The Democratic incumbent returned to the Grand Crossing Park Field House where he launched his first run for governor in 2017, making his case for another term.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters after announcing his candidacy for a third term on June 26, 2025, at the Grand Crossing Park Field House in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

Pritzker, heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune, has served as governor since 2019 and is the first Illinois governor to seek a third term since Gov. Jim Thompson announced a bid in 1982.

Donald Trump JB Pritzker takes aim at Trump in launching Democratic re-election bid for Illinois governor Pritzker is now a top Democratic critic of President Donald Trump’s 2nd-term agenda ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker to seek third term in Illinois amid 2028 presidential speculation, continuing his role as a leading Democratic voice against Trump administration.

In Springfield, Pritzker got to the microphone around 6:30 p.m. at Arlington's Catering & Historic Venue on 210 Broadway. He kept his remarks short and sweet. Holding a beer in one hand, Pritzker ...

Gov. JB Pritzker will announce his campaign for a third term as Illinois governor on Thursday, sources told the Sun-Times. The billionaire Democrat who has dominated Illinois politics since ...

Entering a legislative session amid questions about whether he’d run for a third term, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker outlined an ambitious agenda that ended with mixed results. In a State of the ...

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) is running for a third term, making him the first governor in the state to seek a third term in more than 30 years. Many political strategists see Pritzker’s bid for a ...

Pritzker is the first governor to seek a third term since Republican Jim Thompson in 1982. Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune, is a former private equity investor and a philanthropist.