What you need to know about Pritzker’s legal fight to keep students masked

By Mailee Smith

02/24/2022

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to let him keep his authority to force Illinoisans to mask. But his effort to keep his COVID-19 mandate power is ignoring relevant data.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, mask mandate, public schools

Fact check: Pritzker’s proposed tax ‘relief’ only temporary

By Dylan Sharkey

02/24/2022

Illinois Gov. J.B Pritzker’s latest campaign boast is how he’s providing relief for families, but none of it is permanent. He created much of the problem, and all the tax relief he’s proposing would expire after the election.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, tax relief

Pritzker’s strict COVID-19 policies slowed Illinois’ job recovery

By Bryce Hill, Jim Royal

02/23/2022

A new Fed report shows strict COVID-19 policies and enhanced unemployment benefits likely contributed to Illinois’ sluggish recovery from the pandemic recession.

TAGS: COVID-19, economic recovery, JB Pritzker, jobs

Chicago dropping mask, vaccine proof mandates Feb. 28

By Dylan Sharkey

02/22/2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the city will end its mask mandate at the end of February, in line with the statewide date. The mandate requiring proof-of-vaccination will also end Feb. 28.

TAGS: COVID-19, Lori Lightfoot, mask mandate

Pritzker appeals to Illinois Supreme Court after two courts derail his school mask mandate

By Brad Weisenstein

02/18/2022

A judge’s ruling threw Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate into chaos. Now that an appellate court has ruled against Pritzker, too, he’s taking his fight to keep masks on students to the Illinois Supreme Court.

TAGS: Illinois Supreme Court, JB Pritzker, mask mandate

Illinois appellate court rejects Pritzker’s appeal to keep kids in masks

By Mailee Smith

02/18/2022

The appellate court ruling marks Pritzker’s second loss in cases challenging his mask mandate in schools.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, mask mandate, public schools

Pritzker ad fact check: Pritzker’s policies have hurt small business, working mothers

By Dylan Sharkey

02/17/2022

Gov. J.B Pritzker’s latest campaign ad praises his support for small businesses even though his policies contributed to one of the nation’s largest small business closures.

TAGS: JB Pritzker, jobs, unemployment

Pritzker ad fact check: Illinois only paid bills on time because of federal aid

By Dylan Sharkey

02/17/2022

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s newest campaign ad credits him for paying the state’s bills on time. The commercial fails to mention the influx of federal stimulus for the COVID-19 pandemic that kept Illinois’ finances afloat.

TAGS: budget, federal aid, JB Pritzker

State leaders block Pritzker from reimposing school mask mandate

By Joe Tabor

02/15/2022

Shortly after a downstate judge threw Pritzker’s mask mandates into question, a bipartisan committee voted against reimposing another K-12 school mask mandate.

TAGS: COVID-19, JB Pritzker, mask mandate, public schools

Pritzker ad fact check: No, the governor has never balanced a state budget

By Dylan Sharkey

02/11/2022

In one of his first re-election political TV ads, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker takes credit for passing a balanced budget. Budget documents tell a different story, showing a deficit instead of the reported surplus.

TAGS: budget, COVID-19, federal aid, JB Pritzker

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What you need to know about Pritzker’s legal fight to keep students masked

Fact check: Pritzker’s proposed tax ‘relief’ only temporary

Pritzker’s strict COVID-19 policies slowed Illinois’ job recovery

Chicago dropping mask, vaccine proof mandates Feb. 28

Pritzker appeals to Illinois Supreme Court after two courts derail his school mask mandate

Illinois appellate court rejects Pritzker’s appeal to keep kids in masks

Pritzker ad fact check: Pritzker’s policies have hurt small business, working mothers

Pritzker ad fact check: Illinois only paid bills on time because of federal aid

State leaders block Pritzker from reimposing school mask mandate

Pritzker ad fact check: No, the governor has never balanced a state budget

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