Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Anti-book ban bill becomes lawJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed legislation that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books ...
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Pritzker delivers 'The Office'-themed commencement address at Northwestern - with Steve Carell in audienceJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday gave Northwestern University graduates practical advice he learned from some of his favorite characters on "The Office." But the Democratic ...
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Health care workers who cover up patient abuse now face stiffer penaltiesJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog can mete out for health care employees who conspire to ...
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Why Illinois consumers will soon pay more for groceriesJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - Get ready to spend more at the grocery store. The yearlong suspension of the state's 1% tax on groceries ends July 1. The tax respite was intended to help reduce the cos...
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Illinois adopts new LGBTQ+ protectionsJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law two measures aimed at safeguarding the rights of LGBTQ+ people as other states move toward restrictions -- and just days aft...
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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...