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On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed five bills into law, ranging from sunset...

On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed five bills into law, ranging from sunset...

The governor’s office unveiled a 900-page energy overhaul bill Wednesday, accelerating a yearslong process which advocates hope will end in a comprehensive clean energy platform as the session nears its final month. The stated goal of the bill is to drive Illinois to 100 percent “clean” energy by 2050. That, Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell said in an interview Wednesday, would include nuclear power as a major contributor. Another goal is to bring Illinois to 40 percent of its utility scale energy produced by renewables, such as wind and solar, by 2030. Right now, that number is around 8 ...

Mattoon, IL, USA / MyRadioLink.com For Immediate Release – April 27, 2021 Gov. Pritzker Signs Equity Driven Healthcare Reform Legislation SPRINGFIELD – In a major step forward in the work to expand health equity across Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker today signed the Health Care and Human Services Reform Act into law. The legislation, which represents the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ healthcare pillar, takes sweeping action to address health inequities and obstacles while establishing new programs, increasing oversight and trainings, building out a Community Health Worker certifica...

Photo by Peter Hancock Gov. JB Pritzker, accompanied by members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and the health care community April 27 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, signs a health care reform bill backed by the Black Caucus. Capitol News Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker declared health care "a right, not a privilege" Tuesday, April 27, as he signed a massive reform bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, the last of fo...