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Pritzker signs legislation spurred by Sonya Massey shooting
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a new law requiring law enforcement agencies to conduct more thorough background checks on prospective officers, following the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey by a sheriff's deputy with a history of misconduct.
Pritzker signs police background check expansion in Sonya Massey’s honor
Police agencies in Illinois will soon be required to do more thorough background checks on prospective officers. The measure signed by Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday came in response to the July 2024 shooting death of Sonya Massey in Sangamon County by a sheriff’s deputy.
Gov. JB Pritzker hugs gun control advocate Maria Pike after he signed comprehensive legislation to ban military-style firearms on Jan. 10, 2023, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
JB Pritzker went ahead and came up with his own nickname for Donald Trump to use against him since the president has already mocked the governor's weight. The post JB Pritzker Suggests New ...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is defending his decision to sign a bill increasing pension payouts for Chicago police and firefighters. A hotel in St. Charles, Illinois where Texas Democratic state ...
Gov. JB Pritzker walks the floor before delivering his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the state Capitol in Springfield, Feb. 19, 2025.
Pritzker has been putting the foundation in place for a presidential bid for years. COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Democrats were aghast. And Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was in the eye of the storm.
Billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker failed to deliver jobs promised for black workers in the emerging cannabis and green energy industries, an economic advocacy group said in a scathing report.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took the stage at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and spoke about a billionaire's impact and obligations to society. And Pritzker knows a thing about ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Credit: AP ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker posted on X that his state has “enshrined protections for gender-affirming care to meet this moment” after the 2024 election.
SKOKIE, Ill. – In a television exclusive interview, Governor JB Pritzker sat down with WGN’s Paul Lisnek inside the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Before becoming Governor of ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who announced last month that he’s running for a third term in 2026, has been outspoken in challenging the Democratic Party to do as he does: loudly criticize the ...
The annual Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair and the Democratic brunch that preceded it saw undertones of resilience.
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