CIOTR Panel talks Pritzker ad claims
by: Paul Cicchini
Posted: Jul 15, 2018 / 09:25 AM CDT / Updated: Jul 15, 2018 / 09:25 AM CDT
The Pritzker campaign is under fire for airing an ad making false claims about Gov. Rauner in connection with the separation of children and families at the southern border of the United States.
Even though the ad has been debunked, J.B. Pritker calls the ad "true."
"[Rauner] is part owner of a company that profits from the detention of these children, the separation of these children and those families," Pritzker said during a stop in Peoria on Thursday. "It's an inhumane policy."
by Darronté Matthews / Jan 15, 2021
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WMBD) — On Friday, Region 2 in Central Illinois moved back to Tier 2 Mitigation and some local businesses didn't waste any time re-opening their doors.
Many of the area's businesses that are finally allowed to operate had been closed for nearly two months. Amanda Fell, general manager of Morton Cinema said Friday is a day that's been popping around in her head since mid-November.
by Austin Schick / Jan 15, 2021
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Twin Cities teacher is now one of 17 people selected to be a part of the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission.
Greg Kocourek, a 7th-grade social studies/history teacher, found out this week that he was chosen by Governor J.B. Pritzker and is among 16 others to serve and work on the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission.
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A bill sent to Governor J.B. Pritzker could make big changes to the Illinois education system.
House Bill 2170 is designed to address racial inequity in K-12 schools and higher ed.