Governor JB Pritzker toured a new mass vaccine clinic in Belleville, Illinois on Thursday and spoke to the media concerning vaccines and when things will get back to “normal.” Governor Pritzker said he wished he could give a date.

Governor Pritzker says that they are doing what they can to bolster small businesses but it’s hard. 

The Governor says what is holding us up is getting everyone vaccinated. He also commented on former Speaker of the House, Mike Madigan, who announced his resignation from the house on Thursday.

There were 1,966 new COVID-19 cases announced in Illinois on Thursday with 11 new cases in Christian and Montgomery County combined.