Illinois and Chicago go maskless. Plus, the latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and heightened nuclear tensions, inside the local effort to unionize Amazon workers, and a local study connects better sleep with weight loss.

• With Mandate Over, Illinois Businesses Can Decide How to Handle Mask Requirements
• After December Walkouts, Organized Amazon Workers in Chicago Area Eye Next Steps
• What’s Ahead for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee
• Ukraine Talks Yield No Breakthrough as Russians Close In
• Study: Getting More Sleep Reduces Caloric Intake, Could Help Fight Obesity
• Crain’s Headlines: Bloomington-Based State Farm Loses Big Insuring Cars
• Teatro ZinZanni Returns to the Big Top After Pandemic Hiatus