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THURSDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) International Toy and Game Inventor and Industry Conferences, with tracks for amateur and professional inventors. Through Nov. 20. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand. Contact: info@chitag.com or (847) 677-8277.
7 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Crain’s hosts a “Privately Held Breakfast,:” event featuring owners, presidents and CEOs of privately held companies headquartered in Illinois with revenues of $20 million-plus. Westin Michigan Avenue, 909 N. Michigan. Contact: events@crains.com.
8:30 a.m. — (DOWNERS GROVE) Illinois Tollway hosts public hearing on 2017 Tentative Budget. Tollway headquarters, 2700 Ogden Ave., Downers Grove. Contact: Dan Rozek, drozek@getipass.com or (630) 241-6800, ext. 2392.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Experts and detainees will make the case for ending cash bond in Cook County at a press conference (9 a.m.) and public hearing (10 a.m). Cook County Board Room, 5th Floor, 118 N. Clark St. Contact: Lilian Jimenez, (312) 603-5443 or Lilian.Jimenez@cookcountyil.gov.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Northwestern Law School hosts conferences on issues in complex litigation, featuring panel discussions, workshops and more. Rubloff Building, Room 150, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Contact: Hilary Hurd Anyoso, (847) 491-4887 or h-anyoso@northwestern.edu.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Cook County Board of Commissioners’ Criminal Justice Committee hosts public hearing to get input on claims of unconstitutional practices in county bond courts and pre-trial detention. County Building, 5th floor, 118 N. Clark. Contact: press@chuygarcia.org.
10 a.m. — (PORTAGE, Ind.) Indiana Department of Transportation hosts Winter Preparedness event, with representatives and plow drivers discussing the challenges of clearing snow and ice, and the public’s role in safety. Bass Pro Shops, 6425 Daniel Burnham Dr., Portage, Ind. Contact: Doug Moats, dmoats@indot.in.gov or (219) 325-7526.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Public opening of Lincoln Park Zoo’s new polar bear exhibit. 2001 N. Clark St. Contact: Jillian Braun, JBraun@lpzoo.org or (312) 742-5791.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) O’Hare Airport workers, along with SEIU Local 1 and several elected officials, will announce the results of their holiday-strike vote. 111 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1700. Contact: Izabela Miltko-Ivkovich, (708) 655-9681 or miltkoi@seiu1.org; or Nick Desideri, (630) 779-5510 or desiderin@seiu1.org.
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Inaugural nonstop Interjet flight from Mexico City lands at O’Hare International Airport, with water cannon salute by the Chicago Fire Department. Terminal 5, upper level ticketing area. Contact: (773) 686-3700 or cdamedia@cityogchicago.org. (Note: Media must RSVP with name and birthdate by 5 p.m. Wednesday.)
10:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Amazon and UIC officials take part in opening of the retail website’s newest staffed pickup location, Amazon@UIC. Student Center East, 2nd floor, 750 S. Halsted. Contact: Hayley Burns, (313) 808-0485 or hayleyburns@riverstrategies.com.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Activists hold a press conference outside Trump Tower denouncing white supremacy and racial tensions in Mount Greenwood. 401 N. Wabash. Contact: (773) 329-5014.
11 a.m. — (CHICAGO) “Know No Project” at UIC hosts event to “demonstrate unequivocally the meaning of no when it comes to sexual consent” and raise awareness about sexual consent, featuring young people on beds or couches with signs that read “If I Can’t Say No, I Can’t Say Yes.” UIC Quad, 750 S. Halsted St. Contact: Valerie Silverman Kerr, valerie@vsk-publicrelations.com or (914) 806-6647.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) DCFS and 7th-grader Samuel Love will begin collecting 10K toys for children in need for the holidays at a press conference and rally. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St. Contact: P. Andrews-Keenan, (312) 206-2821 or PKeenan1@comcast.net.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Metropolitan Planning Council hosts a roundtable discussion, “A Flood of Ideas: Emerging Best Practices in Stormwater Planning.” 140 S. Dearborn St., Suite 1400. Contact: Janet Myers, (312) 863-6010 or jmyers@metroplanning.org.
