* The dude definitely ain’t playing around…

Pritzker adds another $25 million to his campaign fund. He's now put $106.5 million into his fund.https://t.co/iafAAyd5Xs

— IL Election Data (@ILElectionData) June 3, 2018

* Earlier today…

The Pritzker campaign has transferred $1 million to Democratic Majority, the House Democrats leadership committee.https://t.co/GzAvzlMbPm

— IL Election Data (@ILElectionData) June 2, 2018

That committee is controlled by House Speaker Michael Madigan.

*** UPDATE 1 *** Comments are now open. Here’s the Sun-Times…

Pritzker and Rauner spent $132 million on their hard-fought primaries. Rauner spent more than $63 million and Pritzker spent $68 million between December 2016 and the end of March, records have shown.

This year’s race for governor could end up breaking the national record set by California’s 2010 race in which Democrat Jerry Brown and Silicon Valley executive Meg Whitman spent a combined $280 million.

* Tribune…

Pritzker’s $25 million contribution was dated the last day of May, bringing his total for the month to $30 million. More than $2 million was sent to various Democratic campaign groups aimed at helping lower-ballot candidates, similar to the way that Rauner has used his personal wealth to rebuild Republican campaigns. Pritzker’s campaign also moved $1 million to House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Democratic Majority campaign fund last week.

While sizable, Pritzker’s $25 million was not a record for a single donation. Rauner put $50 million into his campaign account in December of 2016 — an amount campaign aides said represented a down payment for this year’s general election.

* Politico…

WHY NOW? We got answers that ranged from Pritzker wanting to show he’s “all in,” to his demonstrating he isn’t taking anything for granted, to a far more simple explanation that he’s readying for a probable, post-legislative session, TV ad assault from Rauner. Each time Pritzker has been hit in ads in the past, he’s been up immediately with a response.

*** UPDATE 2 *** ILGOP…

The Illinois Republican Party issued the following statement after J.B. Pritzker gave a $1 million contribution to Democratic Majority, a political committee chaired by House Speaker Mike Madigan:

“Before the primary, J.B. Pritzker secretly funneled money to Mike Madigan through Super PACs and corporations. Now, Pritzker is bankrolling Madigan’s political organization so they can work hand-in-hand to raise taxes, increase spending and drown our state in debt. Hardworking Illinois taxpayers can’t afford the Pritzker-Madigan ticket.” - Illinois Republican Party Spokesman Aaron DeGroot