Election

Members of the public got their first chance to speak directly to state lawmakers Wednesday about a proposed set of new congressional district maps, and most of those who did were critical of the plan.

The Republican fundraising committee dedicated to flipping the House in next year’s midterm elections says it raised more than $105 million this year through September

The process of redrawing congressional district maps in Illinois got off to a slow start Thursday when only one person showed up to testify at the first legislative public hearing, which was held in Chicago.

Despite opposition from Republicans as well as reform groups, Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law the revised state legislative district maps that lawmakers passed in August, opening the door to almost certain court challenges

Lawmakers will head back to the Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 31, to consider changes to the legislative maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law earlier this year.

Will County Clerk looks to automate vote-by-mail counting

‘It has always been my position that we as a society cannot put the constitution on a shelf at any time,’ Shanes said.

The lawsuits focus on whether American Community Survey data, rather than full census data, is a permissible source for drawing legislative district lines

Kinzinger collected more than $800,000, Joy-King more than 400,000

Kinzinger, a Channahon resident who represents Illinois’ 16th District, collected more than $806,000 in campaign donations during the year’s second quarter and finished the period with nearly $3.1 million saved – substantially more than his rivals.