Record review: Pritzker touts fiscal and crisis management — but critics just see campaign management – Chicago Sun-Times*

Gov. J.B. Pritzker discusses the lifting of the COVID-19 mask mandate during a visit to Navy Pier in February. The pandemic created political superheroes and villains. In Illinois, Pritzker was both — lauded for stepping up to former President Donald Trump and fighting for COVID-19 resources, and lambasted by those who viewed him as an authoritarian for enacting long-standing executive orders that shut down much of the state. The pandemic also fueled presidential ambitions among many governors across the nation, including Pritzker.

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