Published by admin on Sat, 02/28/2026 - 12:43pm
Illinois comptroller candidate state Rep. Margaret Croke (D-Chicago) reported receiving the maximum campaign contribution of $72,800 from Gov. JB Pritzker on Feb. 19. Since then, Pritzker has appeared in some Croke campaign ads.
The day before the Pritzker contribution was reported, I spoke with incumbent Comptroller Susana Mendoza about the governor’s support of Croke - who once worked in Pritzker’s administration and has been a legislative ally - and the near certainty at the time that Pritzker would be contributing to Croke’s campaign.
