A bill aimed at redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border passed out of the Indiana House Thursday with the Speaker of the House ...

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Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election this spring will decide just one seat, but the contest already is shaping up as one of the ...

Not satisfied with massively remaking Washington, the tech mogul’s allies look to exert his influence in the states.

One Illinois lawmaker is proposing the state create its own version of DOGE, following the lead of Elon Musk, to take a ...

Convicting Michael Madigan is a victory for federal prosecutors that few would have predicted when the former Illinois House ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political ... 33 counties from Illinois that signaled they want to leave the state - which could lead to whole new maps of the U.S ...

So last year, the 77-year-old retired software-engineer consultant decided to do something about it. Illinois Rep. Brad Halbrook Brian Gaines, University of Illinois political scientist ...

The lawsuit faces two hurdles — the law and partisan politics, as viewed through the prism of power. Citing the Illinois Constitution, Republicans argue the state’s 118 House districts are drawn so ...

“Drawn by the party in power, these maps are designed to entrench Illinois Democrats in control ... suburb of Geneva and a longtime proponent of election reform, said he hopes changes occur ...

Illinois state Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, discusses a dot chart prepared by University of Michigan research Jowei Chen showing diluted Republican voting power because of gerrymandering in the ...

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.