🌱 Uptown Couple Found Dead + Health Department Issues COVID Reminders

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

First, today's weather: Breezy in the afternoon. High: 60 Low: 58.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Lakeview:

1. A couple was found dead Sunday night at an Uptown apartment in a senior living facility, police said. Both died of gunshot wounds. Area detectives are investigating. (ABC)

2. The Chicago Department of Public Health is reminding residents what to do if they test positive for COVID-19, as the city reports an increase in cases. People who test positive should isolate for five days and then wear a mask in public for the next 10 days. (NBC)

3. The White Sox host its home opener against the Mariners today at Guaranteed Rate Field. Hall of Famer Harold Baines will be in attendance less than a year after his life-saving heart and kidney transplant. (MLB)

Today in Lakeview:

• Illinois residents get free admission to the Chicago Botanic Gardens today. (8 a.m.)
• Catch “All the Old Knives” at the Landmark. (1:45 p.m.)
• See Seth Meyers live at the Vic. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The CineYouth Film Festival will return to Lincoln Park on April 22. (Block Club)
• Big Star is planning an Easter brunch and events with the Easter Bunny this weekend. (UrbanMatter)
• Former Lakeview roommates Frank Spiro and John Onieal penned the first scripted series from Grindr. (WGN)

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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.