🌱 Cyclist Attacked + Post Office Break-In + Free Taylor Swift Tickets

Welcome back to Patch's Chicago newsletter, a quick guide to the latest headlines. In today's edition:

• A teenager was shot over the weekend on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
• New data shows how young voter turnout helped elect Mayor Brandon Johnson.
• Red Line expansion plans are in the works.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Chicago today:

1. A 62-year-old cyclist is in critical condition after being attacked Monday in the 2200 block of South State Street, WGN reports. Police said the attacker hit the cyclist with a construction sign and then began beating him with his own bike. (WGN)

2. A teen was shot Sunday night in the 1700 block of Dusable Lake Shore Drive. She was in a vehicle when she was shot in the back near West LaSalle Avenue. Police said she was taken to a hospital in good condition. (NBC)

3. Chicago police are searching for a group of 18 people “who are believed to have attempted to break into the [post] office” Monday morning at the James R. Thompson Center. WTTW reports burglaries are up five percent across the city compared to last year. (WTTW)

4. New data from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners shows that young voter turnout helped elect Brandon Johnson mayor. WBEZ reports a 27 percent increase in voters 18-34 from the February election to the April runoff. This age group represents “the highest percentage increase in ballots cast” between the two elections. (WBEZ)

5. Capital One Cafés will give away six pairs of tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows in Chicago, FOX reports. Fans can enter for a chance to win today through Friday at locations on Southport, 53rd and State streets. (FOX)

Today in Chicago:

• Illinois residents get free admission to the Field Museum today. (9 a.m.)
• Chefs Sarah Grueneberg and Rick Bayless discuss “Listen to Your Vegetables: Italian-Inspired Recipes for Every Season” at Epiphany Center for the Arts. (6 p.m.)
• “Patio Palooza” is held in Wicker Park and Bucktown. (6 p.m.)
• The Hyde Park Youth Symphony presents its spring concert at the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts. (7 p.m.)
• See “10 Things I Hate About You” at Rooftop Cinema Club. (8 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• A Chicago man was arrested in connection with an attempted kidnapping in Evanston near the Northwestern University campus. (CBS)
• A city council committee approved plans to extend the Red Line with four stations on the Far South Side. (Block Club)
• Tribune Publishing will move out of the Freedom Center over the course of the next year. Bally’s is “planning to demolish the plant to build a $1.74 billion casino and entertainment complex along the Chicago River.” (Paid source: Tribune)
• Hundreds participated in the “Fight For Air” Climb at Soldier Field over the weekend. The annual event raises funds for the American Lung Association. (ALA)

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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.

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