Investors, Chicago Bears Chair Pitch Pritzker for Harris VP

Illinois executives and Democratic donor heavyweights are making the case for Vice President Kamala Harris to select Governor JB Pritzker as her running mate, citing his accomplishments in wooing business activity to their state.

Michael Sacks, chairman and chief executive officer of hedge fund GCM Grosvenor, Ariel Investments LLC’s John Rogers, Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey and team CEO Kevin Warren were among the 43 people who signed a letter addressed to Harris on Thursday.

“His proven track record of fiscal responsibility, job creation, and bipartisan collaboration would make him an ideal partner in the White House ...