The fact is that This President has created an incendiary moment here.

Rhetoric coming out of the White House is making it worse, people are experiencing real pain, we’ve got to have national leadership calling for calm and legitimate concern for protestors.

With reproductive rights under attack across the nation, Illinois is once again establishing itself as a leader in ensuring access to health care services.

I want to be clear : Many local jurisdictions, businesses and organizations have their own mask requirements and other mitigations that must be respected, throughout this pandemic, we’ve deployed the tools available to us as needed. Our approach has saved lives and kept our economy open and growing.

I’ve been saying for years now that we’ve got to root out corruption wherever it exists, and it’s why we’ve passed and I’ve signed ethics reforms in the state of Illinois.

It is devastating that a celebration of America was ripped apart by our uniquely American plague, a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief the one freedom we, as a nation, refuse to uphold : The freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence.

For the sake of public safety, any FOID applicant with prior clear and present danger information needs to have that considered when having their application processed, these changes will immediately allow ISP to see a fuller picture of an applicant’s history and keep the people of Illinois safe from those who should not be in possession of firearms.

People who are denigrating her are aggrandizing themselves, right now, she seems to be an albatross.

The 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago will welcome people from across the nation to an unforgettable event highlighting our party’s vision for lifting up working families and those who too often have been left out and left behind.

I am a lifelong Democrat.

I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.

Trump can spend virtually an unlimited amount of his own money on this election, which makes him unlike any of the other candidates in the race. So those who oppose him will have to work very hard to make sure he doesn’t win.

By legitimizing Iran’s nuclear program, removing the pressure of economic sanctions, and allowing it to obtain conventional weapons and ballistic missiles, this agreement makes the prospect for war more likely, not less.

The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.

It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise… that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.

Studies have proven that early childhood education returns to society as much as $12 for every dollar invested. Our goal is to identify the most important development opportunities for children five years and younger, providing insight to transform early childhood education from a social policy issue into an economic imperative.

You, as an entrepreneur, must make sure the postmoney valuation is a number you can obtain. You don’t want too high of a valuation.

My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.

Ending Iran’s nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.

ChicagoNEXT is focused on making Chicago the best possible place for technology entrepreneurs.

Trump is an anathema to America’s democracy and values.

The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center serves as a poignant reminder of our past and a trusted source of education for schoolchildren, community members, and visitors from across the country.

I have a lot of Republican friends.

There’s no doubt that there’s a public backlash against the way campaign money is raised, but I don’t think the only alternative is to elect people with money.

I’ve been extraordinarily concerned about the rhetoric that’s been used by you. It’s been inflammatory, and it’s not okay for that officer to choke George Floyd to death. But we have to call for calm. We have to have police reform called for.

When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check.

Early education is the type of issue politicians nod their heads at, and then when it comes time to make a tough decision, a financial trade-off, inevitably it’s about the first item tossed from the table.

Early childhood education is an urgent educational, economic and moral imperative. Without it, we face a long-term national economic security crisis.

Any business owner can tell you that if their company isn’t performing profitably and up to standards, one of two things will happen: either you make changes to improve its efficiency, or a competitor will drive you out of business. Market forces have a way of cutting to the chase rather quickly.

None of our family businesses were focused on technology. It was ’93 when I came out of law school, and the Internet was taking hold. So I started New World Ventures.

By definition, startups are not constrained by the limits of established company culture. And so they push boundaries and develop new technologies and ways of doing things.

Head Start has been a key component of health, nutrition and early learning opportunities since the 1960s.

In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.

I’m involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.

Whatever you build, youre building for the family – not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie.

I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I’m making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.