Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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28 Illinois counties declared disaster areasDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - In the wake of Friday night storms that left six dead at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, a disaster proclamation was issued Monday for 28 counties in southern and c...
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Pritzker lets water and sewer bill assistance flowDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday urged low-income Illinoisans in need of help with their water and sewer bills to tap into a new $42 million state program created to help t...
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Omicron variant detected in Chicago becomes first case in IllinoisDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials have confirmed the first state case of COVID-19 caused by the highly transmissible omicron variant. The case was reported ...
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State Senate committee expected to review tollway reorganizationNov 23, 2021 12:00 am - State senators are expected to hold a hearing in December to look into a reorganization at the Illinois tollway that is prompting questions about who's in charge at the ...
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Lawsuit could foil Illinois' ban on immigration detentionNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - CHICAGO - When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Way Forward Act into law in August, he put the state squarely on the side of a growing movement against the federal...
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Pritzker makes Illinois pitch at world climate conferenceNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As global leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland, over the past two weeks to discuss the effects of and potential policy solutions to climate change, Gov. J.B. P...
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Pritzker signs change to Health Care Right of Conscience ActNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a controversial amendment that bars the use of moral objections as a reason for refusing to comply with workplace COVID-19 requiremen...
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Who wears the power sweater vest better? Democrats or Republicans?Nov 06, 2021 12:00 am - During his Virginia gubernatorial campaign, Republican Glenn Youngkin's red sweater vest became a sartorial celebrity. Media from The New York Times to Politico to Rolli...
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Pritzker calls gun violence a public health crisis, lays out prevention approachNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Monday classifying ongoing gun violence in Illinois as a public health crisis and announced his intent to incl...
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In defiance of state mandate, Elk Grove mayor says 'masks optional' at local businessesOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson has announced a “masks optional” policy for municipal buildings and businesses in town, in open defiance of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's st...