Governor JB Pritzker announced his campaign for a third term in office Thursday, citing his successes of his first six-and-a-half years in office without laying out priorities for a third term.

A third party poll of a potential Republican primary race between appointed Sen. Darby Hills (R-Barrington Hills) and Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills), shows a potential problem for the appointed incumbent.

Multiple Democratic sources tell The Illinoize Governor JB Pritzker will announce his campaign for a third term this Thursday.

Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, one of the top Democrats seeking a seat in the U.S. Sente next year, says she fears the “Big, Beautiful Bill” tax and spending legislation under consideration in the Senate is most “dangerous” for its potential cuts to Medicaid.

Multiple Republican sources say former RNC National Committeeman Richard Porter is likely to enter the U.S. Senate race in the coming weeks, giving Republicans potentially their best chance to win a Senate race in the state in sixteen years.

Governor JB Pritzker signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget into law Monday, spending $55.2 billion, an increase of $2 billion over the current fiscal year and a $15 billion increase since Pritzker took office in 2019.