwy. Contact: Ofcr. Ed Pluviose, (815) 356-3620.
–5 p.m. DES PLAINES: Maine West High School, 1755 S. Wolf Rd. Contact: (847) 391-5300.
–5 p.m. EAST CHICAGO: Washington Park Pool, 1615 E. 142nd St. Contact: Steve Segura, SSegura@eastchicago.com.
–5 p.m. LISLE: Rice Center parking lot, College Road and Maple Avenue. Contact: Liz Brown, (630) 829-6194; or Ryan Blackburn, (630) 829-6070.
–5 p.m. PARK FOREST: Park Forest Police Dept., 200 Lakewood Blvd. Contact: Deputy Chief Christopher Mannino, (708) 748-8390 or cmannino@vopf.com.
–5 p.m. PLAINFIELD: Village Green Park, Ottawa at Des Plaines. Contact: Sgt. Colin Mulacek, (815) 439-7654.
–5 p.m. ROUND LAKE BEACH: Lakefront. Contact: Dep. Chief Michael Scott, (847) 546-2127, ext. 135.
–5 p.m. WONDER LAKE: Harrison Benwell Conservation Area, 7055 McCullom Lake Rd. Contact: (815) 338-2144.
–5:30 p.m. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: North School Park, 410 N. Arlington Heights Rd. Contact: Brandi Romag, (847) 368-5330 or bromag@vah.com.
–5:30 p.m. BROADVIEW: Schroeder Park, 2600 S. 13th Ave. Contact: (708) 343-5637.
–5:30 p.m. CHICAGO: McKinley Park, 2210 W. Pershing Rd. Contact: (312) 747-3501.
–5:30 p.m. EVANSTON: Public Library, 1703 Orrington; Twiggs Park, Dodge at Simpson; and Cartwright Park, 3300 Noyes. Contact: Cmdr. Joseph Dugan, (847) 866-5026 or jdugan@cityofevanston.org.
–5:30 p.m. GARY: James Reed Park, 14th and Pennsylvania. Contact: (219) 881-1314.
–5:30 p.m. JOLIET: Joliet Police Dept. West Substation, 7196 Caton Farm Rd. Contact: Chief Brian Benton, (815) 724-3201 or bbenton@jolietcity.org.
–5:30 p.m. MOUNT PROSPECT: Lions Park, 411 S. Maple St. Contact: (847) 870-5656.
–5:30 p.m. SCHAUMBURG: Schaumburg Barn, 231 S. Civic Dr.; and Meineke Recreation Center, 220 E. Weathersfield Way. Contact: Allison Albrecht, (847) 923-4710 or aalbrecht@villageofschaumburg.com.
–5:30 p.m. WAUCONDA: Cook Park, 600 N. Main St. Contact: (847) 526-2421.
–6 p.m. CHICAGO: The Women’s Park, 1801 S. Indiana Ave. Contact: (312) 745-7381.
–6 p.m. CHICAGO: Hamlin Park, 3035 N. Hoyne Ave. Contact: (312) 744-0064.
–6 p.m. CHICAGO: Warren Park, 6601 N. Western Ave. Contact: (312) 744-6321.
–6 p.m. CHICAGO: Touhy Park, 7348 N. Paulina St. Contact: (312) 744-6321.
–6 p.m. CHICAGO: Moore Park, 5055 W. Adams St. Contact: (312) 743-1495.
–6 p.m. DOLTON: Dolton Village Office, 14014 Park Ave. Contact: (708) 841-2533.
–6 p.m. ELGIN: Festival Park, 132 S. Grove Ave. Contact: Cmdr. Colin Fleury, (847) 289-2776 or fleury_c@cityofelgin.org.
–6 p.m. GLENDALE HEIGHTS: Glendale Heights Village Hall, 300 Civic Center Plaza. Contact: (630) 260-6070.
–6 p.m. PALOS HEIGHTS: Palos Heights Police Dept., 7607 W. College Dr. Contact: (708) 448-5060.
