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Chicago headlines:

Mayor Lori Lightfoot declines to concede defeat on elected school board bill passed by lawmakers, says there’s still time to negotiate [Tribune]

Lightfoot Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis [WTTW]

Gov. Pritzker says he intends to sign bill that would establish elected school board in Chicago [Chalkbeat]

Some City Council members wavering on renaming Lake Shore Drive, alderman says [Sun-Times]

About 2,500 Cook County employees threaten to strike June 24 [Sun-Times]

Chicago Leads The Nation In Mass Shootings, Averaging About One Per Week [WBEZ]

For more than a year, city sought security improvements at Englewood home where 8 people were shot. Yet nothing was done [Sun-Times]

Bears submit bid to buy Arlington International Racecourse, opening door to potential Soldier Field exit [Tribune]

Ex-Lifeguards Describe ‘Ingrained’ Culture Of Sexual Abuse At Beaches, Pools [WBEZ]

General Iron says it could have stayed in Lincoln Park, but city encouraged it to move to the Southeast Side despite federal probe [Sun-Times]

Police Board votes to fire Officer Patrick Kelly, the cop involved in controversial shooting of his friend [Tribune]

Forget the condos. Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper gets OK for 738 apartments. [Tribune]

JPMorgan Chase is tripling its investment in the South and West sides [Crain's]

Chicago area's last remaining coal-fired power plants to close [Crain's]

Chicago Police’s LGBTQ Liaison Team Expands From 1 To 6 Officers As Police Try To Build Trust With Queer Communities [Block Club]

Springfield headlines:

FOID bill strengthening enforcement for revoked cards will head to Pritzker [Capitol News Illinois]

Vaccinated Illinoisans automatically entered into $10 million lottery [Capitol News Illinois]

Illinois to offer prizes up to $7m in cash and $3m in scholarships in lottery for residents who’ve received COVID-19 vaccination [Tribune]

State begins vaccination lottery, on verge of meeting Biden’s vaccine goal [State Journal-Register]

Elected school board bill hits snag on way to Pritzker’s desk [Crain’s]

Pritzker says he’ll sign elected school board bill – and Lightfoot says it’s now time for ‘real negotiations’ [Sun-Times]

Big shakeup in Pritzker administration [Crain’s]

Deputy Gov. Dan Hynes leaving Pritzker administration [Sun-Times]

Madigan ally pleads guilty in Oak Lawn red-light camera bribery case [Tribune]

After cancer diagnosis, state Rep. La Shawn Ford wants others to get screened [Sun-Times]

Some question Pritzker’s balanced budget claims [Center Square]

Illinois first in nation to ban deceptive interrogation practices on juveniles [Center Square]

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