The pros and cons of an elected school board and the progressive tax push in Springfield, plus a zero-waste lifestyle, a therapist shares secrets and paleontologist Neil Shubin.

• Chicago School Board: Better to Elect or Appoint?
• Stage is Set for Major Fight Over Illinois Constitution, Tax Policy
• Sales Dry Up for Boeing’s Grounded 737 Max Jets
• Neil Shubin Hunts Fossils in Antarctic ‘Graveyard’
• Zero-Waste Advocate Shares Strategies for Reducing Trash
• New Book Tells Stories from Inside the Therapist’s Room
• Chicago Couple Opens Lakeside Resort in Wisconsin’s Northwoods