Crime & Safety
Gov. Pritzker Given Warning For Speeding On WI Lake: Reports
One report says the governor was going 41 mph in a 35 mph zone while enjoying a weekend with his family at his lake house.
WALWORTH COUNTY, WI — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was stopped for speeding while boating on a lake in Wisconsin, according to reports. During a weekend boat trip on June 7, Pritzker was stopped and issued a warning on Geneva Lake in Walworth County, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Pritzker was "enjoying a weekend at the lake with his family," his spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh told the Journal Sentinel. She added that he received a warning for going 41 mph in a 35 mph zone.
Pritzker owns a Lake Geneva vacation home, according to the Journal Sentinel.
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The AP reported the governor was pulled over around 8:30 p.m. on Williams Bay.
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