🌱 Fentanyl Bust At Midway + Rideshare Drivers Protest + Mexico Fest

Hello! In today's edition of Patch's daily newsletter:

• Police issue photos of the man who stabbed a passenger on a CTA train.
• White Sox closer Liam Hendriks talks treatment, remission and returning to baseball.
• Local teachers win Golden Apples and Chicago bakers head to the "Baking Show" tent.

But first, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 72 Low: 52.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Chicago:

1. Police issued photos of the man who stabbed and robbed a passenger on a CTA Orange Line train earlier this week. The 40-year-old victim is hospitalized in serious condition. (CBS)

2. Two Detroit men were arrested for fentanyl possession Tuesday at Midway International Airport. Federal agents detected more than 40 pounds of fentanyl in their luggage. (Patch)

3. Rideshare drivers protested Thursday outside Chicago’s Uber Hub, as reports of vehicular carjackings continue across the city. Drivers are seeking “better pay, job security and safety.” Six Uber drivers were targeted during recent armed robberies, according to police. (WGN)

4. White Sox closer Liam Hendriks is set to begin a rehab assignment today after announcing his non-Hodgkins lymphoma is in remission. At a news conference Wednesday Hendriks thanked his doctors, wife Kristi and people who wrote messages of support during treatment. “You don’t realize how many people have been affected by cancer until it affects you, and it’s something that hit me pretty hard… the amount of people that have recovered, or had someone recover, or lost someone.” (CWS)

5. Mexico Fest will be held at Navy Pier this weekend in honor of Cinco de Mayo. More than 30 artisan vendors will be featured at the free family event, which runs through Sunday. (Navy Pier)

Today in Chicago:

• The Cubs are back in town with a day game against the Marlins at Wrigley Field. (1:20 p.m.)
• Check out the “Subtract Experience Pop-Up” on Lake Street in honor of Ed Sheeran’s album release. (3 p.m.)
• The APIDA Arts Festival is held at the Chicago Cultural Center. (5 p.m.)
• The Uptown Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 100 years with a free event at the Riviera Theatre. (5:30 p.m.)
• The Chicago Critics Film Festival kicks off at Music Box Theatre with screenings of “Blackberry” and “Sanctuary.” (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A group of men is using dating apps to lure people into armed robberies in Lawndale, WGN reports. Nine people have been targeted in the scheme over the past two months. (WGN)
• The city is addressing the migrant crisis by using the Brand Parks field house for shelter, according to multiple reports. (ABC/FOX)
• Two Chicago teachers received Golden Apple Awards: Anquineice Brown of Marquette Elementary School and Rachel Werderits of Saint Andrew School. (Golden Apple)
• United Airlines is looking to hire more than 3,000 people in the area. (Paid source: Tribune)
• Three Chicagoans compete in the new season of “The Great American Baking Show,” streaming today on the Roku Channel. (Block Club)

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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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