Illinois in Focus: Chicago Flips Red summons Trump; gun rights advocate on DOJ involvement

Illinois in Focus: Chicago Flips Red summons Trump; gun rights advocate on DOJ involvement

September 12, 2025/
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By Greg Bishop | The Center Square
The Center Square

(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the calls from Chicago Flips Red for the Trump administration to do more for public safety in Chicago as Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there is no emergency.

Bishop also talks with gun rights advocate Todd Vandermyde about the significance of the U.S. Department of Justices’ involvement in the case challenging Illinois gun and magazine ban, and how to interpret a recent and separate ruling on concealed carry and mass transit.

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