Four years later, he lost the state again again, losing his reelection bid to Republican Ronald Reagan, who was born in Tampico, Illinois ... helped put us on the map as an organization.” ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to ...

Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

Republicans argue the map is an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering,” which renders it unconstitutional under state law.

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 ...

Power move: Republicans have little weight in Springfield, but their walkout grated on Democrats who accused them of shirking their jobs to represent constituents.

The Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which assesses legislative maps around the country on several metrics, gave the current Illinois House map an “F” grade for its compactness metric.

The map leverages data from FindEnergy, a website that aggregates energy and solar data nationwide. Explore the table below to compare outage information between counties.

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.

Illinois state Rep. Ryan Spain ... Republican voting power because of gerrymandering in the legislative district map, at the state Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Springfield, Ill.