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Gov. Bruce Rauner greets supporters before he takes the stage at Governor's Day Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percent

By AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2015, file photo, lead grower Dave Wilson cares for marijuana plants at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill. Illinois Democratic primary candidates for governor say it's time the state legalize recreational marijuana, but Republican candidates are opposed. All six Democratic candidates for the March primary favor legalization in some form. Both Republican primary candidates are staunchly against legalization. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Illinois governor candidates at odds on marijuana use

By SARAH ZIMMERMAN - Associated Press

J.B. Pritzker speaks to the media as Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and others look on at MacArthur's Restaurant in Chicago on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Illinois candidate wiretapped discussing black politicians

By SARA BURNETT and SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Democratic candidate for governor, J.B. Pritzker greets patrons of MacArthur's Restaurant in Chicago following a press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP)

J.B. Pritzker talks black politicians on FBI wiretaps

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The Latest: Pritzker apologizes for comments on race

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Democrats running for Illinois governor, from left, billionaire J.B. Pritzker, businessman Chris Kennedy, and state Sen. Daniel Biss, educator Robert Daiber, activist Tio Hardiman, and physician Robert Marshall take their podium positions before a televised forum Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Chicago. The six Democrats are vying for the chance to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on March 20. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Democratic governor candidates face off in 1st TV forum

By SARA BURNETT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2011 file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, speaks to reporters as his wife, Patti, listens at the federal building in Chicago. FBI wiretaps from a 2008 investigation of then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich recorded current Democratic candidate for governor, billionaire J.B. Pritzker, speaking to Blagojevich about a state job appointment. The Chicago Tribune posted the previously unreleased recordings Wednesday, May 31. 2017. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

FBI wiretap records Pritzker, Blagojevich talking state jobs

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Questions about property taxes follow Pritzker campaign

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