JB Pritzker

“I think people express their frustrations in a variety of ways,” Prtizker said during a visit to the Metro East on Thursday. “This is not something that will actually make any change in the state of Illinois.”

Gov. JB Pritzker has presidential ambitions — and his vetting when he was under consideration to serve as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate and this week’s Democratic National Convention have put a huge spotlight on the second-term governor.

Ahead of the DNC, the state’s top Democrats leaned heavily into the jokes that have circulated in Democratic circles online in support of Harris and Walz. “I have all kinds of hashtags working up in my head about Tim Walz. How about #DadJokes?” JB Pritzker said to laughs.

On Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure designating the “giant puffball” as the state’s mushroom after signing hundreds of bills on Friday.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs bills safeguarding various reproductive rights for residents, visitors of Illinois.

The state board election's decision on whether 'slated' candidates will appear on the upcoming ballot will come in July.

An Illinois Board of Elections official found thin evidence for coordination claims and an unclear state law.

Illinois election officials are investigating if Darren Bailey unlawfully collaborated with conservative figure Dan Proft in his 2022 bid against Gov. J.B Pritzker.

The commission was formed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021 to consider new funding formulas for its public universities.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has included millions in his proposed budget to bolster efforts aimed to reduce deaths among pregnant women and new mothers. The plan includes funds to support doulas, midwives and other community birth workers.