J.B. Pritzker

Illinois to continue sharing information about disease outbreaks with the public.

Plan was introduced in 2024 but did not move forward in legislature

Fall executive order required most state agencies to identify ways to reserve funds

The law bars immigration enforcement from taking place inside or within 1,000 feet of state courthouses. The federal government claims states can’t dictate where federal agents make arrests.

Law also allows residents to sue immigration agents for violating constitutional rights

When Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited the pope in Rome on Nov. 19, they gave the pontiff a gift: a hand-drawn self-portrait by Yesenia Diaz, who’s incarcerated downstate.

New appointments come as federal immigration raids ease in Chicago

The governor also extended an invitation to the Chicago-born pontiff to visit his hometown

Governor says ‘a lot of discussion’ needed to move funding plan forward

The Illinois Accountability Commission will seek public input of misconduct by federal agents