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🌱 Patch AM: What Foxtrot’s new Lakeview store says about Chicago’s startup momentum
Happening soon: Midnight Circus In The Parks on the Lakeview Patch calendar

What's up Lakeview! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- What Foxtrot's new Lakeview store says about Chicago's startup momentum
Also on today's calendar: Midnight Circus In The Parks and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
- Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 71, low: 69.
- Thursday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 73 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• OrisDX launches first diagnostic product - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (uchicago.edu) — A University of Chicago Polsky Center newsletter spotlights several Chicago-founded startups and programs, including Foxtrot's plan to open a new store in Lakeview. Local readers get updates on innovations in clean energy, oral cancer testing, small business growth, and quantum research, all tied to Chicago's broader tech and entrepreneurship scene.
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📸 Around Lakeview
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeview
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★ Featured events ★
- Midnight Circus In The Parks →
Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
7:00 pm
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- Golf: Girls Varsity Match vs Breese Central (Away)
Bent Oak Golf Course
4:00 pm - Cross Country: JH Meet vs Alton Junior vs. Roxana Junior High Sc
Alton Junior High School
4:00 pm - Bar Bingo & Queen of Hearts
Wood River Moose Lodge #1349, 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River
6:30 pm - Boys Soccer (Home) vs. Gibault
East Alton-Wood River High School, 777 N Wood River Ave, Wood Ri
4:30 pm - Girls Tennis (Away) vs. Vandalia
Vandalia Community High School, 1109 N 8th St, Vandalia
4:30 pm - Volleyball (Away) vs. Civic Memorial (FR, JV, & V)
Civic Memorial High School, 200 School St, Bethalto
5:00 pm - Primary: Latino Literacy Night
Elementary West School, 17366 W Gages Lake Rd, Grayslake
5:30 pm - Fill the Drum - Marching Band Exhibition
Warren Township High School - O'Plaine Campus, 500 N O'Plaine Rd, Lakeview
7:00 pm - Volleyball: Girls Varsity Game vs TBA (Home)
Roxana High School, Larry Milazzo Gymnasium, Lakeview
7:00 pm - Sip & Paint at 360 CHICAGO →
360 CHICAGO, 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
7:00 pm - Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Ceremony Comes to Chicago! →
Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago
9:00 am
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Tuesday September 22
Sunday September 27
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Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
🗞 Nearby News
Wood River
- Our Past: The Telegraph headlines for Sept. 14 over past 100 years (thetelegraph.com)
- Tallgrass Energy sold in $2.5 billion deal to Enbridge (okenergytoday.com)
- Henrietta Jordan (1936–2026) of Bethalto, IL (riverbender.com)
Edwardsville
- Edwardsville IL Art Fair: schedule, artists, kids' events (theintelligencer.com)
- Edwardsville IL Family History Walk highlights local history (theintelligencer.com)
- State Senator Jason Plummer Receives NFIB Guardian Of Small Business Award (effinghamradio.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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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