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Pritzker says it’s ‘throwing away’ votes if Democrats backed someone other than Biden
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4609357-pritzker-says-its-throwing-away-votes-if-democrats-backed-someone-other-than-biden/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes increased funding to fight racial disparities in homelessness
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/gov-j-b-pritzker-pushes-increased-funding-to-fight-racial-disparities-in-homelessness/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘pragmatic progressive’ approach being put to the test: Governor balances image as Illinois faces its most challenging budget outlook since ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/14/gov-j-b-pritzkers-pragmatic-progressive-approach-being-put-to-the-test/
In Chicago, Ukrainian prime minister warns of dire consequences if Congress fails to deliver aid
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/16/ukraine-pm-chicago/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ‘evolution of the leadership’ needed at CTA: The governor's comments come as embattled agency President Dorval Carter looks to ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-cta-leadership/
In Chicago, President Joe Biden raises millions, assails Donald Trump over abortion rights
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/08/joe-biden-milwaukee-chicago-fundraiser/
Quick Glance: Biden Seeks Student Debt Relief
- The Biden administration unveils plans to erase student debt for millions of Americans to fulfill a 2020 presidential promise.
- The proposed new program aims to provide targeted relief to specific groups of borrowers, including long-term debt holders and those in financial distress.
- Over 25 million borrowers are set to benefit from up to $20,000 in interest cancellation, with automatic relief planned for eligible borrowers.
- In addition to these reliefs, long-term borrowers and those experiencing financial hardships will also receive assistance, with the debt relief process expected to take some time.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker creates executive position at state parole board amid controversy over release of man accused of killing 11-year-old boy
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/15/gov-j-b-pritzker-creates-executive-position-at-state-parole-board-amid-controversy-over-release-of-man-accused-of-killing-11-year-old-boy/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ‘evolution of the leadership’ needed at CTA: The governor's comments come as embattled agency President Dorval Carter looks to ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/pritzker-cta-leadership/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker expresses support for extending CPS school closing moratorium: Putting him at odds with Mayor Brandon Johnson's school board, Gov. J.B ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/cps-closing-moratorium/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker taps northwest suburban lawmaker to run state insurance department
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/08/gov-j-b-pritzker-taps-northwest-suburban-lawmaker-to-run-state-insurance-department/
Should Donald Trump's Jury Really Remain Anonymous?: Keeping jurors’ identities secret to protect their safety makes sense — but might interfere with a ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-21/should-donald-trump-s-jury-really-remain-anonymous
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Illinois parole official quits after police say a freed felon attacked a woman and killed her son
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Quick Glance: Illinois Parole Official Resigns After Freed Felon's Attack Leads to Tragedy
- A state parole board member resigned after recommending the release of a man who attacked a pregnant woman in Chicago with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son.
- Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered revamped procedures for dealing with domestic violence cases after the Illinois Prisoner Review Board's handling led to the recommendation of Crosetti Brand's release from prison.
- Brand, who police say had a relationship with Smith 15 years ago, faces charges of first-degree murder and other violent felonies related to the attack in Cook County.
- Pritzker instructed the Prisoner Review Board to engage experts and advocates to design and implement expanded training in domestic violence cases for the 15-member board.
