Lake Forest Supt. calls on Pritzker to let schools make decisions about masks, vaccines

The superintendent of Lake Forest School District 67 and District 115 is calling on the governor to let local school districts decide COVID restrictions for themselves.

Illinois becomes first state to require Asian American history to be taught in schools

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act into law Friday, making Illinois the first state in the country to require a unit of Asian American history to be taught in public schools.

Lightfoot greets Biden at O'Hare amid surge in Chicago gun violence

President Joe Biden briefly met with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday, in the wake of an extremely violent holiday weekend in the nation’s third most populous city.

New Illinois law expands healthcare for residents

Governor JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill into law that expands healthcare for Illinois residents.

Lightfoot, Pritzker celebrate post-pandemic economic recovery

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker highlighted post-pandemic economic recovery with a celebration in Little Village Friday. 

Pritzker announces more financial assistance for families seeking childcare

On Tuesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced more financial assistance for both families and providers that would allow kids to return to childcare programs that are affordable and of good quality.

Pritzker signs student-athlete compensation bill
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College athletes in Illinois can profit from endorsements and hire agents under a plan signed into law Tuesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Pritzker signs new Illinois law that allows college athletes to be paid

College athletes in Illinois can profit from endorsements and hire agents under a plan signed into law Tuesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Pritzker signs $42B state spending plan into law

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a $42 billion spending plan for Illinois on Thursday that includes $2.5 billion in spending from a multiyear federal relief package.

Illinois vaccine lottery offers $10M in cash prizes, scholarships
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Thursday a new $10 million promotion that will reward vaccinated Illinoisans by automatically entering them into a series of cash and scholarship lotteries with prizes up to $1 million.