The Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program that sunset last year doesn’t appear to be on the way to being revived any time soon, according to Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside.

Tens of thousands of families benefited from the program that gave a 75% Illinois income tax credit to private donors who funded private school scholarships for families under a certain income threshold. After being enacted in 2017, the program ended Dec. 31, 2023. Attempts to revive the program have so far not materialized.

It’s the night the entire Democratic National Convention leads up to — Kamala Harris’ acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president.

Harris is slated to give her acceptance speech from the United Center on the fourth, and final, night of the convention.

It’s the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Vice President Kamala Harris will ceremonially accept her party’s nomination.

Her vice presidential pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, spoke to his largest national audience yet on Wednesday night, peppering his relatively brief address with sports references and framing the party’s definition of freedom.

Owners of small businesses near the United Center and McCormick Place are seeing and feeling the impact of the Democratic National Convention, but not everyone in a positive way.

Billy Goat Tavern, just down the street from the UC, where the Chicago DNC hosts its main nightly programming, has been bustling with customers.

Several Springfield and Springfield area nursing homes were the subjects of violations in a quarterly finding made by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In all, 268 violation reports were found in the second quarter of 2024.

More small business owners in Illinois are finding it harder this year to generate the same income they earned in 2023.

A survey by the small business network Alignable found that 58% of small businesses in Illinois earn less now than last year, an increase of 7% from the month before.

The Danville City Council held its regular meeting Tuesday night, during which they discussed and voted on several topics.

The City Council voted down a zoning petition that would have authorized a solar array to be constructed on the west side of Danville.

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago saw a third day of protests Wednesday, coming after violent clashes outside the Israeli Consulate the night before resulted in dozens of arrests and prompted Chicago’s top cop to rail against outside agitators who he said were bent on attacking police.

“We will not allow people to come to this city, disrespect it and destroy it,” Superintendent Larry Snelling told reporters at a daily briefing at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications. “Enough is enough.”

Preparations are underway on Wednesday for the 36th Annual Duck Race.

Volunteers were tagging 35,000 ducks at the Eastside Center in preparation for the race that will be held at 1 p.m. this Saturday.