Illinois State Schools Superintendent Tony Sanders, center, listens as Gov. JB Pritzker speaks about vaccinations Monday during a news conference in Wheeling. Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, is at right. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took swipes at President Donald Trump’s administration while promoting childhood vaccinations in Wheeling this week.

His appearance at the Wheeling Township Elementary School District 21 Community Service Center coincided with National Immunization Month and the start of the 2025-26 school year.

Pritzker and health officials talked about the benefits of vaccinations and the dangers of not getting vaccinated, as well as how vaccination efforts in Illinois prevented a measles outbreak fr

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