ROCK ISLAND, Illinois– Billionaire J.B. Pritzker kicked off his campaign for Illinois governor with a stop in the Quad Cities Saturday afternoon. The long...

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois-- Billionaire J.B. Pritzker kicked off his campaign for Illinois governor with a stop in the Quad Cities Saturday afternoon.

The longtime Democratic fundraiser announced his run Thursday. That announcement came after Pritzker formed an exploratory committee last month to test the waters and immediately kicked in $200,000 out of his own pocket.

"It's important to be able to talk to people and listen," Pritzker told News 8 after the rally, adding, "Mostly our elected officials don't listen. And it's what I do well, and it's what I'll take to Springfield when I'm governor."