Why delinquent Cook County property taxpayers face spiraling debt. Meeting Springfield’s new leaders. Who’s in and who’s out in the mayor’s race. And NASA heads back to the moon 50 years after Apollo 11.

• Property Tax Investors Exploit Loophole, Add Financial Burdens to Struggling Cook County Homeowners
• State Lawmakers Have Quiet Discussions But Take No Formal Action on SAFE-T Act Revisions
• NASA’s Mightiest Moon Rocket Lifts Off 50 Years After Apollo: ‘It Was Pretty Overwhelming’
• Lightfoot Pushes City Council to Use Downtown Property Taxes to Fund Far South Side Red Line Extension
• Program for Adolescents Aims to Create Community Through Culinary Arts