Pritzker signs bill capping insulin costs Pritzker signs bill capping insulin costs Friday, January 24, 2020 Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday capping the out-of-pocket cost of prescription insulin for many people in Illinois.
Elections board corrects non-citizen voting numbers Elections board corrects non-citizen voting numbers Thursday, January 23, 2020 Only 15 people who self-identified as not being U.S. citizens cast ballots in the 2018 and 2019 elections, the Illinois State Board of Elections said in a correction Thursday, three of which actually turned out to be citizens.
UPDATED: Pritzker, Harmon join call for hearings into non-citizen voter registration UPDATED: Pritzker, Harmon join call for hearings into non-citizen voter registration Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and newly-elected Illinois Senate President Don Harmon added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of state officials calling for legislative hearings to determine... Read more
House Republicans seek probe of non-citizen voting House Republicans seek probe of non-citizen voting Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Republican lawmakers in Illinois are demanding answers from Secretary of State Jesse White about how 545 self-identified non-U.S. citizens were mistakenly registered to vote through the... Read more
Thousands of Illinoisans to get driving privileges back Thousands of Illinoisans to get driving privileges back Friday, January 17, 2020 Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed Senate Bill 1786 into law. Effective July 1, it repeals existing laws that either required or allowed the secretary of state to suspend driving... Read more
State senators to choose new president Sunday State senators to choose new president Sunday Thursday, January 16, 2020 The Illinois Senate will hold a special meeting Sunday to elect a new chamber president.Senate President John Cullerton, a Chicago Democrat, surprised his colleagues at the end of the fall veto... Read more
UPDATED: Reform advocates push for tighter lobbying controls UPDATED: Reform advocates push for tighter lobbying controls Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Government reform advocates in Illinois are urging state lawmakers to impose stricter rules on lobbying activity at the Statehouse, including a ban on lawmakers themselves working as lobbyists... Read more
WITH PODCAST: Pritzker reflects on first year in office, looks ahead to 2020 WITH PODCAST: Pritzker reflects on first year in office, looks ahead to 2020 Tuesday, January 14, 2020 In an interview with Capitol News Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reflects on his first year as governor and talks about what his priorities are for the coming year. Read more