JB Pritzker

Gov. JB Pritzker denied a since-recanted comment by former President Bill Clinton that Clinton thought the pair may have traveled together on a plane owned by convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Reaction to Gov. JB Pritzker’s combined State of the State and fiscal year 2027 budget address fell largely along partisan lines as Democrats offered muted praise while Republicans dismissed his affordability message as campaign-style rhetoric.

As Illinois awaits court decisions about federal funding cuts and braces for even further cuts amid rising costs, Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing limited new spending — and yearning for “normal problems.”

With Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget address less than two weeks away, a new report from his office is setting the table for a speech that’s likely to be bleak in tone.

Bloomington-Normal leaders are calling for better dialogue between lawmakers, Gov. JB Pritzker, and insurance companies such as Bloomington-based State Farm.

The hallmark of the plan calls for fully funding pensions by 2048, rather than reaching 90% funding by 2045 like current state law calls for.

The billionaire governor’s contribution, which was anticipated, was made through a pro-Stratton super PAC and already is being used to run TV ads with just weeks to go in the campaign.

After hearing from State Farm’s CEO, Gov. JB Pritzker cited ‘factual inaccuracies’ in the company’s stance against legislation to empower the state to force refunds to hefty insurance premium increases.

The Clean and Reliable Grid Act aims to expand the state’s energy capacity in hopes of lowering energy prices. Here's what Central Illinois lawmakers say about the new law.

The four Republican Party candidates for governor of Illinois told a Central Illinois audience Thursday evening they favor property tax caps, pension reform, ending Illinois' status as a "sanctuary state," and rolling back the SAFE-T criminal justice reform act which ended cash bail.