Dem Governor Blasted For Who Made His Tribute List And Who Didn’t

Joe Abraham, an Illinois father whose 20-year-old daughter Katie was killed by an illegal immigrant in a 2025 hit-and-run crash, is criticizing Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker over what he describes as a lack of acknowledgment from state leaders.

Abraham’s outcry comes after Pritzker’s office finally broke its silence regarding the recent murder of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman — allegedly at the hands of a Venezuelan national released into the country by the Biden administration — only to use the moment to pivot to political attacks against the Trump administration.

In January 2025, Abraham’s daughter was killed in Urbana in a high-speed, drunk-driving hit-and-run. The suspect, Julio Cucul-Bol, is a Guatemalan national who had previously been deported and was living under an alias, according to law enforcement. While the Department of Homeland Security eventually launched “Operation Midway Blitz” in Katie’s honor, Pritzker has reportedly remained conspicuously silent.

In a powerful social media post, Abraham highlighted the governor’s hypocrisy, contrasting Pritzker’s public response to other tragedies with what he says has been silence in his daughter’s case.

“@GovPritzker, I saw your post honoring lives lost in Minnesota — standing publicly, naming Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and laying flowers in their memory,” Abraham wrote. “But where was that same compassion on January 19, 2025? That is the day my 20-year-old daughter, Katie Abraham, was killed here in Illinois.”

Abraham emphasized that his daughter was “simply living her life” and was not involved in any dangerous activity when she was killed.

He said he had reached out privately to the governor, seeking only “clarity” and “understanding,” but was met with total silence.

“You have never said her name. You have never come to where she died… And beyond that — you have never even responded to me,” Abraham stated.

The father’s response was triggered by Pritzker’s office finally — after three days — acknowledging the murder of Gorman, an 18-year-old freshman fatally shot in Chicago while walking with friends to see the Northern Lights. Rather than taking accountability for the sanctuary policies that allowed Gorman’s alleged killer — who had an outstanding warrant for shoplifting — to remain on the streets, Pritzker’s office blamed the Trump administration for “politicizing” the tragedy and demanded more federal funds.

Illinois Gov JB Pritzker office breaks its silence following the murder of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman, who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant, telling @realDailyWire :

“Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and Loyola University community grieving…

— Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) March 23, 2026

Abraham rejected the governor’s approach to immigration and public safety, arguing that Pritzker’s defense of sanctuary policies creates the very conditions for these “preventable tragedies.”

“This is not about politics. It’s about leadership and accountability,” Abraham declared. “When you choose to publicly mourn some victims while remaining silent about others — especially those lost under policies you support — it sends a message… it tells families like mine that our loss does not matter the same way.”

Abraham concluded with a direct challenge to the governor: “Say her name: Katie Abraham. Stand where she died. Show the people of Illinois that every life matters.”

.@GovPritzker, I saw your post honoring lives lost in Minnesota—standing publicly, naming Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and laying flowers in their memory.

But where was that same compassion on January 19, 2025?

That is the day my 20-year-old daughter, Katie Abraham, was killed… https://t.co/15Uv1uT46M

— Joe Abraham (@angeldadjoe) March 23, 2026