The calls for gun control measures to be taken up during the special session in Springfield will have to wait.

• Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly announced yesterday they are postponing the special session and will instead call lawmakers back later this year.

Why it matters: The session was first called to address reproductive rights in Illinois after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

• But in the aftermath of the Highland Park shooting, Democrats and gun reform advocates also wanted the General Assembly to take up gun measures.

The other side: Republicans were also calling for the special session to address gun violence, but they stopped short of calling for new gun laws.

• "I think if we do any legislation at all, the measures we vote on should deal with the enforcement of the existing laws we have," downstate Republican Rep. Chris Miller tells Axios.
• "We need to focus on enforcement, mental health and on enabling law enforcement to better communicate with other law enforcement agencies so that we can do more to prevent violent attacks like this."
• "This incident should not be an excuse to take away the Second Amendment rights of honest citizens."

Context: The alleged shooter in Highland Park was able to purchase a gun months after local police confiscated his knives and reported him to state authorities as "a clear and present danger."

• "We should do a better job of ensuring that if someone has knives taken away from them, they should not be eligible to purchase firearms," Miller says.

Read more on GOP and Illinois gun laws.

The WNBA All-Star Game comes to Wintrust Arena this weekend.

Why it matters: The defending champion Sky host the entire league for a weekend of festivities showcasing not just the arena and team, but our whole basketball-obsessed city.

State of play: The Sky are well represented in Sunday afternoon's All-Star Game.

• The format is similar to the NBA's, with two team captains — Seattle's Breanna Stewart and Las Vegas' A'ja Wilson — choosing players, as opposed to the traditional game between the two conferences.
• Candace Parker was the first player chosen in the draft and will lead Team Wilson.
• Parker is joined by Kahleah Copper and will play against Courtney Vandersloot and Emma Meesseman on Team Stewart, which is coached by the Sky's James Wade.

The intrigue: Three-time 3-point-contest winner Allie Quigley is defending her 2021 title even after saying she was retiring from the event. It starts Saturday at 2pm on ESPN.

• A Quigley win would make her the first WNBA or NBA player to win the shooting contest four times.

The big picture: The Sky head into the All-Star break with the best record in the WNBA. They also made the finals of the 2022 Commissioner's Cup, an in-season tournament designed to add more excitement to the regular season.

• That game against the Las Vegas Aces is July 26.

If you go: The league is hosting all sorts of free events this weekend in and around Wintrust Arena near McCormick Place.

💡 A special city committee released early ideas to remake the Museum Campus, including putting a dome over Soldier Field. (ABC 7)

🏎️ NASCAR may bring a "street course" to downtown in 2023. (Block Club)

🏒 The Blackhawks traded stars Alex DeBrincat and Kirby Dach for draft picks last night. The Hawks selected defenseman Kevin Korchinski and forward Frank Nazar in the first round. (NBC Sports)

💭 Quote du jour:

"The pain in Highland Park, West Garfield Park, Edgefield Park — and even in the Loop — this is all on your watch."

Downtown has come alive this summer with public art, from the Riverwalk to new murals on Michigan Avenue. The Loop also houses one of the best art schools in the country — the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

SAIC President Elissa Tenny gives credit to the faculty, who are "spectacularly talented working artists, designers and scholars" who "understand the value of an art and design education," she tells Axios.

We asked Tenny to give us her best art-inspired day in Chicago:

🫐 Breakfast: "I'm a creature of habit. It's a yogurt with berries and a little granola almost every day. And always an iced coffee. From just about anywhere will do: Goddess and the Baker, Fairgrounds or the school cafeteria."

• "On the weekends, it's the vegan hash at Uncommon Ground in Lakeview."

🎨 Morning activity: "I absolutely love working at SAIC, especially when the day's responsibilities draw me out of the office and into all the great art on campus and downtown."

The rest of Tenny's perfect day.

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👋 Hey, Monica here. I recently wrote about the campaign to replace the name Asian carp with "copi," an effort to get more people to eat the invasive species ravaging Midwest waterways.

The intrigue: I also learned that dogs can do their part by eating copi-based jerky made by a company called Chippin ($21.99 for a two-pack).

The verdict: These copi-, sweet potato-, molasses- and cranberry-based jerky bits are deliciously smoky, chewy and slightly sweet. I know because I ate one for thorough reporting — and because they use human-grade fish.

• More importantly, my picky pooch Belle adores them, even without knowing they are packed with omega-3s and help protect local waterways.

Of note: Chippin also makes spirulina and cricket dog treats!