Cole Henke

2 days ago | wcia.com | Cole Henke

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Governor JB Pritzker is expected to announce his campaign for a third term as Illinois Governor on Thursday. Multiple sources told WGN and the Nexstar Capitol Bureau that Pritzker has campaign announcement events scheduled for different parts of the state on Thursday. Pritzker has largely been noncommittal when talking about his political future. If he wins, he will be the first Illinois Democratic Governor to ever serve more than two terms.

1 week ago | wcia.com | Cole Henke

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — In 2020, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize adult-use cannabis while launching a social equity program, the first of its kind in the country. The goal was to create economic opportunity and offer reparative justice to communities long impacted by the war on drugs. The state tried to accomplish that by issuing dispensary licenses to those impacted groups and forgiving loans for minority-owned cannabis businesses.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Cole Henke

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spent hours testifying in front of a congressional committee on Thursday, defending Illinois’ immigration laws. “Today, Illinois is home to 1.9 million immigrants,” Pritzker said during his opening statement. “Just like my great grandfather, they are hard-working, raising families and paying taxes. Our state and our country have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity and refuge here.

2 weeks ago | wcia.com | Cole Henke

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker spent hours testifying in front of a congressional committee on Thursday, defending Illinois’ immigration laws. “Today, Illinois is home to 1.9 million immigrants,” Pritzker said during his opening statement. “Just like my great grandfather, they are hard-working, raising families and paying taxes. Our state and our country have been strengthened by people from across the globe seeking freedom, opportunity and refuge here.

2 weeks ago | wcia.com | Cole Henke

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Protests in Los Angeles continued for the fourth day following several ICE raids on Friday. The protests have garnered huge crowds, and have also drawn an unprecedented reaction from the White House. Over the weekend, President Trump took the rare step of federalizing a state’s national guard over the objections of the state’s governor, sending hundreds of California National Guard members to help stamp out the protests.