Chicago’s top doctor on new mask guidelines. A look inside President Biden’s expanded child tax credit. The Joffrey Ballet preps for its debut at the Lyric Opera. The politics of Black hair.

• ISBE Passes Resolution Calling for In-Person Learning in Illinois Schools This Fall
• Chicago’s Top Doctor Says If in Doubt Keep Wearing That Mask
• New Film ‘I Am the Bear’ Explores Racial Profiling Through Puppetry
• It’s Curtain Up and Light the Lights for the Lyric Opera and Joffrey Ballet
• Illinois Senate Bill Addresses Black Hair Discrimination in Schools Across State
• Explainer: Do I Still Have to Wear a Mask? What About Kids?