Billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker explores something new in a 2028 run: Raising money

chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/illinois-approves-school-cellphone-ban/

Jun 08

Illinois lawmakers pass statewide school cellphone ban, handing win to Gov. JB Pritzker

nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-suspend-tax-breaks-offered-data-centers-rcna348537

NBC News

Grade: B

Jun 05

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend tax breaks offered to data centers : Pritzker, who is widely viewed as having 2028 White House aspirations ...

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Fortune

Grade: B-

Jun 07

Illinois joins Ohio in ordering pause on data center tax credits: “Data centers are asking just too much for too little in return, whether it’s electricity or ...

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Pritzker gets his insurance regulation bill out of both chambers: Illinois lawmakers passed two bills that allow the Illinois Department of Insurance to deny ...

chicagotribune.com/2026/06/03/cell-phone-ban-schools-jb-pritzker-education/

Jun 03

OpinionEditorial: Illinois finally gets phones out of the classroom: After failing to advance similar legislation last year, Gov. JB Pritzker pushed across the finish ...

chicagotribune.com/2026/06/01/pritzker-build-housing-bill-fails/

Jun 02

Gov. JB Pritzker’s multiunit housing plans for Illinois stall in Springfield’s spring session

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chicagotribune.com/2026/06/01/pritzker-budget-plan/

Jun 01

Gov. JB Pritzker touts wins in $56B Illinois budget, but some work in election-year plan went unfinished

chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/illinois-approves-school-cellphone-ban/

May 31

Illinois lawmakers pass statewide school cellphone ban, handing win to Gov. JB Pritzker

chicagotribune.com/2026/05/29/letters-052926-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson/

May 30

Letters: Gov. JB Pritzker understands that Brandon Johnson is a one-term mayor: Gov. JB Pritzker has no reason to satisfy Mayor Brandon Johnson.

wired.com/story/illinois-pass-major-ai-safety-law-pritzker/

Wired (magazine)

Grade: C+

May 28

Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill: The bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to have third parties confirm ...

axios.com/2026/03/22/pritzker-aipac-donations

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Axios (website)

Grade: B+

Mar 22

Pritzker tries to put past donations to AIPAC behind him: He's among several likely Democratic presidential candidates who've distanced themselves from the group ...

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chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/illinois-governor-republican-primary/

Mar 18

Republican voters cast ballots to decide which GOP nominee will take on Gov. JB Pritzker in the fall

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Vox

Grade: C

Feb 14

The Democratic governor building a playbook to resist ICE: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Trump, immigration, and fighting back.

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time.com/7308745/prtizker-mamdani-billionaires-democrats-sanders/

Nov 18 25

Gov. JB Pritzker deposits $25.5M of his own money into campaign fund as he ramps up bid for third term

Aug 10 25

Billionaire Democrat JB Pritzker Responds To Zohran Mamdani’s Anti-Billionaire Message

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The Washington Post

Grade: B

Aug 05 25

Inside Texas Democrats’ plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker : Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a possible 2028 presidential candidate ...

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Jun 26 25

Gov. JB Pritzker makes it official: He’s running for a third term to be Illinois’ chief executive

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Is a Billionaire Hotel Heir the Answer to Democrats' Working-Class Problem?: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt hotel empire, has the kind of ...