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Editorial: Adding $11 billion to Chicago’s liabilities was a decision that lacked courage, Gov. Pritzker

Gov. JB Pritzker’s decision to sign fiscally irresponsible pension legislation sets Chicago back tremendously in righting its ...

Texas Democrats remain in Illinois amid redistricting controversy; Abbott threatens to remove them House reconvenes

Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to block a Republican redistricting plan, with Governor Greg Abbott ...

Gov. Pritzker signs bill requiring mental health screenings in all Illinois school districts

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Illinois schools to offer mental health screenings under bill Gov. Pritzker signed in Evanston

Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health screenings in 3rd through 12th grades ...

Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in Illinois schools. What to know

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with cost-free mental health screening tools for students across the state, according ...
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Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats

The redistricting battle is opening the possibility to a larger redistricting arms race as blue and red states alike leave ...
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Illinois to start tracking firefighter cause of death in 2026

The Associated Firefighters of Illinois asked lawmakers to require the State Fire Marshal's office track and record the ...

Pritzker says redrawing Illinois district map "on the table" in response to Texas redistricting push

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting ...

Pritzker says redrawing Illinois districts "on the table" as he welcomes Texas Democrats fighting gerrymandering

As Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed Texas Democrat state lawmakers who left to prevent the Republican-led general assembly from ...
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IL state Rep. calls Pritzker 'fraud' for hosting TX Dems protesting GOP map making

Illinois Rep. Regan Deering criticizes Gov. Pritzker for hosting Texas Democrats who fled to avoid voting on redistricting ...

WATCH: Illinois In Focus Daily | Monday Aug. 4th, 2025

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop gets live reaction from state Rep. Regan Deering, R-Decatur, to Illinois Gov.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs 2 gun safety laws as officials weigh in on drop in crime in Chicago

Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and ...