🌱 Child Hit By Car On Ashland + Foxtrot Comes To Gallagher Way

Happy Wednesday, Lakeview! Thanks for reading today's guide to the news.

First, today's weather: Rain and drizzle; not as cool. High: 59 Low: 39.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Lakeview:

1. Two pedestrians were injured Monday after being struck by a car while crossing Ashland Avenue in Andersonville. The 6-year-old girl and 42-year-old woman were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. (Block Club)

2. The same group of smash-and-grab burglars are responsible for 200 thefts in Chicago, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday. Dion Butts was arrested this week and told police his group hit hundreds of retail shops, liquor stores and convenience stores, including some in Lakeview. (NBC)

3. Foxtrot will open a new location at Gallagher Way this spring, Block Club reports. The cafe and convenience store will open at 3649 N. Clark St. (Block Club)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Birch Road Club hosts an open house. (5 p.m.)
• Open Mic Night at The Pony Inn. (7 p.m.)
• “Downton Abbey” actor Lesley Nicol performs at the Greenhouse Theater Center. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 528 people statewide are hospitalized with COVID-19 — the lowest number since July 2021. (Patch)
• The Chicago Film Critics Association released the first selections for its May festival at the Music Box, including Cooper Raiff’s Sundance award winner “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” (CFCA)
• The Chamber of Commerce is honoring the neighborhood’s women-owned businesses this month, including Dear Margaret, The Sill and Pioneer Realty Group. (Chamber)

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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.