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‘What more could the governor do?’: Illinois lawmakers doubt state’s districts could be more gerrymandered

While Gov. JB Pritzker last week repeatedly said he and his allies in the General Assembly might pursue gerrymandering ...
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Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should ...

Former Democratic advisor says party's rhetoric on redistricting is getting 'a little out of control'

Former Democratic advisor Dan Turrentine warned that his party's dramatic redistricting language could hurt their chances of ...

New poll: 50.2% of Illinois voters view Pritzker unfavorably

The Illinois Policy Institute’s newest Lincoln Poll conducted by M3 Strategies July 15-18 found that 50.2% of likely voters ...
Opinion

Congressional remap unlikely in the cards for Illinois

Logistics of moving primary dates, diluting Democratic districts way harder than political theater now playing out.
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Opinion: Democrats on Illinois' high court must withdraw on ...

Illinois House Republicans are challenging the 2021 Democratic-controlled redistricting of legislative seats. The Illinois Constitution dictates that districts be “compact.” ...
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Illinois Republicans Suffer Losses Throughout the State

In local elections Tuesday, 79 percent of the candidates backed by the Illinois Democratic Party won. Several Republican mayors were unseated, pointing to problems for the GOP in the suburbs.

After Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vows to protect Texas House Democrats in Colbert interview, bomb threat received at hotel

Gov. JB Pritzker vowed on late-night television to protect Texas House Democrats who fled to Illinois to try and stop the ...