🌱 Vienna Beef To Reopen Factory + PAWS Chicago Open House

It's Wednesday, Chicago! Let's get to today's news.

But first, today's weather: Breezy in the afternoon. High: 71 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories in Chicago today:

1. One person is in custody after a woman was found dead inside a Logan Square apartment, NBC reports. Brittany Battaglia, 33, had been missing since June 2. (NBC)

2. Sex abuse survivors are calling on Cardinal Blase Cupich for more transparency about predatory priests in the Archdiocese of Chicago, ABC reports. Protesters gathered Tuesday after an attorney general report identified decades of abuse across Illinois parishes. "Cupich splits hairs, and ducks and dodges, and is trying to minimize the extent of the problem," said David Clohessy of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. (ABC)

3. Bears officials could resume talks with city leaders about keeping the team from moving out of Chicago, according to WTTW. The team is reportedly also in talks with leaders from Arlington Heights, Naperville and Rockford. (Patch)

4. Vienna Beef announced plans to reopen its former factory in Bucktown next year, Block Club reports. The new space will include a "restaurant, retailers, an outdoor gathering space" and more. (Block Club)

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Today in Chicago:

• Take a margarita-making class at Barcocina Lakeview. (6 p.m.)
• Chicago Dance members perform at Navy Pier. (6 p.m.)
• It's Trivia Night at Fado Irish Pub. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• City tourism has reached 80 percent of its pre-pandemic high, the Center Square reports. (TCS)
• PAWS Chicago will host a foster open house June 13. (PAWS)
• The Chicago Architecture Center will offering free tours on Juneteenth. (CAC)

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You're all caught up on this Wednesday. See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— 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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