Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is aiming to improve student achievement, social interaction and the mental health of public school students by proposing a statewide ban on cellphones in classrooms, an idea that is rapidly gaining traction nationally regardless of political persuasion.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday proposed a statewide ban on cell phones in school classrooms, as part of an effort to improve students' performance and mental health by removing electronic devices that many have said have become major distractions.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has given his annual State of the State address Wednesday. A man who ate the carnivore diet had cholesterol of 1,000 and developed yellow lumps on his hands, deposits of excess cholesterol under his skin.