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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his 2024 State of the State and budget address on Feb. 21, 2024 ©BlueRoomStream
Sunrise over the Illinois State Capitol on Inauguration Day, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Springfield. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / Office of the Governor, JB Pritzker) ©Vashon Jordan Jr. / Office of the ...
Jay Robert Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since January 2019. [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.
Recent jobs data shows Illinois having only grown 0.7% since last year and 0.02% since 2019. At an unrelated news conference last week, Pritzker said the state is r
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]
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 longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Only one governor, Richard J. Oglesby, has served multiple non-consecutive terms, having been elected in 1864, 1872, and 1884. The current governor is J. B. Pritzker, who took office on January 14, 2019. [3]
(The Center Square) – A Republican Illinois state legislator says President Donald Trump has reduced the state’s Democrats to a “puddle of tears.” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday ...