Springfield News
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APR 05, 2021
State lawmakers’ redistricting efforts ramped up over the weekend as they held seven meetings in two days during which one prominent Senate Democrat rejected assertions that her party had already created new maps.
The flurry of discussions on Friday and Saturday, which totaled at least six hours, gave residents throughout the state additional opportunities to share their insights and requests as the redistricting process continues.
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APR 05, 2021
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APR 02, 2021
The Illinois House of Representatives formally launched its redistricting process Thursday, holding its first of 23 hearings scheduled to take place during the course of 17 days.
And although the House started a little more than two weeks after the Senate Redistricting Committee held its first meeting, there were many similarities, with Democrats and Republicans on opposite sides as witnesses offered recommendations and warnings.
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APR 01, 2021
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APR 01, 2021
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Throughout eight Senate redistricting hearings, much has been made about the type of data Illinois lawmakers will use to help redraw the state’s political boundaries this year.
Leading Democrats have yet to make a final decision about which data will be used to draw state lines. But the party’s goal of drawing new maps before June 30 will mean this year’s redistricting process will be the first time the state does not utilize the U.S. Census Bureau’s decennial data, which is not expected to be released until the fall.
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MAR 31, 2021
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MAR 31, 2021
The Senate Redistricting Committee held its eighth and longest meeting yet on Tuesday, hours after Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that seeks to take the legislature out of the redistricting process.
Members of the Senate Redistricting Committee, who gathered at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Chicago, listened to 11 witnesses who appeared virtually while sharing their recommendations and concerns during the more than two-hour hearing.
