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While Gov. JB Pritzker scored wins during legislative session, cellphone ban, other initiatives fell short
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker began the Illinois legislative session with an ambitious agenda. It ended with mixed results.
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Plan heading to Pritzker's desk could provide compensation for land owners if carbon capture damages crops, property
A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could require the state to pay land owners if their property is disturbed by carbon ...
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Gov. Pritzker Cuts Ribbon at Jel Sert Company’s Expanded Manufacturing Facility
Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Jel Sert Company joined ...
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Illinois Governor Pritzker and Elon Musk Slam Trump's Tax and Spending Bill as Senate Pushes Forward
Musk criticizes Trump's bill as Pritzker agrees; Congress pushes it despite potential cuts to health and benefits.
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Bill Creating a State Public Defender’s Office Is Headed to Pritzker’s Desk
Lawmakers voted along party lines Saturday to pass House Bill 3363, which would create the “Office of State Public Defender” ...
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Pritzker celebrates FY26 budget despite GOP concerns about $55.2 billion spending plan
Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated the passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget just hours after the spending plan passed out of both ...
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Baby food safety, press freedom, public defender measures headed to Pritzker's desk
Senate Bill 73 would ban the sale and distribution of baby food in Illinois that contains levels of toxic elements — ...
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Governor Pritzker Announces Silesia to Open Second Flavor Innovation and Production Facility in Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and Intersect Illinois today ...
Some question Pritzker’s tax ‘veto’ pledge, say Trump should cut funding
Saturday is the deadline for legislators to approve the annual spending plan that begins July 1. J.B. Pritzker explained what ...
Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing ‘broad-based’ tax increase
Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are ...
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Illinois Senate Republicans sue peers over last-minute, $55B budget vote
Republican Illinois Senate members are suing their Democratic peers over the last-minute rush to OK a $55 billion state ...