Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, second from left, and Gov. There, Pritzker strode to the microphone to Bruce Springsteens We Take Care of Our Own and proceeded to lay out his accomplishments in Springfield, poke at his own girth, invoke Obamas name and rev up the crowd with a fiery excoriation of Trump and the Grand Old Party. Last month, when Pritzker was asked whether his wife and daughter had been in Florida, the governor called the question "inappropriate," saying his official duties have nothing to do with his family. At the moment, yes, on multiple counts from Chicago being the DNCs host convention city to Biden succumbing to the weight of bad poll numbers to Pritzkers still-longshot ascension to the top of the Democratic Partys 2024 ticket. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-float, J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) reached out to disaffected residents of the state, encouraging them to make. (Evan Vucci / AP) Pritzker is speaking to Florida Democrats at the invitation of the party's chairman, former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz. A heavy-billed, long-legged wood stork stalked a drainage ditch near an empty horse trail not far from the Pritzkers' equestrian estate. The latest sign and its only a sign of Pritzker ramping up what could be a possible presidential run in 2024 comes Saturday, when the first-term Illinois governor is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an annual gathering of Florida Democrats. I decided to head south from the Treasure Coast to see if he might be relaxing with the family at his $12 million equestrian estate and Illinois first lady M.K. Hes even made light of his weight. Also in the running will be the current party leader, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, who has the support of Sen. Dick Durbin. Pritzker made a fortune from the Hyatt hotel chain. Illinois first lady and the wife of Illinois governor JB Pritzker, Mary . It's Election Day, Illinois! Its not like Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker is hurting for a place to crash. 8 kids have died in last 8 months under Illinois DCFS watch, Cook County public guardian says: The embattled state agency that is supposed to protect endangered children is being hauled into federal court today, reports ABC 7s Craig Wall. Disney's Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis: 5 Things To Know, 3 Soldiers Killed After 2 U.S. Army Helicopters Crash In Alaska, 17 Florida Landmarks You Ought To Visit: Take A Tour In Photos. Elmhurst Blotter: Man charged with battery for allegedly punching a security guard at a bar, Hinsdale police blotter: multiple thefts reported by patients at Hinsdale Hospital, Glenview police blotter: Harwood Heights woman charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. } /* .jet-smart-listing__featured-box-link:before { It's not like Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker is hurting for a place to crash. I imagine a progressive Jewish governor would be well-received at a Democratic convention in Florida., Illinois Lt. Gov. But thats why if youre somebody interested in running for president, you put yourself out there at least, and you never know whats going to happen.. And thats what Pritzker is doing, Axelrod said. figcaption.wp-caption-text { GET READY FOR GLOBAL TECH DAY: Join POLITICO Live as we launch our first Global Tech Day alongside London Tech Week on Thursday, June 15. Id like to hear from you: [emailprotected]. As keynote speaker at the Florida Democratic Party's annual leadership . Gavin Newsom to Michigan Gov. A friendly sales associate informed me that I wasn't the first out-of-towner to mistake the horse supply store for a Mexican restaurant. We made a wrong turn into the Aero Club neighborhood where many mansion owners have airplane hangars instead of garages and share a community runway. /* Progress and audio bars */ South Florida Illinois governor-elect J.B. Pritzker buys South Florida equestrian estate for $12.1M The billionaire bought a 6.44-acre property with 30 stalls in Wellington, where Bill. My administration is closely monitoring the roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere tonight. J.B. Pritzker began the week with a White House visit for an event marking the passage of bipartisan gun legislation and will end it Saturday with a speech at a fundraiser for Florida Democrats, further fueling speculation and criticism that hes eyeing a presidential bid even as he seeks a second term as Illinois chief executive. Florida Man was referring to Illinois Gov. Bailey made his own trip to Florida this spring to court the support of former President Donald Trump, who gave him his endorsement just days before Bailey handily bested five other candidates in the