Executive and Legislative Achievements

Over the last four years, Governor JB Pritzker and members of the General Assembly provided strong leadership in rebuilding Illinois following years of disinvestment and a deadly global pandemic. Together Governor Pritzker, his administration, and the General Assembly have expanded access to health care for the most vulnerable and increased K-12 school funding to record levels. More students are receiving aid at public colleges and universities than ever before, and they are graduating into a more robust and secure economy than Illinois has seen in years. Consistent balanced budgets and bill pay-downs combined with Rainy Day savings and business investments have made Illinois one of the best places in the country to live, work, and raise a family.  

• Enacted balanced budgets every year and received credit upgrades for the first time in two decades, lowering interest rates and improving Illinois’ finances.
• Paid down state’s bill backlog and eliminated late bill payment, saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in interest.
• Improving state finances, assisting Illinois universities and community colleges in achieving credit rating upgrades.
• Increased state funding of K-12 education while expanding early childhood education and childcare and awarding more college scholarships to Illinois students.
• Reformed police and firefighter pension funds to increase assets and reduce the burden on property taxpayers.
• Made strategic bipartisan investments to modernize roads, bridges, schools and broadband - investing for the future while creating and supporting good jobs now.
• Banned assault weapons and removed dangerous “ghost guns” from the street, expanded expressway cameras, and invested in the largest trooper class in Illinois State Police history. 
• Passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, committing to a sustainable future for Illinois.  
• Outperformed neighboring states and all the most populous states during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping more people alive and safe while supporting families and small businesses through the pandemic induced recession.