Pritzker Issues Executive Order Barring State Employees From Using Insider Info on Prediction Markets

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Original Load Date April 21, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
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Illinois state employees will be barred from using nonpublic information obtained from their job to aid in their wagers on prediction markets under an executive order issued by Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday. Pritzker’s order seeks to prevent insider trading by strengthening guardrails amid the rapid ...