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Bachmann Leads Top Lake View Stories of 2012
It's certainly been a whirlwind since launching Patch in Lake View. Here's the top 10 most read stories since going live. Are you surprised?

Lake View Patch may have only been around since September, but thousands are already logging on to snag neighborhood news.
From October’s Michele Bachmann controversy to an odd Wrigleyville stabbing, here’s a list of the top 10 most read stories since the site went live. Click the headlines to read the full story and find out why so many tuned in.
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The Lake View rabbi from Anshe Emet Synagogue on North Broadway shares his feelings after Michele Bachmann made a controversial splash on Yom Kippur... Read more
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Gregg Greaves is being charged, police said, after ambushing a man with a broken beer bottle at the TBOX bar crawl. He later defecated in his own hands and threw the fecal matter around the police station, police said... Read more
Bollywood Movie to Start Shooting in Lake View
After shooting an action sequence in downtown Chicago, ‘Dhoom 3’ will begin filming in Lake View... Read More
Black Friday 2012: What You Need to Know
Patch has all the information you need to form a strategic plan this Black Friday, including links to several stores' ads... Read more
Ziptrip: Lake View Siblings Develop a New Type of CTA App
Leave your old CTA smartphone app in the dust, because two Lake View siblings are focused on making Chicago's commute simpler, and to help with the No. 11 bus cancellation... Read more
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Construction Starts at LGBT Senior Home in Boystown
Construction crews began piecing together metal scaffolding around the former police station in Lake View in preparation to construct one of the nation’s first homes catering to lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual senior seniors... Read more
Fire Blazes on Belmont in Lake View (PHOTOS)
Chicago Police and fire crews responded to a blaze at a three-story building at 1044 W. Belmont Ave. in Lake View , just blocks from the Belmont CTA train station... Read more
Two huge giraffe sculptures and one goat made from polished chrome bumpers were removed from their pedestals Sunday. Chicago developer Milton Zale reportedly sold his portfolio of Elaine Place properties to Chicago Apartment Finders who weren’t interested in purchasing the artwork... Read more
Just five days have passed since our last Lake View police blotter, and in that time, more than 50 reports have been filed for robberies, burglaries and thefts... Read more
Groundbreaking Planned for 1 of America's First LGBT Senior Homes
Chicago will soon break ground on one of the first affordable housing centers in America meant for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered seniors, and to some, the adventure is seen as a new frontier. With construction slated for this winter, the senior housing development at 3600 N. Halsted in Lake View is addressing a booming need for the aging LGBT community... Read more
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