🌱 Monkeypox Vaccine Clinics Begin + Police Seek Hit-And-Run Driver

Happy Friday, Chicago! Thanks for checking out Patch's guide to the headlines before you head out to enjoy this warm weekend. In today's Daily:

• 🗳️ Another candidate joins the mayoral race
• 🏥 A transplant patient goes home after more than a year in the hospital
• 🌽 The Cubs fare well at the Field of Dreams

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Here are the top 5 stories in Chicago today:

1. A five-year-old boy was killed Wednesday night in a hit-and-run on the Northwest Side. Police are searching for a red Jeep which struck Taha Khan near the intersection of Devon and Cicero. (NBC)

2. The city health department is expected to administer 2,000 monkeypox vaccines this weekend. Anyone with close contact is eligible for vaccination, especially “gay, bisexual, cis or trans men who have sex with men.” Find appointments here. (Block Club)

3. Ald. Sophia King will be the ninth candidate to join the Chicago mayoral race. The 4th ward alderman joins businessman Willie Wilson, activist Ja’Mal Green and five others looking to unseat Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the February election. (WBEZ)

4. A woman was released this week after more than 400 days at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Colette Hurd was hospitalized in May 2021 with pulmonary hypertension and received a double lung and kidney transplant. “My husband came to the hospital every day,” she said. “He did not miss a day.” (WGN)

5. A two-year tradition of Chicago teams winning the MLB “Field of Dreams” game continued Thursday night. The Cubs went the distance, defeating the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 4-2 at the movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. (ESPN)

Today in Chicago:

• Check out pop-up produce markets at Cornell Square and Gage Parks. (3 p.m.)
• Diane Keaton comedy “Mack and Rita” opens at the River East. (4:45 p.m.)
• The 24th Annual “Retro on Roscoe” Festival kicks off with food, music and vendors. (5 p.m.)
• The White Sox look to gain some ground in the AL Central with a homestand opener at Guaranteed Rate Field, featuring a postgame concert from Kaskade. (6:10 p.m.)
• A free “Rainbow Skate” runs down Catalpa Avenue in Andersonville. (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Cook County residents are now at “medium” risk for COVID-19 transmission. According to CDC metrics, the area was at high risk for more than four weeks. (NBC)
• A former railroad corridor in Englewood will be converted into a multi-use nature trail thanks to a $20 million federal grant. (CBS)
• Chicago is one step closer to opening its first casino. Bally’s filed an application this week with the Illinois Gaming Board. (Paid source: Tribune)
• The city’s top TV meteorologists are profiled in this week’s edition of Chicago Magazine.(Chicago Mag)
• PAWS Chicago is seeking pet photos to be featured in its 2023 calendar. (Instagram)

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That's all for this Friday. See you tomorrow for a weekend edition!

— Georgi

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.