Governor JB Pritzker issued a mask mandate for students across the state, and employees at state facilities, which already has some Republicans complaining about this “unilateral” response to an uptick in COVID numbers. City officials promised that Lollapalooza was checking vax status at the gates. How do they know? Public Health Director Allison Arwady went to the fest in disguise to see if they’d ask for her card. And, the Cubs lost some big stars, but the Bulls picked some up. Journalists Justin Kaufmann and Monica Eng break down the week’s news with Lead Producer Carrie Shepherd.

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