SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will give his annual State of the State Address from the Illinois Capitol.
This address will happen in person. 2021's State of the State address was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Springfield has not released any indications on what the governor will touch on for sure, but we can expect Pritzker to touch on the progress of the long list of infrastructure projects happening across the State of Illinois. We also can expect the governor to touch on the latest on how COVID is impacting Illinois.
News 8 will have continued coverage of the State of the State address on Wednesday.
The 2021 State of the State address was held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield drawing comparisons between COVID and the Spanish Flu of 1918. The fairgrounds were used as a 100-bed emergency make-shift hospital to care for Illinoisans impacted by the Spanish Flu.
In addition to touching on COVID and comparing it to the Spanish Flu, the governor spoke on how businesses have been impacted due to the pandemic. Saying, "Businesses built painstakingly over generations have had to shutter their doors."
Pritzker ended the 2021 address by saying, "As long as we need to be strong, we will be. Because that is the State of our State – generous, heroic, and strong, always."
You can watch the live stream of the 2022 State of the State address online at noon on Wednesday through the Illinois General Assembly website by clicking here.