Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his annual State of the State address in Springfield Wednesday, warning of challenges ahead and presenting his budget proposal for the new fiscal year.

Two months ago, state budgeteers were crying the blues over a projected $3 billion-plus budget deficit for the 2025-26 fiscal year beginning July 1.

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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.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said raising taxes or hiking pension benefits are not first choices for in his fiscal year 2026 budget. The governor said Illinois needs to “live within our means in this state.”

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

Pritzker has stepped into the role as one of President Trump's most direct and pugnacious critics. It's a balancing act with his responsibilities in Springfield, writes statehouse reporter .

Gov. J.B. Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1.

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to continue investments in early childhood education and K-12 schools.

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,