WATCH: Illinois In Focus Daily | Monday July 7th, 2025

(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop delves into just some of what is in the “one big, beautiful bill” President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day and how it is expected to impact Illinois.

After another violent weekend in Chicago, Bishop shares some of the crime statistics and pre-holiday weekend thoughts from Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Superintendent Larry Snelling.

Finally, Bishop shares brief highlights from recently released police body camera footage of a police-involved nonfatal shooting that happened in May in Macon, Illinois.

Watch the full program below. Subscribe to Illinois in Focus Daily with The Center Square on YouTube. You can also subscribe to the Illinois in Focus podcast to get the entire show uninterrupted.

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