🌱 11 Eateries Land Midwest's Top Restaurants List + Fatal Shooting

Good morning, friends. It's me, Kaytlyn Smith, your host of the Chicago Patch newsletter — here to explain all the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, humid. High: 81 Low: 69.

Here are the top three stories today in Chicago:

1. Yelp's "Top 100 Restaurants in the Midwest" for 2023 was recently released and 11 Chicago restaurants made the list. Overall, 22 restaurants from Illinois made it to the list, with Sunset Pho Caffe and Aloha Wagon landing at the sixth and tenth spots, respectively. Blues City Deli in St. Louis took the No. 1 spot on the list. (NBC Chicago)
2. A tragic shooting in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood claimed a woman's life and left a toddler and two others injured. The assailants, in a black vehicle, opened fire on victims standing on a sidewalk before fleeing the scene. No suspects have been apprehended yet, and authorities continue their investigation. (NBC Chicago)
3. A CBS 2 drone captured the police pursuit and arrests in Bronzeville after a stolen car chase. Suspected of three armed robberies, the car collides with a pole, leading to two young individuals being taken into custody and later hospitalized as a precaution. Charges and details surrounding the incident remain unknown. (CBS News)

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Today in Chicago:

Friday, August 4

• Lollapalooza At Grant Park (11:00 AM)
• Jeff Fest At Jefferson Memorial Park (5:00 PM)
• Ernestine & The Field Notes At The Northman Beer & Cider Garden (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman is on the injured list. He is suffering from hip inflammation but the Cubs hope he will be back on the active roster soon. (Yahoo Sports)
• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed more than 130 bills last Friday, including a measure for mandatory supervised release in the criminal justice system and a ban on using electronic cigarettes in public spaces. (The Center Square Illinois)
• Did you know? Cannabis is 89% more expensive in Illinois compared to other states in the country. (Chicago Sun-Times)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— Kaytlyn Smith

About me: Kaytlyn Smith is a managing editor at Lightning Media Partners – a content creation agency. She is a Rowan University graduate where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in writing. Outside of work, Kaytlyn is a dog mom to a boglen terrier named Finn and a golden retriever named Willow.