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She’s like a caring mother to all. This is how the late Second District Rep. Resurreccion Acop was described by her staff following her demise Friday morning (May 28). Antipolo City Second District Rep. Resurreccion ‘Dr. Cion’ Marrero Acop In an interview with Manila Bulletin, three female staf

Dems unveil Supreme Court redistricting proposal

Its the first time the Supreme Court districts have been redrawn since the 1970 Constitutional Convention.

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Justice David Overstreet SPRINGFIELD – Eleven counties will join the Fifth Judicial District’s existing 37 southernmost, if legislators adopt a map that Democratic leaders introduced on May 25. Illinois has 102 counties.  The district would run 260 miles from Cairo to Hoopeston, and would absorb Decatur but wouldn’t capture the Capitol. The Fifth Judicial District has been trending Republican since 2004 when voters elected Justice Lloyd Karmeier. He was retained i...

* Chicago Tribune, March 8, 1997… Gov. Jim Edgar on Friday signed into law the final hurrah of last year’s Republican-run General Assembly, approving a redrawing of the Illinois Supreme Court’s election boundaries aimed at giving the GOP control of the state’s highest court. […] By having Cook County’s three seats on the high court elected from subdistricts, instead of countywide, beginning in the year 2000, Republicans hope to win a majority on the 7-member court for the first time...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn The beloved boxing champ has weathered a tumultuous and controversial career. • 35 min read A look at the impact of Mike Tyson’s global fame As Mike Tyson publicly rose in fame, he engaged in a lavish lifestyle of excessive spending and partying.John Lamparski/Getty Images, FILE Former boxing promoter Dave Wooley says that during the 1980s, there were three Black men who “ruled the world”: Michael Jackson...

Senate and House Democrats propose new Illinois Supreme Court boundaries SPRINGFIELD (WSIL) -- The Senate and House Redistricting Committees Tuesday released a proposed map of new Illinois Supreme Court boundaries. “This map is about equal representation in the state’s most important court,” said Rep. Lisa Hernandez, Chair of the House Redistricting Committee. “As we strive for all to be equal before the law, we must ensure we all have an equal voice in ch...

The boundaries of Illinois's five state Supreme Court districts would be redrawn for the first time in nearly ...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. A Louisiana deputy who has been under intense medical care for the past five years after being shot by a suspect while serving a drug-related warrant in 2016 has died, officials announced Sunday.  Detective Stephen Arnold, a 12-year veteran of the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, having previously served as a Second District deputy and Narcotics detective, recently passed away, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopi...