The bill, SB1560, requires all school districts to provide screening in grades 3 through 12 at least once a year.

Pritzker acknowledged there is no one reason Chicago's homicide rate is down 3% from last year, shootings down 40%, and ...

Chicago is broke. Gov. JB Pritzker has a bill on his desk that would sweeten pension benefits for Chicago’s police and firefighters hired in 2011 or later, to the tune of $60 million more out of the ...

Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health screenings in 3rd through 12th grades. Gov. Pritzker signed the bill.

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With gun violence still a persistent problem despite recent drops in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of gun control ...

A bill is now in effect to ensure universal mental health screenings are available at all Illinois public schools, making it the first state in the country to do so. At Chute Middle School in Evanston ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visits a Chicago business, Peach's Restaurant, with his candidate for lieutenant governor, ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a pair of new gun laws on Monday, while the Trump administration has voiced opposition on ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says a corporate head tax would not be a job killer, but Republicans in the city disagree. At a ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Thursday to make Illinois one of the first states to provide universal mental health screenings for young children and teens.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed the two bills into law, which he said will continue Illinois’ efforts to be among the most ...