JB Pritzker (Democratic) has been Governor of Illinois since 14 Jan 2019. Illinois's real state GDP rose 1.6% a year under JB Pritzker, in office since January 2019, against +2.5% for the United States. On GDP per person Illinois is 19th of the 49 states, on population growth 36th of 39. Illinois and the United States part most on the average weekly pay, −0.8% a year against +0.4%; the gap was widest in May 2024, −9.6% against +1.6%. Under Bruce Rauner (2015 to 2019) the same series rose 1.1% a year. Since day zero the house price index jumped 7.1% a year, 66.7% in all.

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