Illinois in Focus

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Illinois in Focus episodes

May 01, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 1st, 2025 - Chicago, Cook County Officials Defend Migrant Sanctuary Policies Amid DOJ Lawsuit
Greg Bishop shares comments he got asking Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle about the ongoing U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against the state's migrant sanctuary policies.
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32 min
April 30, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 30th, 2025 - Family Battles Illinois State Agency in Court to Keep Child With Disabilities Closer to Home
Greg Bishop shares the story of William and Danita Dorsey who are expected back in court to keep their son Gregory in a state-run facility for individuals with disabilities closer to their southern Illinois home, rather than nearly four hours away.

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28 min
April 29, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 29th, 2025 - Trump Celebrates Immigration Enforcement for First 100 Days
Greg Bishop reviews some of the points the Trump administration is highlighting 100 days into his second non consecutive term, and reaction from both sides of the aisle.
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31 min
April 28, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 28th, 2025 - Property Taxes, Tariffs, & Gov. Pritzker
The Center Square's Greg Bishop looks at the conversations around property taxes, tariffs, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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42 min
April 26, 2025 Weekend Edition | Lawmaker: Cut Non-citizen Spending to Reform Family Farms Estate Tax
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Republicans are calling for reforms to the state’s estate tax on farmers, saying it’s up to Democrats to find savings to make up for potentially millions of dollars in lost state revenue. Earlier this month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he would support a change to the estate tax for family farms as long as proponents bring forward cuts to state spending to make up for possibly lost revenue. “It’s a couple few hundred million dollars of revenue to the state,” Pritzker said after Ag Day events at the Illinois State Capitol. “So … if he’s able to come with his ideas about how to pay for it, then we ought to talk about it.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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24 min
April 25, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 25th, 2025 - Pritzker’s El Salvador Moves Criticized for Lack of Focus on Illinois Issues
Greg Bishop looks at the agenda Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has in dealing with El Salvador as Republicans criticize the move.
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32 min
April 24, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 24th, 2025 - Illinoisans Have Open U.S. Senate Seat for 2026 as Durbin Retiring
Greg Bishop discusses the news of Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announcing he's not seeking reelection, which opens up the seat for voters to pick a new Senator in 2026.

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31 min
April 23, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 23rd, 2025 - Pritzker Reacts to DOJ Assertion Migrant Released From IL Jail Later Arrested for Murder
Greg Bishop delves into the latest court filings challenging Illinois' migrant sanctuary policies from the U.S. Department of Justice and jointly from the state of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago. He also shares Gov. J.B. Pritzker's reaction to DOJ assertions.

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24 min
April 22, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 22nd, 2025 - 'New Illinois’ Members Say ‘No Thanks’ to Joining Indiana
Greg Bishop tracks the latest in Indiana's efforts to create a commission with Illinois to investigate redrawing the two state's boundaries to wrap some Illinois counties into Indiana, and gets reaction from members of New Illinois to that prospect.
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24 min
April 21, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | April 21st, 2025 - Pritzker: “Trump Is Okay if People in Chicago Die”
Join The Center Square's Greg Bishop as he is back at it discussing the happenings in Springfield and across the state last week.
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35 min

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