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Blagojevich's replacement [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] was defeated by Republican [[Bruce Rauner]] in the [[2014 Illinois gubernatorial election|2014 election]]. Disagreements between the governor and legislature over budgetary policy led to the [[Illinois Budget Impasse]], a 793-day period stretching from 2015 to 2018 in which the state had no budget and struggled to pay its bills.<ref>{{Cite news | publisher = WTTW | title = J.B. Pritzker Takes Oath as Illinois' 43rd Governor | author-first = Amanda | author-last = Vinicky | url = https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/14/jb-pritzker-takes-oath-illinois-43rd-governor | date = 2019-01-14 | access-date = 2023-06-13 | archive-date = June 14, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230614020307/https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/14/jb-pritzker-takes-oath-illinois-43rd-governor | url-status = live }}</ref> | Blagojevich's replacement [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] was defeated by Republican [[Bruce Rauner]] in the [[2014 Illinois gubernatorial election|2014 election]]. Disagreements between the governor and legislature over budgetary policy led to the [[Illinois Budget Impasse]], a 793-day period stretching from 2015 to 2018 in which the state had no budget and struggled to pay its bills.<ref>{{Cite news | publisher = WTTW | title = J.B. Pritzker Takes Oath as Illinois' 43rd Governor | author-first = Amanda | author-last = Vinicky | url = https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/14/jb-pritzker-takes-oath-illinois-43rd-governor | date = 2019-01-14 | access-date = 2023-06-13 | archive-date = June 14, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230614020307/https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/14/jb-pritzker-takes-oath-illinois-43rd-governor | url-status = live }}</ref> | ||
On August 28, 2017, Rauner signed a bill into law that prohibited state and local police from arresting anyone solely due to their immigration status or due to federal detainers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernal |first1=Rafael |title=Illinois Governor Signs Immigration, Automatic Voter Registration Measures |url=https://thehill.com/latino/348283-illinois-governor-signs-immigration-automatic-voter-registration-measures/ |date=August 28, 2017 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=September 3, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903111831/https://thehill.com/latino/348283-illinois-governor-signs-immigration-automatic-voter-registration-measures | archive-date=September 3, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tareen |first1=Sophia |title=Governor Signs Law Limiting Illinois Police on Immigration |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/governor-signs-law-limiting-illinois-police-immigration-49472288 |date=August 28, 2017 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] (from the | On August 28, 2017, Rauner signed a bill into law that prohibited state and local police from arresting anyone solely due to their immigration status or due to federal detainers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernal |first1=Rafael |title=Illinois Governor Signs Immigration, Automatic Voter Registration Measures |url=https://thehill.com/latino/348283-illinois-governor-signs-immigration-automatic-voter-registration-measures/ |date=August 28, 2017 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | access-date=September 3, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903111831/https://thehill.com/latino/348283-illinois-governor-signs-immigration-automatic-voter-registration-measures | archive-date=September 3, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tareen |first1=Sophia |title=Governor Signs Law Limiting Illinois Police on Immigration |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/governor-signs-law-limiting-illinois-police-immigration-49472288 |date=August 28, 2017 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] (from the Associated Press) | access-date=September 3, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910125132/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/governor-signs-law-limiting-illinois-police-immigration-49472288 | archive-date=September 10, 2017 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Some fellow Republicans criticized Rauner for his action, claiming the bill made Illinois a [[Sanctuary city|sanctuary state]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Singman |first1=Brooke |title=GOP Gov. Rauner Accused of Making Illinois a 'Sanctuary State' with New Law |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-gov-rauner-accused-of-making-illinois-a-sanctuary-state-with-new-law/ |date=August 28, 2017 |publisher=[[Fox News]] | access-date=September 3, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709204706/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/28/gop-gov-rauner-accused-making-illinois-sanctuary-state-with-new-law.html | archive-date=July 9, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In the [[2018 Illinois gubernatorial election|2018 election]], Rauner was replaced by [[J. B. Pritzker]], returning the state government to a Democratic [[government trifecta|trifecta]].<ref>{{Cite news | via = Virgin Islands Daily News | publisher = Associated Press | title = GOP, Democrats splitting governor's races in key states | author-first = David A. | author-last = Lieb | date = 2018-11-07 | access-date = 2023-06-13 | url = http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/ap/gop-democrats-splitting-governors-races-in-key-states/article_5341ede1-c111-579e-862d-089aa4bd4b89.html | archive-date = June 14, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230614020258/http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/ap/gop-democrats-splitting-governors-races-in-key-states/article_5341ede1-c111-579e-862d-089aa4bd4b89.html | url-status = live }}</ref> In January 2020 the state [[Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act|legalized marijuana]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.npr.org/2020/01/01/792681442/6-new-state-laws-you-should-know-about-in-2020 | access-date = 2023-06-13 | date = 2020-01-01 | title = 6 New State Laws You Should Know About In 2020 | author-first = Acacia | author-last = Squires | archive-date = November 11, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221111043153/https://www.npr.org/2020/01/01/792681442/6-new-state-laws-you-should-know-about-in-2020 | url-status = live }}</ref> On March 9, 2020, Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois|COVID-19 pandemic]]. He ended the state of emergency in May 2023.<ref>{{cite news | title = COVID-19 public health emergency ends Thursday in US, Illinois | publisher = ABC 7 Chicago | author-first = Diane | author-last = Pathieu | date = 2023-05-11 | url = https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-public-health-emergency-illinois-test-vaccine/13233372/ | access-date = 2023-06-13 | archive-date = June 14, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230614020258/https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-public-health-emergency-illinois-test-vaccine/13233372/ | url-status = live }}</ref> | In the [[2018 Illinois gubernatorial election|2018 election]], Rauner was replaced by [[J. B. Pritzker]], returning the state government to a Democratic [[government trifecta|trifecta]].<ref>{{Cite news | via = Virgin Islands Daily News | publisher = Associated Press | title = GOP, Democrats splitting governor's races in key states | author-first = David A. | author-last = Lieb | date = 2018-11-07 | access-date = 2023-06-13 | url = http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/ap/gop-democrats-splitting-governors-races-in-key-states/article_5341ede1-c111-579e-862d-089aa4bd4b89.html | archive-date = June 14, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230614020258/http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/ap/gop-democrats-splitting-governors-races-in-key-states/article_5341ede1-c111-579e-862d-089aa4bd4b89.html | url-status = live }}</ref> In January 2020 the state [[Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act|legalized marijuana]].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.npr.org/2020/01/01/792681442/6-new-state-laws-you-should-know-about-in-2020 | access-date = 2023-06-13 | date = 2020-01-01 | title = 6 New State Laws You Should Know About In 2020 | author-first = Acacia | author-last = Squires | archive-date = November 11, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221111043153/https://www.npr.org/2020/01/01/792681442/6-new-state-laws-you-should-know-about-in-2020 | url-status = live }}</ref> On March 9, 2020, Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois|COVID-19 pandemic]]. He ended the state of emergency in May 2023.<ref>{{cite news | title = COVID-19 public health emergency ends Thursday in US, Illinois | publisher = ABC 7 Chicago | author-first = Diane | author-last = Pathieu | date = 2023-05-11 | url = https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-public-health-emergency-illinois-test-vaccine/13233372/ | access-date = 2023-06-13 | archive-date = June 14, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230614020258/https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-public-health-emergency-illinois-test-vaccine/13233372/ | url-status = live }}</ref> | ||