Texas Democrats in Illinois to protest redistricting plan
Governor JB Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left Texas.
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Governor JB Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left Texas.
The laws close a loophole where illegal tow operators re-register under a new business name and ban AI bots from posing as therapists.
For years, CBS News Chicago has investigated rogue tow truck companies, where people get into an accident and businesses show up claiming to help, but then hold cars hostage and charge huge fees.
The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.
Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and carjackings down 50%.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign a bill into law Monday that will make it easier for the state’s lowest-level gun offenders to obtain a firearm ID card.
The crime numbers are shaping up to be the story of the summer in the city. Through this past weekend, homicides are down 30% from the same time period last year in Chicago.
A spokesperson for JB Pritzker did not share a timeline on when he will sign the bill into law.
The bill addresses the squatter problem in Illinois, making it easier for police to remove squatters from someone's home, bypassing the months-long eviction process.
Gov. JB Pritzker said the bill will put 300,000 people in Illinois at risk of losing health care coverage, and even more would lose food assistance.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed four pieces of legislation designed to help high school students get into and afford to pay for college in Illinois.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced Christian Mitchell will be his running mate as he seeks a third term. Mitchell is a former three-term state representative and current First Lieutenant in the Illinois Air National Guard.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed four pieces of legislation designed to help high school students get into and afford to pay for college in Illinois.
Mitchell served as Deputy Governor in Pritzker's administration from 2019 to 2023.
At a formal campaign kickoff event Thursday morning in Chicago, Pritzker said, "through every challenge and every triumph, I have grown to love Illinois even more."
Gov. JB Pritzker is hitting the campaign trail, asking Illinois voters to elect him to another four years in office. A lot of questions remain about whether his speech was a bid to be re-elected governor, or to become president of the United States.
A chanting crowd greeted Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday as he asked voters to elect him for a third term. Pritzker announced his campaign in a room full of supporters at the same Grand Crossing venue where he announced his first campaign about eight years ago.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Thursday he will run for re-election in 2026, but speculation remains about whether he could also run for president in 2028, even if he wins a third term as governor.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker made it official Thursday, announcing he’s running for a third term in 2026.
There has been speculation in recent months that Pritzker might run for president in the future.
An Illinois lawmaker said she hopes the horrific tragedy will lead to increased safety measures for public officials and first responders.
Chicago organizers have been working to try to protect undocumented immigrants who have been subject to surprise ICE check-ins that sometimes lead to detentions and deportations.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said it was "a horrible day for Minnesota" after lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman and their spouses were shot in separate attacks. Hortman and her husband were killed.
"Illinois follows the law, but we expect the federal govt to follow the law as well," Pritzker said.
Gov. JB Pritzker is in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, answering tough questions about Illinois' sanctuary laws at a congressional hearing, alongside his fellow governors from Minnesota and New York
