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A weekly feature of the top TheCenterSquare.com stories of the week, commentary from The Center Square Illinois' editors and more!

  • 25 minutes 36 seconds
    Illinois in Focus Daily | January 14th, 2025 - Cook County Judge Sides With Guns Save Life in Gun, Ammo Tax Challenge
    Greg Bishop shares a conversation with Guns Save Life Executive Director John Boch about Monday's decision from a Cook County judge siding with gun rights advocates over the county in a case challenging the county's gun and ammo tax.
    14 January 2025, 4:20 pm
  • 36 minutes 5 seconds
    Some Illinois Republicans Join Democrats in Voting for Gun Confiscation Bill

    The Center Square's Greg Bishop reviews the debate around Illinois House bill 4144 that would require police confiscate firearms from subjects of domestic orders of protection. While some Republicans supported the measure, others raised concerns it violates individuals' Second Amendment rights.

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    13 January 2025, 5:50 pm
  • 24 minutes
    Weekend Edition | Former Illinois House Speaker Discusses Codefendant, ‘Quid Pro Quo’ at Corruption Trial
    (The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan addressed his former friendship with codefendant Michael McClain as the two men face corruption charges in federal court. In cross-examination with McClain defense attorney Patrick Cotter Wednesday, Madigan said he developed a friendship with McClain during their early years in the Illinois House during the 1970s. Madigan said their friendship survived until recently. Cotter asked Madigan if McClain had been his political adviser. “At times,” Madigan answered.
    10 January 2025, 12:12 pm
  • 24 minutes 16 seconds
    Illinois in Focus Daily | January 6th, 2025 - Illinois Senate Passes Name Change Bill Republicans Say Will Hide Illegal Immigrants

    The Center Square's Greg Bishop reviews the debate Sunday in the Illinois Senate around a bill repealing the requirement to publish a legal name change that Republican argue will allow illegal immigrants to hide their past.

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    6 January 2025, 4:19 pm
  • 24 minutes
    Weekend Edition | Legislators Present Issues They Want Addressed for Illinois’ Lame Duck Session
    (The Center Square) – Illinois legislators return Saturday for the start of the final days of the 103rd General Assembly. One Republican legislator says that’s an opportunity to address economic concerns for taxpayers. State Rep. Jed Davis, R-Newark, said he’s excited for the so-called “lame duck session.” “So I’m like, ‘let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work,’” Davis told The Center Square. “We’ve got a lot of work to do. We’ve got looming budget deficits. We’ve got families that are struggling to put food on the tables. I mean, this inflation is out of control.” Davis notes that Illinois is among the states with the highest tax burdens. He also noted a recent Governor’s Office of Management and Budget report showing the coming fiscal year that starts July 1 with an estimated $3 billion deficit.
    4 January 2025, 10:00 am
  • 24 minutes
    Weekend Edition | A Look Back at the Top Illinois News in 2024
    The Center Square's Illinois 2024 Year in Review including the trial of former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan, Trump made gains in Illinois, gun ban, & more. Keep up with all of the Illinois news in 2025 at The Center Square: https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois
    28 December 2024, 10:00 am
  • 7 minutes 9 seconds
    Illinois 2024 Year in Review: Madigan Corruption Trial, Gun Ban, & More
    The Center Square's Illinois 2024 Year in Review including the trial of former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan, Trump made gains in Illinois, gun ban, & more. Keep up with all of the Illinois news in 2025 at The Center Square: https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois
    27 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 23 minutes 56 seconds
    Illinois in Focus Daily | December 26th, 2024 - Illinois Legislators Warn About Looming ‘Lame Duck’ Session

    The Center Square's Greg Bishop reviews some of the concerns Illinois legislators raised about the coming 'lame duck' session, the final days of the 103rd General Assembly.

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    26 December 2024, 4:26 pm
  • 42 minutes 38 seconds
    Illinois in Focus Daily | December 23th, 2024 - Nearly 300 New Illinois Laws Take Effect Jan. 1

    The Center Square's Greg Bishop reviews some of the 297 laws that go into effect Jan. 1, in Illinois, including measures impacting health insurance, employers, drivers, schools, parents and more. 

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    23 December 2024, 4:38 pm
  • 24 minutes
    Weekend Edition | Illinois Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Illinois’ Gun ID Law
    (The Center Square) – Whether Illinois’ Firearm Owner’s ID card is constitutional is now up to a state appellate court. Illinois is one of only a handful of states that requires individuals to have a specific permit or ID to purchase firearms and one of only two states that requires one to possess firearms or ammunition. Guns Save Life brought the case against the state, saying the law violates the Second Amendment. The Sangamon County court sided with the state. A three-judge panel of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court heard the case Thursday. Plaintiffs argued the law violates the plain text of the Second Amendment and the only comparable historical laws the state has are defunct loyalty oath laws and race-based prohibitions on specific firearms.
    21 December 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 4 seconds
    Illinois in Focus Daily | December 20th, 2024 - People From Other Countries Moving to Illinois Offset People Who Moved to Other States

    The Center Square's Greg Bishop reviews the latest U.S. Census Bureau data showing the state gaining population, but that growth was driven by people moving to Illinois from other countries. Ted Dabrowski, president of Wirepoints, provides reaction. 

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    20 December 2024, 9:05 pm
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