J.B. Pritzker

Chicago’s city supersite opens Friday for early voting — just a day after Democratic incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican candidate Darren Bailey took the stage in their first gubernatorial debate.

In addition to to issuing a proclamation Wednesday, Pritzker’s office also stated that Texas has been transporting asylum-seeking families and individuals to Illinois with “no advance notice and with no coordination with the state of Illinois or the City of Chicago.”

After facing criticism over comparing abortion to the Holocaust, State Sen. and Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey doubled down on the comments during a radio interview, claiming that a group of rabbis supported the comparison, something that the group denies.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker made his first public appearance since Illinois lifted its mask mandate Monday, crediting Illinoisans for following COVID-19 policies that brought down metrics and led the state to rescind mask requirements.

Addressing the Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow issuing a temporary restraining order declaring the state’s emergency rules for COVID-19 mitigations in schools “null and void,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the ruling “out of step” on a press conference on Monday.

Addressing the New York Times article naming him as the potential “plan B” presidential candidate for 2024, Governor J.B. Pritzker denied the report on Tuesday saying, “I have no intention of running for anything except for reelection as a governor.”

As jurors begin deliberating in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and the state braces for a verdict, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on Wednesday that state public safety officials, particularly the state police, have been in discussions with the city of Chicago and northern suburbs that border Wisconsin to provide the support as needed.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and an entourage of top state officials planned to depart for the United Kingdom Tuesday on a weeklong hunt for climate-friendly investment and to tout Illinois’ new clean-energy law at the global climate change summit in Scotland.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker received his COVID-19 booster shot on Tuesday from the Mile Square Health Center in Chicago.

With coronavirus vaccines for children between the ages of 5 and 11 expected to be approved in as soon as a matter of days, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Monday outlined steps being taken by state officials ahead of the anticipated emergency-use authorization.

To celebrate Chicago Sky’s WNBA Championship win, Governor J.B. Pritzker presented the team with a proclamation renaming the city “Skytown” for today.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered a COVID-19 update for Illinois Tuesday morning.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has offered the assistance of the state’s National Guard in the event of possible Chicago police officer shortages after police union leaders urged members to defy the city’s vaccine requirement for employees.

As the Chicago White Sox prepare to take on the Houston Astros in the American League Division Series, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker paid a visit to an iconic South Side souvenir shop to pick up some playoffs gear.

‘I think we all are Sox fans across the state of Illinois,’ Governor J.B. Pritzker was seen shopping at Grandstand, an iconic White Sox Souvenir Shop just west of U.S. Cellular Field, before the playoffs.

Discussing Chicago violence Tuesday morning, Governor J.B. Pritzker said, “we are nearly at a state of emergency in our need to address crime.”

“We’re watching to make sure we’re on a good downward trajectory,” said Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on lifting the re-issued mask mandate requiring residents over the age of 2 to wear face coverings in indoor settings.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called news that the Chicago Bears could potentially leave the city for Arlington Heights “disappointing.”

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that COVID numbers in the state may be beginning to “flatten out,” and that he is “hopeful” about the direction the state is heading in.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, following a report that said Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women.