From http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt
Democrats in the General Assembly unveiled their plan Tuesday to reshape the state’s Supreme Court districts Tuesday, hours ahead of their first public hearing on proposed legislative maps released earlier.
“This map is about equal representation in the state’s most important court,” state Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, chair of the House Redistricting Committee, said in a statement. “As we strive for all to be equal before the law, we must ensure we all have an equal voice in choosing those who uphold it.”
Democrats say populations shifts over the past ten years have caused large fluctuations among the existing court districts.
Why Democrats might redraw Illinois Supreme Court district maps
Updated 5/24/2021 5:42 PM
SPRINGFIELD Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years.
But Illinois Democrats, who control all three branches of government, have some incentive to redraw the boundaries for the five Illinois Supreme Court districts this year as well after a Democratic justice was defeated in a retention bid in the 3rd Judicial District in November.
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, of Western Springs, said Monday he expects the Democrats in the General Assembly will seek to redraw at least the 3rd District in the northwestern part of the state, spanning from Joliet to the Quad Cities.
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