🌱 More Armed Robberies + Charges Filed In Garage Shooting

Happy Monday, Lakeview! Let's start the week with today's news.

First, today's weather: Breezy in the afternoon. High: 39 Low: 34.

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Here are the top stories today in Lakeview:

1. Three armed robberies were reported over the course of an hour yesterday morning in Lakeview. No arrests have been made in the incidents, two of which occurred on West Wellington. The third was reported in the 3500 block of North Broadway. (CWB)

2. Charges have been filed in a Thanksgiving Day shooting inside a Wrigleyville parking garage. Rigoberto Toscano, who is on parole for other aggravated discharge of a handgun charges, will be held without bail while his parole status is reviewed by the state. (CWB)

3. Cook County has reached another “grim milestone” in the COVID-19 pandemic, surpassing 12,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the region. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is urging vaccination to slow the spread of the virus. (Patch)

4. Lakeview’s Get in the Kitchen has launched a new social club for members to learn about wine and cooking while meeting new people in the neighborhood. Meet-ups will begin in January. (Block Club)

5. The Jussie Smollett trial will begin today, nearly three years after law enforcement officials said the actor staged an attack against himself in Chicago. He has pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct charges. (AP)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Admission to the Art Institute is free for Illinois residents. (11 a.m.)
• Winterland Tree Lighting Ceremony at Gallagher Way. (6 p.m.)
• Music of the Baroque Chorus performs at Harris Theater. (7:30 p.m.)

• Chicago designer Virgil Abloh, known for being Louis Vuitton's first Black artistic director, died Sunday at age 41. (Block Club)
• The Tribune is remembering composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who died Friday, with a ranking of his best productions in Chicago. (Paid source: Tribune)
• The annual Santa Speedo Run Northalsted will take place in Lakeview this weekend to benefit Chicago LGBTQ+ charities. (GoPride)

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That's all for Monday, Lakeview! See you tomorrow for more neighborhood news.

— Georgi Presecky

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