Alderman Attacker Arrested + City Budget + Last Cubs Homestand

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First, today's weather: Rain in the morning and afternoon. High: 70 Low: 59.

Here are the top stories in Lakeview today:

1. Ald. James Cappleman of the 46th ward is speaking out after being attacked Saturday night at the corner of Racine and Leland in Uptown. An arrest has been made in the case, and the unidentified assailant is expected to face a felony charge. “We can’t arrest ourselves out of this,” Cappleman said of addressing crime and addiction in the city. (Paid source: Chicago Tribune)

2. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a $16.7 billion city budget Monday. The city will use nearly $2 billion in federal funds from the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan “to help fill the city’s budget hole for the next three years.” (WBEZ)

3. Chicago’s youngest students are having the most difficult time adjusting to in-person learning after two school years impacted by the pandemic, according to a WBEZ report. Chicago Public Schools teachers are seeing increased “anxiety and tears” among kindergarteners who are only familiar with learning from home. (WBEZ)

4. The Chicago City Council voted to allow marijuana dispensaries to open downtown. Cannabis sales have been legal in Illinois since 2020, at dispensaries like Lakeview's Sunnyside. City officials had previously prohibited pot shops from opening downtown due to high tourist traffic. (WTTW)

5. A new profile on Logan Square Improv is breaking down how the 50-seat nonprofit theater “has emerged as a key player on the local scene." Purdue University graduates Alex Prichodko and Andrew Lemna ran “The Thursday Show" in Lakeview before opening their own space on West Diversey. (New City Stage)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Kids can make a “super duper mess” at a Kidcreate Studio Lakeview class. (9:30 a.m.)
• Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas hosts a “Black and Latino Houses Matter" phone bank to help homeowners. (11 a.m.)
• The Cubs take on the Twins at Wrigley Field. (6:40 p.m.)
• “The Starling,” led by Illinois native Melissa McCarthy, is playing at Landmark Century Centre Cinema. (8:10 p.m.)

Lakeview Patch Notebook

• A driver was carjacked at gunpoint Monday parking in Edgewater Beach. (CWB)
• Jason Sudeikis gave credit to Second City and Annoyance Theater in his speech Sunday at the Emmys, where he won Best Actor in a Comedy for “Ted Lasso.” (Los Angeles Times)
• MK Noodle in Lakeview was featured in Axios’ first Chicago newsletter. (Eater)
• Unabridged Bookstore has named its book of the month selection: Colson Whitehead’s “Harlem Shuffle.” (Unabridged)
• NBC5 is offering a full list of available rapid, drive-up and appointment-free COVID test sites in Illinois. (NBC)

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