Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) is barring anyone who participated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working state jobs in Illinois. While President Donald Trump has wiped those who participated in the riot’s criminal convictions clean in sweeping pardons he signed on his first day in office,
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend Illinois's Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. The funding will be awarded to the
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying less than the minimum wage to workers with disabilities.
Illinois will no longer have a subminimum wage for people with disabilities by the end of the decade. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Dignity in Pay Act at a news conference Tuesday, which sets to phase out the 14(c) subminimum wage authorization by Dec.
The American Alliance for Equal Rights, a nonprofit group led by conservative legal activist Edward Blum, claims the law pushes nonprofits to "discriminate" when selecting their board members.
Amazon warehouse workers across Illinois were injured at a rate of 8.2 per 100, which was 30% higher than other warehouse workers in the state, according to an analysis of OSHA data.
the Pritzker administration is conducting a “know-your-rights” campaign for foreign nationals in the country illegally. At an unrelated event Friday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said they’re ...
Gov. JB Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday, which aims to end birthright citizenship, a policy long protected by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
They won’t tell us what they are going to do.” said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as he joined in a day of service, painting the walls at the Lindbloom Math and Science Academy in West Englewood.
Governor-baiting An Indiana political practical joker pulled Gov. J.B. Pritzker's chain last week and succeeded wildly. News reports stated that legislators in the Hoosier state are considering legislation to "create a commission to 'embrace' Illinois border counties" that wish to secede from Illinois and join Indiana.
Erin Compton, a disability rights advocate, celebrates the signing of the Illinois Dignity in Pay Act as state governor J.B. Pritzker looks on. (screenshot, Courthouse News via the Office of Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker) CHICAGO (CN) — Democratic ...
Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before