Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will deliver his annual State of the State address on Wednesday, and he’ll have to address a potentially large budget deficit.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is set to unveil his 2026 budget proposal at the annual State of the State budget address on Wednesday. Pritzker is set to speak at 12 p.m. and the speech will be carried in the player above.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his 2025 State of the State and budget address in front of a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2025. Below, watch the speech live,

Pritzker will have to address how the state plans to cover what was projected to be a budget deficit of more than $3 billion.

Gov. JB Pritzker took to the podium Wednesday for the annual State of the State address where he talked about the upcoming budget as well as other legislation. The two-term Democrat related how he’s working to cut out pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs,

Ill., warned against authoritarianism, saying “it took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic” and asked Illinoisans to “gather your justice and your humanity.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday proposed a statewide ban on cell phones in school classrooms, as part of an effort to improve students' performance and mental health by removing electronic devices that many have said have become major distractions.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will give the annual State of the State address. It is scheduled to start at around 12:00 CT. Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the live stream on our mobile app Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media,

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I do not invoke the specter of Nazis lightly,” said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzer, adding that he was “watching with a foreboding dread what is happening in our country right