Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday celebrated his enactment of a new law that advocates say will avert catastrophic service cuts on Chicago’s public transit systems and make the region’s trains and buses safer and more reliable — even as he acknowledged “transformation takes a little bit of time.” Read more
Chicago Tribune - Dec 16
Five months before the Democratic primary, Gov. JB Pritzker released partial tax records showing $10.3 million in taxable income — including $1.4 million in income from gambling. Read more
Chicago Tribune - Oct 16
The Governors Public Health Initiative is an effort to protect Democratic states from massive public health changes being enacted by the Trump administration. Read more
Chicago Suntimes - Oct 15
Israel says it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas officials in Qatar's capital of Doha. And, Trump says he wants to fight crime in Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker sees a power grab. Read more
Npr - Sep 10
One of the two new members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board is Timothy Nugent, who as mayor of Manteno helped Gov. JB Pritzker secure the construction of a Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant despite complaints from residents and Republicans. Read more
Chicago Tribune - Sep 02Pritzker, a potential 2028 presidential contender, would hardly be the first candidate to drop weight ahead of a campaign. Read more
Yahoo! News - Aug 30The Trump administration is expected to soon launch major immigration operations in Chicago against the wishes of Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe sat down with Pritzker to get more of his perspective. Read more
Cbs News - Aug 29
A recent veto from Gov. JB Pritzker puts him at odds with nonprofits, labor unions and some state Democrats over a bill that would have provided an positive investment option. Read more
Chicago Tribune - Aug 18