🌱 Dogs Stolen From Daycare + City's Most Vaccinated Neighborhood

Welcome to the weekend, Lakeview! Let's start off this Saturday with the news in your neighborhood.

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First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 68, low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Lakeview today:

1. Three dogs were recovered safely this week after being stolen from a Lakeview-based doggie day care. Keith, Pappy and Stella were in the back of a Dogaholics transport van when it was stolen from an alley Thursday. The van was recovered in the 1600 block of South Lawndale after a concerned citizen called police; the dogs were unharmed and “will soon be reunited with their family.” (Block Club Chicago)

2. Lakeview is among the most vaccinated communities in Chicago, the Sun-Times reports. The neighborhood is close to 80 percent vaccinated, along with Lincoln Square. City officials are aiming to vaccinate 77 percent of Chicagoans by the end of the year - a nod to the 77 communities in the city limits. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

3. Timeless Toys in Lincoln Square is asking customers to donate new toys to Afghan refugee families. The store will accept and match new toys purchased in store or on their website and they will be distributed to camps across the U.S. through Operation Allies Refuge. (NBC Chicago)

4. “Chicago LIVE! Again” is taking over Navy Pier today. The celebration marks the return of the city’s live performances, and the schedule includes shows from Second City, Disney’s “Frozen,” the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. (Navy Pier)

5. Proceeds from poster sales at last Monday’s surprise Metallica concert in Chicago will benefit the Lakeview Food Pantry. “We were very honored and very grateful that they picked Metro to be the place,” owner Joe Shanahan said of the band. (NME)

Today in Lakeview:

• Breakfast with the Animals at Lincoln Park Zoo. (9 a.m.)
• Brunch at Budweiser Brickhouse Tavern. (10 a.m.)
• Step Sessions Concert Series at the Southport Brown Line Station. (1 p.m.)
• Fall Fest on the Chicago Riverwalk. (2 p.m.)
• FashionBar Chicago hosts a casting call for transgender and nonbinary models. (2 p.m.)

Lakeview Patch Notebook

• Baker Miller in Lincoln Square is experimenting with reusable takeout containers. (Eater)
• The Chicago Japan Film Collective is hosting a benefit screening of “HIRONO” to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (CJFC)
• Registration is open for LakeView Lutheran Church’s participation in the CROP Hunger Walk this October. (LLC)
• A Fairytale Ballet is welcoming dancers six and older to a trial class. (AFB)
• The Chicago area will start to see patches of fall colors beginning Sept. 27. (NBC5)

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That's all for this Saturday in Lakeview. Thanks for staying informed with the Patch Daily!

— Georgi Presecky

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