Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order in response to federal efforts to create a database for autism research.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order to protect residents in his state from Health and Human Services ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal ...

Pritzker’s order responds to federal efforts under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to create databases of personal ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week prohibiting state agencies from sharing autism-related data outside the ...

The governor's office said the executive order is in response to rising concerns about efforts to create federal autism ...

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

Pritzker said the order was necessary in response to concerns about the creation of a federal autism registry or database without legal protections.