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THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Department of Aviation along with Avis Budget Group, Enterprise and Hertz will host an Airport Rental Car Supplier Diversity Workshop. Until noon. UIC Student Center East, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. Contact: (773) 894-3900.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois Riverboat Board meets, followed by meeting of Illinois Video Gaming Board. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle St. Contact: Mary Boruta, mary.boruta@igb.illinois.gov or (312) 814-6190.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) 9th annual Filter Photo Festival celebrates the art community in Chicago through photography, featuring photo workshops. Through Sept. 24. Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, 163 E. Walton Pl. Contact: filterphotoinfo@gmail.com.
*** 10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) The National Museum of Mexican Art and the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance hold a press conference to announce the Chicago for Mexico & Puerto Rico Relief Fund to benefit earthquake and hurricane victims and relief organizations. National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St. Contact: Diane Laux, (630) 921-2150 or djlaux@earthlink.net.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Rep. Luis Gutierrez will call host a community meeting to plan ways that Chicago residents can help Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Urban Theater, 2620 W. Division. Contact: Douglas Rivlin, (202) 558-8240 or douglas.rivlin@mail.house.gov. (Note: Media are asked to RSVP.)
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illioni Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Access Living, Arab American Family Services, United African Organization and other groups take part in press conference to urge Illinois congressional delegation to defend DACA and pass a clean version of the DREAM Act. Access Living, 2nd floor conference room, 115 W. Chicago Ave. Contact: Sophie Vodvarka, (773) 294-4909 or svodvarka@icirr.org.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Jesse Brown Veterans Health Care System hosts #BeThere ceremony, with participants stopping signing official Suicide Prevention Declaration. 820 S. Damen Ave. Contact: Lela Vance-Glover, Lela.Vance-Glover2@va.gov or (312) 569-6402.
11:45 a.m. — (MELROSE PARK) Pharmaceutical manufacturer Fresenius Kabi breaks ground on $250 million expansion of its Melrose Park plant. 2020 N. Ruby, Melrose Park. Contact: Gary Mack, (630) 357-7552 or info@mackcommunications.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) 19th annual World Music Chicago Festival continues with a performance by South Korea’s Hong Sung Hyun’s Chobeolbi. Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mather High School celebrates their Inside Out Project, where students collaborated with New York-based street artist JR to photograph large-scale portraits that will be showcased outside of the school. 5835 N. Lincoln Ave. Contact: (773) 534-2350.
5:20 p.m. — (MERRILLVILLE, Ind.) NIPSCO hosts annual Luminary Awards Celebration to honor civic leaders and organizations for “outstanding commitment to strengthening local communities.” NiSource, 801 E. 86th Ave., Merrillville, Ind. Contact: Denise Rodriguez, DRodriguez@nisource.com or (219) 381-7217.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Lincoln Forum hosts “Your Voice for Cook County” with Sheriff Tom Dart to kick off its monthly event series. Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, 12 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: Inquiries@RiverStrategies.com.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture will host their annual Raices Gala honoring actress Rita Moreno and Pulitzer Price recipient Quiara Alegria Hudes, with all funds raised during the live auction going to Hurricane Maria relief efforts. 3015 W. Division. Contact: Billy Ocasio, (773) 551-5581 or billyo@nmprac.org.
5:30 p.m. — (GENEVA) Union Pacific Railroad and Metra will host an open house regarding the construction of a third mainline track on the UP West Line from Kress Road in West Chicago to Peck Road in Geneva. Until 7:30 p.m. Kane County Government Center, Auditorium, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva. Contact: Metra Media Relations, (312) 322-6776.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Greater Saint John AME Church will host a Code of Care town hall meeting with the faith-based community, 7th District Chicago Police and residents to express views about ways to ensure the safety of communities while establishing standards for how police officers serve and protect the communities. 6201 S. Throop. Contact: goodinenglewood@gmail.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Annual Raices Gala, “A Celebration of our Roots,” ’honors actress Rita Moreno and playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes. National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, 3015 W. Division. Contact: Billy Ocasio, raicesgala@nmprac.org.
6 p.m. — (CHiCAGO) Sahba Motallebi will perform with Naghmeh Farahmand and the Iberi Choir as part of the 19th annual World Music Chicago Festival. Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, 78 E. Washington St. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) South Korea’s Hong Sung Hyun’s Chobeolbi will host an instrument workshop as part of the 19th annual World Music Chicago Festival. 931 W. Eastwood Ave. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
7 p.m. — (DEKALB) Matt Topic, an attorney with Loevy & Loevy in Chicago and Outside General Counsel of the Better Government Association, and Annum Haider, a civic engagement and research analyst at the BGA, will talk about FOIA, the Open Meetings Act and your rights at Northern Illinois University. Cole 100 Auditorium, 1425 Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. Contact: Jason Akst, (815) 753-7009 or jakst@niu.edu.
7 p.m. — (EAST CHICAGO, Ind.) East Chicago hosts an outdoor screening of “Selena.” Tod Park, 140th Indianapolis Blvd., East Chicago, Ind. Contact: Steve Segura, SSegura@eastchicago.com.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Trio de Kali and Rami Gabriel will play at the Hideout as part of the 19th annual World Music Chicago Festival. 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576 or mary.may@cityofchicago.org.
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Tasfaye Cooper, Brittany Covington, Tanishia Covington and Jordan Hills, all charged with aggravated kidnapping, hate crime, aggravated unlawful restraint and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon; Accused of holding a white schizophrenic man captive and torturing him for hours, then posting the videos on Facebook in a case that gained national attention. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Defendant’s name also spelled in court records as “Tesfaye” Cooper.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Dejon Curtis, charged with two counts of murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated battery; Accused of fatally shooting Eric Washington in University Village on April 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) Jerrell Dorsey, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery of a firearm; accused of fatally shooting a 7-year-old girl selling candy near her West Side home on 06-27-2010. 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) Frederick Woods-Rivas, charged with first-degree murder; A man arrested in Minnesota and charged with fatally shooting a teen in Austin on 4-26-2014. (Note: Also spelled Rivas-Wood in court documents.) Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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