1 p.m. — (LANSING) Arise Chicago leads rally of workers at a suburban egg processing plant who were terminated after filing for a union election to help with safety concerns, working conditions and wages. 2963 Bernice Dr., Lansing. Contact: info@arisechicago.org.
*** 1:30 p.m. – (CHICAGO) Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Bruce Rauner will join his delegation for their departure to Rome for the ceremony elevating Chicago Archbishop Blasé Cupich to cardinal. O’Hare International Airport, 10000 W. O’Hare Ave., Terminal 2, upper level near door 2A. Contact: Chicago Department of Aviation Media Relations, (773) 686-3700 or cdamedia@cityofchicago.org. (Note: Members of the media must contact CDA media relations to attend, arrive by 12:30 p.m. with valid, government-issued photo ID and be escorted through security by CDA staff.)
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Religious leaders will launch “Thank a CTA Driver” week. CTA offices, 567 W. Lake St. Contact: Rev. C. J. Hawking, (773) 937-1824 or cj@arisechicago.org.
4 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Health Fair features free BP screenings and flu shots, panel discussion on obesity, games and more. Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. Contact: (847) 448-8600.
5 p.m.— (CHICAGO) Roberto Clemente Community Academy is hosting a Thanksgiving food pantry and turkey giveaway, and representatives from the Chicago Police Department will be assisting students on the donation line. Until 7 p.m. Roberto Clemente Community Academy, 1147 N. Western Ave. Contact: (312) 745-6110.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) “Penguin Hops” fundraiser with music and craft beer at Shedd Aquarium. 1200 S. Lake Shore Dr. Contact: (312) 692-3365 or @sheddaquarium.org.
5:30 p.m. — (GLEN ELLYN) The McAininch Arts Center will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a tribute video, reception and toast. On the College of DuPage Campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Contact: Ann Fink, (773) 505-0546; or Roland Raffel, (630) 661-0146.
5:30 pm. — (CHICAGO) Chicago United hosts Bridge Awards Dinner to honor leaders who advocate for multiracial diversity in corporate governance, executive management, and business partnerships. Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker. Contact: (312) 553-2000.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 10th annual Cooking Pp Change culinary competition, in which students discuss school food, then create e a meal that is healthy and enjoyable to peers. Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W. 35th St. Contact: (773) 247-3000.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) The 100 Club of Chicago and Jack Daniel’s host First Salute, an event celebrating first responders. Untitled Supper Club, 111 W. Kinzie. Contact: Joe Ahern, jahern@100clubchicago.org or (773) 617-2222.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Profs. Shai Feldman Khalil Shikaki of Brandeis University speak on “The Middle East and a New Administration” with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Conference Center. 130 E. Randolph. Contact: (312) 726-3860.
6 p.m. — (MOUNT PROSPECT) Village officials host open house on comprehensive future land use plan. River Trails Middle School, 1000 N. Wolf Rd., Mount Prospect. Contact: Malika Hainer, (847) 818-5312.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) French-American Chamber of Commerce hosts its 32nd “Passport to France” celebration of French-inspired gastronomy and culture. Union League Club, 5th and 6th floors, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. Contact: (312) 578-0444 or information@facc-chicago.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) 900 North Michigan Shops host inaugural tree-lighting party to benefit The Make A Wish Foundation. 900 N. Michigan Ave. Contact: (312) 915-3916.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Transfluential Film Festival highlighting stories of the transgender community. Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. Contact: (773) 472-6469 or @centeronhalsted.org.
6 p.m. — (EAST CHICAGO, Ind.) Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission hosts field hearing on East Chicago Municipal Water Department’s rate case petition. City Hall, 4524 Indianapolis Blvd, East Chicago, Ind. Contact: uccinfo@oucc.in.gov.
6:30 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) Police Chief Robert Marshall hosts Chat with the Chief event to discuss issues with residents, North Central College, Madden Theatre lobby, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Contact: Cmdr. Jason Arres, (630) 420-4137 or arresj@naperville.il.us.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Legacy Lives Series LGBTQ poetry and open mic event hosted by the Center on Halsted. Big Jim’s, 3503 N. Halsted St. Contact: (773) 472-6469 or @centeronhalsted.org.
7 p.m. — (EVANSTON) Secretary of State Jessie White reads to children at a “Jammie Time” family reading night. Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. Contact: Jill Schacter, (847) 448-8628 or jschacter@cityofevanston.org.
