U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin talks voting rights, gun violence and more. How Chicago Public Schools is spending its money next year. Are taxis making a return? And redrawing Chicago’s ward map.

• GOP State Voting Restrictions ‘Un-American,’ Biden Declares
• CPS Says Equity, Student Supports at Center of $9.3B Budget Proposal
• Taxi Industry Hopeful for Post-Pandemic Recovery
• Peruvian Percussionist Makes Modern Music with Traditional Drum
• City Council to Start Drawing New Maps July 26 Behind Closed Doors
• US Consumer Prices Surge in June by the Most Since 2008
• Cuba Sees Unprecedented Protests Amid Economic Crisis