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Jay Robert Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Illinois. [1] Pritzker, a member of the wealthy Pritzker family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain, has started several venture capital and investment startups, including the Pritzker Group, where he is managing partner.
The governor is commander-in-chief of the state's land, air and sea forces when they are in state service. Illinois is one of 13 states that does not place a term limit for governor. [c] The 43rd and current governor is JB Pritzker, a Democrat who took office on January 14, 2019. [5] Pritzker was re-elected in 2022 by a 12% margin. [6]
(The Center Square) – As the 104th General Assembly gets underway, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is revealing his priorities for 2025. The governor held a news conference in Springfield Wednesday after ...
The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.
Illinois’ minimum wage is rising from $14 per hour to $15 on Jan 1, the final increase in a series of annual increases from a law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed in February of 2019.
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he has some more announcements on the economic front soon as the state continues to have a more sluggish economy than the rest of the nation. At 5.3 ...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pitched a $52.7 billion state spending plan Wednesday with more money to address the migrant crisis, education and quantum computing, while proposing tax increases that ...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is on VP running mate short list, but here's what some political scientists are saying about why it probably won't be him. Pritzker is on Kamala Harris' VP short list ...