JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker is Illinois' 43rd governor and a former Chicago venture capitalist and entrepreneur.
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Sen. JD Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.”
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“A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.”
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“You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits.
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Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”
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“For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.”
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“Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19…
Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.
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When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the…
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Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail.
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“Over the past year, Illinois has reduced its unemployment rate more than all of the top 20 most populated states in the nation — and…