Back-to-back bond rating upgrades for Illinois boost Pritzker's reelection bid

<p>Illinois just received a new financial accolade from a top bond rating agency, giving Gov. JB Pritzker a strategic boost in a fall campaign where Republican challenger Darren Bailey has made the state’s fiscal management under Pritzker a central issue.</p><p>S&amp;P Global Ratings <a class="Link" href="https://www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/article/-/view/sourceId/101704763" target="_blank" ><u>raised </u></a>Illinois' general obligation bond rating from an “A-” to an “A,” marking the

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