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🌱 Patch AM: How Lakeview shop owners trapped repeat shoplifters inside their store.
Coming up: Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' on the Lakeview Patch calendar

Hello Lakeview! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Lakeview shop owners trapped repeat shoplifters inside their store.
Also on today's calendar: Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 67, low: 54.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Surveillance video shows moment owners trap shoplifters inside luxury resale store in Lakeview (cbsnews.com) — A luxury resale and streetwear shop in Lakeview, Dolo Chicago, trapped an alleged repeat shoplifter inside after recognizing him from a theft the previous day, then called 911. Surveillance video shows the suspect smashing his way out and stashing merchandise under a car before fleeing, while police arrested another person connected to the incident.
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📸 Around Lakeview
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeview
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★ Featured events ★
- Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' →
Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E Chestnut St, Chicago
7:30 pm - The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
11:00 am
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Boys Soccer (Home) vs. Litchfield
East Alton-Wood River High School, 777 N Wood River Ave, Wood Ri
4:30 pm - Soccer: Boys Varsity Game vs Staunton (Away)
Staunton High School
5:00 pm - Volleyball @ Madison (JV & V)
Madison Senior High School, 600 Farrish St, Madison
5:00 pm - Trunk or Treat
Hartford Elementary School Hartford, IL 62048
5:30 pm - Volleyball: Girls Varsity Game vs Jerseyville (Away)
Jerseyville High School
6:00 pm - Lincoln Brunch Fest →
2971 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
10:00 am - National Face Your Fears Day at 360 CHICAGO →
360 CHICAGO, 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
4:00 pm - Infinite Resonance Sacred Sound Practitioner Certification →
Heaven Meets Earth Yoga, 2746 Central St, Evanston
10:00 am - MindSee X SuperMinds Academy →
The Paradiso Room, 2936 N Southport Ave, Chicago
12:00 pm - Fenwick High School Open House →
Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Blvd, Oak Park
12:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
📣 Lakeview Shout Outs!
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- Drop & Dash Laundry Service — (773) 436-1994
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🗞 Nearby News
Wood River
- Wood River Approves Solar Farm Agreement With Levee District (riverbender.com)
- JB Pritzker joins Wood River's Hollywood River Studios groundbreaking (thetelegraph.com)
- Heaterz prepares to take over Alton riverfront site (thetelegraph.com)
Edwardsville
- Illinois poet laureate to bring poetry, reflection to Edwardsville (theintelligencer.com)
Ok Lakeview! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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