Hey there! It’s Thursday, and here’s what you need to know today.

1. U.S. Supreme Court upholds DACA in major defeat for Trump

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberal justices to rule that President Donald Trump cannot immediately end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects about 650,000 young immigrants from deportation.

The justices said the Trump Administration’s decision to pull the plug on the program was “arbitrary and capricious,” reports NPR’s Nina Totenberg. Trump accused the ruling of being “politically charged.”

What does this mean for DACA’s future? Totenberg reports that it “likely prevents the administration from enacting any plans to begin deportations immediately, but there is little doubt that should Trump be reelected, the second-term president almost certainly would seek to end the program.” [NPR]

You can find the Supreme Court’s decision here. [NPR]

2. Complaints against Chicago cops can’t be destroyed, Illinois Supreme Court says

The state’s high court ruled that thousands of old police complaints must be preserved and destroying them would violate “an explicit, well-defined, and dominant public policy.”

The decision is a blow for the union representing Chicago’s rank and file officers, which argued its contract with the city requires the destruction of complaints older than five years.

Police reform advocates said the old complaints can help identify problematic officers and patterns of abuse. [WBEZ]

3. U.S. jobless claims top 1 million for 13th week in a row

The U.S. continued to see layoffs last week even as more businesses across the country reopened. The Labor Department today said 1.5 million unemployment claims were filed last week, putting the total number of claims reported during the economic crisis at 45.7 million.

Today’s numbers are down by 58,000 from the previous week, but many economists anticipated a greater drop.

The Labor Department also said the number of continued claims — people who have received benefits for at least two weeks — only dropped by 62,000 and brought the total to 20.5 million. [CNBC]

Meanwhile, confusion and infighting inside the White House appear to be hampering the Trump administration’s efforts to prop up the economy, reports The Washington Post.

In one corner are advisers who want to pump the brakes on huge spending bills designed to boost the economy, and in the other corner are economists and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell who say more spending is needed. [Washington Post]

4. Illinois does not have enough COVID-19 contact tracers

That’s according to an analysis from NPR, which found that only seven states have enough contact tracers to keep up with local transmission. Those states are Alaska, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, Oregon, Vermont and West Virginia, along with D.C. Six other states have enough tracers when reserve staff are counted, the analysis found.

Contact tracers are health workers who reach out to people who have tested positive for the coronavirus and track down people who might have been unknowingly exposed. Health experts say contact tracers are crucial in the fight against the pandemic. [NPR]

In Illinois, cases and deaths continue to fall. Officials today announced 55 new deaths, bringing the state’s total number of fatalities to more than 6,500. Another 593 cases were reported after 25,504 tests were conducted. That means Illinois has seen more than 134,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. [IDPH]

Across the country, more than 117,000 deaths and more than 2.1 million cases have been reported. [NPR]

5. Top House Democrats weigh whether to call Bolton to testify

House Democrats are “seriously considering” calling John Bolton to testify after details emerged yesterday from his tell-all memoir on working in the Trump White House, reports Politico.

Bolton, who had served as President Trump’s national security adviser, makes a number of explosive allegations in his memoir, The Room Where It Happened, which is scheduled for release on June 23.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Bolton for refusing to testify before the impeachment inquiry when he had pertinent information. [Politico]

Among the allegations in Bolton’s book is that Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he endorsed Beijing’s prison camps for minority Uighurs. [NPR]

Here’s what else is happening

• Facebook removed Trump campaign posts and ads that featured a Nazi symbol. [NPR]
• Lightfoot criticized the Chicago Teachers Union for tweeting a meme that’s “clearly racist.” [Chicago Sun-Times]
• Sheriff’s deputies in California fatally shot the half brother of a black man found dead and hanging from a tree. [NPR]
• Lightfoot said she doesn’t support removing Christopher Columbus statues in Chicago. [Chicago Tribune]

Oh, and one more thing …

Chicago’s 606 trail and the Lakefront Trail will reopen Monday, but there’s still no word on when we’ll be able to hit the beaches this summer. Not that anyone is particularly anxious about seeing my dad bod.

But the city has a number of rules and restrictions in place to help prevent coronavirus outbreaks. The Chicago Tribune reports that people at the trails will have to “stay in constant motion.” Does eating a corndog count?

And there will be monitors to enforce social distancing measures on the trails, like a chaperone at the high school dance. (Or this gag from Arrested Development: “No touching!”)

Tell me something good …

Father’s Day is coming up, and I’d like to know what you’re getting for your dad — or a great gift you got him in the past.

Patricia McMillen tweets:

“I bought my Dad a 4-pack box of A & C (Antonio & Cleopatra) Panatellas every year, mostly so he’d give me the rings (cigar bands). He’s gone 18 years this year, and I marvel that back in late 50’s Winnetka, an eight-year-old girl could buy smoking materials.”

And Kathy Dunne writes:

“My dad was my best friend. He died 20 years ago this past week. The greatest gift he gave me was the gift of himself. He imbued me with a sense of justice, integrity and a love of math. Thanks to him, I can look at a complicated tab from a restaurant for several people and tell each what they owe, including tax and tip, within seconds!!

“I hope the greatest gift I gave him was my love and respect and gratitude for being my dad. Thank you, dad, and Happy Father’s Day!”

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