Illinois House Republicans filed a lawsuit over the Democratic-drawn legislative map, arguing it violates the state Constitution.

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.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map as unconstitutionally drawn to favor Democrats.

The brawl began following the public comments portion of the meeting when a resident made a lengthy, aggressive speech directed at the mayor.

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.”

Donald Trump’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans awakened widespread Democratic resistance to the new president’s second term that was felt Tuesday on Capitol Hill, in governors’ offices and in the race to helm the party’s national committee.

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

The Kane County Democrats will host their annual winter Truman Dinner fundraiser on Sunday, March 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Q Center, 1405 N. Fifth Ave. in St. Charles. This year’s event

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker face criticism for falsely claiming ICE agents attempted to conduct a raid at an elementary school.

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.

The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and how it will handle President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

The outcome of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s corruption trial will be watched closely well beyond the federal courthouse, with the verdict representing a potential