A mayoral working group released a report urging housing, workplace and health‑care changes to reduce barriers facing trans Chicagoans.

City Council opened the process Tuesday to pay $445,000 in settlements to 10 people injured when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in January 2022.

Early returns for the June 16 Democratic runoff between Nikki Porcher and Michi Sanchez showed no reported votes on major live feeds; official tallies will post as counties report.

Hillary Clinton told David Remnick in Manhattan that Biden’s 2024 re‑election was “a terrible mistake,” arguing a different Democratic nominee could have beaten Donald Trump.

Four new Maryland laws — on kratom‑like products, EV charging, firefighter screenings and SRO conduct — take effect July 1, 2026, bringing new enforcement and duties for retailers, counties and schools.

City council will vote Tuesday on whether to send an EMS levy to the November ballot; the two options would change property-tax bills by about $47–$57 per $100,000.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has tapped longtime DCPS leader Dr. Kim Jackson as interim chancellor as Lewis Ferebee prepares to depart on June 19, 2026.

The Ohio House advanced House Bill 528 to set a seven‑year mandatory minimum for forcible rape; the measure clears the House and now heads to the Senate amid support and warnings from advocates.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani publicly backed Schneps reporters as they organize for livable pay, affordable health care and voluntary recognition from their publisher.

FPC filed an opening brief June 15 in the Fifth Circuit asking judges to overturn Texas laws that bar carrying firearms at 51% alcohol businesses, racetracks and sporting events.

A state-ordered audit found 72 recommendations for National Grid’s New York operations, flagging billing, procurement and reliability problems that regulators say must be fixed.

A small East Texas traffic stop exposed a collision between ICE directives and Texas open‑records law, leaving lawyers and transparency experts scrambling. Records remain withheld.

Ald. Ray Lopez has filed a City Council resolution urging the Park District to rename Northerly Island for Pope Leo XIV and repurpose the old Meigs Field terminal. The idea would need Park District sign‑off and a public process.