🌱 Charges Filed In Uptown Double Murder + Community Clean-Up Planned

It's Friday! Here's your Lakeview Daily for April 15.

First, today's weather: Variably cloudy and breezy. High: 52 Low: 37.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Lakeview:

1. A Berwyn man has been charged with killing his parents in their Uptown apartment this week, ABC reports. Ocie Banks Jr. was arrested Tuesday in Lakeview in connection with the shooting deaths of Ocie Banks Sr. and Sheila Banks. (ABC)

2. Chicago City Council passed a new measure to make workplaces safer by expanding the definition of sexual harassment and extending the deadline for workers to report it. Employees will now have a full year to make a complaint and businesses could face up to $10,000 fines if the claims are proven. (WTTW)

3. The Cubs will unveil a new statue of Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins at a May 20 ceremony, the team announced this week. His statue will join Ernie Banks, Ron Santo and Billy Williams as part of a new display at Gallagher Way. (Twitter)

4. A “Clean & Green” Day will be held April 23 in Roscoe Village. The neighborhood is seeking volunteers to take part in the community clean-up. (Chamber)

Today in Lakeview:

• Learn to paint Buckingham Fountain at Bottle & Bottega. (7 p.m.)
• Stop in to “Dark Nights” at Schubas to get 50 percent off select draft beer and cocktails. (7:30 p.m.)
• Fran Lebowitz speaks at Auditorium Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Neighborhood faith communities are observing Good Friday and Passover today. (St. Mary of the Lake)
• Tomorrow’s Easter Egg Hunt at Gallagher Way is sold out. (GW)
• Drivers who park beneath the CTA tracks are complaining about creosote dripping onto their cars. (CBS)
• Easter Bunny photo sessions will be available tomorrow at the Belmont Bunny Hop. (Chamber)

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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.