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Pritzker tours storm damage, signs flood relief bill expanding local Chicago programsAug 15, 2026 10:20 am - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law to allow more homeowners to access financial relief if their home is flooded. The bill signing comes as residents around Illinois dealt with yet another round of severe weather this week.
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Pritzker, Bailey seek to convince farmers at forum they’re the best for agricultureAug 11, 2026 5:23 pm - Illinois farmers heard pitches from Gov. JB Pritzker and downstate Republican farmer Darren Bailey on Monday as each argued they’re best positioned to address agricultural issues.
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Pritzker signs bills allowing rideshare unionization, oversight of prescription drug programAug 10, 2026 4:23 pm - Rideshare drivers can unionize in Illinois, a new law seeks to regulate and classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, and the state will exercise greater oversight of a federal prescription drug discount program.
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Welch launches private working group to respond to sexual harassment, but it’s off to a rocky startAug 07, 2026 11:38 am - House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch wants to create a working group to improve how the General Assembly responds to sexual harassment. Welch announced the closed-door, Democrat-only working group on Wednesday, but he didn’t name its members. A Welch ally, however, posted an apparent list of all appointees to his Facebook page.
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Pritzker signs bills allowing state to review insurance rate hikesAug 04, 2026 4:51 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will give the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rate changes for homeowners and automobile policies.
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State offers 10-day tax break on back-to-school shoppingAug 03, 2026 4:47 pm - Parents starting on back-to-school shopping will get a temporary sales tax break for 10 days this month.
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Pritzker signs new laws requiring businesses to accept cash, pay employees for jury dutyAug 03, 2026 2:52 pm - Most Illinois retailers will be required to accept cash payments beginning in 2028 under a bill signed by Gov. JB Pritzker. The measures was one of 87 bills Pritzker signed on Friday.
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Illinois launches new program to provide food benefits to people who lost SNAPAug 02, 2026 2:20 pm - Households that lost SNAP eligibility in recent months became eligible for a one-time $400 payment from the state beginning Saturday, Aug. 1. State lawmakers appropriated $70 million in the fiscal year 2027 budget to create the FRESH program. About 150,000 Illinoisans were expected to lose SNAP benefits beginning May 1 because of new work requirements for the program established by Congress.
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Pritzker signs laws regulating how social media platforms interact with childrenJul 31, 2026 1:41 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed sweeping regulations Friday aimed at social media companies and cracking down on “addictive algorithms” that keep kids glued to their screens.
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Illinois Prisoner Review Board denies early release for deputy convicted of killing unarmed Black womanJul 31, 2026 1:38 pm - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously Friday to deny former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson’s application for compassionate release. He is serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey.