Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Bowling alley owners, state of IL strike deal to end lawsuit vs Pritzker, boost COVID capacity limits for bowlers
The settlement scuttles the 50-person limit Pritzker had initially imposed, now allowing bowling centers to host the lesser of 200 bowlers or 50% ordinary capacity -
Judge orders Pritzker to appear in southern IL court to answer contempt petition
Clay County Judge Michael McHaney, the only judge to date to rule against Gov. JB Pritzker's continued use of COVID-19-related emergency powers, has ordered the governor to appear in court on Aug. 14 on a contempt petition from State Rep. Darren Bailey -
Judge: Pritzker can block landlords from evicting delinquent tenants during pandemic, no matter 'economic devastation'
A Will County judge has primed several legal questions for appeal, designed to at last address a host of legal challenges to Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency COVID orders. -
State Rep. Bailey asks southern IL judge to hold Pritzker in contempt for continuing to issue COVID orders
Southern Illinois state lawmaker Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, has petitioned a judge in Clay County to hold Gov. JB Pritzker in indirect civil contempt for continuing to issue COVID-19-related emergency orders even after the judge ruled Pritzker couldn't do so. -
Judge nixes Orland Park suit vs Pritzker; Pre-shutdown due process hearings would make COVID response 'ineffective'
A federal judge in Chicago rejected a request from Orland Park and a restaurant owner for an injunction limiting Gov. JB Pritzker's ability to lock down businesses in response to COVID-19. -
Please convene the General Assembly
A southern Illinois lawyer challenging Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency powers amid the COVID-19 pandemic has called on Illinois lawmakers to return to Springfield to enact legislation codifying the state's response, and ending the legal uncertainty over Pritzker's use of power. -
Pritzker: State OK to shut down businesses without compensaton to fight COVID, even if owners lose money, go under
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of illegally essentially :taking" business owners' property. -
Pritzker asks IL Supreme Court to move all new lawsuits challenging COVID disaster declaration to Springfield court
Gov. JB Pritzker has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to consolidate a flurry of new lawsuits, which challenge his ability to declare a statewide disaster in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to Sangamon County court. -
New lawsuits assert IL COVID disaster not widespread enough to justify further emergency declarations from Pritzker
Attorney Tom DeVore, who has led many legal challenges against Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency powers in response to COVID-19, has filed several more asserting the COVID pandemic doesn't qualify as a "public health emergency" under state law. -
Pritzker says federal court-appointed hiring monitor no longer needed, state government has 'reformed' itself
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is saying the state has cleaned up its employment practices, so a federal court-appointed hiring monitor can close up shop -
Illinois bowling alley owners' group: Pritzker's 50-person limits for bowling centers illegal, unconstitutional
The Illinois Bowling Proprietors' Association has filed suit against Gov. JB Pritzker, saying his administration applied a 50-person capacity limit to bowling alleys that it did not apply to casinos, restaurants and other indoor entertainment venues. -
Lawsuit: IHSA doesn't have authority to continuously change 'Return to Play' plan at Pritzker's whim
Southern Illinois lawyer Tom DeVore has sued the IHSA, saying they illegally changed the rules, at the demand of the Pritzker administration, governing how student athletes can return to the playing surfaces this fall for high school sports. -
Pritzker: Eviction ban only 'temporary,' needed to fight COVID; Landlords can't claim state is taking their property
Gov. JB Pritzker argued in new court filings the state's "police power" to promote public health gives him the authority to block landlords from evicting tenants, even those who simply refuse to pay rent. -
IL A/G: Pritzker needs clean 'final' ruling from S. IL judge to appeal decision against his COVID emergency powers
Gov. JB Pritzker has asked a Clay County judge to essentially clean up a loose end to let him appeal a ruling that otherwise struck down Pritzker's emergency powers to combat COVID-19. -
Lawsuit: Lightfoot, Pritzker 'selective' enforcement of COVID-19 orders violates IL state constitution
COVID-19 enforcement actions taken by Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot have been "arbitrary," the lawsuit said, targeting only those who lack "political or economic power" the governor and mayor "covet." -
Judge: Pritzker's orders can limit Republican gatherings, even if guv marched with thousands in anti-racism protest
A federal judge said "unique" constitutional protections for religious freedom also thwart GOP's attempt to compare political rallies to church services, which are generally exempted from Gov. JB Pritzker's COVID limits on assembly sizes. -
Southern IL judge rules Pritzker overstepped bounds in imposing COVID orders
The ruling hands a win to State Rep. Darrent Bailey, R-Xenia, in his challenge asserting state law does not give Gov. JB Pritzker the power to continue issuing emergency executive orders without authorization from Illinois lawmakers. -
Pritzker: GOP challenge to COVID powers just 'talking points': GOP: Pritzker's orders 'content discrimination'
Gov. JB Pritzker and GOP lawyers traded barbs and briefs in federal court over the governor's COVID-19 gathering limits, which Republicans said discriminated against them. -
Landlords: Pritzker's eviction bans amount to illegal state taking of rental properties
A group of landlords sued Gov. JB Pritzker, asserting his latest COVID-related eviction ban orders are illegal and leave landlords holding the bag for the state's efforts to protect tenants. -
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Appeals court: IL officials' bid to rewrite ballot access deal would unfairly block third parties from November ballot
Federal appeals judges rejected Illinois elections officials' try to slap a hold on a judge's order designed to make it easier for Libertarian and Green candidates to get on ballot amid COVID restrictions.