Illinois will no longer have a subminimum wage for people with disabilities by the end of the decade. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act at a news conference Tuesday, which sets to phase out the 14(c) subminimum wage authorization by Dec.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program beyond June 30, 2025.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities.
The American Alliance for Equal Rights, a nonprofit group led by conservative legal activist Edward Blum, claims the law pushes nonprofits to "discriminate" when selecting their board members.
After 175 years, a state park in Northern Illinois may get returned to an indigenous population. A bill on Governor J.B. Pritzker’s desk would return the land from Shabbona Lake and State Park to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the former director of the Illinois Department of Public Health ... and two years worth of consecutive 30-day emergency proclamations from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, included closing schools and businesses, limiting occupancy at public places ...
Illinois leaders on Monday said they were bracing for the effects of a still unspecified immigration policy from the administration of new President Donald Trump.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will sign a measure the previous General Assembly approved to confiscate firearms from subjects of domestic violence orders of protection.
Gov. JB Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday, which aims to end birthright citizenship, a policy long protected by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Governor-baiting An Indiana political practical joker pulled Gov. J.B. Pritzker's chain last week and succeeded wildly. News reports stated that legislators in the Hoosier state are considering legislation to "create a commission to 'embrace' Illinois border counties" that wish to secede from Illinois and join Indiana.
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program beyond June 30 ...
As a new General Assembly begins, it remains unclear how lawmakers and the governor plan to plug the projected deficit. Republicans’ main concern is Democrats will resort to tax increases to boost revenue and avoid spending cuts.