Rep. Amy Elik Demands Transparency on Pritzker Executive Order

Alton, IL - State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) and State Representative Regan Deering (R-Decatur) held a press conference today to call out Governor JB Pritzker for his political posturing. In September, Governor Pritzker directed his agencies in Executive Order 2025-05 to identify immediate spending reductions, but blamed the Trump Administration rather than his own for the need to rein in spending. Governor Pritzker gave his agencies a deadline of October 23^rd to identify areas to cut.

"As a CPA and Spokesperson for the General Services Appropriations committee, I was very much looking forward to seeing where Governor Pritzker's agencies identified inefficiencies and excessive spending and hoped that just maybe this Executive Order would create a slightly more efficient government," said Rep. Amy Elik. "But that proved to be wishful thinking. We have not gotten any information whatsoever from agencies about where they planned to cut."

On October 23^rd , House Republican Leader Tony McCombie filed a Freedom of Information Act request to learn what work was being done to identify these areas. The Governor's office denied the request, citing "internal deliberations" as a reason to not make the findings public.

"So today we ask Governor Pritzker - When can we expect these 'internal deliberations' to be made public?" asked Rep. Elik. "Illinoisans deserve transparency and accountability. Their government should be honest about the work they are doing for them, not hiding behind political theater and press releases."

This is the third time that the Governor's office has asked his agencies to identify areas of potential cuts, however the results of these agency reviews have never been made public.