Governor Pritzker Is Having a Bad Month

WGN recently revealed that the Illinois Department of Corrections has not been able to compute recidivism rates since 2022. Put simply, the agency has no idea how many recently released inmates have gone on to commit new crimes. It’s the latest example of mismanagement under the Pritzker Administration and yet another incident on a growing list of blunders.

Since August 3rd, Pritzker has racked up a streak of failures: 

● He welcomed Texas Democrats protesting redistricting, only to showcase Illinois, home to the most gerrymandered map in the nation.

● When pressed about gerrymandered maps, his flippant response was, “We let kindergartners draw them.”

He signed SB 328, that will unleash a tidal wave of frivolous lawsuits that will hurt Illinois businesses.

He signed HB 3125, allowing illegal immigrants to become driving instructors.

● He signed HB 460, giving illegal immigrants taxpayer-funded college aid while hardworking Illinois students are left behind.

● The Governor claimed his policies have made Illinois safer, but his record tells another story.

● After more than 50 people were shot over Labor Day weekend, he brushed it off, saying, “Look, big cities have crime.”

● His record on crime is so weak that even MSNBC called him out along with a Democratic Alderman in Chicago.

● He staged political theater by chastising the National Guard, yet had no problem deploying them for his liberal allies at the 2024 DNC.

● Meanwhile, the Illinois State Board of Education lowered academic standards, making students seem more proficient, despite the fact that in 2024 only 41% of 3rd–8th graders could read at grade level.

Blunder after blunder, Governor Pritzker has shown he can’t get his administration or his policies in order, and Illinois families are paying the price.