Illinois in Focus

By America's Talking Network

The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of Illinois from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.... more

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The podcast currently has 576 episodes available.

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May 29, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 29th, 2025 - Illinois House Approves ‘Safe Gun Storage’ Bill; Republicans Promise Lawsuits
Greg Bishop airs some of the floor debate from the Illinois House approving the "safe gun storage" measure, the final step before the bill can be sent to the governor's desk.
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May 28, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 28th, 2025 - ‘Safe Gun Storage’ Bill Passes House Committee, Ready for Final Passage
Greg Bishop reviews stories impacting firearms owners with the passage of a "safe gun storage" bill out of the Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee and and upcoming appeals court oral argument in the case challenging Illinois' ban on carrying concealed on mass transit.
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May 27, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 27th, 2025 - Illinois Legislators Have Days Left Before Adjournment With Budget Still Elusive
Greg Bishop reviews some of the back and forth on where the Illinois legislature is with the annual spending plan with just a handful of days left before scheduled adjournment.
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May 24, 2025 Weekend Edition | Gov. Pritzker Says ‘Funding Is There’ for Budget
When legislators return to the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, they’ll have just 11 days before the deadline to pass an annual plan on how to spend taxpayers’ money. Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed his budget of nearly $55 billion in February. If approved, that’d be the most expensive spending plan in state history. Despite revenue projections coming in lower than anticipated, Pritzker said last week they already plan a tight budget. “I’m just saying, you know, we’ll get there,” Pritzker said at an unrelated event. “Nobody likes to have to, you know, tighten the belt and make it all work, but our tightening is, I think, reasonable.”
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24min
May 23, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 23rd, 2025 - ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill to Impact Illinois’ Non-citizen Health Care Subsides, State and Local Taxes
Greg Bishop shares some of the reaction from Illinois legislators to the passage by the U.S. House of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" bill and how it will impact taxpayer subsidies for non-citizen health care subsidies and the state and local tax deduction for high tax states like Illinois.
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25min
May 22, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 22nd, 2025 - Transgender Sports Debate Continue Erupting on Illinois House Floor
Greg Bishop reviews the latest debate from the Illinois House around the issue of transgender students competing in the sport opposite of the gender they were born.
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May 21, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 21st, 2025 - Illinois Legislator Begin to Approve Bills for Governor’s Signature in Final Days of Session
Greg Bishop discusses several bills the Illinois House approved to be sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker in the final days of legislation session, including changes to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board and protections for a crucial drinking water aquifer.
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May 20, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 20th, 2025 - As IL GOP Slams Possible Tax Hikes, Pritzker Says ‘Funding Is There’ for Budget
(The Center Square) – When legislators return to the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, they’ll have just 11 days before the deadline to pass an annual plan on how to spend taxpayers’ money. Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed his budget of nearly $55 billion in February. If approved, that’d be the most expensive spending plan in state history. Despite revenue projections coming in lower than anticipated, Pritzker said last week they already plan a tight budget. “I’m just saying, you know, we’ll get there,” Pritzker said at an unrelated event. “Nobody likes to have to, you know, tighten the belt and make it all work, but our tightening is, I think, reasonable.”
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32min
May 17, 2025 Weekend Edition | IL House Republicans Call Out $1B for NGOs, Plan Their Own Budget Proposal
(The Center Square) – Illinois Republicans say there is more than $1 billion of Illinois taxpayer funds going to non-government organizations with little oversight and accountability. Among the spending some members of the Illinois House Republicans highlighted was more than $14 million going to the Indo American Center. State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, said that’s just a drop in the bucket. “Today, we’re turning our attention to a staggering amount of taxpayer money, over $1 billion that’s been funneled into politically connected non-government organizations, or NGOs,” Halbrook said during a news conference in Springfield Tuesday.
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24min
May 16, 2025 Illinois in Focus Daily | May 16th, 2025 - Republican Says Illinois Should Spend $44 Billion, Not $55 Billion for Annual Budget
Greg Bishop talks live with state Rep. Jed Davis about his budget proposal and the process of getting a state spending plan across the finish line.
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