WATCH: Illinois In Focus Daily | Wednesday Aug. 13th, 2025
August 13, 2025/
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares comments from Tuesday’s bill signing ceremony where Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Sonya Massey’s law and the issue of how to address police accountability.
Bishop also shares the latest comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responding to President Donald Trump calling him incompetent in regards to public safety.
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