Remap Retreat? Illinois Democrats Won’t Vote on Redistricting Effort by End of Veto Session

Remap retreat? Illinois Democrats won’t vote on redistricting effort by end of veto session

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Democrats will regroup to consider joining the escalating, nationwide redistricting fight with Republican-led states that are moving to gerrymander congressional districts at the request of President Donald Trump, legislative leaders said Tuesday.Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and state Senate President Don Harmon told their respective Democratic supermajority caucuses that the controversial remap effort cham…

U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries accelerates Illinois redistricting push – Capitol News IL

Gov. JB Pritzker, who has been coy about redrawing Illinois’ map, echoed U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, telling reporters before he filed his petitions for reelection that redistricting was “possible,” but doesn’t have to happen during veto session. “It could happen after that,” Pritzker said. “But right now, I think there’s just a lot of conversation going on.”

Primary election petitions filed; redistricting consideration for veto session

(The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop highlights some of the candidates that filed for ballot access for the