June 28 GOP primary. And he has a commanding stage presence, but Florida Congresswoman Val Demings, who is running for Senate, has vibrato. Pritzker, a billionaire businessman who also owns a residence in Florida, also helped establish the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. The now 56-year-old Mary Kathryn Muenster was born in South Dakota in 1967/1966. It's inappropriate and I find it reprehensible, he said of stories about his family. TODAYs QUESTION: Who was the minister born in Maine and responsible for the Underground Railroad Station in Princeton? She also has worked on campaigns. | Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO via AP Images. } "Their people are good customers," the sales lady told me. Gov. New IRS data shows the Prairie State is nation's 3rd-biggest loser of people and wealth to other states - Wirepoints. But now hes got another place to keep a toothbrush and a spare set of clothes: The Illinois Governors Mansion. JB Pritzker; Gov. Back home, Pritzkers Florida excursion is drawing criticism from his Republican rival in the November election, state Sen. Darren Bailey of downstate Xenia. Pic! Not necessarily. M.K. (Evan Vucci / AP). If his family cant even heed the guidance of his own stay at home order, how does he expect Illinois voters to do the same? said a May 4 email from the Republican National Committee with the subject line: Governor Pritzker cant take the heat., Pritzker said on Friday he hoped that an unnamed Republican super political action committee thats pushing stories like this about my family, would stop doing it because they are putting my children and family in danger.. He spent all this money to race Illinois to the bottom. Illinois Democrat Governor, J.B. Pritzker, lost his cool in a press conference Thursday afternoon after a reporter from a local news outlet dared to ask why he allowed his family to travel to Florida to wait out the coronavirus pandemic at their $12 million dollar "horse estate" while most "non-essential" travel for Illinois residents is barred. Pritzker and his wife, MK, bought the 6.44-acre estate in Wellington, near Palm Beach, through a legal entity called 3 Flamingos managed by JB PRitzker's brother-in-law, the South Florida. A local attorney told The State Journal-Register nearly 12. } All rights reserved 2023 The Real Deal is a registered Trademark of Korangy Publishing Inc. Miami luxury real estate agent pleads guilty in PPP fraud case, Terra-led group is buying Gentings downtown Miami site for $1.2B, Trammell Crow nabs $125M Fulton Market construction loan. E-mail oureditor IDPH Reports 2 Illinois Counties at an Elevated Community Level for COVID-19. You never know what can happen in a stand-your-ground state. . } Adlai Stevenson II, who served one term as the states chief executive from 1949 to 1953, was twice nominated by Democrats as the partys presidential nominee but lost the 1952 and 1956 elections to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in landslides. Pritzker is regarded as a prohibitive favorite for re-election against Bailey this fall by respected, political-handicapping organizations such as Walters and the University of Virginias Center for Politics. First on the list, believe it or not, is the governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker. And as it relates to your governor, J.B. Pritzker, let me tell you something: He has been an . J.B. Pritzker for the first time Friday acknowledged his wife and daughter were in Florida before Illinois' statewide stay-at-home order took effect in March and just recently returned. The governor said he was focused on serving out a full second term and made clear he wouldnt attempt to unseat his friend, Biden. Ive noticed the same thing you have, like what is he doing? The company, 3 Flamingos LLC, bought the 6.44-acre property in Wellington, which has 30 stalls, paddocks and a riding area. Writers Trish MacGregor and her husband, Rob MacGregor, the guy who adapted Indiana Jones stories into novels for George Lucas, were there with a trio of dogs. Its harder to make the case that you have experience winning in the kinds of states that Democrats need to win in order to hold the presidency, like a Pennsylvania, which is obviously much less Democratic-leaning, or even go up north to Wisconsin, which is an absolute 50/50 state, Walter said. A Pritzker campaign spokeswoman said the trip is part of his larger effort to support fellow Democrats who stand up for abortion access and other key party issues. /* Reduce height of the progress and audio bars */ Its fortune arose in the 20th centuryparticularly through the founding and expansion of the Hyatt hotel . .