Shortly after Donald Trump’s electoral victory, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pledged to defend his state’s residents from the president’s agenda, throwing down the challenge: “You come for my people,

With the Trump administration planning immigration raids in dozens of cities, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells CNN’s Dana Bash, “We’re going to follow the law in Illinois… we expect them to do the same.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he’s eager to cooperate with federal immigration officials to “get rid” of criminals but questioned the basis for targeting “law-abiding” residents integrated into communities.

President Donald Trump's administration's funding freeze order was paused by a judge, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasted the executive order as "illegal."

Several Illinois state officials have responded to news that the Trump administration is pausing federal grants and loans in an effort to review wasteful spending. A White House memo directs agencies to conduct an analysis to ensure that spending is in line with Trump’s edicts to end “wokeness” and to make government more efficient.