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NORTH CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker, AbbVie, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the company’s $195 million investment to expand its North Chicago manufacturing facility. This investment will strengthen AbbVie’s production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), create and retain high-quality jobs in the region, and reinforce Illinois’ position as a national leader in advanced manufacturing and biosciences.
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MEGAN MORONEY CONCERT BREAKS ILLINOIS STATE FAIR GRANDSTAND ATTENDANCE RECORD
SPRINGFIELD, IL – In her signature white Lane boots, multi-platinum superstar, critically adored singer/songwriter, in-demand headliner Megan Moroney stepped onto the Illinois State Fair Grandstand stage and into the record book Sunday night, breaking the attendance record with 15,532 fans who sang along to her list of hits such as “Am I Okay?,” “Tennessee Orange,” and latest smash “6 Months Later.”
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Get Covered Illinois Transitions to a State-Based Marketplace this November
Chicago – Get Covered Illinois announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Illinois’ transition to a state-based health insurance marketplace. Launched in 2013 as a branded portal to access Healthcare.gov, Get Covered Illinois will now operate as a full state-based marketplace.
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.