Pritzker worked to increase the library’s book budget, and she also chaired the search committee that led to the 1994 hiring of lawyer Mary Dempsey as library commissioner. Well-respected for ...

Pritzker called for expanding the role of community colleges by allowing them to offer four-year degree programs in his State of the State address in February. The idea was to make those programs more ...

Cindy Pritzker, born on the South Side, “touched the lives of many, serving as a role model for resilience, determination and the power of laughter,” her family said in a statement.

Marian “Cindy” Friend Pritzker was the matriarch of one of Chicago’s most powerful families. She was the wife of the man behind the Hyatt Hotel dynasty, aunt of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and ...

Provided Share Gov. JB Pritzker will speak before New Hampshire Democrats next month to highlight the dangers of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s hacks to the federal government.

CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget speech was two parts bragging on small-ball programs of dubious value to Illinoisans and one part hysterical hate mongering, delivered with a wrinkled ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Gov. JB Pritzker is getting attention on the national stage for speaking out against President Donald Trump. The governor's budget address Wednesday included some ...

After Jay died at 76 in 1999, family pressures rose to break up the $15 billion Pritzker empire, resulting in a lawsuit filed in 2002 by Liesel Pritzker, the youngest of Cindy's nieces and nephews.

For just over a half hour Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker’s combined budget and State of the State address followed an expected course, detailing spending and initiatives for a new budget year while ...

Pritzker used the word “idiot” to describe Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk, and he compared the actions unfolding in Washington to Nazi Germany. The governor isn’t apologizing ...

J.B. Pritzker discussed quantum incentives at a festival in Texas. The governor joined IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna at South by Southwest in Austin Tuesday. Pritzker said his administration ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke on a political podcast this week, touching on issues facing the country and the Democratic party. The governor believes the Democratic party should focus on issues ...