🌱 Crash Injures 3 Outside Sox Park + 'The Bear' Is Back

Good morning, Chicago. In today's Daily:

• At least 13 people were killed in weekend shootings across the city.
• Two people were found dead in Lake Michigan over the past several days.
• The Bulls plan for this week's NBA Draft.

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Now, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 78 Low: 65.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Chicago:

1. Police have discovered two bodies in Lake Michigan since Saturday, Patch reports. Noah Enos, 26, was found dead near the 1300 block of North Elston Avenue on Saturday. A man in his 60s was pulled from the water Tuesday in the 1000 block of West Pratt Boulevard. (Patch)

2. At least three people were taken to the hospital after a car crash Tuesday night near Guaranteed Rate Field. One of the injured is in critical condition. (ABC)

3. More than 70 people were shot and 13 were killed over the weekend in Chicago, according to police. WGN reports three teenagers were among the injured after a shooting in the 3800 block of West Gladys. (WGN)

4. “The Bear” is back. The streaming sensation returns to Hulu tomorrow for what Rolling Stone calls an “electrifying” second season. The Chicago-set series stars Jeremy Allen White as a highly trained chef tasked with taking over his family’s Italian beef restaurant. (Rolling Stone)

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Today in Chicago:

• It's "Wild Wednesday" at the Garfield Park Conservatory. (4 p.m.)
• The Redhead Piano Bar celebrates its 30th anniversary. (4 p.m.)
• Take a Vision Board Workshop at the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. (6:30 p.m.)
• See "Mean Girls" at ChiTown Movies. (8:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The 52nd Chicago Pride Parade is set for Sunday on the North Side. (Block Club)
• See the track map for the upcoming NASCAR Chicago Street Race. (NBC)
• The Bulls will not make a draft pick Thursday for the first time since 2005. (WGN)

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That's all for Wednesday! Thanks for being here.

— 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Chicago Patch newsletter? Contact me at georgi.presecky@patch.com.