7 p.m. — (LISLE) Cubs Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins speaks at Benedictine University. 5700 College Rd., Lisle. Contact: Liz Brown, (630) 829-6194.
7 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago and DuPage United will host a night of solidarity and action to address the need for crisis intervention and diversion services for people with mental illness. Islamic Center of Naperville, 2844 W. Ogden Ave., Naperville. Contact: Aymen Abdel Halim, (630) 588-5160 or aymen@ciogc.org.
7:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Blue Man Group hosts a 25th anniversary performance. Briar Street Theatre, 3133 N. Halsted. Contact: Alex Jakubiak, (847) 924-6110 or alexj@carolfoxassociates.com.
THURSDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9:30 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Lance McDonald, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of beating his stepfather to death with a hammer in Lyons in July 2016. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (ROLLING MEADOWS) Reynaldo Pineda, charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and home invasion; Accused of sexually assaulting a 68-year-old woman and robbing her on 9-25-14 in Arlington Heights. Status. Rolling Meadows Courthouse, 2121 Euclid Ave., Rolling Meadows. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Andrew Anania, Ricardo Cortez and Eduardo Moreno, each charged with first-degree murder; Three teens accused in a fatal Little Village shooting as part of a gang initiation on 8-1-2014. 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) Tramian Barnes, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 19-year-old Portage Park man on 1-20-2014. 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) Dayvon Bennett and 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) Dwright Boone-Doty, Kevin Edwards and Corey Morgan, all charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee on 11-2-15. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed at Dwright Doty in court records.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Antwon Carter, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder of a police officer and attempted armed robber; Accused of the 07-18-2011 killing Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey. 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) Rolando Cortes, charged with criminal sexual abuse by force; Accused of attacking an off-duty police officer jogging at a North Side park in 2013. Status. (Note: Accused in separate 2014 sexual assault and robbery cases.) 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) Christopher Doehring, sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to home invasion; pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, accused in the deaths of two people in September 2009 on the Northwest Side. 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) Camron Howard, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another in West Englewood on 6-23-16. 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) Kwonte Hughes, charged with murder; Accused in a fatal West Englewood drive-by shooting on 10-23-2014. 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) Franklin L. Jackson, charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI for a crash on the crash on the Dan Ryan Expy. near 87th that killed his 4-year-old son in Dec. 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) Wilson G. Jones, charged with leaving the scene of an accident; Accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bronzeville on 7-22-16. 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) 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) Jerome Lofton, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument on 6-2-2014. 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) Dashawn Martin, charged with Bryan Perkins and Sokito Taylor, each charged with murder and concealment of a homicide; Accused of beating to death a man who owed Perkins money, and leaving his body in a trash can near a Safe Passage route in Aug. 2013. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Alan Padilla, charged with first-degree murder; Teenager accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Jalen Stogner 08-31-2012 while he and his mother were at a South Side laundromat. 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) Samuel Parsons-Salas, charged with first-degree murder: Accused in a double murder during an Albany Park home invasion on 9-21-2009. 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) Lavert Pitts, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man at an Austin car wash on 5-26-2014. 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) Ruben Quispe-Trujillo, charged with murder; Accused of stabbing his neighbor while they were drinking together in Logan Square on 7-29-2015. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
10 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Ryne San Hamel, charged with reckless homicide and DUI; A Park Ridge man accused of fatally striking a bicyclist in River North in May 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) Erick Sanders, charged with murder; Accused of fatally shooting his roommate, a mother of four, in a fight over rent and groceries in June 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) Roosevelt Shaffer, charged with first-degree murder: Accused of fatally stabbing his friend in their retirement home in an argument over a jacket in Feb. 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) 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) Tarell Smith, charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery with a firearm and home invasion; Accused of shooting the mother of his children in their West Pullman neighborhood home on 10-29-15. 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) 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) Devonte Watson and Willie Wheeler, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting 20-year-old Dwayne L. Thomas on a Greater Grand Crossing porch on 8-19-15. 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) Christian Williams, charged with murder; A man free on parole for a 1993 slaying now charged in a Pullman stabbing death on 10-29-2014. 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) 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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