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  • State of Illinois closes on parcel needed to advance construction for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project

    Press Release - Friday, May 23, 2025

    CHICAGO – The State of Illinois closed today on the acquisition of a nearly 50-acre parcel of property in Will County needed for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a federal project designed to prevent invasive carp from accessing the Great Lakes. The property, which includes riverbed access for the Brandon Road lock, was donated to the state by Midwest Generation LLC.

  • Lowering of Flags

    Press Release - Thursday, May 22, 2025

  • Governor Pritzker Announces Five New State-Designated Cultural Districts

    Press Release - Tuesday, May 20, 2025

    CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced five new recipients as official State-Designated Cultural Districts. The State-Designated Cultural Districts program aims to uplift the unique contributions of historic cultural districts throughout Illinois with the overarching goal of increasing economic development opportunities.

About the Governor

As Governor, JB Pritzker is thinking big for all of Illinois. Focusing on growing our economy and creating jobs, stabilizing state government and balancing our budget, expanding healthcare to all Illinoisans, and investing in cradle to career education. Governor Pritzker’s agenda serves every region of our state, so no one is left behind.

Elected by the largest margin in a generation, Governor Pritzker knows it’s time for a change in Illinois. That’s why he works hard every day to put state government back on the side of working families. Governor Pritzker is committed to raising wages, reducing healthcare costs, expanding child care assistance, and increasing college affordability because he believes it’s the job of state government to improve the standard of living for all our residents. He has worked for decades as a national leader in early childhood education and intends to make Illinois the leading state in the nation for our youngest children. Governor Pritzker is working to reform our criminal justice system, end the epidemic of gun violence, prioritize mental health and defend and expand the individual and civil rights of every Illinoisan.