Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Déjà blue: Pritzker, top Dems urge party to stage a repeat DNC in ChicagoMay 13, 2026 7:10 pm - Chicago is making its pitch this week to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention.
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Illinois’ budget picture tightens in final stretch amid economic uncertaintyMay 13, 2026 6:25 pm - Growing pessimism over the direction of the global economy is leading budget analysts for the governor’s office and Illinois’ legislature to temper revenue expectations less than three weeks before lawmakers are set to finalize a new budget.
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‘Unusual and targeted’: Pritzker letter questions why feds haven’t released broadband fundsMay 12, 2026 5:52 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging him to approve Illinois’ proposal for federal broadband infrastructure funds.
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A DNC repeat? Local Dems tout Chicago for 2028 conventionMay 11, 2026 5:00 am - As the Second City seeks its second Democratic National Convention in a decade, party leaders are in town scrutinizing what should be familiar terrain.
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State commission refers federal immigration agents for investigation, possible prosecutionApr 30, 2026 7:52 pm - A state panel unanimously voted Thursday to approve a 204-page report detailing its investigations into misconduct by on-duty federal immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz.
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Bailey calls for SAFE-T Act repeal after Chicago officer's fatal shootingApr 30, 2026 6:33 pm - Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey repeated his call for the repeal of the SAFE-T Act ending cash bail and introduced a plan Thursday he said would prevent criminals from “slipping through the cracks.”
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‘It’s not for her’: DHS dedicated Midway Blitz in her name. Her mother says she would have hated itApr 27, 2026 6:05 pm - The Trump administration dedicated its Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement campaign to 20-year-old Glenbrook South High School graduate Katie Abraham, who was killed last year in a drunken-driving accident in Urbana involving a Guatemalan man residing in the U.S. without legal status.
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Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction marketsApr 21, 2026 8:00 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees from using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
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Bailey campaign unfazed by $14 million funding gap with PritzkerApr 20, 2026 6:55 pm - Federal campaign filings show GOP guberatorial nominee Darren Bailey with about $81,839 cash in hand compared to Democratic Gov. JB Pritkzer’s war chest of about $14 million.
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Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?Apr 17, 2026 11:21 am - Illinois is one of only eight states that have no statewide restrictions on the use of cellphones in public schools. That could change this spring.