Gov. JB Pritzker taps Christian Mitchell as lieutenant governor pick in campaign for third term Mitchell is a former South Side state representative who also served as Pritzker’s deputy governor.

CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday morning he has chosen Christian Mitchell, a former top aide to the governor and an ex-Illinois lawmaker, as his running mate for lieutenant governor ...

Former Deputy Governor Christian Mitchell has been chosen by Governor JB Pritzker to be his new running mate for the 2026 election.

Governor JB Pritzker has chosen Christian Mitchell, a former three-term state representative and First Lieutenant in the Illinois Air National Guard, as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of … ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's running mate for the 2026 election will be Christian Mitchell. Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton is running for Senate.

As the governor begins campaigning for his third term, the question of who will be the chief executive’s second-in-command is the biggest in Illinois’ political world this summer.

In 2011, when then-Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently uncovered news has "delighted" and "energized" Krisanne ...

Chicago civil rights leader Al Raby stood near King at the news conference. The Nobel Peace Prize winner called on then-Illinois Gov. Otto Kerner to get a fair housing bill through the legislature.

Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged that President Donald Trump's reelection was a factor in his decision to seek a third term. "I ...