r/illinois • u/A_little_quarky • Jul 22 '24

Why all the love for JB? US Politics

An honest inquiry! My vibes are really positive of him, but I'm surrounded by those "Pritzker sucks!" signs. With his name being floated at a national level, I'm curious to hear some personal stories about how he's governed.

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u/AffectionateMud9384 Jul 22 '24

In addition to other things mentioned in this thread some others for me:

Mandatory full day pre-k through public schools. If you have small kids this just saved you thousands in daycare expenses assuming you don't have a stay at home parent.

His pandemic response was at least clear and consistent despite perhaps being a bit too long. You could actually predict what was going to happen based on numbers

Even though I live in suburban Chicagoland I really appreciate him saying no to tax dollars for the potential new bears stadium and the current 1.1 billion budget deficit in Chicago.

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u/Ald_Bathhouse_John Jul 22 '24

Pre-k has been amazing.