🌱 Red Line Robberies + New Music Festival Comes To Lincoln Park

Good morning, Lakeview! Here's your five-minute guide to what's making news in the neighborhood today.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy and much colder. High: 31 Low: 30.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Lakeview today:

1. A group of teens robbed three people at two separate CTA Red Line stations on the North Side Tuesday, CWB reports. The robberies happened about 30 minutes apart at the Chicago Avenue and Clark-Division stops. (CWB)

2. Owners of Murphy’s Bleachers, Old Crow and Sluggers are lamenting the loss of the first two Cubs series after the MLB announced the regular baseball season will be delayed by the player lockout. The news is “devastating” for Wrigleyville and Bridgeport businesses who rely on Chicago's baseball fans for business. (ABC)

3. Only about one in eight carjackings lead to an arrest in Chicago, according to the New York Times. A University of Chicago Crime Lab study showed that vehicle theft is on the rise among young people. (Paid source: New York Times)

4. A new comedy and music festival is coming to Lincoln Park this June, featuring an all-women lineup including Chelsea Handler, Gloria Steinem and Fortune Feimster. VERSA will take place at Chicago's Lincoln Park South Fields. (NBC)

5. Lakeview business owner Vanessa Rodriguez published a children’s book about an adventure through the city. She will sign copies of “Chicago Loves Me” Friday at her store BabyDolls Boutique. (Block Club)

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Today in Lakeview:

• “The Batman” opens at the Landmark. (4 p.m.)
• The Second City presents the pandemic-era show “Together at Last.” (7 p.m.)
• Free open mic night at Schubas. (7:30 p.m.)
• Trivia Thursday at the Pony. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Better Business Bureau is warning people about charity scams taking advantage of people looking to support Ukraine. (Patch)
• Dr. Ngozi Ezike will step down March 14 after three years as head of the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Patch)
• Lakeview Pantry is implementing strategies to aid the anxiety and depression that often comes with food insecurity. (Crain’s)
• Music Box Theatre is kicking off a month-long tribute to Cher with weekend screenings of “Mermaids.” (Music Box)
• The Irish Oak is planning ahead for St. Patrick’s Day with “8 Lucky Days of Activities.” (Irish Oak)

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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.