🌱 Schools To Close For Vaccination Day + Body Found Near Beach

Welcome to the weekend, Lakeview! Let's get to the news for Nov. 6.

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First, today's weather: Breezy in the afternoon. High: 56 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories in Lakeview today:

1. A body was found near 31st Street Beach Thursday, one week after a DePaul University graduate student Oribi Zachary Kontein went missing there. As of Friday night, police would not confirm identity of the remains. (NBC5)

2. Families can receive a $100 gift card for getting children vaccinated at Chicago Public Schools events next week. Schools will be closed Nov. 12 to allow parents and children time to get vaccinated during Vaccination Awareness Day. Appointments are available now, free of charge. (Chalkbeat)

3. Lakeview Pantry is teaming up with Fresh Food Connect to help bring locally-grown produce to people in need. A new mobile app will link help home gardeners deliver fresh produce to people facing food insecure in the city. (WTTW)

4. Many first-time home buyers are being priced out of the Chicago market, according to a recent report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. “Even the lower-priced homes became out of reach for many low-income households” in both 2020 and 2021. (Paid source: Chicago Tribune)

5. Women in Chicago radio are speaking out in the wake of allegations of inappropriate behavior against WTMX-FM host Eric Ferguson. More than 35 station employees across the city spoke to the Tribune about “widespread frustration with what many described as a male-dominated business.” (Paid source: Tribune)

Today in Lakeview:

• Lake View High School hosts a virtual open house. (10:30 a.m.)
• The Juggernaut Film Festival screens sci-fi and fantasy movies at Otherworld Theatre. (11 a.m.)
• Kal Penn discusses his new book with Chasten Buttigieg at the Harris Theater for the Chicago Humanities Festival. (7 p.m.)

Lakeview Patch Notebook

• Set your clocks back tonight for the dreaded return to standard time. (NBC5)
• The Cubs claimed veteran pitcher Wade Miley off waivers from the Reds this week. (MLB)
• Tony La Russa will officially continue managing the White Sox in 2022. (Patch)
• Lakeview YMCA is offering tips to decompress in honor of National Stress Awareness Day. (YMCA)
• Stella’s Diner is featured in a new piece on Chicago’s pea soup tradition. (WBEZ)

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Events:

• First Saturday Evanston Art Events (November 6)
• Tellin' Tales Theatre presents: Hands Up! Gender (November 7)
• UChicago Medicine — RN Hiring Events — Walk-ins Welcome! (November 9)
• Celebrate A Week Of Self-Care With 15 Percent Off Flowers (November 9)
• Sky Hopinka: Channeling Indigenous Histories (November 10)
• Evanston Chamber Music Society Presents The Galvin Cello Quartet (November 13)
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That's all for today, Lakeview. See you tomorrow for the Sunday edition!

— Georgi Presecky

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