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Pritzker signs plan decoupling from federal tax policy to address Illinois budget deficit
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Pritzker signs plan decoupling from federal tax policy to address Illinois budget deficit

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 17, 2025

A new Illinois law has allowed the Pritzker administration to address the state's current budget deficit by decoupling from tax benefits included in the "Big Beautiful Bill."

Pritzker signs $1.5 billion transit plan despite strong downstate opposition
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Pritzker signs $1.5 billion transit plan despite strong downstate opposition

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 16, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a $1.5 billion transit spending and reform plan into law Tuesday, a law that averts the Chicago transit fiscal cliff despite concerns from downstate lawmakers and taxpayers.

Pritzker marks beginning of Hanukkah amid deadly attack in Australia
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Pritzker marks beginning of Hanukkah amid deadly attack in Australia

  • WAND Digital Team
  • Updated Dec 15, 2025

Hanukkah started Sunday night, and Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed the holiday with a menorah lighting at the Governor's Mansion in Springfield. 

Pritzker signs behavioral healthcare parity law, ensuring proper reimbursement rates for providers
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Pritzker signs behavioral healthcare parity law, ensuring proper reimbursement rates for providers

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 13, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to increase access to behavioral healthcare and substance use treatment by improving insurance adequacy.

Bill on Pritzker’s desk could raise minimum detainment age for minors, create juvenile justice task force
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Bill on Pritzker’s desk could raise minimum detainment age for minors, create juvenile justice task force

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 11, 2025

Illinois could soon raise the minimum detainment age for minors to 13 years old, and Democrats believe raising the detention age can give young people a fair chance and prevent early criminalization.

Illinois Democrats prepared to respond if Indiana Senate approves GOP congressional map
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Illinois Democrats prepared to respond if Indiana Senate approves GOP congressional map

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 10, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois lawmakers stand ready to respond if Indiana Republicans pass their new congressional map.

Illinois enacts new law creating safe zones and legal protections for immigrant families
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Illinois enacts new law creating safe zones and legal protections for immigrant families

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 9, 2025

The Illinois Bivens Act ensures community spaces like hospitals, courthouses, universities and daycare centers remain safe for all residents, regardless of their immigration status.

Plan requiring new safety, privacy protections for public officials awaits Pritzker's signature
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Plan requiring new safety, privacy protections for public officials awaits Pritzker's signature

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 8, 2025

A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's final approval could protect the safety and privacy of public officials.

Behavioral healthcare parity law awaiting Pritzker's approval
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Behavioral healthcare parity law awaiting Pritzker's approval

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 5, 2025

A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature could increase access to behavioral healthcare and substance use treatment by improving insurance adequacy.

Pritzker still deliberating controversial medical aid in dying bill
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Pritzker still deliberating controversial medical aid in dying bill

  • Mike Miletich
  • Updated Dec 4, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker has not decided yet if he will sign the medical aid in dying bill into law, considered to be the most controversial plan to pass out of both chambers this year.

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