Column: Is Gov. Pritzker’s sales pitch to Hollywood working?: The governor is back from Hollywood and his two-day Illinois production sales pitch. And yes ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/04/column-is-gov-pritzkers-sales-pitch-to-hollywood-working/
Paul Vallas: Governor and mayor’s response to migrant crisis is an abuse of executive power
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/26/opinion-migrant-crisis-gov-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-executive-power-spending/
Editorial: Republicans are right to call out failings of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Illinois Prisoner Review Board
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/04/editorial-prisoner-review-board-pritzker-senate-republicans-jason-plummer/
Quoting Dr. Seuss, 'Just go, Go, GO!' federal judge dismisses Blagojevich political comeback suit
apnews.com/article/rod-blagojevich-lawsuit-c8fd9a13510c470004566cec7357c44c
Illinois Prison Review Board Members Resign After Granting Release To Man Who Then Fatally Stabbed An 11-year-Old, Injured His Mother
essence.com/news/illinois-prison-review-board-members-resign/
Illinois official resigns after public outcry over death of Jayden Perkins: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Monday that a member of the Prisoner Review ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4554675-illinois-official-resigns-after-public-outcry-over-jayden-perkins-death/
Prisoner Review Board member resigns after paroled offender accused of killing 11-year-old boy, stabbing the child’s mother
cnn.com/2024/03/25/us/chicago-death-jayden-perkins-prisoner-review-board-member-resigns/
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New DCFS director in court to face questions on children stuck in emergency placements
chicagotribune.com/2024/04/04/dcfs-mueller-hearing/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Get rid of the grocery tax. Period.: What grocery tax cut opponents aren't telling you is that local governments in Illinois have seen a ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/18/opinion-illinois-grocery-tax-jb-pritzker/
Ryan Spain: Illinoisans deserve some truth telling after Pritzker’s State of the State
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/06/opinion-illinois-2024-budget-state-of-the-state-jb-pritzker/
David Greising: Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s willingness to tackle pension problem is a breakthrough
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/column-illinois-pension-debt-jb-pritzker-greising/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure that sets up process for electing Chicago’s school board
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/18/gov-j-b-pritzker-signs-measure-that-sets-up-process-for-electing-chicagos-school-board/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration says insurance bill is an effort to balance needs of companies, consumers
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/13/pritzker-insurance-heraing/
After McConnell news, Ky. Governor stripped of power to fill Senate vacancies under proposed bill
lpm.org/news/2024-02-29/after-mcconnell-news-ky-governor-stripped-of-power-to-fill-senate-vacancies-under-proposed-bill
Change to immigrant health care programs in Illinois will cause up to 6,000 to lose benefits
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/12/change-to-immigrant-health-care-programs-in-illinois-will-cause-up-to-6000-to-lose-benefits/
Trump’s Illinois delegates: Some tout election denials, others claim vaccines were useless or QR codes lead to government tracking
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/10/trumps-illinois-delegates-some-tout-election-denials-others-claim-vaccines-were-useless-or-qr-codes-lead-to-government-tracking/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget proposal includes $800 million in tax increases, largely for corporations, sportsbooks
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/21/gov-j-b-pritzkers-budget-proposal-includes-800-million-in-tax-increases-largely-for-corporations-sportsbooks/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is backing abortion rights ballot measures across nation, but little on the horizon in Illinois
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/gov-j-b-pritzker-is-backing-abortion-rights-ballot-measures-across-nation-but-little-on-the-horizon-in-illinois/
Suburban mayors warn that Pritzker’s plan to eliminate grocery sales tax will hurt services or raise other taxes
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/suburban-mayors-warn-that-pritzkers-plan-to-eliminate-grocery-sales-tax-will-hurt-services-or-raise-other-taxes/
J.B. Pritzker’s Huge 2024 Donation to Protect Abortion: Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker is spending part of his fortune to fund ballot referenda in Arizona and ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/2024-election-abortion-nevada-arizona-jb-pritzker.html
Gov. J.B Pritzker’s budget proposal offers mixed bag on taxes: While Illinois grocery bills would go down under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/23/pritzker-budget-and-you/
Cities, states pay for migrants to travel elsewhere: Officials insist their programs are a more humane way to treat migrants who are dropped off in buses from ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/03/01/nation/migrants-blue-states-travel/
Illinois Governor Proposes Fully Funding State Pensions by 2048: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is proposing a plan to fully fund the state’s pensions by 2048 ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/illinois-governor-proposes-fully-funding-state-pensions-by-2048
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Governor’s budget includes $1M for Lake County ‘greenway’; ‘This is a landmark moment … in every sense of the expression’
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/27/governors-budget-includes-1m-for-lake-county-greenway-this-is-a-landmark-moment-in-every-sense-of-the-expression/
Plan for hybrid elected Chicago school board now in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s hands: Legislation that spells out the inaugural electoral process for Chicago's ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/07/plan-for-hybrid-elected-chicago-school-board-now-in-gov-j-b-pritzkers-hands/
Pritzker appoints former deputy governor to McPier board: Christian Mitchell, who left his post as deputy governor for Public Safety, Energy and Infrastructure ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/christian-mitchell-mpea/
Illinois governor adds $500 million to quantum computing quest: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is devoting half a billion dollars in his new budget to boost quantum ...
