Illinois governor

Third term for Pritzker may be up to his wife

Published by admin on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 11:31am

“It seems crazy, but it’s true that when I serve out the end of this second term, I will be the longest-serving Democratic governor in the history of Illinois,” Gov. JB Pritzker said last month during the Democratic National Convention.
I looked it up and it’s true.
Pat Quinn served about six years as governor, replacing Rod Blagojevich, who also did six years before doing time in prison. Dan Walker served four years before he also went to prison. Otto Kerner left before the end of his second term to become a federal judge, then went to prison.

Pritzker: ‘I'm genuinely considered the most progressive governor in the Midwest’

Published by admin on Sun, 03/21/2021 - 10:53am

I've given Gov. JB Pritzker some grief for his failures during the past few months.
His graduated income tax proposal went down in flames in November. He failed to pass his top priorities during January's lame duck legislative session. And his candidate for Democratic Party of Illinois chair lost to U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly earlier this month.
What follows is an edited-for-space transcript of our recent interview on two of these topics: