Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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From Chicago City Wire
3rd Congressional District candidate Booras on censorship of billboards around DNC: 'The facts demonstrate that Pritzker and Johnson have made serious errors in judgment'
3rd Congressional District candidate John Booras has sharply criticized the censorship of political advertisements and the decision-making of state leaders, highlighting recent disputes over billboard ads and the effectiveness of current mainstream media.
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Whitaker: ‘It’s coming soon to a gas retailer near you … another tax increase!’
Critics are panning Illinois’ increased taxes on gas and groceries.
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Pritzker: Parton's Imagination Library 'will connect low-income families to resources their children will need for lifelong success'
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has earmarked $1.6 million for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in his new 2024 fiscal year budget.
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Sigale: ‘The way to solve this problem is not to strip the rights away from and criminalize the behavior of tens of thousands’
Lawsuits challenging gun laws in Illinois are underway in both state and federal courts, targeting the recently enacted gun and magazine ban as well as the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card requirement.
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Former Illinois House member Jeanne Ives to Gov. Pritzker: 'In other words, qualifications don't matter.'
Political commentator and former Illinois House member Jeanne Ives went on Twitter to criticize Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statement on equity being the cornerstone of state hiring, saying qualifications matter.
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Illinois spending on immigrant welcoming centers criticized as funding falls short in other areas
Illinois residents are angry about the State’s continual spending on immigrant welcoming centers.
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Illinois' Pritzker on excess state revenues: 'We should be talking about whether there are tax cuts that we can implement'
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently announced that tax cuts could be in play if state revenues continue to exceed expectations.
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Pritzker: 'The transformation at Choate moves Illinois in closer alignment with nationwide best practices'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) is aiming to improve conditions at the Choate Developmental Center in Anna, following reports of abuse, neglect and mistreatment of residents at the downstate facility.
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The Judicial Integrity Project: 'Political donations can lead to issues of judicial integrity'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) has been a primary donor to the campaigns of two Illinois Supreme Court justices, who are set to decide his fate in the the Macon County gun-ban challenge case.
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Illinois' Pritzker signs bill into law making name changes easier for convicted felons
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed a bill into law that makes it easier for people with felony convictions to legally change their names.
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Miller: Mandate includes ‘at least one electric vehicle charging station for each residential unit’
Local residents are highlighting a pair of bills critics say would result in wasteful spending for builders and homeowners.
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From North Cook News
After Pritzker threat, Daily Herald cancels LGIS newspaper printing contract
The Daily Herald has discontinued publishing and distributing the Local Government Information Services newspapers.
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Grant: Illinois Democrats should not expect 'accolades for a six-month pause on the gas tax increase'
Rep. Amy Grant (R-DuPage) attacked Democrats for their delay of the gas tax increase planned for July, which was moved to next January.
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Mazzochi: 'The time has come for the governor to come clean with the residents of Illinois'
Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Westmont) is calling for transparency in light of a Better Government Associate (BGA) report that found the blind trust set up to manage Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s portfolio had invested in a state contractor.
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"As someone with an actual law degree..:" Pro-mask Naperville lawyer Dave Nordsieck slams parents opposing them
At a Naperville District 203 school board meeting Monday, Naperville lawyer Dave Nordsieck told parents opposing in-class masks at that they are "wrong and childish," upbraiding them for using "Google law degree analysis" to try and understand a Sangamon County court order as non-lawyers.
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Which DuPage County Schools and School Districts are going mask optional?
See a running list here. DuPage County is home to 42 public school districts and 144,905 enrolled public school students.
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"We are bound by this judge's ruling:" Lombard School District 44 goes mask-optional
Lombard School District 44, which includes eight schools and 3,020 students, is now mask-optional.The announcement came Saturday in an email to parents by District Superintendent Ted Stec, in response to a Sangamon County court ruling late Friday that declared Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school student mask requirement "null and void."
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'This is great news' that Illinois has a date to fully reopen
Life in Illinois has a date to return to some sense of normalcy after more than a year of COVID-19.
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Sakura Nami in Clarendon Hills will stay open, defy Pritzker’s orders
A growing number of restaurants throughout Illinois have opted to defy Gov. J.B.
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Q Bar in Darien will stay open, defy Pritzker’s orders
A growing number of restaurants throughout Illinois have opted to defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s orders mandating they shutter indoor dining service.