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El Municipio de Cicero volvió a la vida la tarde del pasado martes cuando los residentes se reunieron para celebrar la Noche Nacional, evento anual que reúne a las comunidades del país para promover la seguridad, fortalecer los vínculos de los vecindarios y estimular relaciones positivas entre los residentes y la policía local. El evento de este año, celebrado en el patio y centro comunitario de la ciudad de Cicero fue un éxito rotundo, lleno de actividades divertidas, conversaciones interesantes y un sentido palpable de unidad. En Illinois hay 179 ciudades que participan en la Noche Nacional, siendo la de Cicero la mejor. “Es un gran evento! Tenemos un gran apoyo del presidente del poblado, el Presidente Larry Dominick y la junta de fideicomiso. La Noche Nacional es un evento nacional ofrecido cada año el primer martes de agosto”, dijo Patti Salerno, Director de Eventos Especiales. El 6 de agosto del 2024, las familias comenzaron a llegar al parque temprano en la tarde, recibidos por música, puestos de comida y una variedad de actividades para niños, incluyendo rifas, casas de rebote y juegos. A la puesta del sol, el centro comunitario estaba repleto de energía encarnando el espíritu de unión que la Noche Nacional se propone fomentar. “Este evento trata de establecer relaciones y mostrar que juntos somos fuertes”, dijo el Presidente del Poblado, Larry Dominick. “La Noche Nacional es un recordatorio de que la seguridad es un esfuerzo comunitario y hoy en la noche, Cicero mostró lo que significa permanecer unidos”.

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Thursday, August 22nd, Friday, August 23rd & Saturday August 24th

Join us and visit Cook County Farm Bureau’s diverse Farms, Farmstands, Greenhouses, Garden Centers and Agri-businesses that are proud members of the CCFB on this self-guided tour. The Crawl is free, offering 21 locations to visit during our designated 3-day Farm Crawl: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 22-24, 2024. There will be opportunities for tours, experiences, local farm products to purchase, many offering specials and discounts by presenting our Passport to Ag booklet.

Crawlers use the Passport to Agriculture booklet is used to record visits at participating crawl locations, as well as details and operating times by location, and special crawl offers. Crawlers who turn in their Passport to the CCFB office will be entered into a drawing for the chance at top ca$h prizes of $500, $350, and $150, and other small prizes. This year we will also award 3 “Favorite Farm Crawl Passport Locations” with the same cash prize as voted by received Farm Crawl Passports. This Crawl encourages adults and children of all ages to come out and see what Cook County agriculture looks like and enjoy during these 3 designated days…we hope to see you on the Crawl! For full event details, Passport download, and map, visit us at: https://cookcfb.org/stay-updated-/events-and-programs/programs-and-events/profile/farm-crawl

Ways to obtain your Passport to Ag:
Download at: https://bit.ly/3SP69Ah
Email: ccfb@cookcfb.org
Call: 708.354.3276 to have one mailed
Pick up a copy at CCFB office (crawl locations will have limited copies available during the crawl).

A police officer for the Village of Dolton, Ill. was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Chicago on bankruptcy fraud charges for allegedly engaging in a scheme to conceal assets and income from creditors and prevent payment of the settlement of a lawsuit. A nine-count indictment returned this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Chicago charges LEWIS A. LACEY, 61, of Matteson, Ill., with bankruptcy fraud, making false statements and declarations in a bankruptcy case, and perjury.  Each count is punishable by a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.  Arraignment has not yet been scheduled. 

The indictment was announced by Morris Pasqual, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI,Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the IRS Criminal Investigation Chicago Field Office,Ruth M. Mendonça, Inspector-in-Charge of the Chicago Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Hannibal Ware, Inspector General of the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Trustee Program.  The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason A. Julien and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian P. Netols.  The officials noted that Lacey was indicted as part of an ongoing federal investigation.

According to the indictment, Lacey since the 1980s has filed numerous personal bankruptcy cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, including petitions in 2019 and 2020.  The recent petitions automatically stayed enforcement of a settlement agreement Lacey had reached in 2017 with the plaintiff in a lawsuit in state court.  The indictment alleges that Lacey filed the 2019 bankruptcy petition shortly after the plaintiff moved to enforce the settlement agreement, accusing Lacey of still owing $43,000 of the $55,000 settlement.

