Happy Tuesday, Illinois. How is it that the world will never be the same, but Monday really felt like Monday? Cheers to a better rest of the week, folks.

Get ready for fireworks in the City Council. Aldermen from the Black and Progressive caucuses are teaming up for a proposal to terminate a $33 million contract that puts Chicago police officers in public schools. They’ll take up the issue during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who earlier this month indicated she opposes the idea of taking cops out of schools, is expected to push back at the idea, creating a possible vote battle for the ages. “Unfortunately, we need security in our schools,” she said a few weeks ago. “We’ve got a very good track record this school year making sure that CPS is in control — that officers are there for a limited purpose.”

The mayor has butted heads with aldermen before and still emerged with the votes she needs. What makes this different is seeing the two caucuses team up.

Ald. Rod Sawyer (6th), Ald Jeanette Taylor (20th) and Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) are calling on other Council members to follow the leads of school districts in Minneapolis, Denver and other cities that have removed the police presence from schools in wake of the George Floyd killing and subsequent protests.

“We have to have better schools, amenities, resources. As the progressive caucus, we need to step up and verbalize that,” Ald. Sophia King, the newly named chair of the Progressive Caucus, said in an interview with Playbook.

The combined votes of the Black and Progressive caucuses adds up to 29 if all their members get on board with the proposal — what’s expected to be the first of a list of measures that will focus on public safety reform.

Battle lines will be drawn, and alderman will be on the record voting to support or oppose the mayor on an issue that is part of her legacy as a former Police Board president. Watch for Chicago Teachers Union VP Stacy Davis Gates to tweet her two cents about it, too.

Lightfoot faced a similar battle in December when black aldermen and others tried to stall the start of recreational marijuana sales in Chicago for six months. The 29-19 vote went the mayor’s way, but it stunned City Hall watchers accustomed to former Mayors Rahm Emanuel and Richard M. Daley securing near 100 percent support. Lightfoot has said she’s not so concerned about the push-back from aldermen, knowing that she "only" needs 26 votes to win.

It’s a far different attitude than 2008, when an unheard of five aldermen voted against Daley’s plan to privatize parking meters. Such renegades! Two of them — Leslie Hairston (5^th) and Scott Waguespack (32nd) — are still on the council and wear that vote as a badge of honor.

Ald. Jim Gardiner’s Twitter feed has been suspended, but he won’t say why. “I don’t run the social media [account],” he told Playbook on Monday, adding he didn’t want to comment further.

Gardiner’s detractors have started parody accounts, for which the 45th Ward alderman also had no comment.

But there is a video of Gardiner talking to protesters though he definitely doesn’t want to talk about that.

It came about when several hundred peaceful demonstrators marched on the city’s Northwest Side, calling for an end to police brutality and support for Black Lives Matter, according to Block Club.

The crowd caught Gardiner at his doorstep, and they asked if he supports or believes in Black Lives Matter. He wouldn’t say.

Rather than talk, Gardiner sent Playbook a statement, in which he said: “I am encouraged to see people unite to discuss racial inequities in the black community and hopefully, make plans to contribute to the solution. For some, the past few weeks have been a reminder of these inequities. For others, it is an introduction to this reality.”

No official public events.

No official public events.

Presiding over a virtual board meeting of the Cook County Forest Preserves District.

— BY THE NUMBERS: The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 19 new deaths to the coronavirus Monday and 473 new confirmed cases. That’s a total of 6,326 fatalities and 133,016 cases in 101 counties in Illinois.

— GOP sues Pritzker over 10-person gathering limit: “The state GOP, along with three local Republican groups, argues that Pritzker’s limit on in-person gatherings, which is part of his plan to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, unfairly curtails people’s First Amendment rights. Republicans are asking the court to exempt political parties from the cap on gatherings and seeking permission to hold in-person gatherings without size restrictions in the run-up to the November election,” reports Tribune’s Dan Petrella.

— United Airlines vows to ban passengers who refuse to wear masks: “Flyers flouting the rules will be placed on an internal travel-restriction list for a ‘time to be determined pending a comprehensive incident review,’” by Bloomberg.