axios.com/2024/02/21/illinois-jb-pritzker-quantum-computing-semiconductors
Downstate congressional race highlights the GOP’s hard move to the right: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost is facing Darren Bailey in the 12th congressional district ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/03/downstate-congressional-race-highlights-the-gops-hard-move-to-the-right/
Illinois governor denounces language of Biden special counsel report: ‘I smell a rat’
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4459833-illinois-pritzker-denounces-language-biden-special-counsel-report/
Mayor Brandon Johnson notably absent as Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle pledge $250 million in migrant aid
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/mayor-brandon-johnson-notably-absent-as-gov-j-b-pritzker-cook-county-president-toni-preckwinkle-pledge-250-million-in-migrant-aid/
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Touts Filming Incentives While Protecting LGBTQ and Women’s Rights, Calls Trump a ‘Bad Person’
thewrap.com/illinois-governor-j-b-pritzker-lgbtq-rights-donald-trump/
After Jeremy Allen White Dining Snub, Illinois Governor Wants to Treat ‘The Bear’ Cast to Dinner at Chicago Steakhouse
thewrap.com/the-bear-jeremy-allen-white-ayo-edebiri-gibsons-jb-pritzker-chicago/
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said he plans to ask the state legislature for an additional $182 million in the year starting July 1 to care for asylum ... Show more
Willie Wilson: Illinois and Chicago avoid confronting pension debt at their peril
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/22/column-pension-debt-illinois-chicago-budgets-wilson/
Column: Illinois ‘earns’ a dubious distinction: Illinois and California tied for the title of states folks want to get out of.
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/column-illinois-earns-a-dubious-distinction/
Today in History: Donald Trump commutes sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/18/today-in-history-donald-trump-commutes-sentence-of-former-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich/
Pritzker 'Reluctant' to Use Taxpayer Money for Chicago White Sox Stadium
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-26/pritzker-is-reluctant-to-tap-public-money-for-chicago-stadium
Erykah Nava and Beatriz Diaz-Pollack: Gov. Pritzker’s plan isn’t enough to close state’s education funding gap
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/26/erykah-nava-and-beatriz-diaz-pollack-gov-pritzkers-plan-isnt-enough-to-close-states-education-funding-gap/
Opinion: Welcome to Payola World! : Illinois has a chance to enshrine its long history of corruption.
npr.org/2024/02/24/1233622291/opinion-welcome-to-payola-world
Pritzker Military Museum will close in Chicago in July: The Chicago museum dedicated to military history will move its collection and other assets to the ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/pritzker-military-museum-will-close-in-chicago-in-july/
Illinois agrees to tougher oversight of polluters in low-income communities, resolving civil rights complaint about Chicago scrap shredder
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/23/illinois-agrees-to-tougher-oversight-of-polluters-in-low-income-communities-resolving-civil-rights-complaint-about-chicago-scrap-shredder/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says his office to meet with developers proposing new White Sox stadium
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/09/pritzker-staff-related-midwest/
Democrats flexed muscles in passing out pork in Springfield: Residents represented by Republicans left wanting as Democrats who enjoy record majorities in ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/11/democrats-flexed-muscles-in-passing-out-pork-in-springfield/
Illinois Poised for First Budget Deficit Amid Rising Costs: Illinois is facing its first budget deficit in three years as the state deals with rising costs for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-20/illinois-poised-for-first-deficit-after-three-years-of-surplus
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KY House GOP leader: Governor shouldn’t appoint US Senate vacancies: The bill, which strips US Senate appointment power away from the governor ...
kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article285754506.html
Illinois Governor Plans Additional $182 Million in Migrant Aid: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who is set to release his fiscal 2025 spending proposal next ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/illinois-governor-plans-additional-182-million-in-migrant-aid
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For first OTC birth control pill, price a major question mark: The first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. will hit the market soon ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4441092-first-otc-birth-control-pill-price-question/
Sen. John Curran: Gov. J.B. Pritzker invited, then mismanaged Illinois’ migrant crisis
chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-jb-pritzker-illinois-migrant-crisis-20240130-bzmwsqxvrffw3ceugaclowcjxe-story.html
Former President Trump's ballot impact to be tested in Illinois: Some Republicans worry that having Trump on the ticket will hurt local candidates.
axios.com/local/chicago/2024/01/31/donald-trump-ballot-challenge-illinois-republicans
Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticizes City Hall’s Gaza cease-fire resolution: Resolution passed the Chicago City Council 23-22 Wednesday.
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/pritzker-criticizes-gaza-cease-fire-resolution/
Mayor Johnson calls on state to build migrant shelters outside Chicago: Johnson did not directly answer questions about the fate of the next round of migrants ...
