🌱 Wiener's Circle Vandalized + Coalfire Wins Yelp Honors

Happy Friday, Lakeview! Here's the latest neighborhood news.

First, today's weather: A bit of morning snow. High: 40 Low: 15.

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Here are the top 4 stories in Lakeview today:

1. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for making social media threats against Lincoln Park High School, FOX reports. He will appear in juvenile court next week after posting a plan to bring a gun to school and shoot students. (FOX)

2. Chicago police are searching for a man who threw a brick in the window of Wiener’s Circle on Wednesday night. The customer reportedly grew “agitated” when asked to wear a mask. No one was injured. (Patch)

3. An Uptown woman was arrested Wednesday for vandalizing a memorial to late Chicago police officer Ella French. Police said Anna Kochakian tore down a photo of French at the Thompson Center memorial, threw it into the garbage and posted pictures of it on social media. (Paid source: Tribune)

4. Illinois reported 29,939 new COVID-19 cases this week, down from 60,389 cases the week before. There were 499 deaths, down from 843 two weeks ago. (NBC)

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Today in Lakeview:

• Oscar nominee “The Worst Person in the World” opens at Music Box Theatre. (1:50 p.m.)
• Lark offers a Valentine’s Day weekend dinner special. (5 p.m.)
• The Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival returns. (7 p.m.)
• Join a singles cooking and dating game night at Get in the Kitchen. (7 p.m.)
• The Chicago Symphony Orchestra presents “Casablanca in Concert.” (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• All Chicago Public Library locations are closed today in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday. (CPL)
• Coalfire was the only Chicago pizzeria to make Yelp’s list of top 25 pizza places in the U.S. (WGN)
• The CityArts Program is offering $50,000 grants to local arts groups. (Block Club)
• The Adler Planetarium announced it will reopen March 4. (Adler)

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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.