Today’s the day Governor JB Pritzker is expected to announce he’ll be running for a third term next year. Sources tell the Chicago Tribune the Democrat will make the announcement at events in Chicago and Springfield. Pritzker would become the first incumbent governor to seek a third term since Republican James Thompson, who went on to serve four terms. There are reports Pritzker is also considering a run for President in 2028.
It’s going to be another day of hot and muggy weather for much of Illinois’ lower half. The National Weather Service says a heat advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. for all of central and southeast Illinois. The heat index is expected to reach between 100 and 108 degrees in those parts. Residents are urged to drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms and check up on relatives and neighbors.
A bill that would ban the use of AI therapists is headed for Governor Pritzker’s desk. Lawmakers passed the measure Tuesday that would also regulate the use of AI in therapy. The bill would require that only a licensed professional could provide therapeutic or psycho-therapeutic services to another person. Violators would have to pay a ten-thousand-dollar fine.
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