• On the first day of Illinois’ new fiscal year, Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed a major part of lawmakers’ budget proposal, leaving the state’s fiscal future mired in uncertainty. Quinn declared Tuesday he would not approve of “half-baked” budget that would require massive cuts to human service providers.

• Former Bradley Police Chief Donald Kufner walked away from the village on June 15 with $65,555 per his separation agreement, documents obtain through the FOI Act show.

• It’s the story Dennis Yohnka didn’t want to write — the one that tells of the closing of the Kankakee County Speedway. Find out more in his weekly column.