Pritzker declares Illinois a diesel disaster area, but fuel retailers are waryFrom Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker declared the entire state a disaster area on Tuesday due to the rising cost of diesel fuel and took executive action aimed at reigning in pricesShaw Local Enewspapers12h agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyJB Pritzkerdiesel fuel price crisis
Pritzker announces $55M Viakable expansion in LaSalle, 50 new jobsGov. JB Pritzker joined executives from Viakable Manufacturing, 2969 Chartres St., on Wednesday to announce a $55 million expansion of the company’s La Salle facility, creating 50 new full-time jobs and retaining 65 existing positions.Shaw Local Enewspapers13h agoWhole story →EconomyJB Pritzkerviakable expansion announcement
Illinois governor’s race: Candidates talk data center costs, infrastructureWhat do Nov. 3 election candidates for the Illinois governor's office think about data centers? Incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker and challengers Darren Bailey and Collin Corbett talk costs, infrastructureShaw Local Enewspapers8d agoWhole story →BuildTechnologyJB Pritzkerillinois governor election
Lights, camera, tax credits in IllinoisFrom Capitol News Illinois: Illinois lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker have enhanced the state’s film tax credit program, which could mean billions of dollars of spending in the state, film industry advocates sayShaw Local Enewspapers10d agoWhole story →EconomyJB Pritzkerillinois film tax credit enhancement
Collin Corbett: JB Pritzker and Springfield, enough games: Unite behind the Bears moving to Arlington HeightsWhile losing the Bears to Indiana would devastate the state’s tax base and pride, some state lawmakers are OK with it, because they admit their allegiance is to the City of Chicago more than the State of Illinois.Shaw Local Enewspapers14d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyJB Pritzkerbears stadium relocation
Pritzker establishes AI cabinet amid calls for greater regulationFrom Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as calls grow across the country for new restrictions.Shaw Local Enewspapers15d agoWhole story →TechnologyJB PritzkerS 315ai regulation initiative
Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid Illinois communities in storm cleanup effortsFrom Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker issued a proclamation Tuesday to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks.Shaw Local Enewspapers2mo agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyJB Pritzkerillinois storm disaster proclamation
Data centers emerging as key issue in Illinois governor’s raceFrom Capitol News Illinois: When Gov. JB Pritzker signed tax incentives for data centers into law in 2019, Republicans and Democrats celebrated the plan as an economic driver. Now, eight years later, the governor has paused those incentives.Shaw Local Enewspapers2mo agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyJB Pritzkerillinois governor race
