🌱 Halsted Carjacking + Baby Formula Shortage + Passover Specials

Good morning! Here's your Lakeview Daily for Thursday.

First, today's weather: Clouds and sun; windy, cooler. High: 53 Low: 44.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Lakeview:

1. A carjacking was reported Tuesday night in the 3000 block of North Halsted Street, Chicago police said. FOX reports the driver was pulled out of his vehicle by two attackers who then fled in the car. No one is in custody. (FOX)

2. Uptown neighbors hope the new owners of Weiss Hospital will reconsider plans to convert a hospital parking lot to a luxury condo building. “You have got to understand how much bitterness there is over the destruction of affordable housing in this community,” neighbor Paul Siegel told Block Club. (Block Club)

3. CVS and Target will join Walgreens in limiting purchases of baby formula, Patch reports. Customers can purchase a maximum of three infant and toddler formula products per visit due to a nationwide shortage. (Patch)

4. A wedding ring was found Monday at the corner of Wellington and Broadway. The Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce is seeking its rightful owner. (Chamber)

5. Bittersweet Pastry Shop & Cafe will offer flourless desserts in honor of Passover tomorrow. Steingold’s will also have specials this weekend including matzo ball soup and lox platters. (Eater)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Illinois residents get free admission to Chicago Botanic Gardens today. (8 a.m.)
• Check out the “Immersive Frida Kahlo” exhibit. (3 p.m.)
• It’s the last night of Music Box Theatre’s David Lynch retrospective. (7 p.m.)
• Trivia Night at The Pony Inn. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The first 100 teachers who present a current school ID at Mercury Theater tonight will receive a free ticket to "Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation." (Mercury)
• Lakeview Pantry Kellie O’Connell joined NPR’s “Reset” to discuss the impact of inflation. (WBEZ)
• The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce is hosting a month of spring events for “Andersonville in Bloom.” (Patch)

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— 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.