UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED ***
FRIDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7 a.m. — (LAKE ZURICH) Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods and Kildeer police departments participate in Coffee with a Cop event. Mariano’s Fresh Market, 1350 Rte. 22, Lake Zurich. Contact: Steve Husak, steve.husak@lakezurich.org or (847) 540-5060.
*** 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Uptown Tent City Voices Heard, a homeless people’s encampment residents’ group, invites the media to witness one of the “cleanings” of the Uptown Lakeshore Drive viaduct encampments. Until 1 p.m. The Wilson, Lawrence and Foster viaducts under Lake Shore Drive. Contact: Mark Saulys, (312) 344-3475; or Vivian Tsou, (312) 989-7146. (Note: Press conference at 9:30 a.m. at the Lawrence Avenue viaduct.)
8 a.m. — (GARY, Ind.) Gary Police Department hosts National Coffee with a Cop Day events at Dunkin Donuts, 6060 W. Ridge Rd.; and McDonald’s, 3520 Grant St., Gary, Ind. Contact: Lt. Dawn Westerfield, dwesterfield@ci.gary.in.us or (219) 881-7555.
*** 7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Police districts host Coffee With A Cop. Contact: (312) 745-6110.
— 7 a.m. — Jefferson Park District – Dunkin’ Donuts, 6342 N. Milwaukee Ave.
— 8 a.m. — Wentworth District – McDonalds, 740 E. 47th St.
— 8 a.m. — Calumet District – McDonalds, 600 E. 115th St.
— 8:30 a.m. — South Chicago District – McDonalds, 4047 E. 106th St.
— 8:30 a.m. –Lincoln District – McDonalds, 5130 N. Sheridan Rd.
— 9 a.m. — Deering District – Mariano’s, 3145 S. Ashland Ave.
— 9 a.m. — Harrison District – Dunkin’ Donuts, 800 N. Kedzie Ave.
— 9 a.m. — Morgan Park District – Bridgeport Coffeehouse, 9135 S. Western Ave.
— 10 a.m. — Monroe District – Starbucks, 1101 W. Jackson Blvd.
— 10 a.m. — Gresham District – Dunkin’ Donuts, 207 W. 79th St.
— 10 a.m. — Englewood District – Starbucks, 806 W. 63rd St.
— 10 a.m. — Chicago Lawn District – Dunkin’ Donuts, 5448 S. Pulaski Rd.
— 10 a.m. — Shakespeare District – Senor Pan, 2615 W. North Ave.
— 10 a.m. — Austin District – Bitoy Bistro, 5946 W. Chicago Ave.
— 10 a.m. — Grand Central District – Dunkin’ Donuts, 5650 W. Fullerton Ave.
— 11 a.m. — Albany Park District – Panera Bread, 6059 N. Lincoln Ave.
— 11 a.m. — Town Hall District – District Station, 850 W. Addison St.
— 1 p.m. — Grand Crossing District – Greenline Café, 501 E. 61st St.
— 1 p.m. — Deering District – McDonalds, 1454 W. 47th St.
— 1 p.m. — Deering District – Bridgeport Coffee House, 3101 S. Morgan St.
— 4 p.m. — Ogden District – McDonalds, 2609 S. Kedzie Ave.
— 6 p.m. — Rogers Park District – Starbucks, 2112 W. Peterson Ave.
*** 9 a.m. — (TINLEY PARK) Marketing expert Roger Brooks discuss the village’s new brand direction. Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park. Contact: Jason M. Freeman, (708) 444-5042 or jfreeman@tinleypark.org.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo. Also Oct. 8. McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Hall D, 2300 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: Cindy Hamilton, (312) 659-0554 or cindy.hamilton@cemevent.com; or Diane Wagner, (312) 952-1756 or diane.wagner@bankofamerica.com.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois Riverboat Board meets, followed by meeting of Video Gaming Board. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle St. Contact: (312) 814-4700.
9 a.m. — (ST. CHARLES) Doberman Pinscher Club of America presents donation of four sets of animal oxygen masks to the St. Charles Fire Department. 112 N. Riverside Ave., St. Charles. Contact: Lynn Malik, (530) 341-4545 or DPCAPublicEducation@dpca.org.
9 a.m. — (EVANSTON) Evanston Police Department hosts Coffee with a Cop. First Slice Pie Cafe, 1823 Church St., Evanston. Contact: Cmdr. Joseph Dugan, (847) 866-5026 or jdugan@cityofevanston.org.
