🌱 Former Bears Coach Dies + City Allocates $51M To Help Migrants

It's June, Chicago. Let's get to today's top stories, including:

• Gun violence in Englewood and Lakeview.
• New plans to expand outdoor dining this summer.
• Pride Night, free museum admission, summer festivals and more things to do today in the city.

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Now, today's weather: Partly sunny and warm. High: 81 Low: 62.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Chicago:

1. Four people were shot Tuesday night in Englewood, Chicago police said. Two of them were critically injured in the shooting in the 7000 block of South Halsted Street. (ABC)

2. Lakeview residents tell Block Club Chicago they’re concerned after four people were shot in the neighborhood over Memorial Day weekend. William Hair, 35, was killed Saturday in the 500 block of West Surf Street. (Block Club)

3. City Council members voted Wednesday to allocate more than $50 million to help migrants. CBS Chicago reports the funding will come from a 2021 budget surplus. (CBS)

4. The council also approved a plan to expand outdoor dining in the city. FOX reports the new ordinance from Mayor Brandon Johnson “will create legal means for restaurants and bars to continue operating on the roadway in front of or adjacent to their establishment." (FOX)

Today in Chicago:

• Illinois residents get free admission to the Museum of Science and Industry today. (9:30 a.m.)
• The Miracle Center hosts a Kick-Off to Summer Festival. (3:30 p.m.)
• The Ritz-Carlton hosts a rooftop “Summer Soiree.” (6 p.m.)
• It’s Pride Night at the Shedd Aquarium. (6 p.m.)
• “10 Things I Hate About You” screens in the garden at Music Box Theatre. (8:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Former Bear assistant coach Bill McGovern died of cancer this week at the age of 60. (WGN)
• A fifth grader from Roscoe Village made headlines for penning a letter to her alderman about the potholes in the alley near her home. (Block Club)
• The Anti-Cruelty Society is offering a $13 adoption fee for cats through June 4 in honor of Taylor Swift’s upcoming Chicago shows. (WGN)
• WBEZ curated a list of “up-and-coming artists” to see on stage in Chicago this summer. (WBEZ)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for another edition.

— 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.