THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Club of Chicago hosts panel discussion on “The Chicago Marathon: A Local Event for the World,” with speakers including Race Director Carey Pinkowski, former McDonald’s exec Charles Rubner, and Team World Vision Endurance Director Steve Spear. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
8 a.m — (CHICAGO) Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative hosts symposium on “Keeping Cancer In CHEC: Bridging Communities Through Education, Healthcare and Research,” with speakers including Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia, Dr. Linda Rae Murray, former chief medical officer for the Cook County Health and Hospital System; and breast cancer survivor Roz Varon. Malcom X College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd. Contact: Kristin Samuelson, (847) 491-4888 or kristin.samuelson@ northwestern.edu. (Note: Media should RSVP and register at check-in desk.)
8 a.m. — (ROSEMONT) Streamlining Healthcare Conference. Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont. Contact: Ian Fardy, fardy@hida.org or (703) 838-6131.
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law hosts 55th annual Corporate Counsel Institute, examining data breach response. Also Sept. 30. Northwestern Memorial Hospital Conference Center, Third Floor of Prentice Women’s Hospital, 250 E. Superior St. Contact: Hilary Hurd Anyaso, (847) 491-4887 or h-anyaso@northwestern.edu.
8:30 a.m. — (ST. CHARLES) Chief Jim Keegan and other police officers take part in inaugural Coffee with a Cop meet and greet. McDonald’s, 1915 W. Main St., St. Charles. Contact: Lisa Garhan, (630) 443-3744 or lgarhan@stcharlesil.gov.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Alliance Against Racial & Political Repression press conference and rally to demand passage of an ordinance creating a Civilian Police Accountability Council. City Hall, 2nd floor, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: Frank Chapman, (312) 513-3795 or fchapman@naarpr.org.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council committees meet at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle.
–9:30 a.m. Housing and Real Estate in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-3075.
–11 a.m. Transportation and Public Way in Room 201A. Contact: (312) 744-6838.
–Noon Committees, Rules and Ethics in Council Chambers. Contact: (312) 744-3435.
9:30 a.m — (CHICAGO) FUND Conference, the Midwest Deal Conference aims to bridge the gap between early stage investors and growing companies. UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. Contact: info@fundconference.com.
9:30 a.m. — (GLENCOE) Cook County Contracting Opportunities Vendor Fair. Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe. Contact: (312) 603-5502 or contract.compliance@ cookcountyil.gov.
11 a.m. — (BROOKFIELD) Cook County Dept. of Veterans Affairs hosts a 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration, honoring veterans who served from 1955-75. Brookfield Zoo, Swan Pavilion, 3300 Golf Rd., Brookfield. Contact: veterans.affairs@cookcountyil.gov.
11 a.m. — (WAUKEGAN) Illinois Tollway and Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce host free Technical Assistance Program Meet-and-Greet event. Until 2 p.m. Small Business and Contractor Academy, 668 Lenox Ave., Waukegan. Contact: Dan Rozek, (630) 241-6800 ext. 2392 or drozek@getipass.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Metropolitan Planning Council hosts roundtable discussion on “Transforming Chicago’s Great Rivers,” with speakers including Kim Wasserman Nieto of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, John Quail of Friends of the Chicago River, Arnold Randall, Superintendent, Forest Preserve of Cook County; and City Planning and Development Commissioner David Reifman. 140 S. Dearborn Ave., Suite 1400. Contact: (312) 922-5616 or info@metroplanning.org.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg signs copies of his book “Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery.” Atlas Stationers, 227 W. Lake St. Contact: (312) 726-5261.
12:30 p.m. — (MELROSE PARK) Resurrection Project and Habitat Company conduct ribbon-cutting ceremony at Casa Heritage to cerebrate the end of the apartment complex’s year-long renovation. 10315 Palmer Ave., Melrose Park. Contact: Diana Pando, (312) 880-1140 or dpando@resurrectionproject.org.
