At City Hall, a progressive crusader has stepped into the chief of staff role. Crain’s Leigh Giangreco talks with host Amy Guth about Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the newest member of the city’s “Core Four.”

Plus: The city rejects a new revenue source in Sox and Bears stadium talks, Illinois awards another $25 million to build EV chargers, CPD tells City Council DNC security maps to be released in early July and Uber is adding taxis to its app in Chicago.