Illinois Republicans have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn by Democrats.
Republicans argue the map is an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering,” which renders it unconstitutional under state law.
At a news conference last week announcing the lawsuit, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) said the current map “may be one of the most corrupt in American history.”
The map was initially challenged in federal court, but the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that partisan gerrymandering cases like this one should be decided by the states. Read the story by Paul Caine on WTTW.