🌱 Lakeview Activist Dies At 95 + Gallagher Way Ends Winterland

Happy Sunday, Lakeview! Here's the latest neighborhood news.

First, today's weather: Mostly sunny; windy, milder. High: 46 Low: 34.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Lakeview today:

1. The number of Chicago Public Schools students opting for COVID-19 testing has doubled since December, Chalkbeat reports. More than 90,000 students now consent to school-based testing. (Chalkbeat)

2. Lakeview resident Josephine “Jo” Baskin Minow died Friday at the age of 95 after decades of service to the city. According to the Sun-Times, the organizer and activist sat on boards “at the Chicago History Museum, Northwestern University, Center on Halsted, Ravinia Music Festival and more.” (Paid source: Sun-Times)

3. Staff members at PlayMakers Laboratory are raising funds in an effort to keep the struggling nonprofit open. The arts education organization has already raised more than half of its $60,000 goal. (Block Club)

Today in Lakeview:

• See the Chicago Auto Show before it leaves McCormick Place. (10 a.m.)
• “Feed your soul” at Time Out Market’s Jazz Brunch. (11 a.m.)
• It’s the final day to skate at the Gallagher Way ice rink. (11 a.m.)
• Paint your pet at Bottle & Bottega in honor of National Love Your Pet Day. (1 p.m.)
• Bid farewell to Winterland with a free ice-painting event. (3 p.m.)
• The Japanese Culture Center offers a sound bath meditation. (6 p.m.)
• The Russ Johnson Quartet performs at Hungry Brain. (9 p.m.)

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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.