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Illinois Democrats on Friday pushed through new legislative district maps over the objections of Republicans and many community advocacy organizations who contend Democrats are not acting in good faith in their handling of the once-in-a-decade process.

(The Center Square) – Democrats released revised legislative maps Thursday evening and approved them the next night without any support from Republicans, who criticized the data used to draw the maps and the process by which the legisl...

Illinois Democrats on Friday pushed through new legislative district maps in a whirlwind 12 hours full of partisan rancor — over the objections of

The measure was approved by the Senate, 37-18, on May 20. Opponents of the bill said they worry inappropriate information would be taught, and children would be taught at too young of an age about gender and sexuality, types of sexual activities and abortion. Even though the bill would allow parents and guardians to opt their children out of the curriculum, opponents said they believe many school districts would decide to opt out of the curriculum entirely. In that case, the bill would require ...

Illinois Democrats on Friday pushed through new legislative district maps in a whirlwind 12 hours full of partisan rancor — over the objections of Republicans and many community advocacy organizations.

Democrats in the Illinois Senate used their majority power Friday to approve new state legislative maps, while Democrats in the House passed a new Illinois Supreme Court map for the first time in almost 60 years. The House was expected to take up the issue of new maps for Illinois House and Senate districts later Friday, while the Senate was expected to vote on the Supreme Court map. No Republicans voted for the new maps. The Democratic governor hasn’t talked about the proposed Supreme Court ...

Illinois House Democrats used political data to supplement public comments and American Community Survey data to draw maps.

Illinois Democrats have released revised legislative district maps that they say address concerns raised over ...

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