J.B. Pritzker

When Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker visited the pope in Rome on Nov. 19, they gave the pontiff a gift: a hand-drawn self-portrait by Yesenia Diaz, who’s incarcerated downstate.

New appointments come as federal immigration raids ease in Chicago

The governor also extended an invitation to the Chicago-born pontiff to visit his hometown

Governor says ‘a lot of discussion’ needed to move funding plan forward

The Illinois Accountability Commission will seek public input of misconduct by federal agents

Governor JB Pritzker made the announcement during a morning news conference in the Loop.

Pritzker is one of the wealthiest elected officials in American history

War of words escalates as Texas National Guard arrives in Chicago ahead of hearing

Gov. JB Pritzker responded Wednesday morning, writing on X, “I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

Governor’s order cites fears of slow economic growth triggered by tariffs, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’