J B Pritzker Decries This Week S Reader Cover As Not The Right Approach

Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker was not exactly excited to pick up this week’s Reader and see himself in exaggerated caricature form sitting on top of a lawn jockey. Nope. He characterized the cover illustration by artist Greg Houston as “not the right approach.”

.@JBPritzker On @Chicago_Reader cover: “Well I guess I knew they intended to be provocative at the Reader but I think this is not the right approach” @ABC7Chicago pic.twitter.com/Qko8lQyB2R

— Craig Wall ABC 7 (@craigrwall) February 15, 2018

Reader executive editor Mark Konkol responded in a statement: “Today’s Reader included a variety of opinions about J.B. Pritzker’s wiretapped interaction with former governor Rod Blagojevich, including the candidate’s own statements in his defense. Alderman Sawyer is entitled to his opinion. We stand by our decision to engage readers on important issues of the day by producing journalism and social commentary that gets people talking.”