Marie Newman was gearing up for a primary fight anyway, now it will just be in a district a few miles away from her home.
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The morning after the General Assembly approved a redistricting plan for members of Congress, Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) announced he won’t seek re-election in 2022.
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In a map released and passed by legislative Democrats within a few hours Thursday, Congresswoman Marie Newman’s (D-La Grange) political future went from difficult to nearly impossible.
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Democrats unveiled their third version of the congressional districts late Wednesday night setting up passage Thursday in Springfield.
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The House passed a repeal of the Parental Notification of Abortion law Wednesday night following emotional debate, sending the bill to Governor JB Pritzker’s desk.
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A lawsuit alleging the latest Democratic-passed legislative redistricting plan “cracked” Black East St. Louis residents to help shore up a neighboring white district has been lumped in with two existing suits over legislative maps.
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Control of the Illinois Supreme Court could come down to the outcome of a race for an open seat in the northeastern corner of the state. Republicans believe they have the candidate to beat.
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The Senate passed a repeal of the Parental Notification of Abortion law Tuesday night, setting up passage in the House as early as Wednesday.
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As the General Assembly prepares to adopt a new congressional map this week, two Republican congressmen directly impacted by political gerrymandering have to decide to stay and fight, or seek to move up the ranks.
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Six of the current 18 members of Illinois’ congressional delegation appear to be drawn into potential member vs. member primaries in a new draft congressional map released by House and Senate Democrats Saturday afternoon.
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The top Republican on the House Redistricting Committee says Democrats have introduced a congressional map that splits up communities like counties and towns all across the state.
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Based on a new court filing, Democrats may not know if their September legislative map is valid anymore.
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Advocacy groups and residents from residents of an area of southwest Chicago issued complaints over the General Assembly’s proposed congressional redistricting plan Wednesday.
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Parents from almost 150 school districts across the state have filed a class-action lawsuit challenging Governor JB Pritzker’s mask requirements and quarantine policies in schools via executive order.
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If Rockford-area Democrats have their way, there will be someone from their neck of the woods representing the new 17th district in Congress after the 2022 election.
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A federal court in Chicago has thrown out the legislative map passed by Democrats in May, but didn’t go so far as to throw out the September rewrite of the maps.
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Another minority group has filed a lawsuit against legislative maps passed in May and edited in August.
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Quarterly campaign finance reports were due at midnight Friday night. Here’s our quick rundown.
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There could be a lot happening during the next two weeks during veto session in Springfield.
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In an effort to strengthen Illinois’ Democratic congressional majority from 13-5 to 14-3, Democrats released a new gerrymandered congressional map Friday afternoon.
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