🌱 COVID Tests Running Low + Lakeview Students Speak Out

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Here are the top stories today in Lakeview:

1. A 17-year-old girl was reported missing Friday from the Belmont Terrace area. She was last seen in in the 3400 block of North Pacific Avenue. (NBC)

2. Several COVID-19 test sites across the city are running out of testing equipment due to high demand during the omicron surge. Dr. Rahul Khare of West Lakeview’s Innovative Care clinic said demand has gone up by 150 percent this week, but the clinic still has a bulk supply of tests. (WGN)

3. Some Lake View High School students participated in Friday’s organized walkout to demand better remote learning options from Chicago Public Schools as COVID-19 surges. “I want to go remote,” junior Justin Frausto told the Sun-Times. “ I don’t want to get sick. I don’t want to die or my family to die.” (Paid source: Sun-Times)

4. The city has received reports from several pet owners saying their dogs are potentially getting electric shocks while crossing a Lakeview street, Fox reports. ComEd investigated the complaints at the intersection of Diversey and Orchard and found “all electrical equipment is working properly." (FOX)

5. A “Golden Girls” festival originally planned in Lakeview will move to Navy Pier after “overwhelming demand” for tickets. The April event is expected to draw 3,000 fans. (GoPride)

From my notebook:

• DePaul University will require all students and staff to get booster vaccines by March 1. (CBS)
• Illinois DMVs will remain closed this week due to COVID-19. (Patch)
• It’s the final day to eat at Gullivers Pizza, which will close tonight after 56 years in West Ridge. (Block Club)
• Two Lincoln Park eateries made Thrillist’s list of best Italian restaurants in Chicago. (Thrillist)
• Lane Tech College Prep freshman Avi Kaplan won second place in the U.S. Chess Federation’s K-12 Grade National Championships. (Block Club)

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