Proposed changes to Illinois gun laws. Towns saying “no” to legalized marijuana. Chicago’s shrinking beaches. And the Bud Billiken parade celebrates its 90th anniversary.

• Gun Control Proponents Demand Action in Wake of Mass Shootings
• Pot Prohibition in Illinois Will Persist, Even After It’s Legal
• Record-High Lake Swallowing Up Chicago Shoreline
• Descendants of John Dillinger Get Permission to Exhume His Body
• Terra-Cotta Treasures Tell Chicago’s Neighborhood Stories
• Bud Billiken Parade Celebrates 90 Years on the South Side
• Beyond Good Books, Semicolon Bookstore Aims for Sense of Community