By Dan Petrella

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed legislation extending state tax credits for film production through 2026, a move he said will attract more industry jobs and spending and could give a boost to Chicago rapper and actor Common’s pitch to build a massive movie studio on the former U.S. Steel South Works site.

“Whenever anybody’s looking at a new site, a new opportunity in this industry, it’s incumbent upon us to do everything we can to work with them to help them develop their opportunity because … for me it’s all about creating jobs and opportunity for the people of Illinois,” Pritzker said at a bill-signing event Thursday at the Thompson Center in the Loop.