The indictment alleges that Lacey made several materially false and fraudulent representations in oral statements and documents submitted in the bankruptcy cases, including underreporting his monthly income and concealing bank accounts that he controlled.  Among other things, Lacey falsely represented that he was separated from his spouse and that she did not reside with him or contribute to his monthly income and mortgage, the indictment states.  The false representations allowed Lacey to fraudulently calculate his monthly income for purposes of repayment of his creditors as substantially less than it should have been if his spouse’s contributions were included, the indictment states. During the charged fraud scheme, Lacey served as a police officer for the Dolton Police Department. The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.  The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 3463, an amendment to the Juvenile Court Act, which creates a clear process for implementation of already existing juvenile expungement laws. SB 3463 is intended to automatically schedule expungement hearing date for juveniles. Additionally, eligible juvenile records can now be expunged two years after a sentence ends, to allow the court to schedule the expungement date when the sentence ends or when a young person is sent to the Department of Juvenile Justice. This will allow both greater flexibility and more accuracy, so that the judge has the most up to date information about the young person’s future eligibility upon setting a court date. This will reduce the likelihood of multiple court dates having to be scheduled. Under current law, courts are required to automatically order expungement in certain juvenile cases, but statute does not require that the order is automatically put on the call, meaning that the juvenile must proactively follow a complicated process two years after their case has been adjudicated. After a case had been adjudicated and the sentence completed, the juvenile may not know or remember to seek expungement. As a result, they may no longer have representation. It is also possible that the individual may get a job that is not impacted by the adjudicated delinquent status and move forward. Illinois now joins 22 other states with laws that automatically seal or expunge juvenile records in certain circumstances. SB 3463 is effective January 1, 2025.

El Grito Chicago, a vibrant 2-day festival in celebration of Mexican Independence Day, announces an exciting entertainment line-up made up of national and local performing artists from multiple musical genres. El Grito Chicago will take place at Butler Field in Grant Park on Saturday, September 14th and Sunday, September 15th, 2024, from 2p.m., to 10p.m.
 
Saturday, September 14 –Entertainment line-up includes:
Banda Los Sebastianes
Gerardo Coronel
Sonora Santanera
Los KBROS
Sin Anestesia
El Ejercito Sirreno

Sunday, September 15 –Entertainment line-up includes:
Esteban Gabriel
Los Sementales de Nuevo León
Grupo Vanguardia
Selena the Show
Mariachi Monumental

El Grito Civic Ceremony hosted by the Mexican Consulate in Chicago will begin at approximately 8 p.m. El Grito Chicago festival tickets are available for sale at https://www.elgritochicago.com/.

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) announced the commercial corridor activation, “Celebrating Chicago at Daley Plaza.” The week-long celebration will take place at Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington Street, and is free to the public. This event is designed to showcase Chicago’s neighborhoods in the heart of downtown to both residents and visitors. The first-ever multi-day activation celebrates the city’s rich diversity of culture, food, and more, bringing together neighborhoods and communities in the vibrant Loop. For more information, visit Chicago.gov/DCASE.

Celebrating Chicago at Daley Plaza Schedule

Monday, August 19:
Street Symphony: The Soulful Artistry of Chicago’s Street Performers organized by BACP, will include Food Trucks and feature three performances with performances starting at noon.

• 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Cafe Rocker

• 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Dovydas

• 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Red Star Ramblers

• 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Daley Plaza Favorite DJs and House Music Personalities

Tuesday, August 20:  
Chicago Vintage Festival from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., presented by DCASE: Come check out 50+ vintage and handmade vendors at Daley Plaza, for one day only. Indigenous / First Nations Mapping Event from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., presented by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI)

Wednesday, August 21: 
Chi-Town Stars: Youth in Da Spotlight, organized by BACP, will feature four performances by some of the city’s top youth entertainers starting at 12:30pm and will include food trucks.

• 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.: DJ Jukie Da Kid

• 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: Jesse White Tumblers

• 1:20 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.: South Shore Drill Team

• 1:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.: Mariachi Aguilas de Benito Juarez

• 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Daley Plaza Favorite DJs and House Music Personalities

Thursday, August 22:
Daley Plaza Farmers Extended Twilight Market, organized by DCASE, will sell fresh seasonal produce, flowers, prepared foods, unique Chicago-made products and rare finds from 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. along with special performances by local DJs throughout the day.

• 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: DJ Dreea playing Reggae, House, R & B & Hip Hop

• 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Heart of Chicago Soul Club, a group of women DJs spinning Motown, Doowop and rare Northern Soul on vinyl

Friday, August 23:
Forty Years of House: A Celebration of Chicago Music, organized by BACP, will feature three of the city’s hottest local DJs playing old school and current house music and will include food trucks.

• 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: DJ 1/11

• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: DJ LipGloss

• 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: DJ T-Rell

• 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Daley Plaza Favorite DJs and House Music Personalities

For details, visit Chicago.gov/DCASE and stay connected via our newsletters and social media.

Broadway In Chicago will host Back to the Future’s first ever Fan Night at the Cadillac Palace Theatre on Friday, August 16. Fans of the beloved franchise are encouraged to cosplay as their favorite characters or dress in their favorite ‘50s, ‘80s, or Prom Night attire for the 7:30pm performance of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL. The first 300 fans arriving in themed attire will receive an exclusive limited-edition BACK TO THE FUTURE FAN NIGHT poster with additional surprises coming throughout the evening. Show tickets are required to attend the Friday, August 16 Fan Night performance and may be purchased now at https://bit.ly/BTTF_FanNight.

WHAT: BACK TO THE FUTURE’S first ever Fan Night

WHEN: Friday, August 16, 2024, with a 7:30pm showtime

WHERE: Cadillac Palace Theater, 151 W. Randolph St, Chicago, IL

Photo Credit: Broadway in Chicago