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Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

Daily Public Schedule: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Illinois Elected Leaders Stand United to Fight Latest Attack by Trump Administration to Withold Transit Funding

Gov. Pritzker and Illinois Elected Leaders Denounce the Freezing of Transit Funding for Chicago

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker joined Illinois’ congressional delegation and local elected officials to condemn the Trump Administration’s latest act of political retaliation — an illegal freeze of $2.1 billion in already-approved federal funding for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line Extension and Red and Purple Line modernization projects. Together, Illinois leaders vowed to fight back against this baseless attack on Chicago’s working families and to defend the State’s right to the federal investments it was promised.

What: Governor Pritzker will attend the North Star Summit for a panel with Governor Walz to discuss state leadership.

Daily Public Schedule: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Letter demands NGA Chair stand up for state sovereignty and constitutional balance between states

Gov. Pritzker Presses Chair of National Governors Association to Denounce Deployment of Texas National Guard in Illinois

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker sent a letter to National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Kevin Stitt, calling for him to denounce the unconstitutional deployment of the Texas National Guard into Illinois. This action is an illegal abuse of federal power by the Trump administration, and Governor Greg Abbott’s willingness to exploit his own National Guard members to participate in a manufactured political stunt goes against the core principles of the NGA and our democracy.

CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker hosted a press conference with elected officials in response to Trump’s unconstitutional and unlawful plans to deploy hundreds of Illinois National Guard members into Chicago communities and send hundreds of Texas National Guard members to Illinois. In response to these actions, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful deployment of troops to Illinois.

Gov. Pritzker Details Escalating Federal Overreach as Trump Plans to Invade Illinois  

CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker hosted a press conference with elected officials in response to Trump’s unconstitutional and unlawful plans...

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

Gov. Pritzker Announces Three Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Daniel Rowell will serve as a Member of the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Board.* Rowell currently serves as Working Supervisor and Technical Expert at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in the Bureau of Air Permit Section’s Clean Air Act Permit Program (CAAPP) Construction Unit. He has 11 years of comprehensive experience in the review of applications for air pollution control construction permits issued to major stationary industrial sources and for Clean Air Act Title V permits for a variety of Illinois industries. Rowell is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

What: Governor Pritzker will hold a press conference addressing the Trump Administration’s efforts to militarize American cities and the current state of federal deployments to Illinois.

Daily Public Schedule: Monday, October 6, 2025

What: Governor Pritzker will hold a press conference addressing the Trump Administration’s efforts to militarize American cities and the current...

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National Guard is preparing deployments to Illinois:

Gov. Pritzker Statement on the Texas National Guard Being Deployed to Illinois 

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National...

Governor Pritzker has no public events scheduled for Sunday, October 5, 2025.

Daily Public Schedule: Sunday, October 5, 2025

CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement following a request the Illinois National Guard received from the Trump Administration’s Department of War:

Governor Pritzker Statement on the Illinois National Guard 

CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement following a request the Illinois National Guard received from the...