— Hotel group leans on Pritzker to allow bigger meetings: “The governor doesn’t appear inclined to agree to it right now,” reports Crain’s Greg Hinz.

— Chicago to be a test site for Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial: “Dr. Richard Novak, a University of Illinois at Chicago professor and head of infectious diseases, has led dozens of clinical trials during his 25-year career. This one, he says, is different,” reports WGN/9’s Katharin Czink.

— Saliva tests for Covid-19 could replace painful nasal swabs, U. of C. researchers say: “The University of Chicago says the tests could be more accurate than current tests and could even be collected by patients themselves,” by Sun-Times’ Tom Schuba.

— State announces expansion of emergency assistance programs: “On Monday, Pritzker was in Belleville to announce the expansion of two existing programs, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program, or LIHEAP, and the Community Services Block Grant program, which provide food, utility and other kinds of assistance to people who are struggling financially,” reports Capitol News’ Peter Hancock.

— Lightfoot announces committee to review Chicago Police Department use-of-force policies: “Under pressure from Chicago activists demanding broad changes to how the city polices, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a task force to review the Police Department’s use of force policies. The committee will include residents, students, lawyers, advocates and elected officials, Lightfoot said. Deputy Chief Ernest Cato, a veteran of the department who was a runner-up for the police superintendent job earlier this year, will co-chair the committee alongside activist Arewa Karen Winters, whose great nephew Pierre Loury was killed by police,” by Tribune’s Gregory Pratt, Jeremy Gorner and Dan Hinkel.

… Police union slams co-chair of new panel reviewing CPD use-of-force policy, by Fran Spielman.

— FOP president says exhausted officers chased looters before using congressman’s office to rest, eat: “John Catanzara said officers chased looters from nearby stores before going into the campaign office — some to use the restroom, though others made coffee. ‘Sorry. It was pretty damn chilly outside. They had nothing to eat. They made some popcorn,’ Catanzara said,” by Sun-Times’ Fran Spielman.

— Police watchdog agency sacks investigator accused of firing shots at car thieves on West Side, by Tribune’s Jeremy Gorner and William Lee.

— Why Lightfoot cannot rely on Congress to fill her budget gap for now, and what Speaker Pelosi has to say about it: “Extending the $600 weekly federal jobless benefit, due to expire July 31, may be key in bringing Republicans to the table to negotiate over the HEROES Act,” by Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet.

— Chicago announces Lakefront Trail set to reopen June 22, bars and breweries on Wednesday: “The city of Chicago continued its slow return to normal on Monday as officials reopened Millennium Park, announced that bars and brewers will be allowed to serve outdoor customers on Wednesday and set the reopening of Chicago’s iconic Lakefront Trail for June 22. But all three moves will come with restrictions aimed at preventing a resurgence in the coronavirus and could be rolled back if the city sees Covid-19 cases spike down the line,” report Tribune’s Gregory Pratt, Josh Noel and Jessica Villagomez.

— Pandemic learning: How one high school reeled in nearly 2,800 students: The principal, teachers and staffers performed “relentless outreach to every family to rebuild their school community online. The school creates an ‘engagement tracker,’ a spreadsheet where teachers account for their interaction with each student,” and the principal crunches numbers, reports Chalkbeat’s Mila Koumpilova.

— Activists want billions in reparations from Chase Bank for Chicago’s black neighborhoods: “[A]ctivist and former mayoral candidate Ja’Mal Green … cited WBEZ and City Bureau findings that Chase had given out $7.5 billion in home purchase lending between 2012 and 2018 — but just 1.9 percent of that money went to Chicago’s black neighborhoods. Majority-white areas of the city got 79.57,” by WBEZ’s Linda Lutton.

— Clash over Columbus boils over after statue in Little Italy joins wave of monuments targeted by protesters: “After the statue was hit with graffiti over the weekend, some residents stood guard in front of Arrigo Park, where they argued with Black Lives Matter demonstrators,” by Sun-Times’ Manny Ramos and Mitch Dudek.

— Garza pushes Pritzker to delay General Iron’s move to Southeast Side: “Emissions on the Southeast Side only serve to further the environmental injustice,” say writes in a letter. Story by Sun-Times’ Brett Chase.

