Pritzkers release tax returns: Last year’s $18.5 million in taxable income more than triple previous year

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife, M.K. Pritzker, applaud at a bill-signing ceremony at the at Chicago Cultural Center in 2019. (John L. Alexander/For the Sun-Times)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker reported earning more than $18.5 million in adjusted gross income last year — a hefty bump from the $5.1 million the billionaire couple reported in 2020.

Pritzker’s campaign on Friday released partial 2021 state and federal tax returns, which also show the Pritzkers paid $4,733,028 in federal taxes and $883,780 in state taxes.