Pritzker calls for release of $2B in federal funding halted by President Donald Trump administration
Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation are demanding answers from the federal government.
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Even The Left’s Biggest Fire Breathers Are Quietly Bending The Knee To Trump’s Border, Cost-Cutting Agenda
While the Democratic Party’s most high-profile personalities have been vocal in decrying President Donald Trump’s policy ...
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Illinois schools continuing DEI initiatives despite federal funding threats
The State Board of Education is not telling schools to stop any diversity, equity and inclusion lessons or programs, the ...
Gov. Pritzker announces medical debt relief for 170,000 more Illinoisans under state program
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker announced more than 270,000 Illinoisans total had their medical debt erased, thanks to ...
Pritzker, congressional Democrats push White House to release $1.88B in funds, warn of Medicaid cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to Washington Tuesday to push for the release of $1.8 billion in frozen federal funds to the state of Illinois — and to further sound the alarm on a pending GOP budget cut to ...
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Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker accused the Trump administration this week of continuing to withhold nearly $1.9 billion from ...
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Pritzker’s $1.5B in wishful thinking might leave taxpayers poorer
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s record $55.2 billion budget for 2026 relies on more than $1.55 billion in newly increased revenue ...
Pritzker announces round 3 of medical debt relief program at University of Chicago
Governor JB Pritzker and healthcare professionals have announced a new round of medical debt relief for families across Illinois, aiming to reduce medical debt by $1 billion and provide debt ...
WATCH: Audit shows Illinois’ non-citizen health care subsidies ballooned
The fight over taxpayer subsidies for non-citizen migrant health care in Illinois continues as a new audit shows Illinois ...
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Illinois governor says funds still being withheld
Gov. JB Pritzker accused the Trump administration this week of continuing to withhold nearly $1.9 billion from Illinois state ...
‘Everyone is under attack’: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker sounds the alarm on the cuts from DOGE
Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the impact that the federal cuts are having on his state, and the importance of Democratic elected ...
Illinois lawmakers’ bill would decriminalize prostitution, create sex workers’ bill of rights
The bill would remove criminal penalties for adults engaged in consensual paid sex, and remove arrest and conviction records for prostitutes. It would also create a sex workers’ bill of ...