Sen. Lakesia Collins (D-Chicago) is sworn in to her Senate seat on Tuesday at Plummers Union Local 130 in Chicago on Tuesday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]   

Lakesia Collins is the new state senator for the 5th Senate District after she was selected by a committee of Chicago Democrats on Tuesday.    

The Cook County Democratic Party Committee meets at IBEW Local 134 on Monday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]   

Cook County Democrats are set to back incumbent Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham during Tuesday’s county party slating vote despite an aggressive push from Latinos in the party to get a Latino slated for the March primary.  

Gov. JB Pritzker explained what he’s looking for in legislation lifting the state’s ban on nuclear reactor construction. And U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.) discussed her priorities for Illinois agriculture in federal farm bill negotiations.  

Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) speaks at a news conference during the spring session. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto on Friday in a decision to entirely veto a bipartisan bill that would have ended the state’s decades-long moratorium on new nuclear reactor construction.  

Illinois Supreme Court   

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled 4-3 against Rep. Dan Caulkins’ (R-Decatur) challenge to the state’s assault weapons ban, deciding his argument that the assault weapons ban was “special legislation” was not in violation of the Illinois Constitution. 

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event TCCI Manufacturing in Decatur on Aug. 2. [Gov. JB Pritzker/Facebook]   

Since returning from pitching businesses on the benefits of establishing operations in Illinois during a trip to the United Kingdom, Gov. JB Pritzker has been touring the state highlighting Illinois’ electric vehicle manufacturing capabilities and businesses that have tapped into tax incentives.  

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a news conference in Springfield on Wednesday. [Gov. JB Pritzker/Facebook]   

Progressives across the country are taking a victory lap after Ohio voters resoundingly shot down a Republican-led ballot measure to make it more difficult to pass constitutional amendments.  

Though he’s happy with the outcome in Ohio, Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he’s not planning to push a constitutional amendment to make it easier to amend Illinois’ constitution. 

The Illinois Capitol 

State revenue figures increased in July compared to July 2022, according to the latest report from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (CGFA), as economic indicators show the economy is still going strong this year.

The Illinois Capitol 

Gov. JB Pritzker signed about 100 new laws Friday that include caps on insulin prices, an expansion for a taxing district in Central Illinois, new laws related to reproductive healthcare, and more changes to the state’s election laws.    

Thomas More Society attorney Peter Breen, right, and Attorney General Kwame Raoul, left, speak at separate news conferences in Chicago last month. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]

A controversial law designed to crack down on what opponents say is “misinformation” being spread by anti-abortion pregnancy centers is on hold just a week after it was signed into law following a federal judge's ruling on Thursday.