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Pritzker plan gets hearing as municipalities remain opposed

The Pantagraph 26 Apr 2026
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers questioned aff ordable housing advocates, municipal leaders and members of the public Thursday on Gov. JB Pritzker's Building Up Illinois Developments plan ... .
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Pritzker\u2019s affordable housing plan gets Senate hearing as municipalities remain opposed

Journal Gazette 26 Apr 2026
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers questioned affordable housing advocates, municipal leaders and members of the public Thursday on Gov. JB Pritzker's Building Up Illinois Developments plan ... People are also reading… ... k9C ^m ... Photos ... Katelyn Metzger ... .
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Pritzker: 'Need for speed' for megaprojects bill with tax breaks

Mount Carmel Register 25 Apr 2026
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there is a need for speed when it comes to the Chicago Bears and megaprojects legislation that provides tax breaks for the National Football League team ... .
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Gov. JB Pritzker feels ‘need for speed’ — and changes — with Bears stadium bill

Chicago Sun-Times 25 Apr 2026
JB Pritzker urged on Friday ... Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, advanced with bipartisan House support, but not in consultation with Pritzker’s office, Senate leaders or even the Bears on some key revisions ... But we're all working together,” Pritzker said.
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‘A need for speed’: Pritzker backs Bears bill with caveats as GOP rival Bailey blasts it

Kankakee Daily Journal 25 Apr 2026
JB Pritzker and his Republican rival in the Nov ...There is a need for speed here,” Pritzker said at an event in Evanston ... The House bill, which was finalized in the 11th hour, now goes to the Senate, where Pritzker predicted tweaks.
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Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets

Herald & Review - Decatur 23 Apr 2026
The governor signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees and elected officials from using information obtained in their official capacity to place bets on prediction markets ... .
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Capitol News Illinois | Pritzker order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets

The News-Gazette 23 Apr 2026
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees from using insider information to place bets on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi ... .
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Pritzker bans insider trading by state employees, faces hypocrisy claims

Mount Carmel Register 23 Apr 2026
(The Center Square) – New rules for employees of the state of Illinois will prevent betting on the outcomes of current events and state government actions on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket ... .
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State employees are the latest targets of prediction market insider trading bans

Business Insider 23 Apr 2026
Three governors have signed executive orders aimed at banning state employees from insider trading on prediction markets ... Hochul ... state government employees. On Wednesday, Gov ... JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a similar executive order on Tuesday, and Gov.
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Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker issues order to ban state workers from insider trading

Mount Carmel Register 22 Apr 2026
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued an executive order he says will bolster state laws to prevent insider trading amid the rapid growth of online prediction markets and event-based gambling contracts ... .
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Gov. Pritzker bans state workers from using insider information on prediction market apps like Kalshi

Chicago Sun-Times 22 Apr 2026
JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed an executive order barring state employees from using insider information to bet on prediction market apps, joining six other states that have moved to either restrict or regulate the burgeoning betting field.
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Governor Pritzker Launches First-in-the-Nation Film Production Tax Credit to Incentivize Sustainable Filmmaking (The Office of the Governor of the State of Illinois)

Public Technologies 22 Apr 2026
CHICAGO - In celebration of Earth Day, Governor JB Pritzker today announced the launch of the first-in-the-nation incentive to promote environmentally sustainable film and television production.
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