🌱 Catholic Schools Drop Mask Rules + Lakeview Restaurant Week

Good morning, Lakeview! Here's a five-minute guide to the neighborhood headlines.

First, today's weather: A.m. flurries; cloudy, cold. High: 29 Low: 19.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Chicago police want to convert a stretch of Waveland Avenue into a one-way street, according to Ald. Tom Tunney’s office. A police proposal seeks to make Waveland one-way going east from Sheffield Avenue to Halsted Street. The move would help manage traffic created by Wrigley Field and nearby schools. (Block Club)

2. A majority of live theater venues will continue requiring masks and vaccine proof to provide peace of mind for patrons, even after the city lifts its mandates on Feb. 28. “This is what our audiences want,” leaders of The League of Chicago Theatres said in a statement. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

3. Masks will be optional at the city’s Catholic schools beginning Monday. The Archdiocese of Chicago announced its schools will drop mask requirements for staff and students on Feb. 28. (Patch)

4. An Uptown underpass is now closed after pedestrians made safety complaints to the city. The Buena Avenue tunnel under DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed indefinitely while the Department of Transportation considers repairs. (CBS)

5. Lakeview Roscoe Village Restaurant Week kicks off today in the neighborhood and runs through March 6. Pre-fixe menus will be available for dine-in or takeout meals at nearly 20 restaurants. A portion of proceeds will go to Lakeview Pantry. (Chamber)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Replay Lincoln Park hosts a Harry Potter “Dark Art Fair” featuring local artists. (3 p.m.)
• Oscar documentary shorts will screen at the Landmark (2 p.m.) and Music Box Theatre. (4 p.m.)
• Paint the skyline at Bottle & Bottega. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The National Weather Service winter advisory for Cook County expired at 6 a.m. today, but snow and slippery roads are still expected this morning. (Patch)
• Beloved Clark Street store Chicago Ray Records is having a liquidation sale following the death of owner and longtime North Sider Ray Pate. (Block Club)
• Chicago has 15 James Beard Award Semifinalists this year, with a June ceremony to be held at the Lyric Opera. (Eater)
• A new feature in The Athletic calls Wrigley Field a “living monument to baseball’s past.” (The Athletic)
• The Chicago Public Library kicked off its Voices for Justice series, featuring Sky champion Candace Parker. (ABC)

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That's all for today, Lakeview! 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.