Lake View

Crime

2 attempted sexual assaults reported in Lake View

Chicago police said they believe the same man attacked both women Monday night.

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago tattoo artist Allie Marie gives pets a permanent spot on their owners' bodies

By Katie Anthony

Paradegoers march in the 52nd annual Pride Parade on the North Side, Sunday, June 25, 2023.

LGBTQIA+

Pride Parade will now allow participants from schools, organizers say

A teacher says Nettelhorst School will help “coordinate” a group of schools into one entry after six schools had been denied participation when organizers scaled back the popular parade.

By Mariah Rush

The Catherine Cook School in the 49th ChicagoPride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.

LGBTQIA+

Chicago Pride Parade denies all previous year's school participants

All schools that participated in the 2023 Pride Parade were denied entry this year, and teachers see irony in exclusion from “one of the most inclusive places that you can go.”

By Mariah Rush

Crime

Man shot in attempted robbery near Diversey Harbor

The 49-year-old man was shot Sunday night when the gun he tried to take from a man trying to rob him went off, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

LGBTQIA+

Chicago Pride Parade to scale down due to city's 'safety and logistics concerns'

The 53rd annual parade, set for June 30, will limit its entries and start an hour earlier.

By Erica Thompson

Chicago 52nd Pride Parade North Side 2023

LGBTQIA+

Chicago Pride Parade date, theme revealed

The 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade steps off at noon on June 30, when over 1 million people are expected to pack the parade route.

By David Struett

News

CTA Red and Purple train service restored after track fire in Lake View

Firefighters responded to a call Monday afternoon in the 900 block of West Addison Street, and the fire was put out shortly after they arrived. Rail service was restored by 6:50 p.m. No one was injured.

By Sun-Times Wire

Transportation

CTA to spend $6.5M on spring cleaning for rail and bus stations

The CTA plans to repair and improve 13 rail stations and three bus turnarounds this spring as part of the Refresh & Renew program. Advocates worry the program doesn’t go far enough.

By Audrey Hettleman

Health

Howard Brown Health names interim president and CEO

Dr. Robin Gay, who most recently served as the health care provider’s chief dental officer, takes over the role formerly held by David Munar.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

Entertainment and Culture

Bayless Family Foundation issues more than $500,000 in latest round of grants to Chicago theaters

Definition Theatre and Timeline Theatre Company were each awarded $180,000; Chicago Children’s Theatre received $100,000 and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company $50,000.

By Kade Heather

Obituaries

John Sasaki, who owned Lake View East dry cleaners, survived WWII Japanese internment camps, dead at 87

Born in Los Angeles, he was 6 when his family was forcibly detained in 1942.

By Mitch Dudek

A vacant storefront along the Magnificent Mile shopping district on October 21, 2021.

Money

15 community organizations awarded $2.7 million to revamp vacant storefronts

Groups receiving the funds will use them to revitalize commercial corridors across Chicago, including Michigan Avenue downtown and business districts in Garfield Park, Pilsen, Humboldt Park, Uptown, West Loop, Lake View and Chatham.

By Kaitlin Washburn

Obituaries

Patrick Butler, Chicago journalist and author, dies at 83

Mr. Butler said he “was baptized” into the news business after he came under fire while reporting on the riots after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

By Mitch Dudek

Joli Angel Robinson is the incoming CEO of the Center on Halsted.

LGBTQIA+

Center on Halsted names Joli Angel Robinson as new CEO

Joli Angel Robinson, who served as president and CEO of Housing Forward in Dallas, succeeds Modesto “Tico” Valle. The Center on Halsted serves the health and outreach needs of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community.

By Mohammad Samra

Staff members at the Berlin Nightclub dressed up as the British pop star Annie Lennox during a previous goodbye party, this one for Shirley Mooney, who was one of the club’s original owners.

Berlin Nightclub’s denizens, staffers will always have their memories

By Stefano Esposito

Outdoor view of Berlin Nightclub’s entrance at night with two passersby.

Entertainment and Culture

Lake View’s Berlin Nightclub closes its doors after four decades: ‘The music is silenced and our dreams are now memories’

Owners cited ‘expenses of increased security, insurance and licensing, equipment, rent, and more’ as some of the reasons for the LGBTQ+ community anchor’s closure.

By Mohammad Samra

Crime

3 carjacked at gunpoint within 40 minutes on North Side

The carjackers used cars to box in their victims’ cars before approaching them Tuesday night in Lake View, Lincoln Square.

By Sun-Times Wire

Someone in Chicago

Someone in Chicago is having trouble holding on to a friend

Change doesn’t mean a friendship has to end. It can be an opportunity for the relationship to form a stronger bond.

By Ismael Pérez

Laura Junge painted this mural in Lake View in October.

Why does this Lake View mural picture an octopus, seahorses and a skywriting rat?

By Sun-Times staff