In 1980, political activist Pat Quinn, who would later become governor, led a successful effort to change the Illinois ...

Last week's Illinois Supreme Court decision dismissing a Republican challenge to the state's gerrymandered legislative maps prompted two common public reactions. Few who paid attention were taken ...

Last week’s Illinois Supreme Court decision dismissing a Republican challenge to the state’s gerrymandered legislative maps prompted two common public reactions.

A new HBO film project traces how the Citizens United decision has reshaped democracy in recent years. Also this week, a new ...

our state legislature wasting valuable time considering the acceptance of Illinois counties wanting to secede, creating a form of gerrymandering on a large scale. the Indiana Senate for wasting ...

Open up the books University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen received an interesting letter recently from a congressional committee. U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., chairman of a U.S. House ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Dozens of witnesses are set to take the stand in the trial, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify for seven hours. The outcome could reshape the future of Meta.

Even this was not as straightforward as it seemed. The sizes of districts varied wildly as a result of gerrymandering, in Illinois' case by Democrats, who dominated state politics. In some ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the ...

The NCAA transfer portal is open again for college football teams around the nation. The portal's spring window is open from April 16-25, following its winter window — which ran from Dec. 9-28 ...

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