Mayor Lightfoot joins us as she proposes her new budget to City Council — we’ll look at the numbers and get reaction from aldermen. The COVID-19 vaccine for kids. And U.S.-Mexico trade talks restart.

• Lightfoot Bets on Improving Economy, Uses Federal Relief Funds to Balance Budget
• ‘We’ve Got to Be Bold’: Lightfoot on 2022 Budget
• Mandatory Vaccine Checks: Alderpeople Want Proof, Restaurants Don’t
• Crain’s Headlines: Geico Auto Hike Steepest in 6 Years
• US, Mexico Restart High-Level Economic Talks After 4 Years
• Chicago Painter Captures Beauty in Gritty Parts of the City