Legislative redistricting process set to kick off this week as committees take shape 

After months of little public action on redistricting, Illinois lawmakers are set this week to begin the months-long process of drawing new legislative and congressional boundaries. 

Starting Wednesday, lawmakers will begin holding redistricting-related meetings, with a looming June 30 deadline set by the state Constitution. Unlike in previous remapping efforts, this year’s process is complicated by the delayed release of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.