February 15, 2022 Illinois high school students segregated for going maskless, bullied by their peers After an Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order in early February preventing school districts from mandating masks, several high school students in Collinsville, Illinois, were looking forward to being in a classroom without face coverings for the first time in months.
December 18, 2021 Illinois minors can get abortions without parental notification after Dem governor Pritzker signs repeal Doctors in Illinois will no longer need to notify the parents of an underage girl 48 hours before her scheduled abortion, after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a repeal of the state's law Friday.
October 17, 2021 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delays COVID vaccine deadline for some state workers Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has pushed back a deadline for some state employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as his office negotiates with the workers' labor unions.
April 19, 2021 Illinois National Guard activated ahead of Chauvin verdict Gov. J.B. Pritzker activated the Illinois National Guard Monday ahead of an expected verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd’s death.
April 11, 2021 Chicago-area shootings on expressways prompt Illinois State Police to spend $12.5M on cameras An unsolved shooting death in 2019 is now helping Illinois State Police to boost video surveillance along Chicago-area expressways.
April 7, 2021 Illinois' Pritzker signs firefighter pension bill that Lightfoot slams as 'backroom' deal Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a Chicago firefighter pension bill into law this week that both Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Republicans in the state have called a "fiscally irresponsible" bill that will increase property taxes.
March 2, 2021 Ingraham: Conservatives will thrive because of DC establishment’s destructive policies 91 host Laura Ingraham lays out the political establishment's obsession with destructive policies
February 24, 2021 Police, lawmakers slam Illinois criminal justice reform bill that eliminates cash bail Illinois police and politicians are sounding off against a sweeping criminal justice reform bill signed into law earlier this week, in one instance calling the legislation "a blatant move to punish an entire, honorable profession that will end up hurting law-abiding citizens the most."
November 7, 2020 Illinois Gov. Pritzker self-isolating after possible coronavirus exposure Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker began isolating Friday after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said.
October 21, 2020 Coronavirus uptick leads Illinois Gov. Pritzker to clamp down on bars, restaurants in some areas Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is rolling back economic reopenings in four counties amid a resurgence in the spread of COVID-19 cases.