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PINOCCHIO PRITZKER: THE NOSE IS GROWING. THE BUYING POWER ISN’T.

PINOCCHIO PRITZKER: THE NOSE IS GROWING. THE BUYING POWER ISN’T.

Staff Writer
Published on: 30/10/2026

Pritzker is taking a victory lap. Illinois workers are running in place. His minimum wage sales pitch collides with weak employment, stalled buying power and the inconvenient numbers missing from his campaign commercial.

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ILLINOIS WORKERS LOST GROUND. SPRINGFIELD PAID ITSELF TO GET AHEAD.

ILLINOIS WORKERS LOST GROUND. SPRINGFIELD PAID ITSELF TO GET AHEAD.

Staff Writer
Published on: 18/09/2026

Illinois fell from 13th to 26th in cost-adjusted hourly wages as families struggled with rising prices. Meanwhile, lawmakers raised their base pay by nearly $34,000. Now Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking voters for a third term.

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