Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order to protect residents in his state from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial autism database.

HHS wants to create database using data gathered from state agencies By JADE AUBREYCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Wednesday that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it’s medically or legally necessary.

Pritzker’s order responds to federal efforts under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to create databases of personal information for those with autism “without clear legal