JB Pritzker

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday that is aimed at cracking down on high-profile “smash-and-grabs” and other organized retail theft.

“It’s long past time for this nation to codify Roe into federal law,” Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday. “Basic rights of women to control their own bodies are about to be stripped away.”

Police departments in four communities in Illinois will be part of a co-responder pilot program that aims to send social workers and mental health professionals on law enforcement calls.

The Illinois Department of Public Health, which is under the jurisdiction of Gov. JB Pritzker’s office, “did not identify and respond to the seriousness” of a COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in 36 resident deaths at the Illinois Veterans Home in La Salle, according to a report re

Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised the state of Illinois’ rating for general obligation bonds two notches, to BBB+, making it the second rating agency to do so in recent weeks and marking the fourth time the state has received a credit upgrade in the last year.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited Northern Illinois University in DeKalb Monday on a final stop of her statewide higher education tour, meant to emphasize the Pritzker administration's work to prioritize funding for education and future teachers.

90 years after his death, a slain Croatian immigrant of Joliet and father of four brought together Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, several notable politicians and hundreds of union members to commemorate his impact in Marseilles.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills Wednesday aimed at easing the state’s shortage of teachers and other education professionals, even as a new report shows Illinois just added a record number of new teachers to its ranks

A pair of bills on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the number of crimes the cameras can be used to investigate and the number of parties that can prosecute them.

A Cook County judge found DCFS Director Marc Smith in contempt. It’s the ninth time this year that Smith has faced contempt citations for failing to place children in settings that comply with the agency’s recommendations and court orders.

A bill that would expand Medicaid coverage to otherwise ineligible noncitizens is now awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s approval.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Treasurer Mike Frerichs and Comptroller Susana Mendoza will join rock musician Tom Morello (formerly with Rage Against the Machine) in Marseilles to commemorate a memorial for an unemployed Croatian immigrant gunned down on July 19, 1932.

Illinois on Thursday received its second credit rating upgrade from Moody’s Investors Service within one year, moving up one notch but remaining in the worst shape of the 50 states.

The final agreement includes $520 million for a one-time property tax rebate for qualifying homeowners. The rebate would be equal to 5 percent of the homeowner’s tax bill, up to a maximum of $300.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed his final first-term budget into law Tuesday, a roughly $46 billion spending plan buoyed by pandemic-driven revenue windfalls and a current-year surplus that helped the state pay down debts and offer temporary tax relief.