27 Sep 2019 MK Pritzker For over a decade, MK Pritzker served as a leader of the Pritzker Family Foundation, with a mission of fostering solutions in the areas of early childhood development and women’s health. Under… wpengine
27 Sep 2019 Diana Rauner Diana Mendley Rauner became the first lady of Illinois when her husband, Governor Bruce Rauner, was sworn in as governor on January 12, 2015. As first lady, Mrs. Rauner plans… wpengine
27 Sep 2019 JB Pritzker Governor JB Pritzker is Illinois’ 43rd Governor, elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022 with the highest vote share for any Democratic governor in more than 60 years. Since taking… Clay Carpenter
03 Nov 2018 Shadrach Bond Shadrach Bond, Illinois' first governor was born in Fredericktown, Maryland, on November 24, 1773. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Maryland. Bond moved to Monroe… National Governors Association
03 Nov 2018 Edward Coles EDWARD COLES, Illinois' second governor was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, on December 15, 1786. He obtained an education through private tutors and later at the Hampden-Sydney College and William and Mary… National Governors Association
02 Nov 2018 Ninian Edwards NINIAN EDWARDS, Illinois' third governor, was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, on March 17, 1775. In 1792, he graduated from Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, then studied law, was admitted to… National Governors Association
02 Nov 2018 John Reynolds JOHN REYNOLDS, who served in all branches of Illinois government, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on February 26, 1788. In 1789, his family moved to Tennessee, finally settling in… National Governors Association
02 Nov 2018 William Lee Davidson Ewing WILLIAM LEE DAVIDSON EWING, Illinois' fifth governor was born near Nashville, Tennessee, on August 31, 1795. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and established a legal career in… National Governors Association
02 Nov 2018 Joseph Duncan JOSEPH DUNCAN, Illinois' sixth governor was born in Paris, Kentucky, on February 22, 1794. He was a self-taught man, who pursued his interest in the classics. Duncan's military duty consisted… National Governors Association
02 Nov 2018 Thomas Carlin THOMAS CARLIN, Illinois' seventh governor was born near Frankfort, Kentucky, on July 18, 1789. He was a self-taught man, who maintained his passion for reading and learning throughout his life.… National Governors Association
02 Nov 2018 Thomas Ford THOMAS FORD, Illinois' eighth governor was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on December 5, 1800. He attended Transylvania University, studied law, and established a legal career in both Waterloo and Edwardsville,… National Governors Association
02 Nov 2018 Augustus C. French AUGUSTUS C. FRENCH, Illinois' ninth governor was born in Hill, New Hampshire, on August 2, 1808. His father died when he was a child; his mother when he was 19.… National Governors Association
