🌱 Valentine's Shopping Event + Auto Show + Girl Scout Cookies

Good morning, Lakeview! It's a busy weekend in the neighborhood, so let's get to the news.

First, today's weather: Much colder. High: 22 Low: 15.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Lakeview:

1. A McDonald’s customer in River North attacked a security guard who asked for proof of vaccination. The person swung a chair Thursday morning inside the fast-food chain at Chicago and State, the day after an unmasked patron broke a window at the Wiener’s Circle. (Eater)

2. Chicago Public Schools is weighing changes to next year’s school calendar. Families have until Feb. 18 to take a survey about whether school should start a week earlier this fall. (Chalkbeat)

3. Lakeview’s “Shop in the Name of Love” event runs today and tomorrow. The Chamber of Commerce partnered with more than 25 local businesses to offer deals and prizes in celebration of Valentine’s Day, including Winnie Cooper Boutique, Candyality, The Guild and more. (Chamber)

4. Coffee and Tea Exchange is offering a line of lattes based on celebrity breakups, including “The Sonny and Cher” and “The Britney and Justin.” The “Thank You, Next” menu runs through the end of February and the Tribune called it “breezy, fatuous” fun. (Paid source: Tribune)

Today in Lakeview:

• It’s the last day to order a Valentine’s Day basket from Jennivee’s Bakery. (10 a.m.)
• Order heart-shaped pizzas from Renaldi’s. (11 a.m.)
• Mordecai offers a prefix meal for two. (5 p.m.)
• Catch the final night of the UChicago Folk Festival. (7 p.m.)
• See the “Dances From the Heart” showcase at Athenaeum Center. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Girl Scouts will be selling cookies today at the Jewel on Southport and Pet Supplies Plus. (Girl Scouts)
• Sluggers was just named a top sports bar in the U.S. (Gayot)
• The Chicago Auto Show returns this weekend and runs for 10 days at McCormick Place. (Paid source: Tribune)
• Lincoln Park Zoo welcomed a baby gray seal this month. (Block Club)
• A new documentary highlights the “historic season” of the 1963 Loyola University Ramblers. (WBEZ)

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— Georgi Presecky

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.