🌱 Lakefront Warning + Local Joins 'SNL' + Best Burger

Happy Tuesday, Lakeview! Find out what's new in the neighborhood with Patch's daily newsletter.

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 70, low: 60.

Here are the top stories today in Lakeview:

1. COVID-19 test positivity in Illinois is the lowest it's been since July. The state positivity rate is down to 3.2 percent, with the Illinois Department of Public Health announcing 2,029 new cases of COVID-19 and five related deaths Monday. (ABC7)

2. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are in town today to break ground on the Obama Presidential Center. President Joe Biden will also be in Chicago tomorrow to promote the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. (Yahoo)

3. Dangerous wave conditions and currents were reported yesterday at Chicago beaches. The National Weather Service issued a warning for people to "exercise caution" near the lake shore and stay out of the water through today. (Block Club Chicago)

4. Chicago comic Sarah Sherman is joining the cast of "Saturday Night Live," which premieres Oct. 2 on NBC. Most known for performing as her alter ego Sara Squirm, the Long Island native has been "a fixture of Chicago comedy since 2015." (Paid source: Sun-Times)

5. A Chicago Public Schools father and alum has created a carpooling network as school bus driver shortages continue to plague the CPS system. Princeton-educated software engineer Ismael El-Amin launched the “Piggyback Network” to assist parents scrambling for transportation. (WGN)

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Today in Lakeview:

• The Old Town School of Folk Music brings its Wiggleworms program to Gallagher Way. (10 a.m.)
• The LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois hosts a "Celebration of LatinX Business Excellence." (5:30 p.m.)
• Crosstown Fitness hosts a social run club. (6 p.m.)
• Join Chabad of East Lakeview for Hakafos and Simchat Torah. (7 p.m.)
• See “The Best of Second City” at Up Comedy Club. (8 p.m.)

Lakeview Patch Notebook

• It's the last day to buy early bird Halloween Beer Stroll tickets. (Block Club Chicago)
• Chicago's Hamburger Hop continues through Sept. 30. (WGN)
• The 12th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival runs through Oct. 2. (ABC7)
• A new Metra station could be coming to Fulton Market. (Paid source: Crain's Chicago Business)
• Lions are back at Lincoln Park Zoo after a nearly two-year hiatus. (FOX 32)

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That's all for today's Lakeview Daily! See you tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Georgi Presecky

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