THE ILLINOIZE: Pritzker continues to face heat from the left...Dems gas, grocery tax gimmick only helped politicians...Jim Leach

June 27, 2023

Good morning, Illinois.

You may have noticed the haze in the air, at least in northern Illinois, yesterday. The Canadian wildfires that caused such a hassle on the east coast a couple of weeks ago is now giving us a dose of smoke in the air.

Be careful out there.

Governor Pritzker speaks at the Erikson Institute at 10:30 and holds a bill signing at 1 at the new state office building in the West Loop.

If you have any questions or comments, drop me a note anytime at patrick@theillinoize.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Let’s get to it.

PRITZKER KEEPS DEFENDING IMMIGRANT HEALTH INSURANCE FREEZE

As his first serious brush with is progressive base continues, Governor JB Pritzker Monday continued to defend his decision to pause new enrollment in a health insurance program for immigrants in the country illegally.