The Illinois Republican Party as well as GOP lawmakers tore into the state Democrats over the newly-proposed redistricting map that is giving Pablo Picasso a run for his money.

State Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, chair of the House Redistricting Committee said Republicans are “doing everything in their power to block a map that reflects the true diversity of Illinois ...

Republicans in the Illinois House say the state’s current legislative map is unconstitutional and illegally favors Democrats, ...

Since Illinois rewrote the constitution in 1970, the maps drawn in 1981, 1991 and 2001 were all decided by the party winning the hat draw. Census delays. The 2021 maps have an additional quirk ...

Under Illinois law, Democrats do not lose control over federal map drawing after June 30. Senator Kirk Dillard looks on as fellow lawmakers discuss legislation at the Illinois Capitol on May 23, 2011.

CHICAGO (AP) — In the neck-and-neck fight to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats need help from the few places where state lawmakers can make 2022 difficult for ...

Under those rules, lawmakers draw the maps and the governor signs off. But if the two branches are controlled by different parties and no agreement can be reached, a winner-take-all tiebreaker ...

In Illinois, the state Constitution gives the General Assembly the power to redraw the maps. Per the Illinois Constitution, the legislature is required to create and approve of the new maps by ...

I was introduced to the concept of map drawing in a real way in 2001 when I ran for state representative in a newly drawn map. The 109th legislative district included all or parts of eight ...

House Speaker Michael Madigan cares most about three House votes.