WATCH: Illinois In Focus Daily | Friday May 16th, 2025

(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Associate Editor 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.

Bishop also discusses several issues raised at the statehouse about criminal justice, including changes Republicans say are needed for the state’s no cash bail law, a bill heading to the governor’s desk to require more police recruitment background checks and a call for the Department of Corrections director to be ousted.

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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