🌱 Local Lyft Drivers Fired + Bonus For Substitute Teachers

Good morning! Georgi Presecky here with the Saturday edition of the Lakeview Daily.

First, today's weather: Breezy in the morning. High: 31 Low: 18.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Lakeview:

1. Chicago police arrested a 17 year old this week in connection with an Edgewater shooting and a Boystown robbery. The teen is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, armed robbery and possession of three stolen cars. (CWB)

2. The Center for Covid Control will not reopen in Illinois “for the foreseeable future” due to an attorney general investigation into “deficiencies” and “non-compliance” at the lab used by the company. Sites across the U.S. were reported for failing to administer results, among other discrepancies. (Block Club)

3. Some Chicago ride-share drivers say they are being unfairly deactivated after bad passenger reviews. "We need the fair chance to talk as a driver," said former driver Naveen Ali, who told CBS she was booted from the app after a misunderstanding with a passenger led to a bad review. The Chicago Gig Alliance is getting involved to potentially present the case to Chicago City Council. (CBS)

4. Chicago Public Schools are offering an additional $1,000 per month to substitute teachers who work 15 days or more, Chalkbeat reports. Districts nationwide are grappling with teacher shortages due to the omicron surge. (Chalkbeat)

5. Cook County has surpassed 14,000 COVID-related deaths since the pandemic began, Block Club reports. At least 1,000 deaths occurred in the past two weeks. (Block Club)

Today in Lakeview:

• The Butcher’s Tap offers $20 Beer Buckets during NCAA basketball games. (11 a.m.)
• Last chance to see “Frozen” at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. (2 p.m.)
• The Jayhawks perform at the Old Town School of Folk Music. (4:30 p.m.)
• Brian Posehn does stand-up at Beat Kitchen. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Farm Bar’s cauliflower steak was named one of the best vegetarian dishes in Chicago. (UrbanMatter)
• NBC’s “Food Guy” Steve Dolinsky visited Dear Margaret this week, telling viewers the Lakeview restaurant is “worthy of multiple visits.” (NBC)
• State Rep. Margaret Croke visited Lakeview Pantry to volunteer. (Facebook)
• "The Office Experience" has extended its run through March. (ShowClix)

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— Georgi Presecky