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-controls .mejs-time-rail .mejs-time-current { Florida Playbooks Gary Fineout, who scooped Pritzkers speech, expects DeSantis to fuel his fundraising efforts off of the Illinois governors comments not too different from how DeSantis redirected ads from California Gov. I will support him if he runs for re-election. "They're there now," Pritzker said Friday afternoon. Im surprised about the number of people who Ive heard from just recently in response to the Highland Park shootings and his response to the [National Rifle Association] and so on. J.B. Pritzker, 57, a longtime Democratic activist and supporter whose net worth is about $3.6 billion. Pritzker's Florida appearance follows by roughly a month his keynote speech before New Hampshire Democrats, who have been the ones historically to cast the first votes nationally in past presidential primary elections. He migrated north to Idaho for a few weeks to go fly-fishing with his college pals and smartly, I suppose to avoid the intense summer heat and maybe the questions of a pesky reporter. Theres no question Illinois has been seen in the past, nationally, as a fiscal doormat among states and the butt of late-night television jokes over a string of governors adorned in prison jumpsuits. .wp-caption p.wp-caption-text { background-color: rgba(219, 78, 136, 0.075); But it all hinges on whether Biden, who is 79, decides his current term as president is the end of the road. On the stump, Pritzker has noted all of the things about himself that he says arent exactly the archetypal Democratic candidate his Ukrainian-American heritage, his Jewish faith, his billionaire businessman status. Gretchen Whitmer, to name a few. Gov. White. They bought a 13,000-square-foot mansionfor $14.5 million in May 2006, and the house next door, 6,300 square feet, in December 2007, for $3.67 million. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune who owns a home in Florida, has not made contributions to any of the four candidates in the states Aug. 23 primary for governor. DONT MISS THE POLITICO ENERGY SUMMIT: A new world energy order is emerging and Americas place in it is at a critical juncture. On the stump, Pritzker has noted all of the things about himself that he says arent exactly the archetypal Democratic candidate his Ukrainian-American heritage, his Jewish faith, his billionaire businessman status. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-horizontal-volume-total, Gov. margin: 0; But these are unusual times, Axelrod mused. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-embed, Florida 801 3rd St. S St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-821-9494. That seemed to explain why I had seen exactly one horse in the equestrian Mecca. Sen. Tammy Duckworth was named a campaign co-chair, and Quentin Fulks, who managed Raphael Warnock's 2022 Georgia Senate campaign and is an ally to Gov. And if we cant call bull on that, well then Democrats, we dont deserve to win elections, Pritzker said, delivering the loudest applause line of his nearly 40-minute stemwinder. So if you look at a governor like say Gretchen Whitmer, if shes in the mix, she can say, Look, Ive been able to win in a swing state. Where is he going? said political analyst Amy Walter, publisher and editor in chief of The Cook Political Report, who has been watching Pritzkers moves closely. Pritzker also mentioned his family has been spending time at their working farm in southern Wisconsin. Jim Corbin of brokerage firm Illustrated Properties represented 3 Flamingos LLC in the Wellington property sale. height: 3px; But the fund still is $33 billion short, by Crains Greg Hinz. Zalewski defeat included losing his home precinct: State Rep. Mike Zalewski was beaten badly on his home turf in Riverside, where he has lived for the past 12 years. Wearing a mask with the State of Illinois emblem, Gov. And he has set himself up, Axelrod said. So far, in whatever this political maneuvering by Pritzker is, he hasnt drawn public backing from the states senior Democrat in Washington, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who helped propel Obamas presidential campaign during its infancy. In 2018 JB Pritzker, the future governor had to spend $171 million of his wealth to try and become governor. } Pritzker's coronavirus refuge in Wellington, Florida, to ask my governor why the deadly tornado didn't warrant a shortened vacation. Well explore progress on infrastructure and climate funding dedicated to building a renewable energy economy, Bidens environmental justice proposals, and so much more. JB Pritzker, is principal deputy campaign . On July 12, 2022, the Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2022-16 regarding health care worker vaccination and testing. In an email to supporters, former state Rep. Lauren Beth Gash said late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots have been counted, and it appears our campaign will come up just short. Out of 50,681 ballots cast, Bush received 50.2 percent of the vote to Gashs 49.8 percent. Pritzker's neighbors. JB Pritzker is about to deliver his acceptance speech as his partys nominee for president. His personal net worth is $3.2 billion, according to business magazine Forbes. Illinois' Democratic Gov. