The political data website FiveThirtyEight, by contrast, described Illinois as the most unfairly gerrymandered state in in the entire country.

What happens in Illinois if it changes and Republicans gain the majority? More gerrymandering in their favor? Undoubtedly. I would suggest to LaHood and Nowlan that they get their Republican peers ...

The worst Democratic gerrymander in the country is arguably in Illinois, as it set off a high-stakes game of musical chairs among the state’s five Republican House members. Nathaniel Rakich: One ...

Illinois election results show gerrymandering's bad outcome Gerrymandering is not a Republican or Democrat problem, it is a problem for our democracy, writes U of I professor Sheldon H. Jacobson.

The new Illinois congressional district map was given an "F" grade by a nonpartisan evaluation group because of the gerrymandering tactics border drawers used to give Democrats a significant ...

Illinois update: this Dem 14D-3R gerrymander is both uglier *and* less effective than I'd have expected. #IL03 Newman: Biden +6#IL14 Underwood: Biden +8#IL17 OPEN (Bustos): Biden +6.

Illinois Republicans tore into the latest proposed redistricting map, which forecasters say heavily favors Democrats in 14 of the 17 districts. Republicans currently hold five House seats in the ...

The maps Illinois Democrats approved in 2021 sealed in their political power for a decade — adding one Hispanic-majority blue seat in Congress and forcing two Republicans out of their districts.

The gerrymandering of Illinois' electoral maps takes away a basic right—the right to pick our elected representatives. In recent years, Democrats have controlled the process.

Illinois Dems embrace gerrymandering in fight for US House In the fight to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats need help from the few places where state lawmakers can make ...

How some are fighting back against gerrymandering 03:49. In North Carolina, Democratic state Senate candidate Kate Barr is knocking on doors and meeting voters in a district just outside of ...

Kelsey Landis is an Illinois state affairs and politics reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat. She joined the newsroom in January 2020 after her first stint at the paper from 2016 to 2018.