Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a wide-ranging bill promoting health care equity for Black, Hispanic and low-income patients by enhancing mental health services, requiring bias training for doctors and creating a community health worker program. This legislation advances a key belief of mine that I know is shared by everyone standing with me and millions of residents across Illinois â health care is a right, not a privilege, Pritzker said at a bill-signing ceremony for House Bill 158 in Springfield at Memorial Medical Center s Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation. Justice isn t just about what happens in a courtroom, the governor said. Justice is access to economic opportunity, to a great education, and yes, to affordable, quality, personalized health care. It s about recognizing that communities across our state have been left out and left behind, and then doing something about that.
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Illinois Gov. Deploys 125 National Guard Troops to Chicago Ahead of Chauvin Verdict
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday authorized the deployment of the Illinois National Guard to Chicago ahead of the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who faces second-degree murder and other charges over the May 2020 death of George Floyd.
Following a request made by Mayor Lori Lightfoot “out of an abundance of caution,” the Democratic governor said 125 troops would be deployed to assist Chicago law enforcement starting Tuesday.
Pritzker’s office said in a statement that their “limited mission” would include assisting with managing street closures during potential demonstrations.
Congressman joins statehouse GOP in calling for commission to redraw districts
Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois
April 13, 2021
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Congressman Rodney Davis (center) joins state House Republican Rep. Avery Bourne and others in a news conference calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to honor his campaign pledge supporting an independent redistricting commission.Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois
Congressman Rodney Davis joined his Republican colleagues in the General Assembly on Monday in calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to support legislation to form an independent commission to redraw congressional and state legislative district maps.
“In the end, I think the public is demanding an open transparent process,” Davis, of Taylorville, said during a Statehouse news conference. “And many of our colleagues, including Gov. Pritzker, have said in their own words, that they would like an open and transparent process, one that’s going to stop politicians from picking