🌱 Lincoln Park Carjackings + Earth Day Events + Latino Film Festival

Good morning, Lakeview! Here's a quick guide to what's making headlines today.

First, today's weather: Partly sunny and warmer. High: 80 Low: 63.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. Lincoln Park carjackings have doubled in 2022, according to NBC News. Two carjackings were reported in the neighborhood this week, including one in the 2100 block of North Lincoln Park with two children in the car. Ald. Michelle Smith said the district will increase patrols and install more security cameras. (NBC)

2. Lakeview student artists were among those selected for this year’s “Art on the Mart” series. Artwork from Chicago Public Schools students will be displayed on the side of the Merchandise Mart building every Friday through May 4. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

3. Chicago-based concert promoter Jam Productions has been sold to SaveLive investment group. Jam, which just celebrated 50 years, runs music venues including the Riv, the Vic and the Park West. (Paid source: Sun-Times)

4. The 38th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival is underway, featuring nearly 100 films. In-person screenings will be held at the Landmark Century Centre through May 1, and virtual options are also available. (WBEZ)

5. In honor of Earth Day, the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the green missions of local businesses. The chamber’s list of sustainable stops includes nurseries like Plant Stand Collective and Green Flamingo, plus sustainable fashion stables Out of the Closet and Belmont Army Vintage. (Chamber)

Today in Lakeview:

• Join the Roscoe Village Clean & Green Day beginning at Commonwealth Tavern or check out the citywide Earth Day events calendar. (9 a.m.)
• Celebrate Record Store Day at Rattleback Records. (9 a.m.)
• EcoShip Chicago will collect gently used shipping materials today at Sacramento Park. (11 a.m.)
• The Buffalo Exchange hosts a $1 Earth Day sale. (11 a.m.)
• B Collective hosts an Earth Day silent auction and raffle to raise funds for Openlands Chicago. (Noon)
• Black Pistol Fire performs at Metro. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mica Cole will serve as the new executive director of TimeLine Theatre Company beginning in May. The group is planning to move from Lakeview to Uptown after more than 20 years on Wellington. (Broadway World)
• Foxtrot opened a new store in Tribune Tower this week. Another location will open in Wrigleyville this summer. (Chicago Food Magazine)
• Maison Marcel and 2D Restaurant were just named two of Chicago's “most Instagram-worthy spots.” (PureWow)

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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.