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Pritzker deploys National Guard for flooding assistance Pritzker deploys National Guard for flooding assistance

Pritzker deploys National Guard for flooding assistance

With 34 counties under disaster declarations and more than 2 million sandbags already in use, the governor has deployed 200 Illinois National Guard service members along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers to assist with flood and levy monitoring. “If there’s a river in Illinois, it’s flooded,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said during a Thursday news conference in Springfield.
Illinois Senate passes marijuana legalization bill Illinois Senate passes marijuana legalization bill

Illinois Senate passes marijuana legalization bill

The state of Illinois is one step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana. The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to pass the bill, sending it to the House for consideration in the final two days of the session. The vote was 38-17, with two Republicans joining 36 Democrats in supporting it.
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