Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first City Council meeting since losing her reelection bid. How the next mayor of Chicago should think about public safety. A train merger approved despite opposition. And the art of tattooing.

• City Council Votes 41-2 To Ensure Nonprofit Employees Can Unionize Over Lightfoot’s Objection
• What Will Policing, Public Safety Look Like Under Chicago’s Next Mayor?
• Spotlight Politics: Fresh Endorsements in Mayor’s Race; ‘ComEd Four’ Trial Begins
• Tattoo Artist Ryan Henry Transforms Skin, Tells Stories