🌱 DePaul Students Concerned For Safety + St. Patrick's Day Plans

Hello, Lakeview! Here's a quick guide to the news for Wednesday.

First, today's weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 41 Low: 26.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. DePaul University students voiced their safety concerns at a Student Government Association Public Safety Townhall last week. Commuters raised questions about CTA station safety for the commute between campuses in Lincoln Park and the Loop. (DePaulia)

2. McDonald’s announced it will close all of its restaurants in Russia because of the Ukraine invasion. CEO Chris Kempczinski said the Chicago-based fast-food company is “condemning aggression and violence and praying for peace." (Patch)

3. March 11 will mark two years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 crisis a pandemic. Six million people have died worldwide after contracting the virus. (Patch)

4. Chicago’s restaurants and bars are planning ahead for this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. In Lakeview, D.S. Tequila Company is hosting its annual St. Paddy’s Boozy Brunch Bash on Saturday. (Paid source: Tribune)

5. George’s Ice Cream & Sweets will close on March 31 after 13 years in Andersonville. The owners of the Clark Street staple are retiring. (Block Club)

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Today in Lakeview:

• College Fair at Lake View High School. (12:30 p.m.)
• Charm’d hosts a St. Patrick’s Day Paint & Sip. (6 p.m.)
• Ben Rector debuts his new album at the House of Blues. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Applications are open until March 22 for the CityArts Program. (Chamber)
• The Ricketts family is reportedly looking to join a group of investors in a bid for Chelsea Football Club. (Sports Illustrated)
• Lincoln Park sculptor Richard Hunt was commissioned to make a statue for the Obama Presidential Center. (CBS)
• The first season of the NBC comedy “American Auto” is now available to stream in its entirety, featuring Lakeview native Jon Barinholtz. (NBC)
• Chicago Public Library is featuring books about female empowerment during Women’s History Month. (CPL)

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That's all the neighborhood news for Wednesday! See you tomorrow for another update.

— 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.