Pritzker puts himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
JB Pritzker, Illinois’ third Jewish governor whose ancestors fled religious persecution in Ukraine in the late 1800s, said he ...
Pritzker’s Not a Nazi Either
CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget speech was two parts bragging on small-ball programs of dubious value to Illinoisans and ...
Letters: Gov. JB Pritzker accuses Donald Trump of being a king, but he has acted like one himself
During his recent State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pretentiously proclaimed, “We don’t have kings in America, and ...
Pritzker tries prying back $2B in frozen fed funds
Nearly $2 billion in federal funding for Illinois has been cut off by the Trump administration, according to a letter from Gov. JB Pritzker, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and the Illinois ...
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Pritzker and Illinois Dems say the state is being shorted $1.9B by Trump
The governor and most of the state’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the new director of the Office of Management ...
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Conservative group seeks to overturn race-based financial aid
Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed continuing funding for a program aimed at getting more minority teachers in classrooms as a ...
Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship
Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed continuing funding for a program aimed at getting more minority teachers in classrooms as a ...
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The pros and cons of banning cell phones in Illinois schools
In his latest State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker said he wants to introduce legislation to limit cell phones in ...
Former two-term Gov. Jim Edgar diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
The Republican who was Illinois governor throughout the 1990s said he was diagnosed in mid-January and has undergone three ...
The uncertain budget
The one overarching message of the governor’s budget address was “uncertainty” — a word he used five times, mostly referring ...