April 21, 2024 Illinois governor says Democratic voters are 'throwing away' their votes by supporting anyone but Biden Gov. J.B. Pritzker argued on Sunday that any Democratic voters supporting someone other than Biden were "throwing away" their votes, when pressed on RFK Jr.'s standing.
March 8, 2024 Union boss calls for National Guard rollout on Chicago's transit system The head of the largest union of Chicago transit workers said he would welcome Illinois National Guard members conducting bag checks on trains and buses in the Windy City to help boost security and make the system safer.
February 21, 2024 Texas has spent nearly $150M bussing migrants to 'sanctuary' cities: report The state of Texas has spent nearly $150 million bussing illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities such as New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., since April 2022.
January 16, 2024 Illinois governor complains blue cities are 'suffering' from Abbott bussing migrants Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasted the governor of Texas, arguing that his project of sending nonstop waves of immigrants from the border up north is cruel.
January 3, 2024 Pritzker names new head of embattled Illinois family services agency Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday named Heidi Mueller as the successor to disgraced former Juvenile Justice Director Marc D. Smith.
December 5, 2023 Pritzker admin scraps Chicago migrant camp plan over soil contamination concerns Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration on Tuesday announced it was abandoning plans to construct a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago.
November 20, 2023 Illinois Gov. Pritzker doubles down on White House likening Trump to Hitler, Mussolini over 'vermin' remark Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker took issue with former President Donald Trump's "predilection for revenge," comparing the GOP frontrunner to dictators of 1930s and 1940s Europe.
November 8, 2023 Illinois Senate approves reversal of decades-old nuclear power moratorium The Illinois state Senate voted Wednesday to lift a moratorium on new nuclear power installments that has been in place for nearly four decades.
September 14, 2023 WaPo column against Biden seeking re-election should make White House fear 'stampede,' critics say Republicans foreshadowed that Democrats' failure to enact a 'backup plan,' should Biden and Harris fail to make it to next November could cause havoc on the left.
August 5, 2023 Judge blocks Illinois law targeting crisis pregnancy centers, calling it a violation of the First Amendment An Illinois law that targets crisis pregnancy centers in the state was temporarily put on hold by a federal judge who said it violated free speech.