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WEDNESDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO/ELK GROVE VILLAGE) Mothers and midwifery advocates will protest the American Academy of Pediatrics at two locations over their opposition to the Home Birth Safety Act. Until 1:30 p.m. 1400 W. Hubbard St., Chicago; and 141 Northwest Point Blvd., Elk Grove Village. Contact: Michelle Breen, (224) 522-4784 or micelles.breen@gmail.com.
9 a.m.– (CHICAGO) Immigrant rights activists and Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa present list of immigration policy priorities for Chicago in the wake of a Trump presidency. City Hall, 2nd Floor, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: Monica Trevino, (773) 573-8667.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Food Tank, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and University of Chicago Booth School of Business host inaugural Chicago Food Tank Summit, featuring speakers from the food and agriculture fields, interactive panels and more. Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr. Contact: (312) 464-8787.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Northwestern Law School hosts conferences on issues in complex litigation, featuring interview with Chief Judge Diane Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit (1:15 p.m.), panel discussions, workshops and more. Also Nov. 17. Rubloff Building, Room 150, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Contact: Hilary Hurd Anyoso, (847) 491-4887 or h-anyoso@northwestern.edu.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) City Council meets. City Hall, Council Chambers, 121 N. LaSalle. Contact: (312) 744-6870.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County Board of Commissioners meets. 5th floor boardroom, 118 N. Clark St. Contact: (312) 603-3323 or press@cookcountyil.gov.
11:15 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Glenwood Academy hosts its 68th annual Thanksgiving Luncheon benefit. Chicago Marriott Downtown, 540 N. Michigan. Contact: Thelma Sardin, (708) 756-5104 or (773) 655-2793 (cell).
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Dahleen Glanton, Greg Hinz, Natasha Korecki, and Lynn Sweet discuss “The Votes Are In: What Happens Next?” with the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
11:30 a.m. — (ITASCA) GOA Regional Business Association Membership Luncheon, with keynote by Blackhawks President John McDonough. The Westin NW, 400 Park Blvd., Itsaca. Contact: Scott Footer, (630) 773-2944.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Former Chicago Bears players Israel Idonije and Jerry Azumah will help distribute Thanksgiving turkeys to West Side school. St. Malachy School, 2252 W. Washington Blvd. Contact: Mary Frances Trucco, (630) 948-6068 or MaryFrances.Trucco@Jewel-Osco.com.
4 p.m. — (SUMMIT) Illinois Department of Transportation hosts public meeting on proposed Harlem Avenue improvements in Chicago, Summit and Bedford Park. Summit Park District, 5700 S. Archer Rd., Summit. Contact: Gianna Urgo, (312) 814-4693; or Guy Tridgell, (312) 793-4199.
4:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) UIC Great Cities Institute marks its 21st year with a special program featuring two of its founders, retired University of Illinois President James Stukel, and Portland State University President Wim Wiewel. Students Center East, East Terrace, 750 S. Halsted. Contact: Laurie Glenn, (773) 704-7246 or lrglenn@thinkincstrategy.com.
5:30 p.m. — (GLEN ELLYN) College of DuPage celebrates the 30th anniversary of the opening of the McAninch Arts Center. Until 6:30 p.m. McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Contact: (773) 969-5042 or (630) 942-2263.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Chicago Crime Commission hosts Stars of Distinction 2016 Awards Dinner, recognizing contributions in fighting crime, with keynote by Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson. Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. Contact: John Pastuovic, (312) 925-9092.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Young patients from Lurie Children’s Hospital will light the 20-foot holiday tree (about 6:30 p.m.) during the Waldorf Astoria’s 2nd annual tree lighting ceremony. 11 E. Walton. Contact: Diana Romeo, (312) 374-8576 or dromeo@hensonconsulting.com.
5:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Mariachi Institute of Chicago press conference to announce the “Merry-Achi Christmas Concert” coming to Chicago the day before Christmas Eve. Cristo Rey High School, 1852 W. 22nd Pl. Contact: (773) 503-9295 or beckylopezg@gmail.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Center on Halsted hosts “A Call to Rise,” a session during which members of the LGBTQ community and supporters will plan strategy and bond. 3656 N. Halsted. Contact: Peter Johnson, pjohnson@centeronhalsted.org or (773) 472-6469.
6 p.m. — (LISLE) “It’s A Guy Thing: DuPage Medical Group’s Prostate Health Event” features discussion with urologists in honor of “Movember.” DuPage Medical Group, Lisle Medical Office Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 430 Warrenville Rd., Lisle. Contact: Maria McGowan, (630) 545-7640 or maria.mcgowan@dupagemd.com.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Univision’s Erika Maldonado and WBBM’s Craig Dellimore discuss the 2016 election with the Chicago Headline Club. WeWork Kinzie, 111 W. Illinois. Contact: headline.submit@gmail.com.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Prof. David Evans of the University of Chicago Law School and Jacob Plummer of Allscripts speak on “Uber, Airbnb, OpenTable: Modern Matchmakers” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. 130 E. Randolph. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Opening reception for Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education’s CONVERGENCE 2016 exhibition of student art and academic work. Through Nov. 18. Mana Contemporary, 2233 S. Throop St. Contact: Michelle Green Arnson, (312) 870-6146 or mgreen@capeweb.org.
