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Pritzker Seeks Third Illinois Term With Eye on White House
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker unveiled his bid for a third term with an attempt to position himself as a champion of voters’ ...
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Pritzker: White House withholding $1.88B in funding for Illinois - MSN
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. Pritzker and various members of the Illinois congressional delegation have sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ...
Pritzker, Illinois leaders react to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ megabill passing in House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. ( WGN) – As the “big, beautiful bill” heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, Illinois leaders reacted ...
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White House withholds $7 billion in school funding
The Trump administration is withholding $7 billion in funding for schools that was approved by Congress and set to be distributed this week. Justine McDaniel, national news reporter with The ...
Editorial: Illinois is wooing foreign tourists, despite a hostile White House and a blue-red divide
The $4 million ad campaign features the slogan, “Never Done. Never Outdone,” which we doubt will become a viral sensation ...
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White House IDs 96 Illinois counties, 7 cities on list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’
White House IDs 96 Illinois counties, 7 cities on list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ by: BJ Lutz, Salvador Rivera. Posted: May 30, 2025 / 02:48 PM CDT. Updated: May 30, 2025 / 02:48 PM CDT.
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President Trump says he wants to stage UFC fight on White House grounds
President Trump has announced that an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout will be held on the grounds of the White House next ...
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White House exaggerates added take-home pay estimate for families under ‘Big Beautiful Bill'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt offered an even larger number during a June 19 briefing, saying the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers "found that the One Big Beautiful Bill will ...
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Illinois treasurer among the many chiming in about Trump’s 'beautiful bill' - WFMZ
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s tax and spending bill is prompting reaction from both sides of the aisle, including in Illinois. Last month, the U.S. House narrowly passed the ...