SUNDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
7:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) St. Teresa of Avila parish hosts its inaugural non-competitive 1.6-mile Turkey Trot. Parsih Center, 1037 W. Armitage. Contact: mark.buciak@rcn.com.
8 a.m. — (LINCOLNWOOD) Lincolnwood Turkey Trot 5K/10K Race and Fitness Walk includes and Drumstick Dash 50- and 100-yard dash for kids 6 and under. Proesel Park, 7055 Kostner Ave., Lincolnwood. Contact: (847) 677-9740.
9 a.m. — (CHICAGO) International Toy and Game Inventor and Industry Conferences, with tracks for amateur and professional inventors. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand. Contact: info@chitag.com or (847) 677-8277.
10 a.m. — (CHICAGO) International Toy and Game Fair, featuring demos, activities, displays and more for kids and families. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand. Contact: info@chitag.com or (847) 677-8277.
10 a.m. — (BROOKFIELD) Annual Community Tree Trim and Corporate Tree Trim at Brookfield Zoo, in which community groups and corporations sponsor and decorate holiday trees at the zoo to benefit the Chicago Zoological Society. 3300 Golf Rd., Brookfield. Contact: Sondra Katzen, (708) 688-8351 or Sondra.Katzen@CZS.org.
10 a.m. — (GRAYSLAKE) The Great Train Show features operating model railroads, train dealers, collectors, hands-on exhibits, demos, workshops, and more! Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake. Contact: (847) 680-7200.
10 a.m. — (ITASCA) Chicagopex 2016 is the Chicago Philatelic Society’s 130th annual exhibition, featuring speakers, dealer bourse, competitive exhibits, USPS booth, youth booth and more. The Westin Chicago Northwest, 400 Park Blvd., Itasca. Contact: (630) 773-4000.
10 a.m. — (SOUTH HOLLAND) Sand Ridge Nature Center hosts its 44th annual Settler’s Day, with living history demos, history hikes, crafts and more. 15891 S. Paxton Ave., South Holland. Contact: Stacina Stagner, (312) 882-7939 or Stacina.Stagner@cookcountyil.gov.
Noon — (CHICAGO) Transgender Day of Remembracne honors those who lost their lives in the last year to transgender violence., featuring candle lighting ceremony, transgender choir performacne and more. Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. Contact: Vanessa Sheridan, vsheridan@centeronhalsted.org.
1:30 p.m. — (NORTHBROOK) Forest Preserves of Cook County hosts a program on owls. River Trail Nature Center, 3120 Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook. Contact: Stacina Stagner, (312) 882-7939 or Stacina.Stagner@cookcountyil.gov.
2 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ministers, anti-violence advocates and community activists lead an march to protest white supremacy in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood. 111th and Kedzie. Contact: (773) 329-5014.
2 p.m. — (MERRIONETTE PARK) Honor Flight Chicago hosts its 3rd annual Bourbon Street Fundraiser to support its program to fly veterans to Washington to visit memorials. 115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th St., Merrionette Park. Contact: Kelsey Babusiak, (219) 201-8623 or kmbabusiak@gmail.com.
3 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Black Lives Matter will have a vigil for Joshua Beal at the Pullman Porter Museum. 10406 S. Maryland Ave. Contact: Black Lives Matter Chicago (872) 395-8048 or blacklivesmatterchicago@gmail.com.
6 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Opening night of Broadway in Chicago production of “Stmo.” Broadway Playhouse at Water Towner Place, 175 E. Chestnut. Contact: Amanda Meyer, (312) 751-5559 or (847) 778-7069 (cell) or ameyer@korshak.com. (Note: Cameras should arrive by 5:45 p.m . and be self-contained. First 12 minutes of show can be photographed.)
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Global Voices Concert Series presents performance by Painted Caves. Alhambra Palace, 2nd floor Marrekesh Room, 1240 W. Randolph. Contact: hothouse3.0@gmail.com.
MONDAY’S MEETINGS AND EVENTS*
8:30 a.m — (GURNEE) Waukegan Township Coalition to Reduce Recidivism meets, with speakers including Karen Swanson, director of the Institute for Prison Ministries at Wheaton College. United Way, 330 S. Greenleaf, Gurnee. Contact: coalition2rr@gmail.com.
9:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) Residents of homeless shelters and tent cities join clergy, activists and other supporters at rally to prevent the closure of a shelter in Uptown caused by the state budget impasse. People’s Church, 941 W. Lawrence. Contact: Hannah Gelder, (847) 219-5062 (cell) or hgelder@onenorthside.org.
y10 a.m. – (CHICAGO) O’Hare Airport workers hold a press conference to announce the date of a major airport strike. O’Hare Airport, between terminals 1 and 2, 10000 W. O’Hare Ave. Contact: Izabela Miltko-Ivkovich, (708) 655-9681 or miltkoi@seiu1.org.
11 a.m. — (ALEDO) The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs will award the Adonai Community Support Services with the Illinois Veterans’ Business and Appreciation Award at the American Legion. 200 I1 Hwy 17 Contact: Dave MacDonna (217) 524-0629 or dave.macdonna@illinois.gov.
11:30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard speaks to the City Club of Chicago. Maggiano’s, 111 W. Grand Ave. Contact: info@cityclub-chicago.com or (312) 565-6500.
