Illinois Republicans sue to throw out ‘rigged’ election maps
Illinois republican lawmakers have asked the state’s Supreme Court to throw out the current legislative map that they claim favors Democrats in elections. House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) and Rep.
Illinois GOP Leader Sues to Undo 'Gerrymandered' State House Map
The top Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives sued to invalidate the chamber’s Democratic-approved district map, saying it was a product of “extreme partisan gerrymandering.”
Illinois Republicans sue over rigged legislative maps
A lawsuit has been filed with the Illinois Supreme Court in an effort to throw out the current legislative maps that the plaintiffs said are the
Illinois House Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss out legislative map
The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 following the census and implemented for the 2022 election. Republicans lost five seats in 2022 and failed to win any back in 2024, leaving House Democrats with 78 members in the 118-member House.
Illinois GOP sues over Democratic legislative remap, calling it ‘not just a little corrupt’
Illinois House Republicans filed a lawsuit over the Democratic-drawn legislative map, arguing it violates the state Constitution.
Illinois GOP lawmakers seek to redraw state’s legislative map
Republicans in the Illinois House say the state’s current legislative map is unconstitutional and illegally favors Democrats, and the GOP is asking the state’s Supreme Court to intervene.
Illinois GOP conservatives call for new party leadership
A conservative branch of Illinois Republicans is calling out the party’s House leader. The Illinois Freedom Caucus, made up ...
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New Illinois bills would make daylight saving time permanent
If the bills become law, they would end the decades-long practice of setting clocks forward one hour every March and back ...
Republican picked to chair Illinois House veterans committee ‘overwhelmed with emotions’
Rep. Dan Swanson, R-Alpha, received the call from Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, earlier this month that he was tapped to head the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze sows havoc across Illinois before being blocked by federal judge
The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge ...
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Former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger 'didn’t want' Biden's pardon, but 'appreciates' it
In the final minutes of his term, Biden pardoned Kinzinger and other members of the Select Committee on the January 6th ...
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Former Illinois Senate GOP leader Dan McConchie resigning to start nonprofit accessibility group
Former state Senate Republican leader Dan McConchie is resigning his north suburban seat to start a nonprofit organization ...
Republican plans to cut Medicaid could cost 22 million Americans their health care
The Republican Party is eyeing sweeping cuts to Medicaid, a program that the poorest Americans rely on for health care, to ...
Two Illinois legislators support labeling unborn American children as 'persons' in bill
A Congressman has introduced a bill that would label unborn children as people in the eyes of the law. Two Congress members from Illinois support it.