🌱 Abortion March In Lakeview + Bulls Program Empowers Athletes

Happy Monday, Lakeview! Here's the news for March 7.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Abortion rights activists marched through Lakeview Saturday ahead of International Women’s Day. The event was organized by Chicago for Abortion Rights. (CBS)

2. Two-flats are “disappearing” from Chicago neighborhoods like Lakeview, according to a new University of Illinois study. Landlords of smaller buildings continue to “grapple with financial challenges” posed by the pandemic, the Tribune reports. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. Many members of Chicago’s large Ukrainian population are afraid for their loved ones during the Russian invasion, NBC reports. “I just want them to be in safety,” Marianna Piatkivska said.(NBC)

4. Last week, Illinois saw its lowest COVID-19 positivity rate since July 2021. As of Friday, the positivity rate was 1.6 percent with more than 840 people hospitalized with the virus statewide. (ABC)

5. Longtime Tribune sports columnist Paul Sullivan expects May to be the earliest month Major League Baseball could resume - but writes that Cubs and Sox fans should keep their chins up until then. “There is more to life than baseball, even in Chicago, where many believe baseball is life,” Sullivan wrote in Sunday’s column. (Paid source: Tribune)

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From my notebook:

• The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will return to Chicago streets Saturday, with lighter COVID-19 mitigations and lower virus numbers. Dr. Sadiya Khan of the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine told ABC the safest way to celebrate to get vaccinated. (ABC)
• Several pets are up for adoption at Lakeview shelters, including Chicago Cat Rescue. (Patch)
• Coaches from Lake View High School are participating in the Bulls’ new program to empower girls. (NBA)
• WBEZ is ranking the best sidewalk cafes in Chicago for people who prefer to dine outdoors. (WBEZ)

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— 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.