What Trump's bill could mean for Chicago

How Trump’s Tax Bill Would Affect Illinois

The Senate spent Monday deliberating President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill. The measure includes $1.2 trillion in social safety cuts. Should it pass, more than 500,000 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage while about 427,000 could lose their food assistance. [Sun-Times]

CPS Laid Off 161 Employees. Are More Cuts Coming?

Chicago Public Schools laid off 161 employees last week as it grapples with a $734 million deficit. The layoffs included many crossing guards, district office employees, and a handful teachers union employees. Additionally, more than 200 vacant positions won’t be filled. [Chalkbeat]

Who is the Douglass Park Lifeguard Who Shot Two Teens?

A 55-year-old Chicago Park District lifeguard, Charles Leto, has been charged with shooting two teens, killing one. The other, a cousin of Laquan McDonald, was injured. The lifeguard approached and quarreled with the teens, apparently over his bike, and is claiming self-defense. A judge has ordered the lifeguard be held until trial. [CBS]

• Leto previously avoided charges after shooting two dogs, triggering a police standoff. [WGN]
  

Pitch Into a New Plan For 71st Street

The CorridorLive plan aims to reenvision 71st Street in South Shore by increasing resident-led and -owned business along the corridor. The full plan will be unveiled Aug. 24 at the South Shore Summer Fest. [Block Club]

• The community can comment on the plan here.