🌱 Teen Shot At Red Line Station + Tim Anderson Out With Injury

Hello, Chicago! I'm Georgi Presecky and I'll be curating your Patch Daily for a bit.

In today's digest, find out how the police are preparing for this weekend's Bud Billiken Parade, how long the White Sox will have to play without their All-Star shortstop and which Chicago neighborhood has the best outdoor dining. Let's get to it.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Chicago:

1. A 17-year-old boy was shot and injured Monday at the 79th Street Red Line station, just days after a 29-year-old man was shot and killed aboard a CTA train at the same stop. The Chicago Police Department announced earlier this week it would increase patrols on CTA platforms. (NBC)

2. City facilities will shift to entirely clean energy by 2025, according to a new plan announced this week by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. A $422 million contract with Constellation New Energy Inc. means Chicago will power airports and other major facilities using solar energy. (Block Club)

3. Police plan to step up security efforts at this weekend’s Bud Billiken Parade on the South Side amid a surge in gun violence. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said officers will focus on rooftops and “other high ground areas in relation to that lesson learned from Highland Park.” (WBEZ)

4. Chicago colleges are preparing monkeypox mitigations ahead of the fall semester, the Tribune reports. Health experts are concerned the “social and sexual networks in colleges” could contribute to spreading the virus. More than 550 cases have been reported in the city so far. (Paid source: Tribune)

5. The success of the FX-Hulu hit “The Bear” is causing a spike in demand for Italian beef at Chicago-inspired restaurants nationwide. According to the New York Times, beef orders have doubled at spots in Brooklyn, Kansas City and especially right here at home: Mr. Beef averaged more than 800 sandwich sales per day in July, up from its usual 250 before “The Bear.” (Paid source: New York Times)

Today in Chicago:

• Illinois residents get free admission to the Adler Planetarium on Wednesdays. (4 p.m.)
• Music, food specials and giveaways are part of Revival Food Hall’s weekly “Off the Record” series. (4:30 p.m.)
• Gear up for tomorrow’s Cubs contest at Iowa’s Field of Dreams with a screening of the movie at Gallagher Way. (6:30 p.m.)
• The Grant Park Orchestra performs at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. (6:30 p.m.)
• Music Box Theatre hosts an outdoor screening of “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.” (8:15 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• This stretch of temperate weather will continue through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. (FOX)
• White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is expected to miss up to six weeks with a hand injury, NBC Sports reports. (NBC)
• A musical adaptation of “The Devil Wears Prada” is receiving mixed reviews upon opening at Nederlander Theatre. (WGN)
• The My House Music Festival kicks off this weekend in Pilsen. (Instagram)
• Axios readers just deemed Logan Square the best neighborhood for outdoor dining. (Axios)

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That's all for today! See you tomorrow for the Thursday 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.

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