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Dems release proposal for new Supreme Court district maps The current Illinois Supreme Court district map, left, is pictured next to a proposed remap released by Democrats Tuesday. Capitol News Illinois
Updated 5/25/2021 7:35 PM
SPRINGFIELD Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday released a new proposed Illinois Supreme Court district map, redrawing district lines to maximize Democrats chances of keeping a majority on the state s highest court.
Lines for the Illinois Supreme Court districts have not been redrawn since they were first established in 1963.
There are seven Supreme Court justices from five districts across the state, with three justices elected from Cook County, which spans the 1st District.
Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday released a new proposed Illinois Supreme Court district map, redrawing district lines to maximize Democrats’ chances of keeping a majority on the state’s highest court.
Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday released a new proposed Illinois Supreme Court district map, redrawing district lines to maximize
SPRINGFIELD â Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years.
But Illinois Democrats, who control all three branches of government, have some incentive to redraw the boundaries for the five Illinois Supreme Court districts this year as well after a Democratic justice was defeated in a retention bid in the 3rd Judicial District in November.
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, of Western Springs, said Monday he expects the Democrats in the General Assembly will seek to redraw at least the 3rd District in the northwestern part of the state, spanning from Joliet to the Quad Cities.