MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) CPS CEO Forrest Claypool, CEdO Dr. Janice Jackson, Chicago Board of Education President Frank Clark and Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson will unveil the new Burge Reparation Curriculum for all Chicago Public Schools. CPS Central Office, 42 W. Madison. Contact: (773) 553-1620 or communications@cps.edu.
10:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Public Schools educators, staff, parents and community partners press conference to condemn the budget proposed by the Chicago Board of Education. Chicago Board of Education, 42 W. Madison St. Contact: Ronnie Reese, (312) 329-6235 or ronniereese@ctulocal1.com.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois Dept. of Transportation and Amtrak will announce the official rollout of new locomotives on passenger rail routes in Illinois and throughout the Midwest, including a first look of the locomotives as they go into service. Union Station, Platform 30, 225 S. Canal St. Contact: Gianna Urgo, (312) 718-6570; or Marc Magliari, (312) 848-1331.
10:30 a.m. — (PLAINFIELD) TRIAD program meeting on “The Challenge of Change: How to Cope with Losses Throughout Life.” American House Cedarlake, 14800 Van Dyke Rd., Plainfield. Contact: Officer Erin Cook, (815) 267-7207.
11 a.m. — (HAMMOND, Ind.) Hammond Police conduct press conference to announce charges in two recent rape cases. Police Dept., 509 Douglas St., Hammond, Ind. Contact: Steven Kellogg, skellogg@hammondpolice.com.
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.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 2017 Fifth Star Honors program celebrates Chicago’s artistic heroes: Common, Jeanne Gang, Kerry James Marshall, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and 25 “Rising Star” youth honorees, featuring performances by Rhymefest, McKenzie Chinn, Yaw Agyeman and local theater groups. Millennium Park, Pritzker Pavilion, Michigan at Randolph. Contact: Mary Mary, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Elected officials from Chicago and Evanston host public meeting to discuss design alternatives for improvement of Howard Street from Winchester to Sacramento. St. Margaret Mary Activity Center, 7341 N. Claremont. Contact: ward49@cityofchicago.org.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Screening of “Jaws” for Navy Pier’s outdoor film series. Polk Bros Park Performance Lawns, 600 E. Grand. Contact: Payal Patel, (312) 595-5073 or ppatel@navypier.com.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Trevonti Carson, charged with Valton Cooper, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in a gas station in Englewood on 11-13-13. 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) Shane Eli, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Alex Malone in a gang dispute in West Garfield Park on 4-15-15. 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) Carl Freeman, charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery; A Bridgeport man accused of choking a woman who was jogging through River North. 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) Phillip M. Levato, charged with involuntary manslaughter; Accused of throwing a punch that led to Kristopher Weiss’s death on 7-22-16 in Bridgeport. 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) Dantis Porter, charged with Dominique Smith, charged with aggravated battery to a child; Both charged in the beating death of Smith’s 1-year-old son on 12-23-2015. 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) Comfort K. Robinson, Jermaine E. Douglas and DeJuyon M. Johnican, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Michael Smith in Brookfield on 1-27-16 to stop him from testifying at a trial. 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) Louis Tabor, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal shooting on 7-22-2011. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California. Contact: State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Rene Valentin-Matos, charged with murder and criminal sexual assault; Accused in the 2009 sexual assault and murder of 12-year-old Jahmeshia Conner, and in the 2011 sexual assault of a woman in Pilsen. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Lisamarie Villasana, charged with murder; Accused of fatally beating her 5-year-old stepdaughter on 5-7-2015. 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) 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) William Welch, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting his pregnant sister in their West Side home on 8-14-16. 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.