🌱 Teen Stabbed On Red Line + CPS Enrollment 'Plummets'

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First, today's weather: Periods of rain. High: 57, low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Lakeview today:

1. A 17-year-old boy was stabbed on a CTA platform in the Loop Wednesday. He is in serious condition after being stabbed in the leg with scissors during an early-morning argument on the Jackson Red Line platform in the 200 block of South State Street. (ABC7)

2. Enrollment is “plummeting” in Chicago Public Schools, with the district reporting 10,000 less students than last year. Lakeview resident John Fitzgerald told the Tribune his family has “no regrets” about switching to Catholic education during the pandemic. (Paid source: Tribune)

3. The Chicago City Council approved a $16.7 billion budget yesterday. According to NBC, the budget includes “nearly $2 billion in federal funds and closes a $733 million budget gap.” (NBC5)

4. The Chicago History Museum unveiled the new Jaffee History Trail this month, transforming the area behind its Clark Street location into 4.5 acres of park. The trail is free and open to the public. (Block Club)

5. Chabad of East Lakeview is profiled in a new feature about Jewish congregations nationwide pivoting during the pandemic. “We didn’t miss a week,” said Rabbi Devorah Leah Kotlarsky of offering religious services in 2020. (Chabad)

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Today in Lakeview:

• The Low-Line Market is held on Southport. (3 p.m.)
• “Adults Night Out: The Great Pumpkin Glow” is held at Lincoln Park Zoo. (6:30 p.m.)
• “Last Night in Soho” opens at Music Box Theatre. (7 p.m.)
• Visceral Dance Chicago performs at Athenaeum Theatre. (7:30 p.m.)
• A college student variety show takes the stage at The Newport Theater. (7:30 p.m.)

Lakeview Patch Notebook

• Lakeview Pantry raised nearly $525,000 at this month’s “Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope” event. (Pantry)
• A Chicago woman formed a special bond with the ICU team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. (WGN)
• The Saint Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Grief Therapy Group is inviting new members. (Facebook)
• A new grant program aims to help local businesses in Chicago. (CBS)
• Christkindlmarket has unveiled its 2021 souvenir mug design. (Eater)

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You're all caught up on the news for Thursday! See you tomorrow for another edition of the Daily.

— Georgi Presecky

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