Pritzker signs revised state legislative maps
— September 24, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Despite opposition from Republicans as well as reform groups, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday, Sept. 24 signed into law the revised state legislative district maps that…
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Advocates ask Illinois lawmakers to slow down remap process
— August 27, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Voting rights advocates and minority community members urged Illinois lawmakers on Thursday, Aug. 26 to take more time in redrawing legislative district maps so the…
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State redistricting plan case headed to federal court
— July 16, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Lawyers for plaintiffs and the state told a panel of federal judges July 14 the issues involved in two lawsuits challenging the state’s legislative redistricting plan…
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State Sen. Darren Bailey announces run for governor
— February 24, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Sen. Darren Bailey, who gained notoriety for challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 executive orders last year, announced Monday, Feb. 22 that he will…
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Deputy minority leader considering statewide 2022 run
— December 30, 2020State Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon is considering a run for statewide office in 2022. Whether for governor, U.S. Senate or another position, he has not decided. The 34-year-old Illinois…
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Pritzker talks pandemic response, unemployment funds as he seeks second term
— July 22, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker isn’t considering using federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to pay down a multi-billion-dollar Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit, and…
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New Illinois legislative maps pass, GOP criticizes quick passage
— May 29, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers passed measures Friday, May 28 to redraw state legislative and judicial district lines, less than 24 hours after the bills implementing the…
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Former Republican state senator Schimpf to run for governor
— February 15, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, who spent four years representing the 58th District and was the Republican Party’s candidate for attorney general in 2014,…
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