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Good morning! Thanks for checking out today's Chicago Daily. In your guide to local stories:

  • 🗳️ Vice President Harris visits the city ahead of Election Day
  • 📈 Chicago has one of the fastest-growing renter populations in the U.S.
  • 🌿 Floating wetlands have been installed on the South Branch of the Chicago River

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Top 5 stories in Chicago:

1) Vice President Harris in Chicago as gubernatorial candidates make last-minute stops ahead of Election Day. Vice President Kamala Harris attended two rallies in Chicago yesterday—one at the XS Tennis and Education Foundation with Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, and the other a 'Get Out the Vote' rally with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth at The Second City. The visits were to encourage voter turnout and highlight incumbent Democrats.

ABC Chicago

2) Protesters in Chicago spell out 'free Iran' in white flags visible to passing planes. Protesters spelled out "Free Iran" in a white flag demonstration near Montrose Beach yesterday. About 14,000 flags were placed on the grass, each one representing prisoners and journalists being tortured and held in prisons across Iran. They also represented college students, musicians, artists and athletes.

CBS Chicago

3) Floating wetlands installed on South Branch of Chicago River for native wildlife. Floating wetlands have been installed in the Lower West Side of the Chicago River to attract native wildlife to the historically industrial stretch of waterway. The project was a collaboration between Shedd Aquarium and Urban Rivers.

Chicago Sun-Times

4) Chicago has one of the fastest-growing renter populations in the U.S. Though the cost of rent has spiked in recent years, the percentage of renters still outpaces that of homeowners in many cities across the U.S. See what Chicago zip codes made the list.

WGN-TV

5) Ukrainian pro soccer coach flees war, lands in Chicago. Now has Edgewater amateur team on cusp of a championship. Andriy Berezovchuk played 18 years of professional soccer and eight years as a coach in his native Ukraine before his life was upended by the Russian invasion. His family now takes refuge in Chicago, where Berezovchuk, 41, is rebuilding his coaching career and has a local team on the brink of a city title.

Block City Chicago

Today in Chicago:

  • Mexico En Xicágo! Mexican Wine Seminar & Trade Tasting at National Museum of Mexican Art (11:00 AM)
  • Jinjer: USA Tour at House of Blues (4:30 PM)
  • Motorcycle Mondays 2022 Season Finale at Cobra Lounge (6:00 PM)
  • Artmaking & Incarceration: Nicole R. Fleetwood with Maria Gaspar at The Art Institute of Chicago (6:00 PM)
  • Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at Invictus Theatre Company (7:00 PM)
  • FKJ at Radius (7:00 PM)
  • Troigo, Sleeping Jesus, Head at Empty Bottle (7:30 PM)
  • Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: All Mozart at PianoForte (7:30 PM)
  • Lunar Vacation Girl K at Subterranean (8:00 PM)
  • We Don't Sell Beans! An Improv / Sketch Comedy Showcase at My Buddy's (8:00 PM)
  • "The Maltese Falcon" at The Logan Theatre (11:00 PM)

Social chatter:

  • Tavern On Rush: "The Tavern saga isn't finished" (Eater Chicago via Facebook)
  • Winter coat drive: "If you have a new or gently used winter coat or jacket, please consider donating to this annual drive, which over the years has provided warmth to thousands of men, women and children. Special thanks to Al Cacciottolo for founding this drive, years ago, and running it each and every year since." (Southwest Chicago Post via Facebook)
  • Wentworth Park tree lighting: "Mark your calendar! Christmas tree lighting!" (Southwest Chicago Post via Facebook)
  • Loop Capital: "Loop Capital, one of Chicago's highest-profile Black-owned financial services firms, has acquired another asset manager, bringing Loop's assets under management to over $10 billion." (Crain's Chicago Business via Facebook)

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— Nicole Cvetnic

About me: I'm a Midwesterner and very happy to call Chicagoland home. I love the outdoors—especially hiking, performing arts, photography, good food, travel and gardening. You can often find me reading to my two-year-old daughter, watching a tv series with my husband or cuddling with our special needs dog.

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