Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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500+ bills await Pritzker decision in next 3 monthsJun 05, 2023 1:00 am - By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly i...
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Pritzker touts new budget's higher education spendingMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to...
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State budget approved: What's in it and what opponents objected toMay 28, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spe...
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Pritzker, Democratic leaders announce 'good' budget dealMay 24, 2023 1:00 am - Five days after blowing a self-imposed deadline to pass a state budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly on Wednesday announced they hav...
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State 'Peacekeepers' to patrol Chicago streets over holiday weekendMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - If there's unrest downtown or mass shootings elsewhere in Chicago this Memorial Day holiday - often among the year's most violent weekends - a special team of 30 "Peacek...
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Pritzker ends his delay on Blue Collar Jobs ActMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-sta...
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Governor's office revises revenue estimatesMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week that the state remains "on a great trajectory from a fiscal perspective," even as his office decreased its current-year r...
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Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVIDMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vacci...
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Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to endMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois. The analysi...
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'We cannot wait to bring the world to Chicago': Democratic leaders debrief after city picked for 2024 conventionApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - A bright sun and a stunning skyline greeted Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison Wednesday outside the Shedd Aquarium while a stiff Lake Michigan breeze...