Changes to state mask guidelines. Gov. Pritzker signs the state budget into law. Alderpeople on the ward remap process and the city’s casino plans. Starbucks workers unionize. And Winnie the Pooh.

• Gov. Pritzker Lifts State Mask Mandate on Public Transportation After Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Rule
• Illinois Gets New Budget, And Likely a Lawsuit Too
• ‘Not A Good Look’: Lightfoot’s Plan to Put Her Name on Gas Card Blasted
• New Book by Chicago Political Observer Dick Simpson Explores Democracy’s Future
• Chicago-Area Starbucks Workers Pushing to Join Nationwide Unionization Movement