9 a.m. — (LISLE) Benedictine University hosts 2015 Greater Chicago Women’s Leadership Summit, featuring Girls Scouts of the USA national board president Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, and Dorri McWhorter, CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. Goodwin Hall Auditorium, 5700 College Rd., Lisle. Contact: Elizabeth Brown, (630) 829-6194 or Elliott Peppers, (630) 829-6079.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City hosts business workshop on “Accounting in Quickbooks.” City Hall, 8th Floor, 121 N. LaSalle St. Contact: (312) 744-2086 or BACPoutreach@cityofchicago.org.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo features animal chats, musical entertainment, pumpkin carver, fall-themed enrichment for animals, corn maze, hay mountain and more. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 30. 2200 N. Cannon Dr. Contact: (312) 742-2000.
10 a.m. — (ST. CHARLES) Scarecrow Festival features arts and crafts, entertainment, food and Scarecrow Contest with over 100 competing scarecrow creations, Make Your Own Scarecrow event, petting zoo and more. Through Oct. 9. Downtown around 2 E. Main St., St. Charles. Contact: (630) 377-6161 or email: info@visitstcharles.com.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Grassroots Collaborative and South Side residents will rebuke JPMorgan Chase at a press conference and picket line for profiting off predatory interest rate swaps and taking money away from schools and community programs. 3500 S. King Dr. Contact: Nathan Ryan, (920) 445-3920 or nathan@grassrootscollaborative.org.
*** 11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Never Hillary PAC chairman William J. Kelly makes a formal statement regarding the Chicago City Council’s move to remove the honorary Trump Plaza sign near the Trump International Hotel & Tower. 401 N. Wabash Ave. Contact: Amy Olson, (773) 809-5106.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) JUICEBOX family music and dance performance series presents Sones de Mexico. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Contact: Mary May, (312) 744-0576.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Torch Relay for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals stops in Chicago. Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr. Contact: Kimberly Erwin, (312) 375-7003 or Kimberly.erwin@marriott.com.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Wired Fridays lunchtime dance party presents a performance by DJ Hyperactive. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Contact: Rebecca Smith, rebecca.smith2@cityofchicago.org, (312) 742-2036.
12:15 p.m. — (CHICAGO) University of Chicago Institute of Politics hosts Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson. International House Assembly Hall, 1414 E. 59th St. Contact: (773) 834-4671.
2:45 p.m. — (NILES) Notre Dame College Prep students and faculty will form the letter “W” on their football field for their school Walkathon photo to celebrate the Cubs’ success. Legends Field, 7655 W. Dempster St., Niles. Contact: Teresa Connelly, (847) 779-8651 or tconnelly@nddons.org.
4 p.m. — (HIGHWOOD) The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival features pumpkin carving, Trick or Treating, costume contests, Pumpkin Parade, hay rides, carnival rides, kids crafts, live entertainment, food, Superhero 5K Pumpkin Run/Walk and lit jack-o-lanterns placed on pumpkin walls throughout the festival grounds, with ceremonial lightings Friday and Saturday nights, and grand lighting on Sunday. Through Oct. 9. City Park at City Hall, 17 Highwood Ave., Highwood. Contact: (847) 432-1924.
4 p.m. — (MOUNT PROSPECT) Village hosts Oktoberfest festival, featuring food, beer, German bands and more. Also Oct. 8. Emerson Street and Busse Avenue, Mount Prospect. Contact: (847) 392-6000.
5 p.m. — (WHEELING) Inaugural Wheeling Oktoberfest features German food, music and more. Also Oct. 8. Heritage Park Performance Pavilion, 333 W. Dundee Rd., Wheeling. Contact: (847) 465-3333.
*** 6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) State Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-39th) hosts the official campaign launch party for Tuition Free Illinois, a statewide campaign for free in-state college tuition for Illinois students. UIC Forum, 725 W Roosevelt Rd. Contact: Joanna Klonsky, (312) 307-0840 or press@joannaklonsky.com.
7 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn reads from her new book “Strong Is the New Beautiful.” Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Contact: (630) 355-2665.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Illinois Green Party Campaign Office hosts open house and informal meet-and-greet with candidates. 2201 W. North Ave. Contact: Geoffrey Cubbage, (224) 999-2423 or media@greenpartychicago.org.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Butcher shop Carnivore Inc. will distribute merguez sausages made from a sacrificed goat to break the Cubs curse. Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison. Contact: Brad Knaub, (773) 368-5554.
7 p.m. — (PORTAGE, Ind.) Elvis FANtasy Fest celebrates the legacy of Elvis Presley, including his music and humanitarian ways. Woodland Park Community Building, 2100 Willowcreek Rd., Portage, Ind. Contact: Kay Lipps, (317) 445-4983 or kaylipps@aol.com.
