Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continued a statewide tour announcing his reelection bid for a third term on Friday — and pitched Metro East residents on his record of state investments in the region.
Speaking to a crowd at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, the Democratic governor touted his administration’s funding of a handful of projects:
- New public safety center in East St. Louis.
- Southwestern Illinois Justice & Workforce Development Campus in Belleville.
- Repairs to Interstate 270 and the New Chain of Rocks Bridge in Madison County.
- Terminal expansion at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in St. Clair County.
- Construction of the new Madison County Transit headquarters in Pontoon Beach.
- Expansion of a copper plant in East Alton with state incentives.
- Repairs to Cahokia Heights’ decrepit stormwater and sewer system.
“It’s been a lot of years since we’ve seen this many big projects happening in this region, and I’m so proud of that,” Pritzker said. “It’s happened because of all of you. You’ve expressed the need for it. It’s been realized and recognized by the people you sent to Springfield, and then we delivered on it. That’s how state government ought to work.”
Friday’s appearance in Belleville marked the governor’s fifth stop across the state since he announced Thursday that he’d seek a third term…