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Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [7] [4] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [8] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [9] [10] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker, and called "JB" for ...
2010 Illinois gubernatorial election; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic: Pat Quinn / Sheila Simon : 1,721,812 : 46.79% : −3.2 : Republican: Bill Brady / Jason Plummer 1,702,399 45.94% +6.8 Independent: Scott Lee Cohen / Baxter B. Swilley 134,219 3.64% +3.6% Green: Rich Whitney / Don W. Crawford 99,625 2.70% −7.7 Libertarian: Lex Green ...
Darren Bailey strongly opposes the SAFE-T Act, a bill signed into law by Governor J. B. Pritzker that, among other things, ended mandatory cash bail in Illinois. [49] Bailey has referred to the act as "radical, pro-criminal legislation". [50]
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 ...
(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers have differing budget ideas as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion deficit. Republicans say Illinoisans have been taxed enough, but Democrats are ...
The race was called shortly after polls closed across the state at 7 p.m. Bailey conceded about 9:45 p.m. during a campaign event in Springfield
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.
The polls opened at 6 a.m. today in Illinois and will close at 7 p.m. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Live updates: Election Day 2024 polls open at 6 a.m. in Illinois Show comments