🌱 Wiener's Circle Offers Reward + Carjacking On Southport

It’s Super Bowl Sunday, Lakeview! Here's your five-minute guide to the latest neighborhood news.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy and very cold. High: 20 Low: 15.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Lakeview:

1. A woman was carjacked at gunpoint Thursday night near Southport and Addison. Police said the assailant pistol-whipped the car owner when she would not hand over her keys. No arrests have been made. (ABC)

2. The Wiener’s Circle management will “throw you a party” if you help locate the vandal who threw a brick through the window this week after being asked to wear a mask. The hot dog stand also offered Bulls tickets to the internet “sleuths” who help identify the man. (ABC)

3. Chicago Animal Care and Control captured a roaming coyote in Lincoln Park Friday after weeks of reported sightings. The animal was located near the Chicago History Museum. (CBS)

4. Cody’s Public House will host a “Puppy Bowl Viewing Party” this afternoon. A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit PAWS Chicago. (WGN)

5. New restaurant BadaBing Wings is finding “early success” in Uptown after opening Jan. 3. Owner Jose Lopez told Block Club he hopes to meet many new customers during today’s Super Bowl rush. (Block Club)

Today in Lakeview:

• Happy Camper offers Galentine’s Day specials. (11 a.m.)
• Check out The Second City’s Improv Brunch. (Noon)
• Ballet Folklórico de México visits Auditorium Theatre. (3 p.m.)
• Join the Super Bowl party at the Butcher’s Tap. (5 p.m.)
• “Death on the Nile” screens at the Landmark. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• From Bub City to Bartoli’s, restaurants across Chicago are offering Super Bowl specials. (Paid source: Tribune)
• Some spots remain open for the March 1 blood drive at the Loyola University Center for Fitness. (Red Cross)
• Visit more than 25 Lakeview businesses today to participate in the Chamber of Commerce “Shop in the Name of Love” event. (Chamber)

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That's all the news for this game day, Lakeview! See you tomorrow for more stories.

— 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.