Office of the Governor of IllinoisGovernment

The Office of the Governor of Illinois is the head of the executive branch of the government of Illinois in the United States. The governor serves as the chief executive officer of the state and commander-in-chief of its military forces, tasked with enforcing state laws, presenting the annual budget, and approving or vetoing legislation enacted by the General Assembly. Established in 1818 upon Illinois's admission to statehood, the office was first held by Shadrach Bond, who originally governed from the state's first capital at Kaskaskia.