🌱 CTA Doubles Security + MLB Lockout Ends + St. Paddy's On Clark

Happy Friday! Here's your new edition of the Lakeview Daily.

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First, today's weather: An a.m. flurry, then breezy. High: 36 Low: 14.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Lakeview:

1. Major League Baseball and the Players Association reached a tentative agreement Thursday to end the lockout. The Cubs are set to open on the road in Colorado on April 14, while the White Sox will host their home opener April 15 against the Rays. (Patch)

2. Wrigleyville bar owners expect this weekend's St. Patrick's Day celebrations to return to pre-pandemic levels, Block Club reports. "For two years now, we haven't had a proper St. Paddy's Day," the Irish Oak manager Seth Gamino said. (Block Club)

3. Chicago Public Schools could change its test-in procedures to "award more seats to low-income students," WBEZ reports. CEO Pedro Martinez is proposing the district drop its policy of awarding 30 percent of enrollment to students based on their seventh-grade test scores. (WBEZ)

4. The CTA announced it will double the number of security guards on the Blue and Red Lines due to increased violence and robberies on trains and platforms. ABC reports violent incidents on Chicago's public transportation are up 28 percent compared to last year. (ABC)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Lark kicks off St. Patrick's Day weekend with green beer, corned beef and Irish dancers. (5 p.m.)
• Paint in pairs at Bottle & Bottega. (7 p.m.)
• Oscar frontrunner "The Power of the Dog" returns to Music Box Theatre. (7:15 p.m.)
• Elle King performs at Metro. (7:30 p.m.)
• Game Night at The Irish Oak. (8 p.m.)
• Cubby Bear hosts an UltraBeat Party. (8 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Today marks two years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 crisis a pandemic. Six million people have died worldwide after contracting the virus, including nearly 1 million Americans. (Patch)
• The Bears will reportedly trade Khalil Mack to the Los Angeles Chargers. (Patch)
• Find out everything you need to know about Chicago's St. Patrick's Day parades tomorrow, from weather to routes. (Block Club)
• The schedule will be announced this afternoon for Saturday's Chicago Shamrock Crawl. (EventBrite)

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That's all for Friday! Have a good weekend.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.