5 p.m. — (WEST CHICAGO) City of West Chicago and Healthy West Chicago celebrate World Heart Day to help residents fight heart disease, including healthy food and free blood pressure screenings. Pioneer Park Pavilion, 479 W. Forest Ave., West Chicago. Contact: Rosemary Mackey, (630) 293-2200, ext. 139, or rmackey@westchicago.org.
5:30 p.m. — (DES PLAINES) Oakton Community College seeks community input about future direction of the college to help inform its 2018-22 strategic plan. Room 1506, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines. Contact: Maya Evans, (847) 635-1894 or mevans@aokton.edu.
6 p.m. — (SKOKIE) Evanston Community Foundation hosts Celebrate Evanston 2016, featuring original musical revue, auction of surprise items from local businesses and more. Evanston Golf Club, 4401 Dempster St., Skokie. Contact: (847) 492-0990.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Baseball legend Tommy Lasorda talks about the spirit of the Olympic Games, his career and the U.S. team’s celebrated win against Cuba in Sydney. National Hellenic Museum, 333 S. Halsted St. Contact: (312) 655-1234.
6:30 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) Mayor Steve Chirico and Police Chief Robert Marshall recognize students whose artwork appears in the 2016-17 Crime Prevention Calendar. Municipal Center, Council Chambers, 400 S. Eagle St., Naperville. Contact: Cmdr. Jason Arres, (630) 420-4137 or arresj@naperville.il.us.
6:35 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation, breast cancer survivor Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill Rancic kick off the “Light the Way to Find a Cure Campaign,” with the pink-lighting ceremony at Drake Hotel. 140 E. Walton Pl. Contact: Janie Goldberg-Dicks, (312) 751-5544 or jdicks@korshak.com. (Note: Start time approximate based on sunset.)
7 p.m. — (SCHAUMBURG) Village of Schaumburg hosts a Disaster Preparedness Meeting for National Preparedness Month. Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Ct., Schaumburg. Contact: (847) 923-3766 or cmccune@villageofschaumburg.com.
7 p.m. — (LISLE) Benedictine University to host Duke University professor of Arab Cultures for a lecture, “Creativity, Resilience and the Syrian Revolution.” Goodwin Hall, Room 321, 5700 College Rd., Lisle. Contact: Phil Brozynski, (630) 829-6094 or Elliott Peppers, (630) 829-6079.
8 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Latin American Guitar Festival Chicago features classical guitar concerts, classes and workshops with artists from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Italy. Through Oct. 8. Citlalin Gallery and Theater, 2005 S. Blue Island Ave. Contact: (312) 330-8347.
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Armani Bearden, Shatara Lehmann, Shawndre Lehmann and Alexander Robinson, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating a 64-year-old man to death in December 2015 and throwing his body in a Dumpster, which was never recovered. 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) Shawn Black, charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery; Accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding two others in the South Shore neighborhood on Sept. 2, 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) 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) Devon Clark, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on 1-8-2014. 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) Matthew Cobbs, Eddie Simmonds and Ahmad Walker, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man in Old Town on 11-16-2014. 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) Kevin Culverson, charged with first-degree murder; accused of firing a handgun into a crowd on 4-22-2013, killing 15-year-old Cornelius German. 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) 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) Cesar Delvalle, charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder; accused of shooting a 6-year-old boy following an argument with a motorist on 11-6-2013. 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) Devonte Dodd, charged with Semaj Waters, both charged with murder, attempted robbery and mob action; Accused of trying to rob a woman who was fatally struck by a pickup as she tried to flee across Lake Shore Drive. 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) Antonio Doss and Kwan Ward, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a rival gang member in Englewood on 11-22-15. 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) Felix Fajardo, charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving death; Accused of a fatal hit-and-run crash on 2-21-16 in the Avondale neighborhood. 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) Mordecai Faskowitz, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally stabbing his 70-year-old roommate in the Edgewater apartment in October 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) Joseph Firek, charged with first-degree murder and a hate crime; Accused of fighting with a man who died of stress from the encounter on 3-19-14, and had been protecting his teen daughter. 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) Keshawn Freeman, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in West Garfield Park on 6-18-16. 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) Stephen Gilbert and Michael McNabb, each charged with first-degree murder; Brothers accused in a January 2013 murder at Chicago State University after a high school basketball game. 