Pritzker: ‘Stay tuned’ for new guidance on masks Pritzker: ‘Stay tuned’ for new guidance on masks Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Illinoisans should stay tuned for an announcement on the state’s indoor mask mandate, Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference Tuesday, although he declined to say specifically what changes might be coming.
State appeals court’s order on school COVID-19 mask, vaccine mandates State appeals court’s order on school COVID-19 mask, vaccine mandates Monday, February 7, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration are asking a state appellate court to set aside a lower court order from late Friday that invalidated the mask and vaccine mandates that the state imposed last year for public schools.
Governor, AG address expressway shootings, organized retail crime Governor, AG address expressway shootings, organized retail crime Monday, February 7, 2022 Two of the state’s top officials each held news conferences Monday morning to outline current and proposed responses to increasing crime, including expressway shootings and organized retail... Read more
Capitol Cast: The governor makes his pitch Capitol Cast: The governor makes his pitch Monday, February 7, 2022 The Capitol News Illinois team discusses Gov. JB Pritzker's budget address, including some of the history behind the budget impasse and some of the major spending initatives of the upcoming... Read more
Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reform Nursing home group at odds with Pritzker over payment reform Friday, February 4, 2022 A political battle is shaping up between Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration and one segment of the nursing home industry over a key element of the governor’s budget proposal, expanding... Read more
GOP reintroduces crime reduction package; Pritzker touts public safety spending GOP reintroduces crime reduction package; Pritzker touts public safety spending Thursday, February 3, 2022 Senate Republicans unveiled an updated package of crime bills this week that they say will help curb violent crime and provide a morale boost to law enforcement. Read more
Black and Latino caucuses voice support for proposed budget Black and Latino caucuses voice support for proposed budget Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus voiced their overall support for Gov. GB Pritzker’s budget in separate news conferences Wednesday, but... Read more
Comptroller says proposed budget could lead state to another credit upgrade Comptroller says proposed budget could lead state to another credit upgrade Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Comptroller Susana Mendoza said she expects the state’s credit rating to improve and the remaining bill backlog reduced under Gov. JB Pritzker’s $45.4 billion proposed budget. Read more