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🌱 Lincoln Statue Defaced + Student Athletes Donate 1000 Sweatshirts

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Good morning! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. In today's Chicago Daily:

  • 🚫 A Lincoln statue in an Edgewater park has been defaced with graffiti
  • 🍽️ Marillac St. Vincent asks for help feeding Chicago families
  • 🕒 River North restaurants cut hours more than anywhere else in the U.S.

The weather:

Partly sunny. High: 47 Low: 39.

Top 5 stories in Chicago:

1) Abraham Lincoln statue in Edgewater defaced with anti-colonizer graffiti. For the second time in less than two months, a statue of Abraham Lincoln was vandalized by anti-colonizer activists. This time, it was in Senn Park. Last month, it was in Lincoln Park. The vandals used red paint to deface the statue and pedestal, referencing the "Dakota 38"—38 Native Americans hanged in 1862 over a land dispute in what is now Minnesota. President Lincoln approved those death sentences.

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2) Giving Tuesday: Marillac St. Vincent asks for help to feed Chicago families. Marillac St. Vincent operates food pantries in East Garfield Park and Lincoln Park. Director of Community Outreach Programs Tramaine Martin said the need for food assistance has risen. "Over the past year, we've seen over a 22% increase," Martin said. "We've gone from serving maybe a 100 to 200 per distribution. We're seeing bigger families." Their goal is to raise $10,000, as an anonymous donor has promised a 100 percent match.

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3) River North restaurants cut hours more than any area in US during COVID. On average, restaurants in River North cut 20.2 operating hours per week during the COVID-19 pandemic. That's more than restaurants in any other part of the country. Some restaurants have stopped serving lunch, others are now closed several days a week to remain profitable. Restaurant owners cite inflation, lack of workers and changing consumer habits—the biggest being a sluggish return to workers downtown.

Chicago Sun-Times

4) Chicago area student athletes donate 1000 sweatshirts to highlight teens without homes. More than a dozen high school soccer players from the Chicago area donated 1,000 sweatshirts yesterday to Lincoln Park Community Services. They collected the donations through a charity event organized by Buddy's Helpers. The students wanted the donation to highlight teen homelessness, which affected about 40,000 Illinois students last school year.

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5) Illinoisans have less than one week to renew their driver's license, ID card. The final deadline for Illinois residents to renew their driver's license or ID card is Dec. 1, marking the end of the final deadline extension. The upcoming deadline applies to driver's licenses, ID cards and permits, but it does not apply to commercial driver's licenses or CDL learner's permits. The Secretary of State encourages people to complete the renewal process online, though drivers have the option of visiting a facility instead.

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Today in Chicago:

  • "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" at West Belmont Branch Library (1:00 PM)
  • "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"at Sulzer Regional Library (1:00 PM)
  • Handel's Messiah Lecture with Camerata Chicago Music Director Drostan Hall at Harold Washington Library Center (1:00 PM)
  • "Elvis" at Edgewater Branch Library (2:00 PM)
  • The Golden Girls: The Obligatory Holiday Special at Center on Halsted (3:00 PM)
  • Light Up the Lake at Navy Pier (3:00 PM)
  • "Nope" at Back of the Yards Branch Library (3:30 PM)
  • Zoolights at Lincoln Park Zoo (4:30 PM)
  • The Corner: Anniversary Show feat. Bobby Wonderfull at The Promontory (7:00 PM)
  • Wild Pink, Trace Mountains, Jodi at Sleeping Village (7:00 PM)
  • "A Christmas Carol" at Goodman Theatre (7:00 PM)
  • No Tell Cartel at Reggies (7:00 PM)
  • Hot Potato Hearts Speed Dating at Cafe Mustache (7:00 PM)
  • Holly and Berries and Everything Merry: My Christmas Spectacular at The Mercury Theater (7:30 PM)
  • Free Monday with Bled Tape, Harvey Waters, Stalled at Empty Bottle (7:30 PM)
  • The Second City's Best of the Holidays at The Second City (8:00 PM)
  • Animated Musical Monday: Show Tunes at Sidetrack (8:00 PM)
  • Damager, Superkick, Nora Marks at Schubas (8:00 PM)
  • Advance Base with Spencer Radcliffe at Beat Kitchen (8:00 PM)
  • Natasha Leggero - The World Deserves My Children at City Winery (8:00 PM)
  • Mista Magoo at Punch House (9:00 PM)

Social chatter:

  • Chicago Bulls Cyber Monday sale: "Set your alarms, our Cyber Monday sale starts at midnight! Get discounted Bulls tickets starting at $35. Get a reminder ➡️ bit.ly/3GQDu94" (Chicago Bulls via Facebook)
  • History of the Slinky: "The Slinky: a work of science and an accidental toy! In 1943, engineer Richard James was working towards creating springs that could keep ship equipment steady at sea. When James accidentally knocked some off a shelf, he witnessed how hey moved, as if they were gracefully climbing down!" (Museum of Science and Industry via Instagram)
  • Jackowo: "Writers Mary Wisniewski and Joanna Marszalek recently won the Chicago Journalists Association's Boyden Award for best feature for their story on the Northwest Side neighborhood- known in Polish as Jackowo." (Chicago magazine via Instagram)
  • Chicago Parks winter schedule: "Starting tomorrow, Nov. 28, Chicago Parks Winter Schedule will be available to browse leading up to registration on Dec. 5 & 6. Follow the🔗to access simple steps & prepare for registration 👉 " (Chicago Park District via Facebook)
  • High school applications: "We hope you enjoy your holiday weekend! Don't forget to complete your high school application by Friday, December 2nd at 5 pm. Learn more at go.cps.edu." (Chicago Public Schools via Facebook)

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— Nicole Cvetnic

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