Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Pritzker announces $1.6B in federal funding for early childhood services
Apr 16, 2021 3:56 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child care providers in Illinois. The funds will be provided through the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in March, Pritzker announced at a news conference in Aurora on Friday, and will include $140 million in direct grants for child care providers to be disbursed over the next three weeks. -
What you need to know about the J&J vaccine pause
Apr 13, 2021 9:04 PM - Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the federal government's decision to call for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. -
GOP congressman adds his voice to calls for redistricting commission
Apr 12, 2021 5:20 PM - Congressman Rodney Davis joined his Republican colleagues in the General Assembly Monday in calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to support legislation to form an independent commission to redraw congressional and state legislative district maps. -
Kane County restaurant can continue its suit over indoor dining ban, judge finds
Apr 9, 2021 2:17 PM - A challenge by FoxFire restaurant in Geneva to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ban on indoor dining can continue, a Sangamon County judge ruled this week. -
Illinois sets single-day vaccination record as worry over variants grows
Apr 9, 2021 7:36 AM - Illinois vaccine providers set a new single-day vaccination record by administering 154,201 shots Wednesday, beating the previous record set nearly a month ago. But state health officials warn of the dangers of variants if not enough people are vaccinated. -
State reports most new cases since late January, and Cook County warns of new limits
Apr 8, 2021 6:28 AM - New cases of COVID-19 reached 3,790 Wednesday, the highest since late January, with 28 more deaths, as Cook County warns of tightening restrictions. -
Suburbs worry about bottleneck with COVID-19 vaccination eligibility set to expand
Apr 6, 2021 6:24 AM - The suburbs worry about a COVID-19 vaccination bottleneck as eligibility expands next week while doses remain in short supply. New cases of COVID-19 rose by 16% in a week as hospitalizations ticked up by 10% Monday, -
Pritzker signs Morrison's vote-by-mail expansion legislation into law
Apr 2, 2021 8:38 PM - Curbside voting and ballot drop boxes will now be available in every election after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law provisions expanding vote by mail. -
Health care reform bill will head to governor
Mar 25, 2021 5:16 PM - House Bill 158, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Camille Lilly and state Sen. Mattie Hunter, both of Chicago, is centered around eliminating race-based and other inequities in the state's health care system, and includes provisions to expand medical services available to low-income residents and residents of color. -
Pritzker signs economic equity package
Mar 23, 2021 5:53 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of four bills Tuesday that made up the "economic access, equity and opportunity" pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.
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