Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and some of his fellow Democrats have done such a bang-up job of running the place that the Chicago Bears are proceeding with a plan to move the team to Indiana. That's going to look just great on Pritzker's resume if he tries to run for the Democrat Party presidential nomination in 2028.
Pritzker took to X recently to make this attempted brag:
Illinois is the most affordable state in the country to buy a home.
— JB Pritzker (@JBPritzker) August 23, 2026
That’s a headline I’ll take any day. pic.twitter.com/RpU7iR0os8
The ratio was immediate and very necessary.
It’s because the state is so shitty that we all moved out. https://t.co/V3Ql9qT4QR
— Emily Zanotti 🦝 (@emzanotti) August 24, 2026
That's because the state and most counties in the state are losing population... including Cook County, home of Chicago https://t.co/CiQuLtq2s8 pic.twitter.com/UMgeuL4aAk
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) August 24, 2026
Probably because people are moving out of the state?
— Stephen Richer (@stephen_richer) August 24, 2026
Demand 🔽
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Supply ↔️
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Price 🔽
h/t @RyanGirdusky https://t.co/w7AvEQj7d6
Carol Roth adds the necessary disclaimer:
*until you get your property tax bill… https://t.co/1WnqY7QLpm
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) August 24, 2026
Ouch.
According to Rocket Mortgage (who I trust more than Crain’s Chicago Business on this topic), Illinois is the 26th most expensive state to buy a home. https://t.co/qAfstZ8GHZ
— Libs Of Chicago (@Libs_OfChicago) August 23, 2026
Pritzker might have been being just a little dishonest? No way!
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