WATCH: Homan targets Chicago; Freedom Caucus responds to Pritzker’s ‘move out’ comment
September 8, 2025/
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares some of the moments from Trump administration border czar Tom Homan who spoke to the State Freedom Caucus Network in Dallas, Texas Friday.
Bishop also shares reaction from the Illinois Freedom Caucus to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s comments that if people don’t want to stay in Illinois to make the state better, they should move.
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