🌱 Teen Critically Shot + Biden Reschedules + Cubs Raise $250K

Good morning, Lakeview! Let's find out what's making headlines in the neighborhood.

First, today's weather: Partial sunshine. High: 69, low: 64.

Here are the top stories in Lakeview today:

1. A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot Saturday in Lakeview. He was struck in the 2900 block of North Halsted Street and went to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center for treatment. (NBC5)

2. President Joe Biden will visit Chicago Thursday after cancelling his trip to the city last week due to legislative delays in Washington. The president is expected to discuss the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, but his official itinerary remains unclear. (Patch)

3. A 38-year-old man was the victim of an armed carjacking the 3400 block of North Janssen Avenue Sunday night. A similar incident occurred around the same time in Roscoe Village in the 2100 block of West Melrose Street. Neither victim was injured. (CBS2)

4. Chicago leaders are expected to issue guidance this week for celebrating Halloween amid the pandemic for the second year in a row. The CDC said again this week that "attending gatherings to celebrate events and holidays increases your risk of getting and spreading COVID-19." (NBC Chicago)

5. More than 4,000 people ran through Lakeview this weekend for the 16th Annual Race to Wrigley 5K. The event, which was not run last year due to the pandemic, raised more than $250,000 for Cubs Charities. (ABC7)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Lincoln Square Farmers Market at the Western Brown Line stop. (7 a.m.)
• Oktoberfest at Bub City. (11 a.m.)
• Music Box Theatre hosts a month-long horror film series at the Chi-Town Movies Drive-In. (9:45 p.m.)

Lakeview Patch Notebook

• Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts will co-chair the Lakeview Pantry’s upcoming Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope event. (Pantry)
• The story of the old Havana Madrid nightclub at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Sheffield Avenue is making news in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. (WGN)
• The Chicago Food Depository job training program is helping the community. (WGN)
• “Clark Street staple” Transistor Chicago closed its doors last week after 12 years. (Block Club Chicago)

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That's your news for Tuesday, Oct. 5! See you tomorrow for another edition of the Daily.

— Georgi Presecky

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