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Pritzker signs new gun safety bills

Pritzker signs 2 gun safety bills, one fining firearm owners who improperly store guns

The Safe Gun Storage Act requires owners to keep weapons in a locked box around minors and at-risk individuals. Another bill requires law enforcement agencies to use a federal tracing system to track firearms.

News-Gazette · 7h

Pritzker signs bills addressing gun storage, tracing of firearms

I'm tired, frankly, of treating something completely preventable as inevitable,” Pritzker said. “I'm tired of forcing our children to duck and cover because too many politicians are ducking and coveri

Washington Examiner on MSN · 3d

JB Pritzker signs two gun safety bills into law, including fines for improper storage

"I’m tired of hearing thoughts and prayers and then nothing gets done, so Illinois is standing up and doing something about it,” the Democratic governor said.

Pritzker, Illinois and mental health screenings

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Gov. Pritzker signs bill requiring mental health screenings in all Illinois school districts

The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Belleville News-Democrat on MSN · 19h

Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in schools

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 Thursday, which would require the State Board of Education and a children’s behavioral health team within the governor’s office to develop procedures and make mental health materials available to school districts. The board will provide those materials to schools beginning in September 2026.

The Center Square on MSN · 14h

Concerns raised as Pritzker signs Illinois universal school mental health screening law

Debate surrounds Illinois' new law allowing universal mental health evaluations in public schools. Opponents cite potential unintended consequences.

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Pritzker signs 124 bill impacting Chicago pensions, AI, buses, bicycles and more

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 124 bills Friday impacting everything from Chicago police and fire pensions to the use of ...

Crain's Chicago Business9h

Pritzker signs bill that boosts Chicago police, firefighter pensions

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that would boost retirement payouts to Chicago police and firefighters.

wandtv.com10h

Pritzker signs Mahomet aquifer protection plan into law

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed the highly anticipated plan to stop carbon capture and sequestration near the Mahomet aquifer.

The Center Square on MSN15h

Republicans say Pritzker's had enough time to turnaround troubled Illinois child welfare agency

Illinois Statehouse Republicans express continued concerns with the Pritzker administration's management of the Illinois ...

‘Tired of forcing children to duck and cover,’ Gov. JB Pritzker signs two more gun control measures

With gun violence still a persistent problem despite recent drops in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of gun control ...

wandtv.com10h

Pritzker signs proposal banning time limits on anesthesia coverage

Illinois will ban arbitrary limits on anesthesia coverage thanks to a bill Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday.

Crain's Chicago Business13h

Penny Pritzker's Harvard role is under pressure — and Chicago alumni are watching

Chicago alumni react as Penny Pritzker’s leadership role at Harvard comes under scrutiny amid the university’s high-stakes ...

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Pritzker says Illinois working to soften impact of SNAP cuts imposed by Trump

G ov. JB Pritzker spoke at an East St. Louis food shelter on Tuesday to talk about his administration's plans to alleviate ...

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