— Rockefeller Foundation pledges $10M to increase economic opportunity for minority-owned businesses in Chicago and 9 other cities, reports Tribune’s Abdel Jimenez

— Juneteenth is Friday. At least one Chicago company has already added it as a company holiday. GCM Grosvenor, the global investment firm headed by businessman and Democratic political donor Michael Sacks, sent a note to employees explaining the holiday and noting: “We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Offices of GCM will be closed this Friday, June 19^th in observance of Juneteenth.”

— Chicago sues Trump administration for failing to open Obamacare enrollment: “The lawsuit alleges that preventing people without health insurance from enrolling in ACA plans strains the city’s resources ‘at a time when Chicago is least equipped to bear it,’” by Crain’s Stephanie Goldberg.

— With LGBT ruling, Supreme Court hands liberals a surprise victory: "Two of the court’s Republican appointees joined the court’s Democratic appointees to deliver an unexpected 6-3 triumph for LGBT advocates," by POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein and Rebecca Rainey.

— Alleged top ‘El Chapo’ aide, ‘The Engineer,’ extradited to face charges in Chicago: “Officials said Felipe Cabrera Sarabia was considered one of the chief aides to convicted drug boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman, who is in prison in the U.S.,” by the AP.

Crown project gets added funding from state: “Evanston’s state legislative delegation has secured an extra $500,000 in state funding for the new Robert Crown Community Center. That raises the funding from the governor’s Rebuild Illinois capital bill from $1 million to $1.5 million and boosts the Crown Center capital campaign over the $14 million mark. ‘We can’t thank Sen. Laura Fine and Reps. Robyn Gabel and Jennifer Gong- Gershowitz enough for their dogged determination in getting Evanston it’s fair share of Gov. Pritzker’s state capital bill,” said Daniel Stein, president of Friends of the Robert Crown Center,” via Evanston Now.

— Sparta’s World Shooting Complex won’t host Grand American: “The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) made the announcement late Monday afternoon, citing concerns about the coronavirus. The Grand American World Trapshooting Championships, traditionally held in Sparta, is the largest shooting event of its kind, spanning several days with more than 20 events,” via WSIL/3.

— Aiming for oversight, Raoul says most police feel ‘painted with broad brush’: “The state’s top legal officer said a statewide licensing program would instill a “greater fear of consequence” to serve as a deterrent to prevent police abuses of power,” reports WCIA’s Mark Maxwell.

— IHSA to move boys basketball state finals from Peoria to Champaign: “After 25 years, the boys high school basketball state finals are leaving Peoria…During a teleconference Monday, the IHSA board of directors voted to accept the Champaign-Urbana bid to host. The 11-member board consists of high school principals from around the state,” according to the State Journal-Register.

Illinois delays cannabis dispensary licenses for minority entrepreneurs: “Licenses were supposed to be issued at the end of May. Now aspiring entrepreneurs may have to wait until at least August,” by Block Club’s Justin Laurence.

— Nursing homes go unchecked as fatalities mount, by POLITICO’s Rachel Roubein and Maggie Severns

— Some GOP lawmakers benefited from Paycheck Protection Program, opposed legislation requiring lending transparency, by POLITICO’s Sarah Ferris, Melanie Zanona and Zachary Warmbrodt

— DeSantis defies critics as coronavirus spreads in Florida, by POLITICO’s Marc Caputo

— Nicole Varner is now health policy adviser and general counsel to Rep. Robin Kelly, and will also handle issues related to Kelly’s work on the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls.

— Gerald "Jud" DeLoss, an attorney at the Chicago-based law firm Gozdecki, Del Giudice, Americus, Farkas & Brocato LLP, and who has been the general counsel for the last five years at the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health, will lead the group as the CEO effective July 1.

Desiree Rogers, CEO of Black Opal cosmetics company; Adam Schuster, Illinois Policy Institute director of Budget and Tax Research; Griselda Vega Samuel, Midwest regional counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; and Willie Wilson Jr., a businessman and U.S. Senate candidate.

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