🌱 North Side Town Hall To Address Violence + Women's Day Events

Hello, Lakeview! Let's get to today's Daily.

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First, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 40 Low: 32.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. City officials will host virtual town halls this week on strategies to reduce violence in Chicago. North Side residents can give feedback at tomorrow's town hall, which will take place online at 6 p.m. (Block Club)

2. Masks will be optional at Chicago Public Schools beginning March 14, the district announced Monday. A spokesperson for the teachers' union said the move violates the district's safety agreement and it will "have consequences." (Patch)

3. Less than half of the city's students are vaccinated, WBEZ reports. At more than 40 schools, less than 10 percent of students have received a COVID-19 shot. (WBEZ)

4. A new Sweetgreen will open today in Streeterville. For every meal sold today at the new location, the restaurant will donate a meal to Lakeview Pantry. (Chicago Food Magazine)

5. A city alderman is seeking a higher minimum wage for the city's rideshare drivers. A spokesperson for the Illinois Coalition for Independent Work said the group is opposed to Ald. Roderick Sawyer's measure because it could make Lyft and Uber rides less affordable. (Paid source: Tribune)

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Today in Lakeview:

• The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival begins. (Online)
• Celebrate International Women's Day at Lakeview's small businesses. (9 a.m.)
• Create a "Girlfriends United" painting at Bottle & Bottega in celebration of Women's Day. (6:30 p.m.)
• Sample French wines at a Mia Francesca tasting. (6:30 p.m.)
• Tacos & Trivia night at Matilda. (7:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Investors are playing a significant role in the Lakeview real estate market, the Tribune reports. (Paid source: Tribune)
• The Wiener's Circle is selling T-shirts to raise money to aid Ukraine. (DePaulia)
• Andersonville Midsommarfest will return to the neighborhood in June. (Block Club)

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— 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.