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Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration

Gov. Pritzker Announces Ten Appointments to Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Antonia Whalen will serve as the Assistant Secretary of Education & Care Services of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood.* Whalen currently serves as Chief Transition Design Officer at the Illinois Department of Early Childhood. Previously, she served as Director of Policy for Advance Illinois. There, she worked on education advocacy issues, including addressing Illinois' teacher shortage, the improved use of data to drive decision making, social-and-emotional learning, education funding, and more. Before joining Advance Illinois, she was Associate Chief of Academics at Denver Public Schools. From 2015 to 2017, she served under Arne Duncan and John King as Senior Advisor to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. Whalen has also served as Director of Policy at the not-for-profit Education Post and in various roles at the U.S. Department of Education, including Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary and Director of the Implementation and Support Unit. Prior to joining the Obama Administration, she served as Deputy to the Chief Education Officer at Chicago Public Schools, Deputy Director of Special Initiatives for the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools, and Project Administrator at the Chicago Department of Planning and Development. Whalen earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University.

Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Friday, January 9, 2026.

Daily Public Schedule: Friday, January 9, 2026

Bill will lower monthly utility bills for working families while strengthening grid; Bill expected to save Illinois consumers $13.4 billion over the next 2 decades

Gov. Pritzker Signs Historic Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act

JOLIET — Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined elected officials and advocates to sign the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), SB 25, marking a historic measure to lower utility bills for working families while securing Illinois’ long-term energy future. Building upon the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) and the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), CRGA tackles rising electricity costs driven by private grid operators, expands cost-saving energy resources, and continues to grow Illinois’ clean energy economy across the state.

What: Governor Pritzker will sign the Clean and Reliable Grid Act, a landmark piece of legislation for clean, affordable energy in Illinois.

Daily Public Schedule: Thursday, January 8, 2026

Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

Daily Public Schedule: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Approximately 152,000 children in Illinois are served through the Child Care Assistance Program that the Trump administration is attacking

Governor Pritzker Blasts Trump’s Partisan Freeze to Crucial Child Care and Family Assistance Programs

CHICAGO – Today, the Trump Administration and Department of Health and Human Services announced the freezing of $10 billion in federal funds, including approximately $1 billion for Illinois, for social services and child care across five of the nation’s largest states — targeting these states because they are led by Governors of the opposite political party.

Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

Daily Public Schedule: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Monday, January 5, 2026.

Daily Public Schedule: Monday, January 5, 2026

Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Daily Public Schedule: Sunday, January 4, 2026

Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Saturday, January 3, 2026.