Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Transit funding crisis on Pritzker’s radar but not budget proposalFeb 19, 2025 5:55 pm - RTA warns time is running out on fixing $771 million shortfall with service cuts looming. But Gov. JB Pritzker didn’t announce a proposal for dealing with the “fiscal cliff” in his budget address Wednesday.
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How JB Pritzker has emerged as one of Trump’s most vocal Democratic criticsFeb 13, 2025 10:52 am - Gov. JB Pritzker has emerged as one of the most vocal Democrats speaking out against Trump since the Jan. 20 inauguration.
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Confusion reigns after feds pull plug on aid; Illinois sues and Pritzker blasts White HouseJan 28, 2025 3:06 pm - Illinois reacts to President Donald Trump’s move to freeze federal loans, grants and other financial aid.
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An ‘unwavering’ public servant: Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie resigningJan 27, 2025 10:33 am - Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods will resign effective Feb. 2.
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Pritzker announces the addition of over 5,000 publicly funded preschool seatsJan 24, 2025 8:33 pm - Over 5,000 preschool seats have opened for low-income families in Illinois through Smart Start Illinois in the past year.
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‘Individual rights are under attack’: Pritzker, Illinois lawmakers assess Trump’s first two daysJan 21, 2025 5:51 pm - About 2,000 undocumented immigrants could be deported from Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker says.
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From city streets to state highways — new IDOT secretary tappedDec 11, 2024 5:44 pm - Chicago’s former transportation chief takes driver's seat at IDOT. Will she pave the way to a "world-class transportation system?“
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‘More we can do’: Widow asks for guardrails at tollway ramp in Rosemont where husband diedDec 02, 2024 7:10 pm - The widow of a Wisconsin man who died in a crash last month in Rosemont is now pushing Illinois state and federal officials to install guardrails on the tollway ramp where the accident occurred.
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Furtive GOP votes, blue-state security blanket: What were suburbanites thinking this election?Nov 09, 2024 1:30 pm - Secret Trump votes, blue-state laissez faire — all part of presidential election eye-openers in the suburbs.
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Gov. JB Pritzker says he’ll defend Illinois from Donald Trump’s plans and tamps down a White House run.Nov 08, 2024 6:10 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker pledged Illinois is ready to withstand any retribution on issues such as immigration and reproductive rights from Republican President-elect Donald Trump...