Obama A Chicagoan? / Tom Brady's Mouth / Grubs Kill Park / Tink

All I want this weekend is for the Bears to sack Tampa quarterback Tom Brady so often that he shuts his big, trash-talking mouth. Patch's Jeff Arnold says that probably won't happen, and I'm better off looking for a joint with a nice heated patio to drown my post-game sorrows.

If you can relate, keep scrolling for Eater's list of some of the best places with artificially warmed outdoor seating now that sweater weather seems to be here to stay.

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Saturday: Crispy. High: 55 Low: 47

Sunday: Soaked. High: 54 Low: 51

• Former President Barack Obama owns a house in Chicago but lives in a Martha's Vineyard mansion. Which begs the question: "Was Obama ever a Chicago creature, or was the city simply a stepping stone for his ambitions?" Edward McClelland asks. (Chicago Magazine)
• Urban nature reporter Patty Wetli has a must-read tale of the mysterious grub infestation that turned Welles Park turf into a roiling carpet of writhing grubs. (WTTW)
• Over in the rich part of town, Ald. Michelle Smith is soliciting donations to fund additional city-controlled surveillance cameras that cost $25,000 a pop in Lincoln Park, Old Town and the Gold Coast. (NBC5)
• Sentenced to life in prison at 17, Fred Weatherspoon returned to a Chicago that he didn't recognize after 25 years behind bars. Now, he's doing something that he never expected — mentoring youth. (The Marshall Project)
• Worth a listen: How will kids ever catch up in school after falling behind during coronavirus shutdowns? Two Chicago Public School teachers offer a glimpse of what it's like to play academic catch-up now that students are back in classrooms. (WBEZ)
• "Capt. Matt Casey" exited NBC's "Chicago Fire" after 200 episodes. But actor Jesse Spencer will still call Chicago home with his research scientist wife, Kali Woodruff. (USA Today)

For A Good Time, Click

Saturday:

• Drag brunch at Kit Kat Lounge and Supper Club (11 a.m.)
• CSO For Kids at Chicago Symphony Orchestra (12:45 p.m.)
• Green City Farmers Market in Lincoln Park (7 a.m.)
• Bahamas at The Vic Theatre (8 p.m.)
• One Night With Tink and Friends at Chicago Theatre (8 p.m.)

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Sunday:

• Bloody Mary Fest at Theater on the Lake (noon)
• Fit Day Costume Party at The Promontory (11:30 a.m.)
• Oktoberfest Bingo at St. Symphorosa (1:30 p.m.)
• 63rd Street Car Show in Garfield Ridge (3 p.m.)
• Blackhawks vs. Red Wings at United Center (6 p.m.)

Just The Links:

• Are Chicago police resorting to "desperate" measures to keep murders under 800?
• Benny the Bull is still the best mascot in the NBA, and maybe everywhere.
• 'Tis the season for drinking outside at joints with heated patios.
• Black-owned wine companies with Chicago ties are blazing a new trail.

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About me: Mark Konkol, recipient of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting, wrote and produced the Peabody Award-winning series "Time: The Kalief Browder Story." He was a producer, writer and narrator for the "Chicagoland" docuseries on CNN and a consulting producer on the Showtime documentary "16 Shots."