J.B. Pritzker

Illinois’ top public health official said Tuesday there is no plan to change guidance surrounding school sports, despite rumors that such restrictions may be changing. “There is higher risk of infection transmission associated with high contact sports. That premise has not changed,” Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “There are no…

With a push to bring fall sports back to Illinois high schools, some health experts said Thursday that playing is possible as long as precautions against the coronavirus are followed. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said that no changes will be made to the current plan for high school sports, saying the governor is following science, but some doctors believe...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said that no changes will be made to the current plan for high school sports, saying the governor is following science, but some doctors said there should be more conversation on the matter. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

With the fate of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax program in the voters’ hands, the governor is spending more than $56 million of his own money to drum up support in the form of a new ad campaign. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

Golf courses will be allowed to reopen and operate under Illinois’ modified stay-at-home order taking effect Friday, but that comes with strict restrictions. Last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the statewide stay-at-home order will now be in effect through May 30, though some changes will be put in place, including modified restrictions for non-essential businesses like golf courses. Courses will…

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Illinois residents will once again be able to tee it up when golf courses reopen on May, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. On Thursday, Pritzker announced the statewide stay-at-home order will now be in effect through May 30, though some changes will be put in place, including modified restrictions for non-essential businesses like golf courses. Courses will soon be able…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an extension of the state’s stay-at-home order Thursday, a new mask requirement starting May 1 and the reopening of several types of businesses.

On Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he and the state had joined an alliance with six other midwestern governors to compose a plan to gradually open each state’s economy. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A voter from a precinct on Chicago’s West Side recently tested positive for the coronavirus, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday it may change the way Illinoisans are used to voting this coming Election Day. As the state continues to approach it’s projected peak in coronavirus cases, the number of tests hit its highest number in the last...

Amid the statewide shortage of PPE for health care workers and first responders during the coronavirus pandemic, Apple CEO Tim Cook donated and delivered 100,000 N95 masks to the state of Illinois this weekend. “We are so grateful for the generosity of companies near and far stepping up to support their fellow Americans, especially supporting the heroes of Illinois,” Illinois…

Encouraging news emerged from Sunday’s briefing as the Coronavirus Task Force announced Illinois would be receiving more supplies like N95 masks, test kits and ventilators to help treat patients and keep health care workers safe. “600 will be going or have gone to Illinois,” said President Trump before taking aim at Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “There’s a governor I hear...

A petition asking Illinois authorities to allow the sale of carryout cocktails is circulating online, as restaurants and bars struggle to stay afloat during the state’s stay-at-home order. The petition was started by Julia Momose, a partner and bartender at Kumiko in Chicago’s Fulton River District neighborhood. Momose wrote in the petition that such a move could bring in...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker isn’t impressed with President Donald Trump’s decision to commute former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s prison sentence.

Illinois officials are inching closer to selling a downtown Chicago building that houses state government offices, announcing the selection Thursday of a project manager to oversee the sale.

Newly elected Gov. J.B. Pritzker began his first work day in office on Monday by granting pay raises to state union employees that former Gov. Bruce Rauner denied four years ago. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

When lawmakers crafted the law legalizing marijuana in Illinois, they tried to make sure it would right what many see as past wrongs linked to the drug.

State officials have authorized 26 businesses to provide health and safety training to operators who dispense cannabis in Illinois. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced the list of “responsible vendors” on Tuesday. They are based in Cook, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Will and Sangamon counties and from Iowa, Texas and Florida.

After President Donald Trump suggested last month he might commute the 14-year prison term of Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor’s wife, Patti Blagojevich, spoke how she was hopeful.