The polls showing Democrat J.B. Pritzker with a solid lead in the race for Governor turned out to be on target. Pritzker racked up 54 percent of the vote to Bruce Rauner's 39 percent in rolling to victory in the 255 million dollar campaign. Pritzker used the celebration of the state's bicentennial as a rallying cry for change.....

Pritzker highlighted key points of his agenda for the day he gets the keys to the Governor's Mansion....

While money had an obvious impact on the race, Pritzker has maintained the ground game of his campaign and Democrats as a whole, paved the way for victory.