6:30 p.m. — (LONG GROVE) Lake County Sheriff’s Dept. hosts town hall meeting to discuss new initiatives, including body-worn cameras, mental health initiatives, and procedural justice programs. Kildeer Countryside Elementary School, 3100 Old McHenry Rd., Long Grove. Contact: Christopher Covelli, ccovelli@lakecountyil.gov or (847) 377-4180.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Gay rights attorney and author Elizabeth Schwartz discusses her book “Before I Do,” a handbook on the range of considerations couples should address before tying the knot. Center on Halsted, 3rd Floor Theatre, 3656 N. Halsted St. Contact: (773) 472-6469.
7 p.m. — (MUNDELEIN) Mundelein’s Citizens’ and Seniors Citizens’ combined Police Academy graduation ceremony. Police Department, 221 N. Lake St., Mundelein. Contact: Eric Guenther, (847) 968-3775.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Investigative health reporter/author Martha Rosenberg speaks on “We Are Eating What?” Harold Washington Library Center, Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St. Contact: (312) 747-4300.
*** 8 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Peace on Earth Film Festival hosts a screening and discussion of “Amazon Gold.” Comfort Station, 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Contact: Danielle Garnier, (312) 841-3500 or publicity@peaceonearthfilmfestival.org.
WEDNESDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Salvador Alvarado, Eddie Garcia and Jonathan Ivory, each charged with murder and attempted armed robbery; Accused of murdering a man in a Berwyn barber shop 12-31-2013. Status. Maywood Courthouse, 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MAYWOOD) Joseph Kestian, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of strangling his elderly mother in October 2010 in a drunken fury. Status. Maywood Courthouse, Room 103, 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
1:30 p.m. call – (WAUKEGAN) David Brocksom, charged with murder; Accused of shooting his estranged wife to death his estranged wife in Gurnee on Sept. 2015. Status. Lake County Criminal Courthouse, 18 N. County St., Waukegan. Contact: Lake County State’s Attorney’s office, (847) 377-3000.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Dwayne Anderson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting the wrong man while gunning for a romantic rival on 11-2-2013. 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) Davis Arna, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of shooting a romantic rival on 5-20-2013 who was left paralyzed and died more than a year later. 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) Tyrell Birmingham, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on a West Side porch on 7-11-2014. 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) 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) Denzel Burke, charged with Michael Phillips and Eric Vaughn, all charged with murder; Accused in the 7-12-2014 shooting of photographer Wil Lewis as he waited for a bus in Rogers Park. 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) Germel Dossie, charged with murder; Accused of the 6-2-2015 shooting of a man who made disparaging Facebook comments about slain rapper Young Pappy on 6-1-15. 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) Devonte Dotson, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during a domestic dispute inside an apartment near O’Hare on 6-12-2015. 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) Williams Gardner, charged with murder; Accused of killing a man and injuring a teenager in a West Side shooting on 5-25-2014. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also spelled “William” in court records.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Clauzell Gause, a Chicago Police officer accused of official misconduct; Accused of punching and pushing a man at Jackson Park Hospital 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) Dominic Gipson, charged with reckless homicide; Accused of fleeing police in Bronzeville and leading to the death of an 18-year-old man. 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) Manuel Gonzalez, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man outside a Wicker Park bar after an argument over gang affiliation on 9-14-2013. 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) 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) Joseph Griffin, charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery; A 17-year-old charged as an adult with shooting and robbing a man in a home barbershop on 3-1-2014. 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) James Harris IV, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of killing his girlfriend’s 19-month-old daughter found slain in Riverdale on 3-16-14. 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) Joshua Johnson, charged with Mario Ortega, both charged with murder; Accused of robbing and killing a Logan Square man returning from work on 12-12-2013. 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) Michael Laster and Jonathon Thompson, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting two men in Uptown 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) Markiese McKinney, charged with attempted first-degree murder; A South Side man accused of shooting at a uniformed off-duty Chicago Police officer attempting to make an arrest in Oct. 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) Jeremy Medina and Randy Ruiz, charged with 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) Pamela Myles, charged with two murders; A woman being held in a mental institution for stabbing a woman with a butcher knife, has also been charged with the 2006 ax murders of two women from her former Southeast Side church. 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 Perkins, charged with Brittney Mitchell and Orhan Cerimagic, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a home invasion that left an accomplice dead and a resident fatally stabbed in Sept. 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) Joshua Poe, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting his friend on 2-4-2015 after smoking synthetic marijuana and questioning him about his loyalty. 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 Randall, charged with murder; A rapper accused of fatally shooting his rival in front of the man’s children on 7-17-2015. Arraignment. 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) David Silva, charged with Jeremy Medina and Randy Ruiz, 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) Crystal Valdez, charged with murder; Accused along with her boyfriend of killing her four-year-old son on his birthday in Nov. 2011. 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) Derrick S. Williams, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument over drugs on 3-19-2015. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
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