How the city budget proposal affects your wallet. Part three of our Permanent Punishment series looking at formerly incarcerated people finding employment. And how the federal electoral count act could protect future elections.

• Permanent Punishment, Part 3: Barriers to Employment Are Frequent, Plentiful for Those With Records
• Permanent Punishment Conversation: Companies Find Value in Employing Individuals Re-Entering Workforce
• New Report Finds At Least 65,000 People Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago
• Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Advocating for Electoral Count Act
• Spotlight Politics: Mayor Unveils City Budget; Latino Leaders Urge Garcia to Run
• Starstruck Memories from Chicago International Film Festival Founder