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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at an event. The governor proposed two budgets, one for either outcome of November’s Illinois Fair Tax referendum.

Pritzker proposes not one, but two budgets, relying on the Illinois Fair Tax measure

February 25, 2020

Last Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered the annual budget address to the state legislature in Springfield. He proposed not one, but two budgets: one for if the Illinois Fair Tax referendum passes...

The capitol building at Springfield. A bill calling for more robust black history education in public schools gained traction at the Black Caucus Annual Soiree last Wednesday.

Initiative for pre-enslavement black history education gains traction

February 24, 2020

A bill calling for more robust instruction on black history in Illinois public schools is scheduled to be updated online with new amendments and co-sponsors Tuesday. The proposed legislation gained momentum...

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in his State of the State address that the spring Illinois General Assembly agenda must include clean energy legislation. One proposed bill is the Clean Energy Jobs Act.

Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition advocates for Clean Energy Jobs Act

February 24, 2020

Last month, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition delivered petitions of 23,000 Illinois residents in support of the Clean Energy Jobs Act to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Now, about four weeks into the spring...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Pritzker said in a Feb. 3 tweet that the Illinois primary should replace the Iowa caucus as the nation’s first presidential nominating contest.

Evanston residents weigh in on making Illinois primary first in the nation

February 23, 2020

Evanston residents are split on whether the Illinois primary should replace the Iowa caucus as the nation’s first presidential nominating contest, a proposal Governor J.B. Pritzker pushed for in a Feb....

A package of Humalog KwikPen insulin injectors photographed in a pharmacy in Remington, Va., on February 26, 2019. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a cap on insulin prices in state-regulated health plans.

Insulin price cap signed into law

February 9, 2020

Out-of-pocket insulin prices in state-regulated health plans will soon cap at $100, according to the Jan. 24 bill Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law. The bill was introduced to state legislators...

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