THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) UAW-Ford hosts Community Empowerment Day to benefit low-income seniors by painting hallways and meeting rooms at Nathalie Salmon House. 7320 Sheridan. Contact: Talitha Johnson, tjohnson@uawford.onmicrosoft.com or (313) 392-7030.
9:30 a.m. — (BROOKFIELD) Cook County Contracting Opportunities Vendor Fair. Until 2 p.m. Brookfield Zoo, South Gate, 3300 Golf Rd., Brookfield. Contact: (312) 603-5502 or contract.compliance@ cookcountyil.gov.
10 a.m. — (WHEATON) Baby Hope, an infant found dead in a backpack near Wheaton, will be laid to rest in a plot donated by St. Michael’s CAtholic Church. St. Michael’s Cemetery, 1109 Warrenville Rd., Wheaton. Contact: Dawn Domrose, (630) 407-2010 or dawn.domrose@dupagesheriff.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Metra’s Office of Business Diversity and Civil Rights hosts free certification workshop for small, minority and women-owned businesses. Metra headquarters, 547 W. Jackson Blvd. Contact: (312) 322-6776.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) UIC hosts a Fall Diversity Career Fair for students and alumni. UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. Contact: (312) 996-2300.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Attorney Dan Herbert will speak to the media about his client, Chicago Police Officer Marco Proano, indicted on civil rights charges for the shooting of two teens in 2013. Dirksen Federal Courthouse, Courtroom 2266, 219 S. Dearborn. Contact: Anne Kavanagh, anne@mediapros247.com or (847) 682-3422.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter is keynote speaker at the Chicago FOundtion for Women’s 31st annual Luncheon & Symposium. Reception 11 a.m.; luncheon noon. Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom, 151 E. Upper Wacker. Contact: Emily Dreke, (312) 577-2842 or edreke@cfw.org.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago families in need receive 32,000 pounds of food and essentials from PepsiCo and Feed the Children. St. Sabina Church, 1210 W. 78th Pl. Contact: Alli Haltom, (817) 371-7233 or alli.haltom1@pepsico.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell takes part in conversation on “Combating International Corruption.” Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Contact: Melissa Kaeser, (312) 503-4526.
1 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Parents for Peace & Justice will host a press conference ahead of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims to call for action to stop community violence. Case File Chicago office, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 826. Contact: Robert Torres, (773) 457-9760 or parentsforpeaceandjustice@gmail.com.
2 p.m. — (OAK FOREST) COO of the Cook County Department of Public Health Dr. Terry Mason and State Rep. Will Davis will go on a 30-minute walk at the newly opened Oak Forest Heritage Nature Preserve. 15900 S. Cicero Ave., Oak Forest. Contact: Deanna Durica, (708) 359-1005 or ddurica@cookcountyhhs.org.
3:30 p.m. — (HIGHLAND PARK) City asks community volunteers to pose in front of a green screen with props and costumes to help portray personalities, events, seasons and hobbies for city marketing material. Until 5 p.m. Also Sept. 23. Township High School District 113, 1040 Park Ave., Highland Park. Contact: Hayley Garard, (847) 926-1043 or hgarard@cityhpil.com.
4 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago renters and community organizations join Homes for All and renters from over 40 cities on National Renters’ Day of Action to declare a “Renter State of Emergency.” Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington. Contact: Antonio Gutierrez, (872) 216-5288; or Vivien Tsou, (773) 769-3232 ext. 14 or vtsou@onenorthside.org.
6 p.m. — (PLAINFIELD) State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant hosts a Warning Signs of Drug Use Seminar for parents. Drauden Point Middle School, 1911 Drauden Rd., Plainfield. Contact: Patrick Hampton, phampton@sentatedem.ilga.gov. or (217) 782-0571.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Lincoln Park Zoo hosts “Wine and Wildlife” program on red wolf recovery. Cafe Brauer, 2021 N. Stockton Dr. Contact: (312) 742-2056 or learning@lpzoo.org.
6 p.m. — (MERRILLVILLE, Ind.) Annual NIPSCO Luminary Awards Ceremony, honoring Porter County Community Foundation President Barb Young, Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, and Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s Jim Staton. NIPSCO Headquarters, 801 E. 86th Ave., Merrillville, Ind. Contact: Denise Rodriguez, DRodriguez@nisource.com or (219) 381-7217.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Lin-Manuel Miranda and Antonio Martorell will be honored with the National Puerto Rican Ceiba Award at the 3rd annual Raices Gala. National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, 3015 W. Division. Contact: Amanda Meyer, ameyer@korshak.com or (312) 751-5559 or (847) 778-7069 (cell). (Note: Filming allowed 7-7:30 p.m. Media must RSVP. Cameras should arrive by 6:30 p.m. and must be self-contained.)
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) John Granat and Christopher Wyma; charged with Mohammed Salahat and Ehab Qasem; Charged in the murder of Granat’s parents in unincorporated Palos Heights. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Derrick Allmon, charged with Michael D. Baker, Paris Denard and Jabari Williams; each charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 9-year-old at close range on 8-20-14 after he yelled that someone had a gun. 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) Dayvon Bennett, charged with Michael Wade, each charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding two others on 5-29-2014. 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) Eric Black, charged murder and attemped murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounded another at an Austin house party on 7-17-16. 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) Quentine Bradley and Quan Evans, charged with Robert Nathaniel, 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) Andrea Brown, charged with murder; Accused of smothering a rival to death with her body after a fight over money and shoes on 9-14-2014. 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) Crystal Caffey, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend over money after a card game on 4-28-14. 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) Omar Dixon, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on 1-14-2014 during a drug deal. 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) Julian Garcia, charged with first-degree murder; A man already in prison on a gun charge now accused in a fatal gang-related shooting 2-3-2014 in Little Village. 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) Nichols Gregor, charged with two counts of unauthorized videotaping; A convicted sex offender accused of trying to take a picture of a 12-year-old boy at a Wrigley Field urinal. 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) Jimmy Harris, charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of unlawful restraint; Accused of stabbing a 67-year-old Oak Brook doctor in a Gold Coast hotel bathroom in November 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) Alejandro Ocampo, charged with Reynaldo Ocampo and Joseph Saleski, each charged with first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping for ransom; Accused of kidnapping then killing a man found burned beyond recognition in a Northwest Side trash can on 11-6-2012. 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) Breanna Patterson, charged with first-degree murder and home invasion; Woman charged after she and her armed boyfriend broke into a West Englewood home, and he was shot dead by Chicago Police. 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) George Patterson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally beating and strangling a 57-year-old woman during a burglary on 8-9-09. 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) Daniel Travis, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing a man during an argument on 3-19-2014. 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) Antoine Watkins, charged with murder; Accused of running over and killing a 1-year-old child while allegedly fleeing a deadly gang shooting on 7-11-2015. Arraignment. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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