Fact check: Illinois’ economic recovery under Pritzker among worst in nation – Illinois Policy

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest campaign ad, filmed in Normal, boasts his economic record, saying he fixed the state’s finances. The Bloomington-Normal metro area did recoup 104% of pandemic job losses. But out of 15 Illinois metropolitan areas, it is the only one to get back all the jobs it had before the pandemic. It’s unlikely Pritzker will film an ad bragging about how he helped Kankakee recover only 38% of the jobs it lost during the pandemic.