Illinois Governor JB Pritzker/Screencap from Twitter/X video.

Hardware giant True Value has just announced that they are moving their headquarters from Chicago, Illinois to Fort Wayne, Indiana.

It is just the latest in an exodus of big businesses which have fled Illinois on the watch of Governor JB Pritzker over the state’s high taxes and difficult business environment.

The same thing is happening in other blue states like California and Washington, yet the Democrats who run these states refuse to face reality.

They would rather lose companies and jobs than change their reckless policies.

Townhall reports:

Another Business Flees the Failing State of Illinois, Thanks to Democrats in Springfield

In early June, the Chicago Bears Board of Directors voted to advance the stadium project in Hammond, Indiana. Barring any last-minute surprises, ABC 7 is reporting this is a ‘done deal.’ The Bears were in Chicago for a century and a half, and all it took was a couple of years of Democratic Party rule to make them run away.

But they’re not the only business leaving Chicago. Hardware giant True Value, which had its headquarters in Chicago for almost 80 years, announced it’s moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana…

Mark Hespen, reporting from the Illinois Capitol, reported on the move.

“As the Fourth of July nears, some bad news for the state of Illinois,” he said. “Another major employer has announced it is moving its headquarters out of the Land of Lincoln. Do It Best Group recently announced it will relocate True Value’s headquarters from Chicago to Fort Wayne, Indiana.”

“The announcement marks the latest in a series of high-profile departures in Illinois under Governor Pritzker,” Hespen continued, “major companies including Caterpillar, Boeing, Morton Salt, Tyson Foods, and Citadel have all left while the Governor has been in office and moved their headquarters out of the state of Illinois, raising continued concerns about Illinois business climate and long-term economic competitiveness.”

Watch the video below:

After 78 years in Chicago, True Value’s HQ is bolting to Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Pritzker called Indiana a low-wage state that isn’t attractive to anyone.

Hundreds of jobs just chose Indiana over his Illinois anyway.

Another one fleeing his sky-high taxes and endless regulations.… pic.twitter.com/WrmQA60Bun

— Jen (@IlliniJen) July 5, 2026

JB Pritzker can ignore this now, but if he runs for president in 2028, all of these business losses for his state will be front and center.

Governors are supposed bring companies and jobs to their state, not lose them.

Mike LaChance Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.

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