Census Delay Likely to Impact Illinois Congressional Boundaries
WBGZ Radio 2/1/2021 | By Cole Lauterbach - Illinois Radio Network It’s becoming clear that Illinois’ constitutional deadline to redraw district boundaries will not be met due to delays with the U.S. Census. The state’s constitution would require a partisan panel to draw legislative boundaries, which could be controlled by Republicans. The issue stems from Census data collection process being put on hold due to the pandemic and the Trump administration’s push to end data collection sooner than the organization had sought. The first deadline to be missed was the Dec. 31, 2020, when th...