JB Pritzker

Gov. JB Pritzker has been introducing himself to larger audiences recently, but he maintains his focus is on Illinois.

District 87 will implement the ban in the fall, with a structure of tiered consequences for violations. District officials hope teachers and parents will help support it.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday the roll out of state-funded grant awards totaling $30 million for 25 grantees through the Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets and Research in Illinois to Spur Economic Recovery programs.

Rules regarding cell phone use in school varies by district, and sometimes even by school, across McLean County. The Illinois Senate has passed a bill aimed at ending phone use during class instruction.

In an economic development trip that began Saturday and ended Wednesday, Pritzker and members of the Illinois delegation met with more than 50 major Mexican companies about bringing operations to Illinois.

Six years ago, Illinois became the second state in the nation to offer subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, an effort to reverse its status as one of the worst states for agriculture runoff. Despite the program’s popularity and calls from environmentalists and farmers for its funding to increase, Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a 31% funding cut.

Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto Friday of a bill that would require warehouse workers in Illinois to know quotas they must meet at their jobs.

Gov. JB Pritzker says protecting Medicaid from possible federal funding cuts is critical for Illinois.

Heartland Community College's president said the college is unlikely to seek four-year degree offerings, even if a proposal from Gov. JB Pritzker becomes reality.

Central Illinois lawmakers had mixed reactions to Gov. JB Pritzker’s State of the State and budget address. Some said they came to the Illinois House floor expecting more transparency about the budget and were disappointed by Pritzker’s focus on federal government and critique of Republican Party.