🌱 Body Of Missing Man Found In River + Blackhawks Fire Coach

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny and warmer. High: 66 Low: 48.

Here are the top stories today in Lakeview:

1. A body recovered from the Chicago River Friday was identified as 23-year-old Inaki Bascaran, who had been missing since Oct. 30. No cause of death has been determined for the Wrigleyville resident. (Patch)

2. COVID-19 rates are once again rising in Chicago, according to Dr. Allison Arwady of the Department of Public Health. The average number of cases reported per day is 328, a 12 percent increase from the week before. Hospitalizations are up seven percent, with an average of about 19 per day. (Block Club)

3. Lakeview’s Paulina Market has already received 400 orders for Thanksgiving turkeys - double the normal requests they’d receive this early in November, according to a Tribune report. Owner Bill Begale said people are already reserving turkeys for Christmas, “which is rare.” (Paid source: Tribune)

4. The Twelve Bars of Christmas bar crawl will return to Wrigleyville this year after being cancelled in 2020. “TBOX” will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Dec. 11, with more than 12,000 people expected to attend. (Eater)

5. Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton was fired Saturday. The team has only won one game so far this year, its worst start to a season in franchise history. (NBC5)

Lakeview Patch Notebook

• Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church is hosting a winter coat drive. (Facebook)
• Local Special Olympics athlete Tommy Shimoda will receive the Illinois Order of Lincoln Award. (Chicago Park District)
• It’s the final day to apply for open jobs at City Bureau. (Facebook)
• Farm Bar Lakeview is taking Thanksgiving to-go orders until Nov. 17. (Farm Bar)
• Chicago’s official Christmas tree will come from a Logan Square yard. (Patch)
• Tickets are now on sale for December's Trans-Siberian Orchestra shows. (NBC5)

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That's the news for Sunday, Nov. 7. I'll see you tomorrow for another edition of the Lakeview Daily!

— Georgi Presecky

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