Daley and LaHood’s group, Fair Maps Illinois, is beginning the process of gathering the signatures necessary to put a referendum on the ballot, and that’s no small feat. They’ll need about 400,000 ...

Illinois has taken on a central role in the national debate over who gets to draw the maps which determine the lawmakers you get to choose. And now, there's a move to change how those maps are drawn ...

— APPOINTED: Margaret DeLaRosa has been appointed state representative in the 42nd District, filling the seat held by Terra ...

If you don’t vote, you can’t complain. The underlying assumption of that aphorism is that participating in the democratic process gives everyone an equal say. And you’re at fault if you don’t exercise ...