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Greg Bishop

Greg Bishop reports on Illinois government and other issues for The Center Square. Bishop has years of award-winning broadcast experience and hosts the WMAY Morning Newsfeed out of Springfield.

2024 election
Black leaders ditching Illinois Democrats, stand with GOP state’s attorney candidate

(The Center Square) – Some Black leaders from the Chicago area are urging others to ditch Democrats and vote Republican. After Wednesday’s GOP breakfast outside the Republican National Convention in… Read More

July 17, 2024
2024 election
Pritzker hot mic moment on presidential polling: ‘Don’t like where we’re at’

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is responding to questions about a hot mic comment this week where he said of the presidential race, “I don’t like where… Read More

July 11, 2024
2024 election
Pritzker stands behind Biden for nomination, ‘unless he decides otherwise’

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic governors from across the country are in Washington D.C. Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden after last week’s… Read More

July 3, 2024
Guns, Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court denies Illinois’ gun ban challenge as not ready yet

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined taking up the cases challenging Illinois’ gun ban, saying they aren’t ready yet but also criticizing an appeals court’s rationale for… Read More

July 2, 2024
Illinois
Illinois law makes changing gender on out-of-state birth certificate easier

(The Center Square) – Two new measures that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says are LGBTQ+ affirming are now law. One lowers barriers for someone seeking to change the gender on… Read More

July 1, 2024