🌱 North Broadway Attack + Pizzeria 'On Edge' After Shooting

Good morning, Lakeview! Here's the news for Wednesday.

First, today's weather: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm. High: 60 Low: 39.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. A man was “violently carjacked” Monday night in the 2900 block of North Broadway, Chicago police report. He was pushed to the ground around 8:15 p.m. before the attacker stole his car. (ABC)

2. Lakeview business owners are “on edge” after a man was shot and killed in a Clark Street alley Sunday night. Hermilo Beltran was a custodian at Happy Camper pizza. His family believes his murder resulted from a robbery gone wrong. (ABC)

3. Illinoisans older than 50 are now eligible for a second COVID-19 booster shot, the FDA confirmed Tuesday. Immunocompromised people should also receive a second booster, according to the guidelines. (Patch)

4. PorchFest will return to Lakeview and Roscoe Village this summer. Tickets are not yet on sale, but the Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for porch hosts and musicians. (Block Club)

5. Chicago Academy for the Arts students will premiere their television pilot tonight at the Music Box Theatre. “Stitched Together” follows a knitting club at a STEM high school. (Chicago Reader)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Advocate Medical Group Outpatient Center offers free colon cancer screenings. (9 a.m.)
• Oscar host Regina Hall stars in “Master,” now playing at the Landmark. (1 p.m.)
• Play “Wordle” live at Replay Lincoln Park. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• As of Tuesday, 59 people in Illinois were in intensive care after contracting COVID-19. According to NBC, it is the lowest ICU number the state has seen since the start of the pandemic. (NBC)
• Lakeview resident Courtney Reed is back in Chicago with the touring company of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.” (Paid source: Sun-Times)
• Video game trailblazers Sasha Gerritson and Eugene P. Jarvis made a record-setting donation to DePaul University. (Patch)
• Farm Bar was just named one of Chicago’s best spring brunch spots. (Urban Matter)

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That's all for today, Lakeview! See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— 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.