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-brandon-johnson-migrants-shelter-20240124-x64wt7s5cbd4laf5phnrabfbay-story.html
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s migrant shelter plans
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-johnson-migrant-crisis-20240122-np6cndbatratnpp3wqfsbcpfga-story.html
Mayor Johnson calls on state to build migrant shelters outside Chicago: Johnson did not directly answer questions about the fate of the next round of migrants ...
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-brandon-johnson-migrants-shelter-20240124-x64wt7s5cbd4laf5phnrabfbay-story.html
Democrat Pritzker says Iowa showed ‘weakness of Donald Trump’: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Monday he believes former President Trump’s roaring victory in ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4411258-pritzker-iowa-showed-weakness-donald-trump/
Migrants: Chicago is overwhelmed by the influx: The Republican Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has been allowing migrants to be transported to Democratic cities ...
nzz.ch/international/migranten-chicago-vom-ansturm-ueberfordert-ld.1772959
Illinois governor urges Abbott to stop busing migrants amid ‘life-threatening’ winter weather
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4406887-illinois-governor-abbott-stop-busing-migrants/
Park District of La Grange awarded $600,000 state grant: The Park District of La Grange received a $600,000 grant form the state's Open Space Land ...
chicagotribune.com/2024/02/06/park-district-of-la-grange-awarded-600000-state-grant/
Texas gov transforms immigration from a border issue to a backyard one. Dems aren't happy
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/21/texas-governor-reshapes-border-immigration/72166240007/
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, heading to Iowa for Biden, dismisses president’s low poll numbers
chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-iowa-biden-2024-20240114-vxndjkftg5d6boug7bebpjnjf4-story.html
Texas Sees Surge in Border Crossings as Greg Abbott's Biden Fight Heats Up: Migrant encounters surged in Texas last month as the governor vows to continue his ...
newsweek.com/texas-sees-surge-border-crossings-greg-abbotts-biden-fight-heats-1865275
Quick Glance: Texas Independence: More Realistic Than Expected
- The leader of the movement for an independent Texas, Daniel Miller, emphasized the urgency of the issue due to the border crisis.
- A Texan nationalist expressed that the secession of the Lone Star State from the Union 'could be absolutely more realistic than expected' amid the ongoing standoff with federal authorities over the Texas-Mexico border.
- In the latest edition of his podcast, Miller discussed the impact of the border dispute on his campaign for Texas independence or 'Texit'.
- Miller expressed his confidence that the border standoff is pushing more Texans to cast a positive vote in a hypothetical vote on whether Texas should be an independent state.
Chicago scrambles to shelter migrants in dangerous cold as Texas’ governor refuses to stop drop-offs
cnn.com/2024/01/15/us/chicago-migrants-cold-weather/
Willie Wilson: Black Americans cannot wait hundreds of years for the wealth gap to close
chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-black-history-month-wealth-gap-20240125-ipk36vtj35et3kshoowhonttry-story.html
How Democrats undermine their own anti-Trump message: The White House has apologized for the DNC’s gratuitous statement on Asa Hutchinson ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/18/how-democrats-undermine-their-own-anti-trump-message/
Texas Gov. Abbott defends remarks about stopping short of 'shooting' migrants: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Friday defended his radio show comment that the state is ...
nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-gov-abbott-defends-remarks-stopping-short-shooting-migrants-rcna133748
Democrat Demands Recall of Chicago Mayor as Migrant Crisis Explodes: "It's a disaster, and it all falls on the mayor, Brandon Johnson," Illinois House candidate ...
newsweek.com/recall-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrants-andre-smith-1864297
Illinois Guv Begs Texas to Stop Sending Migrants Amid Extreme Cold: “Your callousness, sending buses and planes full of migrants in this weather ...
thedailybeast.com/illinois-guv-begs-texas-to-stop-sending-migrants-amid-extreme-cold
Illinois’ population declined by nearly 33,000, new 2023 census figures show, even as the nation as a whole grew
chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-census-2023-illinois-population-decline-20231219-lu4d52xxyvbfzli7bzz56mpixa-story.html
Quick Glance: Population Changes in the US 2023
- More people moved to Texas and Florida in 2023, while New York and California experienced declines.
- Texas added the most people to its population, followed by Florida.
- Texas and Florida are already the second and third most populous states in the US.
- New York and California were among the eight states with population drops in 2023.
Editorial: Rising utility rates in northern Illinois are no different from tax increases. Lawmakers, follow Pritzker’s lead.
chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-comed-peoples-gas-illinois-commerce-commission-pritzker-unions-20240116-272dh2zmmjfzfbvgoopjpaavei-story.html
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