–6 p.m. ROLLING MEADOWS: Community Center Park, 3705 Pheasant Dr. Contact: (847) 255-2416.
–6 p.m. SCHILLER PARK: Anna Montana Water Park & Memorial Pool, 4001 Scott St. Contact: (847) 678-4794.
–6 p.m. SKOKIE: Oakton Park, 4701 Oakton St. Contact: Janelle Silva, janelle.silva@skokie.org.
–6 p.m. ST. CHARLES: Kane County Sheriff’s Dept., 37W55 Rte. 83. Contact: (630) 232-6840.
–6 p.m. WEST CHICAGO: West Chicago Police Dept., 325 Spencer St. Contact: (630) 293-2222.
–6:30 p.m. PARK RIDGE: Hodges Park (in front of City Hall), 101 S. Courtland Ave. Contact: Deputy Chief Lou Jogmen, (847) 318-5267 or ljogmen@parkridgepolice.org.
–7 p.m. MUNDELEIN: Santa Maria del Popolo Lot, Seymour and Courtland. Contact: (847) 968-3775.
5 p.m. — (LAKE FOREST) Lake Forest Day features carnival, food, games, kids’ activities and more. Also Aug. 2. West Park, 850 Summit Ave., Lake Forest. Contact: (847) 234-2600.
9 p.m. — (CRETE) Visitation services for the Schmidt family members who died in a July 24 crash. Trinity Lutheran Church, 1393 Elizabeth St., Crete. Contact: Crete Police Chief James M. Paoletti, (708) 672-10912.
TUESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Phillip Allison, charged with first-degree murder; A Texas man charged with fatally shooting a man in an apartment vestibule on 12-14-2014. 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) 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) 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) Raymond Boyle and Dalton Stropes, each charged with murder; Accused of confronting a man about a Facebook post, in a fight that ended with a third suspect fatally stabbed on 6-29-2015. 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) Maria Espinoza-Perez, charged with first-degree murder; A stay-at-home mom accused of fatally beating her 3-year-old daughter on 5-18-2014, then falsely telling police the girl stopped breathing during a home invasion. 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) Erick Gill and Alexander Gonzalez, charged with Stephon Gill, all charged with murder; Charged with fatally shooting a rival gang member outside a Dunkin’ Donuts on 3-25-2015. 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) Mark Harbin, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a shooting that killed an East Garfield Park man in front of his father on 11-30-13. 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) 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) Shaqeil Quenshaun Kimber, charged with murder and aggravated battery; Accused of fatally stabbing one woman and wounding another in Park Manor on 5-20-16. 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) 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) Jacob Morales, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting 26-year-old Andre Donner Jr. in Englewood on 10-13-15. 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) Paul Pagan, charged with murder; Gang member accused of fatally shooting a man near Millennium Park in September 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) Geno Paget, charged with murder and robbery; Accused in a fatal shooting during a drug deal-turned-robbery on 5-27-2014. 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 Peacock, charged with reckless homicide; Accused of driving in the single-vehicle rollover crash on Lake Shore Drive on Sept. 3, 2015 that left his passenger, 33-year-old Jillian Tsirtsis, 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) Maurice Pearson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of acting as South a looking for a fatal shooting on Christmas Eve 2015 on the 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) Chadwick Perkins, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing a 51-year-old man to death in the home they shared in the South Side Ashburn neighborhood on 8-3-16. 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) Jafeth Ramos, charged with Diego Uribe Cruz, each charged first-degree murder; Charged with the massacre of six members of a Gage Park family in February 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) Joshua Rodriguez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old man in Logan Square on April 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) Terrence Snowden, charged with Phillip Boyd, each charged with first-degree murder: Accused in a fatal drive-by shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood on 7-23-2013. 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) Charles Southern, charged with first-degree murder; A man accused alongside two teens of fatally shooting a man at an Avalon Park party on 5-31-2014. 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) Felix Valentin, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a bouncer at Brudder’s Bar in Irving Park on 4-2-16. 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) Andrew Zamora, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in a car in July 2015 in little Village. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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