Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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'Twas the summer of rona:' Pritzker’s daughter chronicles life away from locked-down Illinois
First daughter Teddi "Theodora" Pritzker has continued to flout mask policy during the pandemic and has freely posted photos of her adventures enjoying the beaches in Florida while Illinoisans continue to be locked down.
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Teddi Pritzker spotted working out without mask at Florida gym as father’s lockdown of Illinois continues
In photos provided to Prairie State Wire the state’s first daughter, “Teddi” Theodora Pritzker appears to have completely abandonded Covid protocols.
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Pritzker plans ‘mandatory stay at home order’ for all Illinoisans
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is fed up with local governments that won’t follow his rules and is about to send everyone home if they don’t wise up.
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Illinois’ approach to Covid causing hysteria
Illinois finds itself at 780 deaths per million residents, making it 42nd in the country when it comes to COVID-related deaths, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
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Pritzker posts fake chart to justify more lockdowns, critics say
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is being bashed for using an easily manipulated chart as a reference point for his broad closure of the state’s economy.
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IHSA ignores Pritzker, will ‘continue with the IHSA basketball season as scheduled’
In yet another move of defiance, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s demands that the Illinois high school basketball season be canceled are being beaten back.
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Illinois, other Democrat-controlled states see more small business closures from Covid regulations
Illinois has seen the permanent closure of 3,800 small businesses and the temporary closure of another 2,100 total since the pandemic first began.
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Pritzker bans high school basketball
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has banned high school basketball for the winter.
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Tax Foundation: Little fair about Pritzker’s proposed 'Fair tax'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is selling the proposed elimination of the state’s flat-rate income tax as a way of making the wealthier shoulder a greater share of the tax burden. He has branded the replacement tax, a graduated income tax, as “The Fair Tax.” There’s a lot more to it than that, according to a recent analysis by the Tax Foundation, which suggests fairness has little do with it.
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Dr. Ezike: 'We should wear masks in our homes'
Illinois Department of Health (IDH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike is advocating for Illinoisans to wear masks everywhere, including their own homes.
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Pritzker, Stratton launch 'Healing Illinois' initiative to address racial disparities
The Healing Illinois initiative has been announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, intended to address ongoing racial disparities that have come to light during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pritzker-funded progressive tax group shares fake Twitter post to promote so-called 'fair tax'
A fake Twitter account and tweet promoting Illinois' progressive tax proposal that is on the ballot in November has been removed after it was shared numerous times by a group funded by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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Analysis: Illinois retirees could pay $3 billion in state income taxes under Pritzker graduated tax hike plan
Illinois’ 1.95 million retirees could pay as much as $3.07 billion in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by Prairie State Wire.
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Illinois parents over 9-to-1 in favor of allowing football and volleyball this fall
An overwhelming majority of Illinois’ parents are in favor of lifting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ban of football and volleyball this fall.
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Allowing daughter to compete out-of-state, Pritzker violated his own health guidelines
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has violated the rules he established for the Illinois Department of Health by allowing his daughter to engage in out-of-state equestrian events.
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Pritzker's Illinois prep sports ban excepts his equestrian daughter, Teddi
While Gov. J.B. Pritzker has used his executive authority to cancel high school sports for kids across the state this fall, apparently this rule does not apply to his daughter.
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Pritzker misrepresents Frontier CC Covid "outbreak" to justify banning Illinois prep football
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is bucking the trend of Midwestern states allowing prep football season to continue in some form or fashion, but are some are questioning his use of a Covid outbreak at Frontier Community College as a device.
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Cook County activist Dabrowski: Fed inquiry into Pritzker needed for transparency
Federal prosecutors have requested 5 months’ worth of files from the Cook County assessor’s office related to Gov. Pritzker property
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Illinois Republicans want answers for IDES data breach, seek system audit
Illinois House Republicans are asking questions about a potential massive data breach that occurred last month with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) web portal.
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Gov. Pritzker's banning of radio host is 'double standard', former Champaign Board spokesperson says
Ban on radio host Amy Jacobson by Gov. Pritzker is perceived as a double standard by some