Noon – (CHICAGO) Activists with the Faith, Life and Hope MIssion will present a request for President Barack Obama to stop deportations outside the Department of Homeland Security. 101 W. Congress Parkway. Contact: Jose S. Landaverde, (773) 538-7414.
3:30 p.m. — (CHICAGO) CPS hosts public hearing to get input on renewal applications for Charter and Contract schools. Also 5 p.m. CPS Offices, Garden Level board room, 42 W. Madison St. Contact: (773) 553-1620.
5 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Second City hosts 15th annual “The Second City That Never Sleeps” event, a 24-hour comedy marathon to benefit the Onward Neighborhood House. ETC Theater, 230 W. North Ave. Contact: (312) 337-3992.
7 p.m. — (PORTAGE, Ind.) Metropolitan Community Church Illiana hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil, a safe-space to honor transgender persons murdered this year, with others speaking about their experiences of discrimination in Northwest Indiana. 5579 Clem Rd., Portage, Ind. Contact: (219) 764-7100.
7 p.m. — (CHICAGO) Ald. Joe Moore hosts a participatory budgeting session to get input from 49th Ward residents on how to spend over $1 million in discretionary infrastructure funds. Loyola Park Fieldhouse, 1230 W. Greenleaf. Contact: ward49@cityofchicago.org or (773) 338-5796.
7 p.m. — (NAPERVILLE) Chef Vivian Howard discusses her new cookbook. Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. Contact: (630) 355-2665.
MONDAY’S COURT DOCKET*
9 a.m. call — (BRIDGEVIEW) Ivery Isom, charged with involuntary manslaughter; Accused of shooting a man who was a passenger in a car that then crashed in Chicago on 11-29-2013. Status. Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S. 76th Ave., Bridgeview. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Diante Coakley and Lee Coakley, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of Lee Coakley’s pregnant girlfriend Eva Casara after a botched Christmas Day robbery in Dolton. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Terrence Coulter, indicted with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of homicidal death; accused in the death of a 35-year-old Dana Hayes, found beaten to death in a field in Thornton. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9 a.m. call — (MARKHAM) Brandon Griffin, charged with Darryl Lloyd and Dejuan Crockett, each charged murder and attempted murder; Accused in a triple murder in Harvey in 2010. Status. Markham Courthouse, 16501 S. Kedzie Pkwy., Markham. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Tyrese Bell, charged with murder; A man accused of fatally shooting a cabdriver in North Lawndale on 1-8-2015. 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) William Cochran, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a civilian employee of the Chicago Police Department on 9-16-15 in Morgan 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) Dimeyon Cole, charged with Kevin Mitchell, Menard McAfee and Raymond Winters, each charged with first-degree murder; Four men charged in June 2013 with kidnapping and killing a Broadview business owner in 1999. 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) Decorian Collins and Lamar Williams, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old man in Austin on 4-9-16. 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) 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) Reggie Daniel, charged with first-degree murder; A man in a wheelchair accused of shooting 45-year-old Darrin Joss inside a River West apartment building’s gym on 3-2-16. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California Ave. Contact: Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423. (Note: Also listed in court records as Reggie Daniels.)
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Antwan Elliott, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old over his gang affiliation on 3-15-2015. 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) Arieus Fitch, charged with murder; Accused of a fatal 5-24-2015 Bronzeville shooting as revenge for an earlier shooting. 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 Gunn, charged with Anthony Wells, both charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a man on 9-13-2013. Wells later linked by DNA to 2010 murder. 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 Harviley, charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and robbery; Accused of shooting an off-duty Chicago Police officer during a robbery in Washington Heights on 3-21-16. 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) Omar Hernandez, charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jeremy Salinas, who was gunned down by Satan Disciples on 6-10-15 in Bridgeport while trying to retrieve his bicycle. 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 Hooks, charged with aggravated sexual assault; Accused of sexually assaulting a 31-year-old woman in the South Loop in Nov. 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) Alicia Johnson, charged with reckless homicide and leaving the scene of a crash; Driver accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash over Memorial Day weekend 2016 in Avalon 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) Kevin Mason, charged with first-degree murder; Accused of fatally shooting a 62-year-old man in a University Village apartment building 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) Daniel Morris, charged with Jake Tate and Todd Cooper, all charged with murder; Accused of strangling, beating and sodomizing a homeless man over a stolen cell phone in October 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) Luis Pantoja, charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, aggravated criminal sexual assault and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon: Accused of the brutal sexual assault of a 15 year-old-girl, found lying in a pool of blood in the backyard of a home on 12-17-2013. 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) Jason Rayford, charged with reckless homicide; Accused of beating his wife while she was driving, causing a crash that killed a pedestrian on 12-21-2014. 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) Johnny Reese, charged with Marsharra Tate, both charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a mother of three on Mother’s Day weekend 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) 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) Louis Tabor, charged with first-degree murder; Accused in a fatal shooting on 7-22-2011. Status. Cook County Criminal Courthouse, 2600 S. California. Contact: State’s Attorney’s office, (312) 603-3423.
9:30 a.m. call — (CHICAGO) Marsharra Tate, charged with Johnny Reese, both charged with murder; Accused in the fatal shooting of a mother of three on Mother’s Day weekend 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.
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