Gov. Pritzker to deliver State of the State address, unveil FY2027 budget

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. JB Pritzker will deliver his 2026 State of the State address on Wednesday.

Pritzker is scheduled to speak at noon before a joint session of the legislature in Springfield. That news conference will be streamed in the media player at the top of this story.

What we know:

The annual address is a chance for the governor to unveil his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1.

The General Assembly will have to approve the budget by the end of June.

Pritzker's address will also come as Illinois faces increasing fiscal pressure after the passage of President Trump's budget law last year. A report from Pritzker's budget office estimates that the new law will result in Illinois losing nearly $600 million in federal funding due to cuts, mostly to government health insurance programs.

The state will also have to pay more to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides money to low-income residents to purchase food every month.