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-total { WXRT-FM radio mainstay Lin Brehmer announces medical leave to battle prostate cancer: Starting Monday, he will begin a long period of chemotherapy that requires stepping away from the microphone he has manned for nearly four decades, by Tribunes Robert Channick. On a storytelling journey around America, I hoped to spot all of them. North Coast Music Festival targeted by threat, organizers say: In the initial tweet warning of violence, screenshots of what appeared to be a Facebook post describing a shooting at the festival included racial slurs and a mention of violence, by Sun-Times Mary Norkol. However, in the last several days, four veterans were transported to the emergency department out of an abundance of caution, by Fox 2s Linda Cook. Early March projections showed that without intervention, our healthcare system would be overrun, leading to tens of thousands more deaths. The billionaire businessman and heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune has his main house on Astor Street in Chicagos Gold Coast, a Wisconsin equestrian farm, a vacation retreat in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, known as Casa del Sueno, and another place in the Bahamas. Unlike her husband who is a West Coast Jew from a superrich clan, Mary is a Midwestern Protestant from a family that was comfortable but not wealthy. Pritzkers term has been one of epic struggle. A bit of good news on Illinois pensions: Private-equity returns in one of the states big funds are the best in the nation. Pritzkers statement that he wouldnt run for president against Biden doesnt address the possibility of Bidens political retirement and what happens then. Pritzker Announces Five Appointments to Boards and Commissions . Out-of-touch, trust-fund Billionaire J.B. Pritzker doesnt have to worry about the cost of gas or groceries, but Illinois families are paying through the nose thanks to Pritzkers tax increases and record-breaking inflation, Bailey said in a statement Wednesday. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker. People All People; Joe Biden . When Trump was in office, Pritzker was a repeated thorn in his side. height: 90px; } content: ''; Chicago ranks second on best cities in the world list: Its also the only American city to make Time Outs top 10, by Crains Trina Mannino. JB Pritzker and challenger Darren Bailey will meet Thursday night at the Braden Auditorium on the campus of Illinois State University for a televised debate, hosted by Nexstar Media Group. margin-top: 9px; At the moment, yes, on multiple counts from Chicago being the DNCs host convention city to Biden succumbing to the weight of bad poll numbers to Pritzkers still-longshot ascension to the top of the Democratic Partys 2024 ticket. Staying current is easy with Crain's news delivered straight to your inbox, free of charge. But these are unusual times, Axelrod mused. Crowds gathered to protest the Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v . Illinois is home to the country's third largest metropolitan area and to major international . Click here to get the full experience on your screen. Museum Campus improvements make sense whether Bears stay or not, parks advocate says: Friends of the Parks Executive Director Juanita Irizarry is excited about plans for more green space, which is at least a start on keeping a long-ago promise to move Soldier Field parking lots to the west side of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, by Sun-Times Fran Spielman. The governor said he was focused on serving out a full second term and made clear he wouldnt attempt to unseat his friend, Biden. .mytheme-mejs-container .mejs-time-current, It is reported Illinois first lady M.K. $5M loan fund created to help owners of South Shore condos, co-ops pay for maintenance and repairs, by Sun-Times Fran Spielman, Off-duty officer left paralyzed from waist down after shooting in Beverly; three men held without bail, by Tribunes Shanzeh Ahmad. Pritzkers national moment: Along with traveling the country to rally support for Democratic candidates, he headlined New Hampshire Democrats annual convention, a place where presidential candidates go to introduce themselves. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Janet Mills of Maine and candidates Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Tom Sherman of New Hampshire.
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