JB Pritzker

As tensions escalate, the Illinois governor won’t rule out state redistricting in mid-decade.

“The most basic thing that we've got to do is make sure that people get fed and people get health care,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said at a roundtable discussion in East St. Louis on Tuesday.

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.

New requirements mandate Illinois pay for a greater share of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP.

Mitchell is a former Hyde Park state representative who also served as Pritzker's deputy governor.

“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.

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.

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.

As Republican lawmakers grilled Democratic governors, Pritzker defended Illinois’ sanctuary policies and criticized President Donald Trump’s policies.

Budget talks took up most of the political bandwidth in the waning hours of the legislative session, leaving the big transit question unanswered, among other issues.