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) John J. Gorman, charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm; A Chicago Police officer accused of firing five shots at an off-duty suburban cop who tried to pull him over for driving drunk in November 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) 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) Ronnie Henderson and Valentine Rodriguez; both charged with murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated discharge of a firearm; Accused of firing shots during a gunfight with a liquor store security guard on the West Side on 8-21-15 that left a woman 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) Hajuan Hentz, charged with murder; A teenager charged as an adult with fatally shooting former high school basketball star Demetrius “DJ” Tolliver and a 43-year-old woman in West Garfield Park on 3-31-16. 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) Brandon Holman, charged with murder; Accused of killing the 2-month-old son he had with his girlfriend on the Southwest Side on 6-3-16. 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) Eddie Howlett, charged with murder; Accused of beating a 42-year-old woman to death in Back of the Yards on 4-21-16. 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) Anthony Q. Jackson, convicted of first-degree murder; Beat another man to death at a Green Line CTA platform on 3-16-2013. 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) Arronis Jackson, charged with concealment of a homicidal death, and Paul Meyers, charged with murder; Accused of killing Meyers’ girlfriend Laneesha Miller and placing her body in four suitcases, then dumping them in the Little Calumet River in September 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) Natrell Jackson, charged with Michael Whitehead, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 30-year-old woman on 2-26-16 in Armour Square. 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) Brad Jett, charged with Tabari Young, 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.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Alashonza Johnson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing a 38-year-old man to death during a robbery on the Southwest Side on 9-6-13. 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) Tevin Lee, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old Shamiya Adams, who was struck by an errant bullet at a sleepover party on 7-19-14. 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) Jeremy Lind, charged with criminal sexual assault; A former Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage student. Preliminary hearing. 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) Julio A. Lopez, charged with leaving the scene of an accident; Accused of running over and killing a woman, then leaving the scene on 11-17-2013. 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) Jeremy Medina, charged with Randy Ruiz and David Silva, all charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a fellow Latin Kings gang member on 7-2-2014. 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) Ana Rosa Mora, charged with first-degree murder; An 18-year-old woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby boy in a gangway, leading to his death in April 2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Adnan Nafasat, charged with criminal sexual assault, unlawful restraint and kidnapping; An Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a customer in his car. 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) Robert Nathaniel, charged with Quan Evans and Quentine Bradley, 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) Aaron T. Parks, charged with sexual assault; A teen on electronic monitoring accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a pregnant college student on 9-10-2014. 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) Kelsky Patterson, charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm; accused in an Uptown shooting that killed one person and injured four others on 8-19-2013. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Giovanni Rios, charged with murder (co-defendant Joseph Thrane, sentenced); An accused Latin King charged with flashing gang signs before ramming a man’s car and fatally shooting a man on 5-24-2015. Status. County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Randy Ruiz, charged with David Silva and Jeremy Medina, all charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a fellow Latin Kings gang member on 7-2-2014. 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) Diasee Scott, charged with first-degree murder; A teen charged as an adult with murder for a fatal shooting on 1-17-2015 in Auburn Gresham. 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) Caress T. Shumaker, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of stabbing 27-year-old Ronald Thomas in the chest during a domestic fight in the South Loop on 3-19-16. 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) Richard D. Smith, charged with murder; Accused of accidentally fatally shooting his friend 21-year-old Otis Richmond and dropping him off at St. Bernard Hospital. 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) Zachary Stinson, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a person during an argument on 9-10-2014. 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) Jason Van Dyke, charged with aggravated murder; A Chicago Police officer charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in 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) John Watley, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting his longtime friend on 7-5-2015 because the man touched his car. 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 Whitehead, charged with Natrell Jackson, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 30-year-old woman on 2-26-16 in Armour Square. 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) Desmond Young, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 44-year-old Skokie man on the West Side on 01-06-2012. 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) 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.
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