Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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Recent News About Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker
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'No laughing matter:' Kane County officials ask for fix to 'dangerous' provisions of SAFE-T Act
Kane County's state's attorney and sheriff - both Democrats - call on voters to pressure Illinois lawmakers to fix provisions in the SAFE-T Act that will all but prohibit police and prosecutors from keeping "dangers to our community" in jail as they await trial -
McHenry County State's Attorney lawsuit: SAFE-T Act's end of cash bail violates crime victims' rights under IL constitution
The lawsuit is the latest in a growing list of constitutional challenges launched in court against Gov. JB Pritzker and the SAFE-T Act, which critics allege would make it too difficult to hold violent criminals in jail while they await trial -
Will Co. State's Attorney sues Pritzker, other top IL Dems, says SAFE-T Act violates state constitution
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says it takes Democratic lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker can't simply abolish cash bail without amending the state constitution. He further says Democrats trampled constitutional procedures in passing massive bill in the dead of night -
SAFE-T Act boosts uncertainty around trespassing enforcement, could raise lawsuit risk for cops, property owners
Police will generally still be able to forcibly remove trespassers from homes and businesses, under Illinois' sweeping criminal justice reform law, but unclear language makes it more likely the law will be enforced inconsistently -
Judge to mull lifting hold on ex-ISP's director's suit vs Pritzker-connected ex-employee over sex assault claims
As criminal probes drag on vs ex-ISP employee Jenny Thornley, a federal judge is considering whether to let her former boss resume his lawsuit accusing her of smearing his name with false sexual assault claims, to thwart criminal probes against her -
Appeals panel: Natural immunity proof not enough to defeat Covid vax job mandates; Don't violate 'fundamental rights'
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals says Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot have a 'low bar' to clear in defending their mandates that force government workers to choose between taking the vaccine and keeping their jobs because the orders don't infringe fundamental rights -
Appeals court says Pritzker administration can escape fed court oversight of state hiring decisions
The appeals panel said it is 'not naive' about Illinois' history of corruption, and that courts remain open to future lawsuits, if patronage hiring resumes. But they said federal court oversight of state hiring decisions cannot continue indefinitely. -
Attorney General says Pritzker-connected work comp fraud case referred to appellate prosecutor
The prosecutor is also handling criminal charges for overtime fraud against Jenny Thornley, a former chief fiscal officer for the Illinois State Police Merit Board. Thornley is now accused of using political ties to Gov. JB Pritzker to improperly secure workers comp after she was fired for alleged overtime fraud -
Unsealed records allege Pritzker oversaw fraudulent workers comp payments to former campaign worker
Former Pritzker campaign worker Jenny Thornley has been accused of fraud in wrongfully collecting unemployment benefits and in allegedly falsely accusing her former supervisor of sexual harassment to allegedly cover up alleged falsified payroll records -
Judge: Illinois prejudgment lawsuit interest law unconstitutional
A Cook County judge said the law supported by Democratic state lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker illegally interferes with jury rights and authority, while improperly penalizing defendants, and gifting personal injury plaintiffs with special benefits not given to anyone else in Illinois -
Lawsuit: Illinois illegally counts mail-in votes for federal office up to 2 weeks after Election Day
Three Republicans, including U.S. Rep. Michael Bost, have sued the state of Illinois, arguing federal law sets the date of Election Day, and Illinois' vote-by-mail illegally extends Election Day by 14 days -
Appeals court: Pritzker 2020 biz closure orders, alone, not enough to allow biz owners to sue for illegal takings
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected yet another challenge to Pritzker's long-running use of emergency executive powers amid the Covid pandemic, saying plaintiffs didn't provide enough to back their sprawling claims that Pritzker trampled their rights -
'Legal 3-and-out with a punt:' Judge ends FoxFire suit vs Pritzker restaurant orders; Lawyer worries about precedent
An attorney for Geneva restaurant FoxFire says the case law set in challenges vs Gov. JB Pritzker's use of emergency power sets bad precedent for future, allowing governors to get away with issuing constitutionally 'questionable' orders -
Gov. Pritzker and Department of Defense Announce New Defense Innovation Unit in Chicago
Gov. Pritzker and Department of Defense Announce New Defense Innovation Unit in Chicago. -
Lawsuit: 'Cartel' of politically connected, wealthy Chicago families, including Pritzkers, dominate IL marijuana market
True Social Equity in Cannabis accuses the Pritzker, Wrigley and Kovler families of using political connections and influence to monopolize the state's regulated marijuana dispensary markets -
Reform watchdog: Fed court can look into state's hiring of unqualified COVID lab techs, contrary to Pritzker's claim
A state hiring watchdog is contending he has not conceded, as "misconstrued" by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, that two dozen allegedly unqualified temporary lab techs hired to help with Covid-19 tests, are outside the watchdog's federal mandate because they were hired off the street rather than promoted from within government. -
Appeals court: No state law blocks Pritzker from ordering public workers to get vaxxed or get fired
Dissenting Fourth District Appellate Court justice says his colleagues ignored Illinois Supreme Court precedent and other legal precedents in declaring the state's Right of Conscience law only forbids discrimination against conscientous objectors in an "unconventional sense" -
DeVore lawsuit: Pritzker, IL Dept of Corrections COVID vax or test mandate illegally tramples workers' rights
The lawsuit argues neither state law or any union-related negotiation or arbitration should allow Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections to ignore due process rights afforded to IDOC workers under the state's public health laws -
CPS can't force teachers to get COVID vax, get tested, or get fired, Springfield judge says
Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow says Chicago Public Schools lacks authority under state law to enforce its so-called vax-or-test mandate, and also can't rely on its contract with the Chicago Teachers Union to sidestep the law -
Kane Co Health Department: Pritzker did not discuss indoor dining ban with county before issuing COVID order
No one associated with Gov. JB Pritzker or the state health department discussed the reasoning or enforcement behind Pritzker's 2020 indoor dining ban with at least the Kane County Health Department before issuing the order and requiring local health departments to enforce it, according to answers to questions filed in court by the KCHD