Illinois redistricting

The map signed into law by Ill. Gov. Quinn which re-drew Illinois' legislative districts.

League of Women Voters sues over Ill. redistricting maps

Illinois' League of Women Voters is challenging the new congressional and legislative maps drawn up by Democrats.League President Jan Dorner says the…

A screen capture via Google Maps of the new Illinois congressional redistricting map. You can interact with the map via the link in the story below. Prominent Ill. Republicans say they're filing a lawsuit to block the map.

GOP filing lawsuit over Ill. congressional map

Will be updated.Prominent Republicans say they're filing a federal lawsuit to block Illinois' new Democrat-drawn congressional map.They lawsuit they're…

A screen capture of the redistricting map from the Illinois House of Representatives approved by Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn on June 3, 2011. State Republicans are now suing to invalidate the map.

Republicans sue over Illinois legislative remap

Top Illinois Republicans have sued to invalidate the state's new legislative district map drawn by Democrats.In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal…

Government, Politics & Issues

Democrats have upper hand in Illinois redistricting

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 21, 2010 - The Census Bureau's confirmation that Illinois will lose one congressional seat set…

Economy & Business

Analysis: Budget vs. redistricting? Expect Illinois legislators to put re-election first

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 21, 2010 - Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar says, "Springfield is getting to be a little more…

Government, Politics & Issues

Commentary: Will Illinois end its redistricting lottery?

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 14, 2010 - Illinois stands remarkably close to transforming its widely reviled and ridiculed…

Government, Politics & Issues

Commentary: Citizens lose when legislators have no contests

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 11, 2009 - In the decades before becoming a state senator, David Luechtefeld guided the…