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🌱 Patch AM: How Lakeview’s LGBTQ+ hub is reaching youth far beyond the neighborhood.
And on the Lakeview Patch calendar - Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic
Hello again Lakeview! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Lakeview's LGBTQ+ hub is reaching youth far beyond the neighborhood.
Also on today's calendar: Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 64.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chicago's LGBTQ+ youth: Why their zip code still matters (washingtonblade.com) — Lakeview's Center on Halsted remains a key hub for LGBTQ+ youth services, but this piece shows how its Lakeview-based hotline and programs are expanding to reach teens on Chicago's South and West Sides. You'll learn how groups from Broadway Youth Center to TaskForce and school GSAs are working together so a young person's zip code doesn't limit access to safety, health care, and community. 
📸 Around Lakeview
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeview
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★ Featured events ★
- Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic →
Independence Park, 2627 Stewart Ave, Evanston
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
- Varsity Football (Home) vs. Casey/Westfield
East Alton-Wood River High Sch Memorial Stadium, 723 Whitelaw Ave, Wood River, IL 62095, USA
7:00 pm - Football: Varsity Game vs Nashville Comm (Away)
Roxana Cusd 1 Nashville High School
7:00 pm - Tennis: Girls Varsity Tournament vs Alton (Home)
Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana High School, Tennis Courts - Baseball: JH Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Triad (Home)
Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana Junior High School
10:00 am - Smokin Aces
Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095 - Playground Playdate & Kona Ice Truck
Woodland Ccsd 50 17371 W Gages Lake Rd, Gages Lake, IL 60030, USA
1:00 pm - Mexican Monday
Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095 - Volleyball: Girls Varsity Tournament vs TBA (Home)
Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana High School, Larry Milazzo Gymnasium
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Varsity Football (Home) vs. Casey/Westfield
East Alton-Wood River High Sch Memorial Stadium, 723 Whitelaw Ave, Wood River, IL 62095, USA
7:00 pm - Football: Varsity Game vs Nashville Comm (Away)
Roxana Cusd 1 Nashville High School
7:00 pm - Tennis: Girls Varsity Tournament vs Alton (Home)
Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana High School, Tennis Courts - Baseball: JH Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Triad (Home)
Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana Junior High School
10:00 am
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Lakeview PatchAM possible:
- Chicagoland Firearm Training — (773) 355-1691
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🗞 Nearby News
Wood River
- Update: Immobilized Vehicle Struck In Deadly Illinois 255 Collision (riverbender.com)
Edwardsville
- Our Past: The Telegraph headlines for Aug. 19 over past 100 years (thetelegraph.com)
- Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athletes Of Month: Three Marquette Golfers Earn All Tournament Honors (riverbender.com)
- The Collection Machine: Why Most Dental Practices Start Every Month at $0 (dentaltown.com)
Granite City
- Illinois Schools Implement New Cellphone Ban as Students Return to Class (firstalert4.com)
Ok Lakeview! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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