JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor ...
Pritzker Says Illinois Is ‘On Guard’ for Any Trump Hit to Budget
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Wednesday said his administration is preparing for potential budget hits from the incoming ...
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Pritzker, Johnson on opposite sides of hemp bill in Springfield
As JB Pritzker was trying to convince lawmakers to support a hemp-regulation bill over dinner at the governor’s mansion in Springfield this past weekend, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was ...
Weed war of Capitol proportions
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: A four-hour House Democratic Caucus meeting in Springfield was so contentious that a member of Gov. JB Pritzker ’s team left in tears and the hemp legislation that was at the ...
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Hemp regulation bill stalls after lobbying battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD – Legislation championed by Gov. JB Pritzker to strongly regulate hemp sales stalled in the Illinois House late Monday after intense lobbying by both the governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
Pritzker outlines Illinois plans for the upcoming year
It has been an eventful week for Pritzker. A bill regulating hemp products that the governor backed failed to advance amid in-fighting among Illinois Democrats, resulting in Pritzker criticizing the ...
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Roger Stone Urges Trump to Sue Illinois Governor for Calling Him a 'Rapist'
President-elect Donald Trump has been urged by former adviser Roger Stone follow up on his settled defamation lawsuit against ABC News by suing Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for calling ...
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Editorial: We have some New Year’s resolutions for JB Pritzker, Brandon Johnson and crew. And a few for ourselves.
Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers will grapple with arguably the toughest budget conditions since Pritzker first took office in 2019. We think Johnson and Pritzker ought to look at what’s ...
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Hemp bill dies in Springfield, dealing a blow to Pritzker
It's a rare political setback for Gov. JB Pritzker, who made the bill a priority and personally urged members of the House of Representatives to approve it during the lame-duck session this week ...
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Editorial: We have some New Year’s resolutions for JB Pritzker, Brandon Johnson and crew. And a few for ourselves.
Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers will grapple with arguably the toughest budget conditions since Pritzker first took office in 2019. We think Johnson and Pritzker ought to look at what’s behind ...
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Gov. JB Pritzker, Nikki Budzinski celebrate Illinois football's Citrus Bowl win
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and U.S. House Rep. Nikki Budzinski both praised the Illinois Fighting Illini football team for winning the 2024 Citrus Bowl on Tuesday. Illinois defeated South ...