Trump, pensions, health care among pressure points as Gov. JB Pritzker crafts state budget
Uncertainty in federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration has made a tough state budget season even more ...
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Pritzker Must Address $3.2B Deficit Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty
Gov. J.B. Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue ...
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Vallas: Illinois’ woes say more about Pritzker, Johnson than Trump
Illinois leaders have built a legacy of massive government spending deficits, extortionate taxes, marauding criminals and ...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs ‘Karina’s Bill,’ aimed at getting guns away from alleged domestic abusers
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure requiring law enforcement to confiscate guns from alleged abusers who are subject to orders ...
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Pritzker emerging as one of Trump's most vocal Democratic critics
Gov. JB Pritzker has downplayed any interest in running for president when asked by reporters but admitted last August he was ...
Pritzker trolls Trump by 'renaming' Lake Michigan as 'Lake Illinois,' joking he'd annex Green Bay
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is renaming Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois," poking fun at President Donald Trump’s recent ...
Gov. Pritzker signs Karina's Bill into law, aiming to remove firearms from those accused of abuse
It's a good day for Illinois," Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday. “It's also an emotional day as we remember those we have lost ...
Gov. Pritzker signs 'Karina's bill' to remove guns from domestic violence situations
Karina's bill is named after a Little Village mother who was allegedly killed by her husband. Her 15-year-old daughter was ...
Pritzker signs ‘Karina's Law' to protect domestic violence survivors from gun violence
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed "Karina's Law," legislation that is designed to create more protections for ...
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Justice Department sues Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over sanctuary status
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is suing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, arguing their Democratic ...
Gov. Pritzker 'renames' Lake Michigan to Lake Illinois
While Pritzker never said his proclamation was a joke, it was likely in jest of President Trump's Executive Order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. However, the lake was named "Lac ...