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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...

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...

CHICAGO – Following widespread reports of children being zip tied, separated from their parents, and detained for several hours on the evening of September 30 at an apartment building in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Governor JB Pritzker directed the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) to provide support services and evaluate the treatment of children involved.

Governor Pritzker Directs State Agencies to Evaluate Treatment of Children During Federal Raid in South Shore 

CHICAGO – Following widespread reports of children being zip tied, separated from their parents, and detained for several hours on the evening of...

Upon learning through media sources that Secretary Kristi Noem is visiting Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement: 

Governor Pritzker Demands Press Conference and Public Accountability from Secretary Noem 

“Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens. They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

Vaccines are safe and effective; autism is not caused by vaccines or Tylenol, and autistic people and their families deserve our support; and, if you need more information, ‘Ask Your Doctor’

Gov. Pritzker Hosts ‘Ask Your Doctor’ Public Health Event

CHICAGO – Today, Governor Pritzker hosted an event at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine with public health experts focused on critical public health priorities amid unprecedented misinformation and falsehoods coming from President Trump and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The new $50.6 billion multi-year blueprint builds on successes of Rebuild Illinois, includes $400 million for local needs with focus on distressed areas

Gov. Pritzker Announces Largest Infrastructure Program in State History 

CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) joined state and local leaders, labor and transportation stakeholders today to announce the largest multi-year program to build and repair infrastructure in state history: $50.6 billion over six years, continuing an unprecedented investment in safety, mobility and quality of life made possible by the Governor’s Rebuild Illinois capital program. The new program, spread across all modes of transportation and touching every Illinois county, also includes $400 million to support 223 local projects. These projects, ranging from street and transit upgrades to bike and pedestrian improvements, are based on priorities submitted by counties, cities, townships, transit districts and other local agencies.

Groundbreaking Marks Construction on Anchor Tenant PsiQuantum’s State-of-the-Art Facility
IQMP to Serve as South Side Economic Powerhouse While Leading the U.S. Into the New Quantum Era

Gov. Pritzker Breaks Ground on Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) 

CHICAGO, IL – Today, Governor JB Pritzker will be joined by leading quantum business, research, academic, and government institutions to celebrate the groundbreaking of PsiQuantum’s facility at Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) at Quantum Shore on Chicago’s South Side. This marks the official buildout of state-of-the-art facilities that will soon bring the Park to full scale, driving billions in economic impact, creating thousands of jobs, and cementing Illinois as the nation’s leader in the global race for quantum innovation.

The Governor announced that the Illinois National Guard was notified that the Department of Homeland Security sent a memo to the Department of War requesting 100 military personnel be sent to Illinois

Gov. Pritzker and Local Leaders Denounce Trump’s Federal Attacks on Chicagoland

CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker hosted a press conference with elected officials, community advocates, and local leaders to condemn the significant escalation over the weekend of aggressive and alarming tactics used by the Trump Administration’s ICE and Customs and Border Patrol federal agents against journalists, peaceful protesters, and families across the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs. The Governor also announced that the Illinois National Guard was notified that the Department of Homeland Security sent a memo to the Department of War requesting 100 military personnel be sent to Illinois.

CHICAGO – Gov. Pritzker released the following statement in response to the federal deployments in the Village of Broadview:

Statement from Gov. Pritzker on the Federal Deployments in Broadview  

The two rounds of funding eliminated $33 million in student loan debt, creating a pathway for 1,160 new homeowners

Gov. Pritzker Welcomes 533 New Homeowners Through Groundbreaking SmartBuy Program

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) today announced the success of the most recent round of SmartBuy, a first-of-its-kind initiative that helped 533 Illinoisans eliminate $16 million in student loan debt while achieving the dream of homeownership in only 12 weeks. Through SmartBuy, homeowners were able to purchase a home eight years earlier than traditional IHDA borrowers.

Governor Joins Illinois Congressional Delegation in Pressing for Transparency and Accountability

Gov. Pritzker Continues to Demand Information About Trump Administration’s Lawless Federal Deployments 

CHICAGO – Last week, Governor Pritzker demanded answers from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the deployment of federal law enforcement agents in Illinois after she recorded b-roll and fled the state without providing any answers. Prior presidential administrations have always kept local leaders and members of Congress updated on their immigration enforcement plans, but the Trump Administration is refusing to provide clear answers. In response, members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation issued a letter requesting a meeting with Chicago Field Office Director Russell Hott after ICE rescheduled their meeting. The Governor stands with the Illinois Congressional Delegation’s calls for transparency and accountability, and continues to push for answers from the Trump Administration in the wake of uncoordinated federal deployments.

Latest Action Builds on Governor’s Ongoing Efforts to Hold PJM Accountable and Lower Electricity Costs for Working Families  

Gov. Pritzker Joins Multi-State Launch of PJM Governors’ Collaborative to Increase State Representation to Address Electricity Affordability and Grid Reliability

CHICAGO - This week, Governor JB Pritzker joined a bipartisan group of 11 governors from across the country in announcing the launch of the PJM Governors’ Collaborative, aimed at strengthening state representation in the decision-making process with PJM Interconnection, the power grid operator for Northern Illinois. The new collaborative comes amid growing concerns over PJM’s role in driving up electricity costs, failing to address reliability challenges, and delaying critical transmission development - all of which impact working families and businesses.

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