On the 21st: Over the past several weeks, parts of northern Illinois have been battered with rain, leading to flooding and damage of thousands of buildings. We also learn how the achievement gap for students often widens during the summertime, and get the latest on the political battle over state funding for K-12 schools.

Among the many political battles that have raged in Springfield since the election of Governor Bruce Rauner, one difficult battle has fallen off the radar. The fight for a new school funding formula has been pushed to the wayside as the state operates without a budget for a third month, and Springfield's top politicians talk over each other.