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sharonherald.com | John O'Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration.
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heraldbulletin.com | John O'Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration.
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thederrick.com | John O'Connor
FILE - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Sunday April 27, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. Reba Saldanha - FR170646 AP In this image taken from video, Andy Shih, chief science officer for the national advocacy group Autism Speaks, discusses Illinois Gov.
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2 days ago | 
lufkindailynews.com | John O'Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration. Democrat Pritzker, who has been one of the more vocal critics of Trump's second administration, signed the order last week, saying he wanted to protect "dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination."
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yahoo.com | John O'Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration.
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myhighplains.com | John O'Connor
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thepilotnews.com | John O'Connor
The Associated Press and four other media companies argue in a federal lawsuit that Indiana's ban on reporters attending state-sanctioned executions violates the public's constitutional right to an independent and unsanitized description of a sensitive and contentious government action.
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washtimesherald.com | Christopher Wills |John O'Connor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91. Kankakee County Coroner Robert Gessner, a family friend, said Ryan died Friday afternoon at his home in Kankakee, where he was receiving hospice care. kAm#J2? DE2CE65 @FE 2 D>2==\E@H? A92C>24:DE 3FE H@F?5 FA CF??:?8 @?6 @7 E96 4@F?ECJ’D =2C86DE DE2E6D] p=@?8 E96 H2J[ E96 E@F89\@?\4C:>6 #6AF3=:42?
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argus-press.com | John O'Connor
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — A car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, killing four young people and injuring several others during an after-school program in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers responded at about 3:20 p.m. to calls about a vehicle ramming through the building, fatally hitting four people before exiting the other side, Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said.
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gazettextra.com | John O'Connor
By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state's death row, has died. He was 91. Kankakee County Coroner Robert Gessner, a family friend, said Ryan died Friday afternoon at his home in Kankakee, where he was receiving hospice care. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
