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New law clarifies Illinois' statute to bypass eviction process. State law previously required property owners to go through a lengthy eviction process in court to remove squatters who claimed legal rights to a property.
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New requirements mandate Illinois pay for a greater share of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP.
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Mitchell is a former Hyde Park state representative who also served as Pritzker's deputy governor.
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“Belleville, SWIC and Metro East, all you who are here today, it would be my honor to serve you for another four years,” the two-term governor said on Friday.
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Pritzker was scheduled to crisscross the state for a series of reelection rallies starting Thursday morning at the Grand Crossing Park Field House on the South Side of Chicago.
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The second-term Democrat, who represents much of the Metro East, said on Tuesday she was on the list of the man charged with killing a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another.
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It's the largest budget in state history despite cuts and freezes. Only a handful of Democrats opposed it, and all Republicans unanimously voted against it.
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Illinois Democrats, who hold supermajorities in the House and Senate, pushed through a spending plan with little time to spare before the May 31 midnight deadline.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun authorized the commission that will study redrawing the state boundaries. Without companion legislation in Illinois, the 11-person commission will just have six appointees from Indiana.
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The 80-year-old Democrat and East St. Louis native told WBEZ in an Illinois exclusive that age was a factor in his not seeking a sixth term in Congress.