Reflecting on his 60 years and six years as governor, he said, “The most critical thing that I’ve learned… is that there’s almost nothing more important in life than showing up.”

In seeking to understand how history can inform action in the modern era, Pritzker is urging people to think about their role in society: “…You have to make that choice in your life, about what kind of a person are you? I believe that most people want to choose to be upstanders.”

An initiative led by Gov. JB Pritzker would hope to drop drug prices by regulating PBM’s.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — An initiative led by Gov. JB Pritzker would hope to drop drug prices by regulating PBM’s. Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBM’s for short, are known as the middlemen of the drug industry. They negotiate the price of drugs between drug makers, insurance companies and pharmacies. The Governor under a plan supported by state Senate Democrats would limit how PBM’s can negotiate these prices. “While once they served a purpose in our healthcare landscape they now serve as vertically integrated behemoths that drive up the cost of healthcare and put healthcare just that little bit farther out of reach for…

“Every Illinoisan deserves dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination,” said Governor JB Pritzker.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker alongside lawmakers celebrated Friday the construction of a $23 million dollar Vantive American headquarters in Illinois.

Gov. JB Pritzker vowed Tuesday that Illinois will remain a “stable” trading partner with nations around the world, despite President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs that have disrupted global markets.

Pritzker said his delegation heard from manufacturing companies deemed key players in the energy supply chain that are interested in bringing production facilities to Illinois.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat who is one of the strongest voices against Donald Trump, stood up for LGBTQ+ and particularly transgender people in a fiery speech Saturday at the Human Rights Campaign’s Los Angeles dinner.

Pritzker lashed out at the president and his supporters, whom he called “bootlickers” and “DOGE-bags,” a reference to the Trump’s unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk.