SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order in response to federal efforts to create a database for autism research.

The order is in response to recent maneuvers by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

With Pritzker’s signature, Illinois will become the first state to formally restrict the collection or sharing of ...

Pritzker’s order responds to federal efforts under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to create databases of personal ...

Families and advocates are praising action taken to protect people in Illinois who have autism. On Wednesday, Gov. J.B.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WSIL) -- Gov. JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2025-02, asserting Illinois' dedication to the civil ...

Pritzker's order aims to protect individuals from unauthorized data ... Autism Program of Illinois (TAP), we strongly support Governor Pritzker’s executive order safeguarding the rights and ...

JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2025-02, asserting Illinois ... challenges in data and privacy.” The order prohibits state agencies from collecting or disclosing autism-related data unless ...