Parents and students wearing blue t-shirts supporting the Invest in Kids scholarship program lobby lawmakers in the Capitol in May. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

The General Assembly could consider a plan during veto session to continue the tax credit that drives the Invest in Kids scholarship program as advocates propose a plan they hope will get more lawmakers on board.    

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announces the results of an investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church at a news conference in May. [State of Illinois]   

A 696-page report Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office released in May that investigated the depth of sexual abuse in the Catholic dioceses of Illinois has now led to a complaint with the Vatican against a top Church leader.  

From left to right, Chicago Board of Elections spokesperson Max Bever, State Board of Elections spokesperson Matt Dietrich, and State Board of Elections Deputy Director of Elections Operations Brian Pryor speak to the House Ethics and Elections Committee on Wednesday. [Blue Room Stream]   

The 2024 election is a little more than one year away while early voting for the March primary election begins in less than four months. Lawmakers on the House Ethics and Elections Committee held a hearing Wednesday to hear what Illinois’ election authorities do to keep the democratic process safe. 

Gov. JB Pritzker announced plans Wednesday to lead a national effort promoting abortion rights in other states. And the governor announced people and businesses affected by the war between Israel and Hamas will be eligible for tax relief.    

JCAR Chair Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) leads the committee hearing on Tuesday. [Blue Room Stream]   

The bipartisan and bicameral Joint Committee on Administrative Review (JCAR) reviewed rules for the first time that were created last month by the Illinois State Police (ISP) to implement the assault weapons ban to remain in place.    

Darren Bailey, left, and U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), right, are competing in the 12th Congressional District Republican primary in 2024.

Both U.S. Reps. Mike Bost, a Murphysboro Republican, and Danny Davis, a Chicago Democrat, are facing formidable primary challenges in 2024 from within their own parties. Fundraising numbers released Saturday show Bost is financially fending off his opponent better than Davis.  

Gov. JB Pritzker holds a news conference in September 2022.   

America’s richest politician, Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK Pritzker, made about $2.25 million in 2022, according to tax returns released on Friday.

A drawing shows the second proposal for Chicago school board districts. [Senate Democrats]

A Senate committee gathered more feedback from stakeholders about Chicago’s elected school board maps during a hearing Thursday night. Instead of focusing on the maps themselves, the hearing discussed other tweaks Chicagoans want to see to the law.  

Sen. Celina Villaneuva (D-Chicago), left, and Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D-Batavia) speak at a news conference in Chicago on Thursday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

After making an initial attempt in May, some lawmakers are renewing a push for veto session to pass legislation that will remove guns from people who receive an order of protection following a domestic violence situation.  

Members of FEMA and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency meet with residents in Cicero earlier this year following flooding. [Cicero]   

Cicero received more than eight inches of rain on July 2 this past summer. But town officials said that though this summer’s rain was the worst incident of flooding they’ve ever experienced, major flooding is an ongoing issue in the community.