UPDATES WITH ADDITIONS MARKED ***
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.
10 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.
*** 10: 30 a.m. — (CHICAGO) A Cook County Judge may rule today on a proposed injunction against the Chicago City Council to “force its immediate compliance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act.” Daley Center, Courtroom 2405, 50 W. Washington St. Contact: Andy Thayer, (773) 209-1187 or LGBTliberation@aol.com.
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.
*** 1 p.m. — (TELECONFERENCE) Press briefing conference call on impact of proposed energy demand charges, featuring State Rep. Will Guzzardi, Abraham Scarr, director of the Illinois Public Interest Research Group and more. Call-in number: (408) 638-0968, access code 596-065-6083. Contact: Abe Scarr, (312) 983-2789 or abe@illinoispirg.org.
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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