Time is running out with only one week left before the Mexico and Canada tariffs will be implemented by the Trump administration. This has caused growing concern among Illinois farmers and the agriculture market over a potential trade disruption.

The governor’s $55.2 billion budget is based on the December S&P Global forecast that projected stable economic growth and considered some of Trump’s top economic policies, including tariffs and tax cut extensions, would be implemented, Sturm said.

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square associate editor Greg Bishop reviews some of President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress, and some responses from elected officials from Illinois.

Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fentanyl crossing the northern border is "near zero."