WATCH: Pritzker expanding sanctuary law; Chicago shutdown looms; ‘Judicial Hellholes’

(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop discusses a bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to sign Tuesday morning, expanding the state’s migrant sanctuary policies and the criticism Republicans have for the bill that impacts child daycares, universities and hospitals.

Bishop also reviews some of the ongoing debates over taxing and spending in the city of Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson says negotiations continue as the city faces an end-of-month deadline to pass a budget. Johnson is looking for tax increases.

Finally, Bishop shares the highlights from the latest “Judicial Hellholes” report from American Tort Reform Association. ATR President Tiger Joyce discusses why three Illinois counties are “Judicial Hellholes.”

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