This week on CapitolView, a week after signing an assault weapons ban into law, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and others face lawsuits in state and federal court claiming the ban is unconstitutional. This issue, and all the week’s news in politics from Illinois.
WSIU’s Jennifer Fuller talks with Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois and Kent Redfield, Emeritus UIS Political Science Professor about the week in Illinois politics.
Tune in Fri, Jan. 20 at 2:30pm on the WSIU stations: WSIU 8.1, WUSI 16.1, WSEC 14.1, WQEC 27.1 and WMEC 22.2 or access the WSIU local broadcast livestream online at pbs.org or via the PBS Video app. Enjoy an encore broadcast Sundays at 11:00am.
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