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Illinoisans with home and auto insurance will see more protections against unjustified rate hikes. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says his budget director is resigning to care for her ailing mother who lives out of state. The Major League Baseball trade deadline was Monday, and Chicago’s teams walked away with a handful of roster changes. 

Plus, to the uninitiated, a Rainbow Cone might seem like a recent Instagram-inspired creation. Five colorful layers stacked on top of each other. But Chicagoans, especially those on the South Side, know the Original Rainbow Cone shop is a long-loved, local institution. Launched in August 1926 in a small shack in Beverly, Rainbow Cone turns 100 this year.