By The Editorial Board – Chicago Tribune Here in Illinois, the most urgent threat to democracy is concrete: political maps deliberately and specifically designed to disenfranchise voters. Here’s a specific…

Illinois has gained national attention for its wildly gerrymandered congressional maps. Last month, Illinois Democrats’ hypocrisy was on full display when they rolled out the red carpet for Texas Democrats…

In an address to the Illinois General Assembly, former President Obama called for changes to the way legislative maps are drawn, but Governor Pritzker went on to sign the most…

From The Hill: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) joked Tuesday that a “kindergarten class” drew his state’s district map after comedian Stephen Colbert called the map “crazy.” “If you’re considering doing a little more…

The Democrat-led Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday said Republicans waited too long to contest the 2021 redrawing of legislative districts that has maintained Democratic majorities in the state House and…

For better or worse, November 2024 elections were a triumph for Republicans nationwide. And margins for the GOP in deep-blue Illinois were no exception. For the Illinois House, Republicans received…

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…