SNAP benefits will lapse on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered $20 million for food banks to help, as food pantries are already seeing increasing demand.

Defending Chicago in a recent Fox News interview, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said it was "not in the top 30” of “big cities” with the highest rates of murder. But in 2024, Chicago had the 15th highest murder rate among U.

Illinois Governor begs ICE to pause Chicago operations over Halloween so families can celebrate without fear - Citing a recent incident where children where teargassed, Pritzker asked DHS officials to

SPRINGFIELD — The federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago region is now moving at a pace and scale that is “wider and more intense” than in previous weeks, Gov. JB Pritzker warned Thursday.

Governor J.B. Pritzker has criticized the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Chicago, urging the Department of Homeland Security to pause operations over the Halloween weekend.

Our children are worried, and they’ve been asking their teachers and parents what papers will keep them safe from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Mayor Brandon Johnson urged Gov. JB Pritzker Friday to weigh allowing Chicago public school students to learn from home because ICE agents are arresting parents and students on their way to and from schools.

"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]" Officers!" President Trump posted. "Governor Pritzker also!"

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker has said that he lives “rent-free” in Donald Trump’s head. He also lives part-time in the official governor’s mansion in Springfield.