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Ralph Capparelli, former Northwest Side state legislator, dead at 96

Sun-Times archives
Ralph Capparelli spent more than three decades in the Illinois House, carving out a reputation as a loyal Democrat who got along equally well with Republicans.
He was a top lieutenant to then Democratic Speaker Mike Madigan, but he also vacationed with Republican state Rep. Roger McAuliffe, a buddy who represented a neighboring district.
“If I win, I want to be friendly. If I lose, I want to be friendly,” Mr. Capparelli once told a Chicago Sun-Times reporter.
He won more than he lost, holding his Northwest Side House seat for 34 years, a long tenure that earned him the title ‘dean’ of the Illinois House. ....

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Nowlan: Remap too important to leave to Madigan

Nowlan: Remap too important to leave to Madigan
Jim Nowlan
The dance of democracy continues in 2021 with the once-a-decade ritual of drawing new state legislative and congressional district lines in Illinois and across the nation. In two-thirds of the states, including Illinois, the legislators themselves draw the lines. This means the party in power draws maps that favor incumbents and enhances its partisan control.
This is done rather simply by “cracking” (breaking apart) pockets of opposition party strength or, conversely, by “packing” (concentrating) a party’s voters so as to limit the numbers of districts the opposition can win.
A couple of election cycles ago, a friend of mine tallied the total number of votes across Illinois for Democratic and Republican House candidates, respectively. He found that Democrats received 50% of the total vote, yet won 60% of the legislative seats. (That is what is called “gerrymandering,” in honor of Massachusetts ....

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Remap too important to leave to Madigan

Remap too important to leave to Madigan
Jim Nowlan
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The dance of democracy continues in 2021 with the once-a-decade ritual of drawing new state legislative and congressional district lines in Illinois and across the nation. In two-thirds of the states, including Illinois, the legislators themselves draw the lines. This means the party in power draws maps that favor incumbents and enhances its partisan control.
This is done rather simply by “cracking” (breaking apart) pockets of opposition party strength or, conversely, by “packing” (concentrating) a party’s voters so as to limit the numbers of districts the opposition can win.
A couple of election cycles ago, a friend of mine tallied the total number of votes across Illinois for Democratic and Republican House candidates, respectively. He found that Democrats received 50 percent of the total vote, yet won 60 percent of the legislative seats. (That is what is called “gerrymanderin ....

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