🌱 Cubs Opening Day + Spring Wine Walk + Hossa Retires A Blackhawk

Hello, Lakeview! Let's start this Thursday with some neighborhood

First, today's weather: Cooler with a few showers. High: 46 Low: 38.

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Here are the top 4 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Lakeview residents told WGN they are “worried” after three shootings were reported in the neighborhood last week. “The 72-year-old woman, that’s the most jarring,” Vadim Sagalchik said of the shooting last week on North Broadway. “It feels like it could be my mom walking my child in a stroller.” (WGN)

2. Lincoln Park High School students are speaking out months after an internet video about “which race [you] wouldn't date” made the rounds at the school. “I didn’t hear that extreme or blatant racism before from my school,” a Palestinian student told WBEZ. (WBEZ)

3. It’s Opening Day in Wrigleyville! The Cubs will take on the Brewers at 1:20 p.m. The White Sox open tomorrow in Detroit. (MLB)

4. A Spring Wine Walk will be held today in Lakeview and Roscoe Village. Ticketholders can take three different routes to sample 20 wines, beginning at 5:30 p.m. (Chamber)

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Today in Lakeview:

• The 47th Ward Green Council hosts an event on reducing plastic waste. (9 a.m.)
• Author John Holden discusses his book “Remembering Edgewater Beach Hotel” at the Chicago History Museum. (11 a.m.)
• The Script performs its greatest hits at The Vic. (7:30 p.m.)
• Free open mic night at Schubas. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Michelin Guide added Dear Margaret and Sochi Saigonese Kitchen to its list of Bib Gourmand “good value” restaurants in Chicago. (Patch)
• Marion Hossa will sign a one-day contract with the Blackhawks today in order to officially retire in Chicago. (Patch)
• An immersive “Bridgerton” experience will open at a secret venue in Chicago later this month. (NBC)
• Save the date for the Belmont Bunny Hop on April 16. (Chamber)
• Registration is open for the BottlesUp “Run For Rosé” 5K to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association later this month. (Facebook)

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That's all for today, Lakeview! See you tomorrow for the Friday edition.

— 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.