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

Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Wednesday that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it's medically or legally necessary.

SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. — Families and advocates are praising action taken to protect people in Illinois who have autism. On Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order aiming to shield ...

“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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WICS) — Central Illinois families are speaking up as a new executive order from Governor JB Pritzker affirms privacy protections for individuals with autism in the state of Illinois.

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Gov. Pritzker blocks autism data sharing with feds, citing privacy and discrimination concerns over new federal database.

Illinois Gov ... 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 ...