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Gov. JB Pritzker signs budget amid federal funding uncertainty, unaddressed transit issues
Gov. JB Pritzker signed his seventh annual budget, balanced as promised with spending cuts, taxes and one-time revenue boosts ...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs $55.2B Illinois budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. State lawmakers passed the record-setting $55 billion plan two weeks ago. It includes ...
Gov. JB Pritzker survives 'political circus' in Washington as GOP pins immigration woes on Democrats
Republican lawmakers grilled Democratic governors, while Pritzker defended Illinois' sanctuary policies and criticized ...
Gov. JB Pritzker says he wasn’t among Midwest officials on alleged Minnesota shooter’s lists
Gov. JB Pritzker said while he wasn’t on Minnesota shooter’s “hit list,” there were names of “Illinois folks” found among the ...
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WATCH LIVE: Gov. JB Pritzker signs the 2026 budget
Watch as Gov. JB Pritzker signs the fiscal year 2026 state budget. The $55.2 million fiscal year 2026 state budget passed the ...
Brandon Gill Leaves JB Pritzker Squirming During Brutal Congressional Smackdown
Texas Republican Rep. Brandon Gill cornered Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker during a fiery congressional hearing ...
Measure before Gov. JB Pritzker would streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders
A measure Illinois lawmakers sent to Gov. JB Pritzker would streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders.
Pritzker signs rapidly passed budget that leaves out big ticket items
The budget was hastily passed in the last two days of the legislative session in an effort to meet a June 1 deadline.