{"id":2311,"date":"2015-02-12T01:30:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T07:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2015-02-12T01:30:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T07:30:44","slug":"get-involved-with-caps-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/?p=2311","title":{"rendered":"CAPS &#038; Court Advocacy UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30914\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Court Advocacy Needed in River North &#8211;\u00a0Upcoming 2015\u00a0Hearings<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59572\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59571\">Alderman Reilly along with RNRA&#8217;s Public Safety and CAPS chairman, Bob DiFiglio has been working closely with the Chicago Police Department and City Law Department to address public safety and nuisance issues related to Nouveau Tavern in the River North neighborhood. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59571\">The 18th Police District is seeking neighborhood residents to help serve as &#8220;court advocates&#8221; to attend an upcoming court hearing for the arrests and citations issued at Nouveau Tavern this fall.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59573\">The following hearing\u00a0has again been continued\u00a0\u00a0to Feb. 18th, 9am\u00a0\u00a0:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59576\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px 40px; text-align: justify; color: #285685;\">\n<li id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59575\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Misdemeanor Court for one patron charged with Aggravated Assault to a Police Officer on October 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59578\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59577\">Alderman Reilly is asking River North Residents to consider participating in the &#8220;Court Advocacy Program&#8221; to ensure the Chicago Police Department&#8217;s recent enforcement efforts at Nouveau Tavern result in convictions and penalties for these crimes.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59581\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59542\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59541\"><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59540\">Wednesday, February 18th, 9:00AM<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59548\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\">Circuit Court of Cook County<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59543\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\">Branch 29 &#8211; Misdemeanor \/ Ordinance<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59549\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\">2452 W. Belmont Avenue, 1st Floor<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59550\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\">Chicago, IL 60618<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59551\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\">773-404-3315<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59556\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; color: #800000;\"><i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59555\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415811259196_59554\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Working together, we can maintain River North&#8217;s reputation as\u00a0one of America&#8217;s fastest growing neighborhoods that is a welcoming and safe place to live, work and play.<\/span>\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0For more information about Court Advocacy and to confirm attendance at upcoming hearings, please call Sergeant Vanek at the Chicago Police Department&#8217;s 18th District at 312-742-5880. Community participation in these hearings is important and can help impact the outcome of cases. To help the 18th District preserve safety in River North, immediately call 9-1-1 to report suspicious behavior or anything out of the ordinary.\u00a0 After reporting the incident to 9-1-1, please contact Aldm. Reilly&#8217;s constituent office at office@ward42chicago.com\u00a0or by calling 312-642-4242\u00a0so our Alderman&#8217;s office can follow-up with\u00a0our Police Department.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30914\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30915\">CAPS<\/span> meetings offer\u00a0River North\u00a0residents an opportunity to address crime and safety issues directly with the beat officers who patrol their neighborhood, as well as to provide ongoing feedback, which help the police to monitor crime issues.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">RNRA has a Public Safety committee headed by\u00a0 River North resident, Bob DiFiglio, bdifiglio@rnrachicago.org. If interested in volunteering for this committee, please contact Bob.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30922\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30921\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PLEASE NOTE<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30920\">The 18th District 30-Sector CAPS meeting (<strong>Beats 1831, <\/strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30919\"><strong id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30918\">1832, 1833 and 1834<\/strong>)<\/span><\/span>, are\u00a0held on the first Thursday of every odd-numbered month, was held on\u00a0January 15th. The next meeting is March 5, 2015 6:30pm.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30923\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30924\">The meetings\u00a0are\u00a0held\u00a0at the Access Living Center, located at 115 W. Chicago Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30926\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\u00a0If you would like further information regarding upcoming CAPS meetings, please call your Police District&#8217;s CAPS office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1st District: 312-745-4381<br \/>\n12th District: 312-746-8306<br \/>\n18th District: 312-742-5778<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30929\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">To find your district and beat, please <a id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1404962091064_30930\" style=\"color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001vpnDtmqLytp__ULwc0SUDocCnIvUaGpcpZKLkiu154PRjG4OL7eNnR6WcWsmBi7Aj2OUA0Osb3ce-XshHcoAoUdysO-boLOmYcYRB7cpYab4sME9BncBtyntAIM8WLX1fxqkz-rEZ3VwK7u9AnOqDpA7CJjDy5ztnNGOHZvTzjG-uM1uH3s6P2QfbD1rCXWG6MYLupA6qXS6NdgEpOFhOLDAtEKssikSpcybKx5EJ_k=&amp;c=qnDqyGjlu1PRaYbocy_5w31bDrKBvW9iNZ932zp5Vz84HGOXmflt1w==&amp;ch=4l8ZPk_RCB0MwjK6imv4SUguBXM2u0-9GvMCOO0Lz5aVF8_iKAqJIA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" shape=\"rect\">click here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court Advocacy Needed in River North &#8211;\u00a0Upcoming 2015\u00a0Hearings Alderman Reilly along with RNRA&#8217;s Public Safety and CAPS chairman, Bob DiFiglio has been working closely with the Chicago Police Department and City Law Department to address public safety and nuisance issues related to Nouveau Tavern in the River North neighborhood. 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