Democrats reveal proposed legislative map
May 24, 2021SPRINGFIELD – House and Senate redistricting committees will hold a series of public hearings this week on a proposed new set of legislative maps that Democrats released Friday, May…
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GOP-sponsored bill proposes standardized local election procedures
May 6, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to standardize the way local election authorities across Illinois handle elections, from the training of election…
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Census results show Illinois to lose congressional seat
April 26, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday, April 26 Illinois will lose a seat in Congress based on the results of the 2020 census. Illinois will move from 18 to 17 seats…
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High court: Petition circulators confined to signatures for one party
April 21, 2021SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois Supreme Court decision Wednesday, April 21 clarified that the state election code prohibits a person from collecting signatures for both a party candidate…
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Lawmakers spar over using estimates in redistricting
April 21, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Democrats and Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly are continuing to wrangle over the possible use of census estimates, as opposed to official numbers, to redraw…
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Local redistricting process will cause political shuffling
April 15, 2021After the 2020 census, every state, including Illinois, will create new electoral maps, redrawing district lines for state legislators. States with more than one U.S. representative,…
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U.S. Rep. Davis joins state GOP on call for redistricting commission
April 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis joined his Republican colleagues in the General Assembly Monday, April 12 in calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to support legislation to…
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ISBE Director on leave after attempted online extortion
April 6, 2021SPRINGFIELD — One day before the Tuesday, April 6 consolidated election, the Illinois State Board of Elections executive director was placed on administrative leave after being the…
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Governor signs mail ballot, curbside voting expansion into law
April 2, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday, April 2 a measure that expands vote-by-mail and curbside voting for all future elections. House Bill 1871, now law effective…
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Businessman Gary Rabine announces run for governor
April 1, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Businessman Gary Rabine on Tuesday, March 30 announced he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2022, becoming the third candidate to officially enter…
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