To end the pervasive culture of sexual harassment, it can no longer be the norm that men look the other way. It only ends when men actively participate in ending it.
— J. B. Pritzker
It's important that we start conversations about changing the culture of sexual harassment and discrimination in politics, state capitols, and our larger communities with an acknowledgment of the courage of so many women who have chosen to speak up and speak out.
Setting a tone of inclusiveness and ensuring protection for all begins at the top, whether from the White House or the State House.
Illinois has the opportunity to lead the country in providing more affordable health care options to its citizens.
Bruce Rauner needs to lead, and until he does, we must fight to hold him accountable.
Unfortunately, Bruce Rauner is more committed to playing politics than fighting for Illinois women and families.
My great-grandfather came here as a refugee from the pogrom in Ukraine.
I'm a progressive.
Small ideas won't help Illinois' future.
Health care is a human right, and single-payer health care will deliver quality, affordable care to every Illinoisan.
I am so proud to have the endorsement of a distinguished leader like Glenn Poshard.
I'm proud to be part of the resistance.
Black and brown communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by deficiencies in our criminal justice system.
There are many successful startup funders who are looking for ways to make a difference in the world.
The idea of investing in entrepreneurs who are building things from scratch, where I can participate in their dream, was very, very exciting to me.
I come with bad genetics, personally.
We like to invest in market leaders.
I've tried, in my own life, to speak up when I see harassment occurring. But I want to acknowledge that there are probably situations and instances where I could have done more. I think that's an acknowledgment that all men need to make.
There are not 'many sides' in the fight against hatred and bigotry. There is only right and wrong.
There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.
I've been honored to take part in protests and events across Illinois, joining with thousands of you in the resistance, making calls, sending letters, and making sure Washington understands that we will not allow the ACA to be repealed.
Rauner needs to tell Illinoisans what essential health benefits he intends to keep covering in Illinois.
I have been fighting to protect women's healthcare and reproductive rights for decades.
When you're governor, you've got to step up to the plate; you've got to make a proposal for a balanced budget. That's the requirement. And then you've got to sit down and negotiate if the folks that you need to work with disagree with you on points.
For decades, Iran has covertly worked to develop a nuclear weapons program and has repeatedly violated its international obligations.
We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.
Illinois needs a single-payer health care system, and as governor, I will take the steps to get us there.
It takes a tough, stand-up governor to stand up to the president of the United States - speaking out against the president, speaking out against his policies and, more than that, having actual policies that will help expand health care while... Trump is trying to diminish it for Illinois families.
When I'm governor, we're not going to be silent like Bruce Rauner. Illinois will be a firewall against Donald Trump's destructive and bigoted agenda.
You know why I'm running for governor? Because everything we care about is under siege from President Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner.
When you're someone who cares about making a difference in the world, and you have resources to do that, you have literally hundreds of choices you could make about how to do that.
No matter how much wealth anybody has, family problems are about the same across the board.
The more activity around Chicago-based companies, and the more success that entrepreneurs have in Chicago, the better we as venture capitalists in Chicago will do.
The fact that my father set out on his own to build Hyatt - a business the family was not in and a business he was learning about as he was building it - is instructive.
Women should not be forced to accept sexual harassment as the price of admission to a life and career in the political world. They should not have to endure unwanted touching, innuendo, and propositioning from men in positions of power.
Leadership means setting a moral tone.
I'm running for governor because I think we need to change things in Illinois.
With Donald Trump as president and Republicans in control of Congress, our healthcare is under attack.
The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
Rauner stands silent as Trump assaults our basic rights.
I'm an independent thinker and independent leader. I have been my whole life.
The challenge in multi-lateral negotiations is not to lose sight of one's over-arching goal in the midst of the cacophony of opinions at the bargaining table.
Single-payer is about making our society a better place. It's about putting people over profits.
As an elected official, an advocate for children, and an educator, Glenn Poshard has always fought for what's right.
If you're governor of a state, and you have nothing to say when the president attacks the people that you represent, you are complicit.
Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.
Governor Rauner talks about what he might get done or what he tried to get done. It's past time for all his talk. It's time for action. It's what I've been doing my whole life.
I hate the term 'philanthropist.'
To me, the special parts of the day - and also the ones that fit with a full-time job - are bedtime and wake-up time. So I try really hard to be there for my kids as many of those nights and mornings as I can.
Selling online is one channel, but it's not the only channel.
