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

“At Hope, and through our leadership of The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP), we strongly support Governor Pritzker’s executive order safeguarding the rights and privacy of individuals with ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is pictured in his Springfield office. He issued an executive order this week that bars state agencies from ...

Illinois Governor ... to determine the causes of autism. While the agency did not release details of the plan, Kennedy promised it would follow “applicable privacy laws to protect Americans ...

FILE - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Sunday April 27, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha, File) 32,415 people played the daily ...

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