A press release from State Rep. candidate Steve Reick: Reick Disappointed but Still Optimistic Woodstock, IL, July 21, 2016: Steve Reick, candidate for State Representative in the 63rd District, reacted to a Cook County Court’s decision to exclude the Independent … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Madigan And Illinois Democrats Toss Redistricting Amendment Off The Ballot Earlier this year 564,000 Illinois residents signed a petition to change the corrupt way Illinois politicians draw legislative districts. The people were … Continue reading
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s attempt to take away absolute power from Mike Madigan and John Cullerton in the drawing of legislative lines has been stopped by a Cook County judge. The Chicago Tribune story can be found here. The Governor’s statement … Continue reading
Prior to the 1972 elections, the United States Supreme Court ruled that legislative bodies like the McHenry County Board and city councils had to be apportioned on a one-man, one-vote basis. The county board divided the county into three districts, … Continue reading
In an article about Jack Franks deciding to run for McHenry County Board Chairman Reboot’s Madeleine Doubek wrote, He talked about the political games of passing bills only to see them die in the other chamber or somewhere down the … Continue reading
Today in the Chicago Tribune, Democratic Party State Rep. Jack Franks got the biggest photo. He’s making a speech on the House floor, the article below says. It’s in support of his constitutional amendment to change the reapportionment process. I … Continue reading
A coalition including the McHenry County League of Women Voters is trying to get enough signatures to put a reapportionment alternation amendment to the Illinois Constitution on the ballot this fall. The man whose photo you see here has been … Continue reading
Found this T-Shirt at the Marengo High School Auditorium at which an Illinois House Reapportionment Hearing was being held: … Continue reading
Jim Broadway, a former Statehouse reporter, who now edits “Illinois School News Service” wrote the following on Governor Bruce Rauner’s re-apportionment goal. It is reprinted by permission of the Illinois School News Service. Rauner’s Reapportionment Plans As to the redistricting … Continue reading
An organization called “Independent Map Amendment” has raised its head. This is the third time a group has tried to pass a Constitutional Amendment to change the reapportionment process. The last time this was tried, the organizers were not politically … Continue reading
8:30 Tuesday morning, the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee will consider a resolution for an advisory referendum to cut the size of the Board by one-third. There are now twenty-four members elected from six districts. The advisory referendum intends the … Continue reading
Circulators of the petition to change the way the Illinois General Assembly is apportioned are complaining that they are not getting a fair deal from the Illinois State Board of Elections. The Chicago Tribune editorial yesterday points to radically desperate … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: Althoff moves to new district office MCHENRY, IL – State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-Crystal Lake) announced that her district office has moved from Crystal Lake to McHenry due to the new legislative … Continue reading
So, for McHenry County that means Congressman Randy Hultgren will represent all but Algonquin Township and Congressman Peter Roskam will represent that 100,000-person southeastern corner of the County. That’s pending some spectacular campaign by a Democrat in overwhelmingly Republican districts. … Continue reading
With Congressman Joe Walsh deciding to forego a primary race against Congressman Randy Hultgren in the district where Walsh resides, the turnout can be predicted to be lower in the 14th District drawn by Illinois Democrats. It can also be … Continue reading
In the article about President Barack Obama’s declining, but still good poll numbers in Illinois, there were two elements of weakness–the collar counties, about which I wrote, and Downstate. Let’s look at those numbers again: Collar Counties -45-53% unfavorable Downstate … Continue reading
It was filed in Federal Court today. Here’s the press release that goes with it: Statement of Republican U.S. House Members from Illinois on the Proposed Congressional Map Filed Today in Federal Court “The Fair Map filed in federal court … Continue reading
Here is a press release from all of Illinois’ members of Congress, except Tim Johnson: Statement of Republican U.S. House Members from Illinois on the Federal Lawsuit Challenging the Democrats’ Congressional Redistricting Map “In joining this lawsuit, we strongly contest … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Republicans and Concerned Citizens File Lawsuit to Invalidate 2011 Legislative Map CHICAGO…..Today in Federal Court, minority leaders from the Illinois House and Senate, along with many concerned citizens, filed a lawsuit challenging … Continue reading
Now that Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks has dumped the Spring Grove precincts he lost to Republican John O’Neill, Franks has no need to press the flesh prior to the next election. When you’re part of the majority, a representative … Continue reading
