Federal lawmakers tackle voting rights. Charges of racism in the royal family. Metra and city business leaders try to lure Chicagoans back to the office. And the controversy over Dr. Seuss.

• House Passes Sweeping Voting Rights Bill Over GOP Opposition
• Pritzker Signs ‘Transformative’ Education and Workforce Equity Act Into Law
• Dr. Seuss’ Literary Estate Embroiled in ‘Cancel Culture’ Controversy
• Crain’s Headlines: Moderna Partners with Baxter on Vaccine Production
• Explosive Harry, Meghan Interview Reverberates Across Globe
• Women of Color Hit Especially Hard by Pandemic, Unemployment
• ‘Begin Again’ Book Revisits James Baldwin’s Body of Work