redistricting

Advocates ask lawmakers to slow down remap process (Springfield, IL) - Voting rights advocates and minority community members urged Illinois lawmakers on Thursday to take more time in redrawing legislative district maps so the general public can have more time to study whatever new maps will be proposed.

Democratic leaders seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuits (Springfield, IL) - Lawyers for Illinois’ Democratic legislative leaders last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Republicans and a Mexican American advocacy group regarding newly drawn legislative maps, calling the challenge “purely speculative” until full U.S. Census data is released.

State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) recently took to the chamber floor to make sure all his colleagues were well aware of what they are voting for with map redistricting.

Common Cause director Young says redistricting hearings 'left observers with more questions than answers'

Jimenez on Democratic-drawn maps: 'A bunch of colors, a bunch of shapes, but no real markers' - Froylan Jimenez says the website where Democrats uploaded their proposed legislative maps does nothing to answer any of the many questions in the fair maps debate.

Bennett says redistricting system puts 'too much power in too few hands' (Springfield, IL) - State Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Ford) is challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to act on what he’s said when it comes to map redistricting.

The DuPage County Redistricting Committee met earlier this month, where DuPage County District 6 board member James Zay said that, while the statewide remapping effort is more about Senate and House districts than county board districts, he is hesitant to use the American Community Survey (ACS) as suggested.

Haas calls for Illinois' redistricting process to be made ‘fair and transparent’ (Kankakee, IL) - Republican lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation they say will reform the redistricting process and stop those who benefit directly from it from being the ones in charge of the method.