Source: Feds Probe Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, First Lady For Property Tax Appeals

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Dave McKinney,

Tony Arnold

Published April 24, 2019 at 9:18 AM CDT

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, First Lady MK Pritzker, purchased a tan mansion (left) and red brick home (center) more than a decade ago in Chicago's upscale Gold Coast neighborhood. WBEZ has learned the federal government is investigating the Pritzkers after the toilets were removed in the red brick building to lower their property taxes.

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, his wife and his brother-in-law are under federal criminal investigation for a dubious residential property tax appeal that dogged him during his gubernatorial campaign last year, WBEZ has learned.

A law-enforcement source familiar with the investigation confirmed to WBEZ that the probe, which has not been revealed publicly until now, began last October and remains active.