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Pritzker, Stratton announce reelection bid

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined once again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a running mate.
Illinois Supreme Court to ‘triage’ eviction cases

With the state-imposed moratorium on residential evictions set to expire Aug. 1, the Illinois Supreme Court announced a plan Thursday that provides an additional one-month “triage” period...
CAPITOL RECAP: Pritzker launches second-term campaign with media tour

UPDATED 7/23: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government.
Chicago Public Schools employees ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to union dues

Two Chicago Public Schools employees are challenging the validity of their signed contracts to pay union dues as unconstitutional under a 2018 decision that ruled mandatory union dues are a violation...

Pritzker signs ban on deceptive interrogation of minors, other criminal justice reforms

Gov. JB Pritzker signed four criminal justice reform bills Thursday, including a measure banning deceptive interrogation of minors.
GOP lawmakers react to legislative watchdog’s resignation

Republican lawmakers in Illinois are renewing their call for ethics reform following the resignation Wednesday of the General Assembly’s top watchdog, Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope.
State to pick overdue marijuana dispensary winners by Aug. 19

More than a year after new marijuana dispensary licenses were scheduled to be distributed per the state’s 2019 adult-use legalization law, the governor’s office announced the initial...
Federal 3-judge panel to decide whether state redistricting plan is constitutional

Lawyers for plaintiffs and the state told a panel of federal judges Wednesday the issues involved in two lawsuits challenging the state’s legislative redistricting plan are...
Media literacy requirement, animal products ban among latest 53 bills signed by Pritzker

Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online and elsewhere as part of their regular...
New law requires public schools to teach Asian American history

All public schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach a unit on Asian American history and culture as part of their social studies curriculum.

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Capitol News Illinois · Pritzker on the Record

Bureau Chief Jerry Nowicki speaks one-on-one with Gov. JB Pritzker two days after the governor announced a bid for reelection. The interview includes a fact check on the governor's unemployment claims, discussions of potential pandemic mitigations and more.

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