🌱 Carjacking Deterrent Program + Blackhawks 'Reverse Retro' Jersey

Happy Friday! Thanks for checking out Patch's quick guide to happenings in Chicago. In today's Daily:

• 🚗 Sheriff launches new carjacking deterrent program
• 🍽️ Tavern on Rush closing earlier than anticipated
• 🏒 The Blackhawks 'Reverse Retro' jersey

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📰 Top 5 stories in Chicago:

1) Sheriff launches 'carjacking-deterrent stickers' to dissuade hijackers. Drivers in Cook County now have access to a new tool to help deter carjackers and recover stolen vehicles faster. The new vehicle sticker program warns potential carjackers that the Cook County Sheriff's Office can immediately track the car if it is reported stolen. To sign up for the program, car owners should fill out an online consent form and receive anti-carjacking stickers in the mail—one for the rear driver's side exterior and the other for the inside of the windshield on the lower corner of the driver's side.

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2) Bronzeville joins growing list of Chicago neighborhoods hiring private security to stop violence. Bronzeville will soon begin a pilot program to add private security to the area by hiring Halo Security Group to collaborate with Ex Cons for Community and Social Change to monitor busy streets and residential areas. The teams will patrol 39th to 47th streets and Vincennes to Cottage Grove avenues. The pilot program launches in two weeks and will cost $100,000 — with Ald. Sophia King (4th) using a discretionary microgrant to cover it. Frustrated with crime, several other Chicago neighborhoods have also turned to private security and non-police patrols for help.

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3) NHL unveils Blackhawks 'Reverse Retro' jersey for 2022-23 season. There is a lot of change afoot for the Blackhawks, and the team jersey is one of them. Adidas and the NHL unveiled “Reverse Retro” jerseys for all 32 teams yesterday, and the Blackhawks version features some major changes. Instead of having the traditional logo on the front of the jersey, it is now located on the shoulder, with the word “Chicago” spelled out across the front. It also features a “barber pole” design with red, black and white stripes of different sizes across it. The team has yet to release the dates they will wear the alternate jerseys.

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4) Lightfoot, federal officials in talks over environmental racism probe. Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration is negotiating with President Joe Biden’s housing officials over potential city reforms after federal investigators accused Chicago of environmental racist zoning and land-use practices. Community activists filed a complaint in 2020 claiming the city of Chicago perpetuates environmental racism by pushing industrial polluters from wealthier, predominantly white North Side neighborhoods to low-income communities of color on the South Side. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has has yet to declare next steps in the almost two-year civil rights investigation, but the feds could force the city to make major—and permanent—changes to its planning processes or risk losing millions of dollars in federal aid.

Chicago Sun-Times

5) Iconic Tavern on Rush closing earlier than expected. Tavern on Rush in Gold Coast will be closing for good next week, instead of Jan. 1, 2023 as initially planned. Owner Phil Stefani said they originally had a verbal agreement with the building's landlord "to extend our management contract beyond its Oct. 31 expiration date" to serve customers through Dec. 31. But "due to contractual matters beyond our control," Stefani said they would have to close the iconic restaurant at the end of the month—the last day of service being Oct. 26. Reservations made for November and December will be canceled.

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📌 Today in Chicago:

• Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo (10:00 AM)
• Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier (11:00 AM)
• Chicago International Film Festival (12:30 PM)
• Eerie Evening at McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum (5:00 PM)
• Sweet + Savory Pies Workshop at Guild Row (5:30 PM)
• In This Moment at Radius (5:30 PM)
• Witches Brew: Spellbinding Cocktail Experience at Hubbard Inn (6:30 PM)
• Beetlejuice Pop-Up Bar at Redline VR (7:00 PM)
• Sober Halloween Costume Party at Trigger Chicago (7:00 PM)
• Oktoberfest Stammtisch at German American Cultural Center (7:30 PM)
• Judah & The Lion with The National Parks at The Riviera Theatre (7:30 PM)
• Blood-lesque: A Halloween, Theatrical Burlesque Experience at Pride Arts Center (7:30 PM)
• Dracula at The Den Theatre (8:00 PM)
• The Knocks vs. Cannons at Concord Music Hall (8:00 PM)
• Trace Adkins at Genesee Theatre (8:00 PM)
• Voxtrot with Yellow Ostrich at Thalia Hall (8:30 PM)
• Théâtre des Vampires at Newport Theater (9:30 PM)
• Lil Jon at TAO Chicago (10:00 PM)

Saturday:

• Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo (10:00 AM)
• Wicker Halloween Town in Wicker Park (10:00 AM)
• Chicago Humanities Festival: Black Women Will Save the World with April Ryan and Valerie Jarrett at Northwestern University (10:00 AM)
• Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier (11:00 AM)
• Chicago International Film Festival (11:30 AM)
• Beetlejuice Pop-Up Bar at Redline VR (7:00 PM)
• Blood-lesque: A Halloween, Theatrical Burlesque Experience at Pride Arts Center (7:30 PM)
• Chicago Humanities Festival: Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago at Northwestern University (8:00 PM)
• Dracula at The Den Theatre (8:00 PM)

Sunday:

• Fall Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo (10:00 AM)
• Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier (11:00 AM)
• Chicago International Film Festival (11:00 AM)
• Dracula at The Den Theatre (3:00 PM)
• Beetlejuice Pop-Up Bar at Redline VR (7:00 PM)

📱 Social chatter:

• CPD is hiring: "The Chicago Police Department is hiring a Digital Intelligence Analyst who will perform specialized technical and analytical work to provide support to detectives with post-crime investigations and investigative leads by leveraging technology resources." (Chicago Police Department via Facebook)
• Southside Wolfpack: "Southside Wolfpack has produced hundreds of Division 1 athletes, sent three players to the NFL and counts a former president among its fans." (Block Club Chicago via Facebook)
• Flu/COVID-19 vaccination clinics: "CDPH is hosting two flu/COVID-19 vaccination clinics this weekend where you can also find the NEW, updated vaccine/bivalent booster. Make an appointment, or walk-ins welcome. Visit Chicago.gov/COVIDvax to learn more." (Chicago Department of Public Health via Facebook)
• Ever seen an ant's face up close?: "Photo competition reveals how horrifying an ant face is up close." (WGN-TV)

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