Pritzker's net worth jumps by $1 billion since becoming Illinois governor in 2019
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s net worth has jumped by $1 billion since first taking office and now stands at $4.2 billion overall, but his vast fortune pales compared to the state’s wealthiest individual, a new report by Forbes Magazine shows.The two-term Democrat and potential 2028 presidential candidate was among nearly 30 Illinoisans to land on Forbes’ 2026 World Billionaires list, a coveted status symbol for those rare wealthy few whose bank accounts number 10 digits and longer.Pritzker, an…
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