A new contract for Chicago police officers, plus more from City Council. Arguments over mask mandates and remote learning options for public schools. Meet the new leader of the Lincoln Park Zoo.

• Chicago City Council Approves 8-Year Deal With Police Union
• Legislators Question Authority to Punish Schools Over Masks
• CPS Parents Protest, Demands Include More Testing, Remote Learning Option
• Census: Relief Programs Staved Off Hardship in COVID Crash
• New Pop-Up Gallery and Museum Electrifies Audiences With Neon, Light
• How Child Care Providers Are Dealing with a Staff Shortage
• Lincoln Park Zoo Names Megan Ross as Next Leader
• Meet a ‘Yarn Bomber’ Who Has Made Chicago Her Canvas