WATCH: Pritzker tells Trump ‘come and get me;’ SCOTUS hears ballot counting case
October 9, 2025/
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares reaction to President Donald Trump saying he thinks Gov. J.B. Pritzker should be in jail as Pritzker says “come get me.”
Bishop also shares highlights of the oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court about whether an Illinois congressman can bring a lawsuit against the state for counting ballots up to two weeks after an election.
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