CHICAGO, IL – In the last week, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation to protect children on social media and defend consumers from insurance-cost surges, took action to stop war profiteering by Big Oil, and provided relief to Illinoisans impacted by Donald Trump’s SNAP cuts. The state continues to support families and improve equitable access to education, enacting the school supply tax holiday from August 7 through August 16. And Illinois remains a safe haven for women seeking access to life-saving reproductive care. Meanwhile, the Bailey campaign got caught associating with Kristina McCloy; an extreme activist who criticized Black people and “Mexican parades” before turning its ire on President Barack Obama and accused him of failing to “save America.”
Leading the week:
- CHICAGO SUN TIMES: Pritzker asks oil CEOs to return Iran war windfall profits to Illinois consumers: ‘You owe it to the people’
- WAND NEWS: Pritzker signs historic child social media safety plan
- CBS NEWS: Gov. JB Pritzker signs bills protecting consumers from unfair home and auto insurance premiums and rate hikes
- CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS: Illinois launches new program to provide food benefits to people who lost SNAP
- THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER: Sales tax holiday is quickly approaching in Illinois
- WTTW: Amid Push for Nuclear Reactor Construction, Illinois Is One Step Closer to Selecting a Site
- CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS: Pritzker signs new laws requiring businesses to accept cash, pay employees for jury duty
- CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS: How the fate of Lake Michigan hinges on a political fight between Trump and Pritzker
- 25 NEWS NOW: Nearly $4M in grants from the Illinois Department of Agriculture going to local food infrastructure
- CHICAGO SUN TIMES: Many women with high-risk pregnancies can’t get abortions in their home states. Illinois welcomes them.
- BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO: Meet Christian Mitchell, Gov. Pritzker’s South Side Running Mate Whose Political Star Is Rising
- YouTube (Frazz): Interview with Mrs. Frazzled on Education
Darren Bailey and the rest of the GOP clown car:
- PATCH: Bailey Campaign Tied To Hinsdale Woman Who Criticized Black People, ‘Mexican Parades’
- THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet
ICYMI:
- RELEASE: JB Delivered: Illinois Achieves Highest-Ever FAFSA Completion Rate
- RELEASE: Darren Bailey Says Operation Midway Blitz Only Targeted “Dangerous People,” Blames Atrocities on Chicago
- RELEASE: When Darren Bailey Had Power, He Used It to Hurt Illinois Workers
- RELEASE: Aaron Del Mar Attacks Barack Obama at Campaign Rally
- INSTAGRAM: @PritzkerPress Cell Phone Ban
- INSTAGRAM: @PritzkerPress JB’s taking a stand for Illinoisans
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