A Republican representative filed a bill that would impeach Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

The bill cites violence in language Pritzker has used.

Democrats are likely to halt the efforts when they return to Springfield for the veto session next month.

SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois representative has filed a bill that would impeach Gov. JB Pritzker, arguing that Pritzker has incited violence on multiple occasions.

Rep. Chris Miller, R-Hindsboro, filed articles of impeachment late last week .

In the articles, Miller referenced three instances that Pritzker incited violence:

On Feb. 19, Pritzker compared Republicans to the Nazi party of 1930s Germany, according to the text of the bill.

"The authoritarian playbook is laid bare here: They point to a group of people who don't look like you and

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