Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Illinois hotels report record revenues for fiscal year 2023
Jul 10, 2023 4:42 PM - For hoteliers, business is booming in Illinois. On Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state's legislative leadership and representatives of the hospitality industry announced that hotels in Illinois saw record revenues in fiscal year 2023, which ended June 30. -
State ends fiscal year with $726 million surplus
Jul 7, 2023 3:40 PM - State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what Gov. J.B. Pritzker called a "one-time" budget surplus of more than $700 million. -
Train service from Chicago to Rockford back on track
Jul 6, 2023 6:09 PM - The state is dusting off train service from Chicago to Rockford after a 40-year hiatus with two-hour daily trips coming in 2027. -
Standard state driver's licenses will be available to all noncitizens
Jun 30, 2023 5:08 PM - Immigrants in Illinois with or without permission from U.S. immigration authorities will soon be able to obtain standard driver's licenses that can be used for identification. -
What Illinois' new ban on book bans really means for libraries
Jun 20, 2023 5:05 PM - Illinois last week became the first state in the country to make it more difficult for public and school libraries to ban books. Here are some answers to common questions about the new law. -
Health care workers who cover up patient abuse now face stiffer penalties
Jun 12, 2023 5:16 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog can mete out for health care employees who conspire to hide abuse or interfere with investigations by the state police or internal oversight bodies. -
Anti-book ban bill becomes law
Jun 12, 2023 4:46 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed legislation that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books based on "partisan or doctrinal disapproval." -
Pritzker delivers 'The Office'-themed commencement address at Northwestern -- with Steve Carell in audience
Jun 12, 2023 4:45 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday gave Northwestern University graduates practical advice he learned from some of his favorite characters on "The Office." But the Democratic governor didn't know he'd be delivering a commencement address in front of Michael Scott himself. -
Why Illinois consumers will soon pay more for groceries
Jun 11, 2023 8:59 AM - After a yearlong respite, consumers will start paying the 1% grocery tax again beginning July 1 even though prices for groceries largely haven't declined.
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Illinois adopts new LGBTQ+ protections
Jun 9, 2023 8:46 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law two measures aimed at safeguarding the rights of LGBTQ+ people as other states move in the opposite direction, just days after the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans.
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