7 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Northwestern University hosts the “ETOPiA: Engineering Transdisciplinary Project in the Arts” film festival focusing on science and technology with a screening of “The Believers.” Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston. Contact: Megan Fellman, (847) 491-3115 or fellman@northwestern.edu.
7 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Evanston Public Library Storytelling Festival begins with an outdoor showcase of all five headlining storytellers in a tent adjacent to the main library. 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. Contact: Jill Schacter, (847) 448-8628 or jschacter@cityofevanston.org.
7 p.m. — (ELMHURST) Elmhurst History Museum presents the opening lecture in the “In Her Own Right: Marion Mahony Griffin” exhibit. History Museum Education Center, 120 E. Park Ave., Elmhurst. Contact: Patrice Roche, (630) 833-1457 or Patrice.Roche@elmhurst.org.
7 p.m. — (MELROSE PARK) Media/VIP preview night of 13th Floor Chicago, one of the area’s largest haunted houses. 1940 George St., Melrose Park. Contact: Julia Shell, (312) 203-3130 or juliashell@juliashellpr.com. (Note: Media are asked to RSVP.)
7 p.m. — (SKOKIE) Scream Scene haunted attraction at the Skokie Water Playground, which is closed for the season. Weekends through Oct. 31. 4701 Oakton St., Skokie. Contact: (847) 933-4969.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The Resurrection Project, residents and community leaders will host a prayer vigil and camp out honoring Naome Zuber and the other victims of gun violence in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Until 3 a.m. Saturday. Casa Hidalgo, 4600 S. Wood. Contact: Diana Pando, (312) 498-4067 or dpando@resurrectionproject.org.
FRIDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (ROLLING MEADOWS) Tamekka Broyles, charged with attempted murder of a police officer; A Schaumburg woman shot by police after she shot a gun at a police officer in August 2015. Rolling Meadows Courthouse, 2121 Euclid Ave., Rolling Meadows. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (ROLLING MEADOWS) Jacquelyn Greco, charged with first-degree murder; A Michigan woman charged in a cold-case murder for allegedly arranging the murder of her husband in their Inverness home in 1979. Status. Rolling Meadows Courthouse, 2121 Euclid Ave., Rolling Meadows. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (ST. CHARLES) Julia L. Gutierrez, charged with first-degree murder; A woman accused of poisoning her husband with Temazepam at their Geneva home. Status. Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Rt. 38, St. Charles. Contact: Kane County State’s Attorney’s office, (630) 232-3500.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Tyree Brannon, charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery; Accused of burying his gun in the snow after fatally shooting a man on 12-10-2014. 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) Anthony Castaneda, charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer; Accused of assaulting an off-duty Chicago Police officer who shot and critically wounded him in Belmont Cragin 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) Daniel Guerreo and Marco Ramirez, both charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in a public place; Accused in the May 2010 fatal beating and stabbing of Alan Olivia in the McKinley Park area. 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) Salvador Gutierrez, charged with concealing a homicidal death; Accused of killing and dismembering a man found buried in a Southwest Side backyard after a love triangle turned violent in 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) Joey Jones, charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder: Accused of fatally shooting a store clerk, then shooting another man across the city later that day on 4-1-14. 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) Larry Luellen Jr., charged with first-degree murder. A West Side man accused of fatally shooting a Roberto Clemente High School student in February 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) Erin Mowry, charged with DUI; An off-duty Chicago Police officer accused of drunkenly crashing his Mercedes into a pedestrian in July 2015, leaving her seriously hurt. 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) Miata Phelan, charged with murder: Accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend, the father of her unborn child, on 4-30-2014 because he didn’t buy her a gift. 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) Wojciech Sadelski, charged with murder and attempted murder; Accused of beating his mother to death, and attacking and trying to run over his brother on 5-20-2015. 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) Ivan Sanchez, charged with reckless homicide; Accused in a fatal drag racing crash on Lower Wacker Drive in July 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) Charneise Silas, charged with aggravated battery; Accused of being involved with the fatal shooting of her 62-year-old neighbor, Robert Howard Jr., in the University Village neighborhood on 1-26-16. 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) DeMarco Washington, charged with first-degree murder; A 15-year-old charged as an adult with fatally shooting a fellow teen on 4-11-2014. (Note: Spelled “Damarco” in court records.) 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) Lance Wyatt, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and domestic battery, man free on $1 million bail for the alleged attempted murder of his girlfriend arrested again after trying to kill her for a second time. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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