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Chicago Tribune · 3d

Rhonda Belford: Democrats can’t fight for democracy in Texas while undermining it in Illinois

In 2021, Gov. JB Pritzker in 2021 signed one of the most aggressively gerrymandered congressional maps in the country.

CBS News on MSN · 6d

Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers head to Illinois in protest against redistricting plan

Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left the state.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 2d

Paxton asks Illinois court to enforce Texas warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

5hon MSN

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Trump over GOP redistricting efforts

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed President Donald Trump as a "cheater" and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a "joke" days after ...

1hon MSN

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their ...

Daily Herald1d

‘What more could the governor do?’: Illinois lawmakers doubt state’s districts could be more gerrymandered

While Gov. JB Pritzker last week repeatedly said he and his allies in the General Assembly might pursue gerrymandering ...

5don MSN

Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 ...

3don MSN

New poll: 50.2% of Illinois voters view Pritzker unfavorably

The Illinois Policy Institute’s newest Lincoln Poll conducted by M3 Strategies July 15-18 found that 50.2% of likely voters ...

Governing4mon

Illinois Republicans Suffer Losses Throughout the State

In local elections Tuesday, 79 percent of the candidates backed by the Illinois Democratic Party won. Several Republican mayors were unseated, pointing to problems for the GOP in the suburbs.

Chicago Tribune2y

After he takes control of state party, Gov. J.B. Pritzker doles out $5. ...

Fresh off cementing his influence over the Illinois Democratic Party with the election of his hand-picked chair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has given $5.5 million to the state party and campaign ...

Chicago Sun-Times4y

Illinois Democratic Party not ready to oust Mike Madigan as chairman

Bill Houlihan, a committeeperson for central Illinois’ 18th Congressional District who also serves as state director for Durbin, said “for the Democratic Party of Illinois to move forward ...

2don MSN

Former Democratic advisor says party's rhetoric on redistricting is getting 'a little out of control'

Former Democratic advisor Dan Turrentine warned that his party's dramatic redistricting language could hurt their chances of ...

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