In the wake of increased anti-Asian violence during the coronavirus pandemic, Illinois on Friday became the first state to require Asian American history to be taught in public schools. Under the measure Gov.... J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday, every public elementary and high school in the state will be required to include a unit on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including their history in Illinois and the Midwest.... The requirement begins during the 2022-23 schoo

Gun manufacturers shouldn’t get to hide from the law — and now, they won’t be able to, ” Pritzker said in a statement. The law took effect immediately. Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a key backer of the law, said" by signing this legislation, Gov.... Pritzker has taken an important step to protect consumers and increase public safety.” Democratic state Rep.... Pritzker also signed a ban on semi-automatic weapons this year, a law that gun-rights advocates continue to challenge in federal court..

J.B. Pritzker signed into law a measure that makes anyone in Illinois who engages in doxxing to be found civilly liable in court.... She expressed concern about the well-being of some of the scheduled performers at the drag show who were also doxxed.“ What you don’t have the right to do is to crowdfund hate and say, ‘This person works here.... Make them lose their job because they support gay people.’ And then that person loses their job, right?...

Pritzker also signed a ban on semi-automatic weapons this year, a law that gun-rights advocates continue to challenge in federal court. Illinois would be the eighth state to approve legislation that allows such lawsuits against firearms manufacturers or distributors.... He won over lawmakers by showing them advertising they decided was over the line.“ Some of the ads I’ve seen are just stomach-turning," Don Harmon, of Oak Park, who sponsored the legislation. The ad for the JR-15, a smaller, lig

Mayor Lori Lightfoot after a City Council meeting on May 26, 2021.... This afternoon, the state announced it was adopting the new guidance. But the announcement from the nation’s top public health agency is likely to prompt questions and confusion for school districts across the nation.... Mayor Lori Lightfoot at Gately Park in Chicago on July 6, 2021....