/ McLean County is currently split between three House districts. That would increase to five under the maps released Friday.
One Democrat and possibly two could wind up representing parts of Bloomington-Normal if the Democrat-drawn state legislative maps released Friday come to fruition.
The new maps, released late Friday, are not finalized and could change as public hearings are held later this month. There would then be an election using the new maps, which are redrawn once every 10 years following the Census.
The maps appear to show at least one State Senate district and one Illinois House district in Bloomington-Normal in which a Democrat could compete or possibly win. Currently, all of McLean County’s House and Senate districts are represented by Republicans.
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Leaders of both major parties condemned downstate Congresswoman Mary Miller Wednesday for saying Adolf Hitler was right on one thing at a Washington DC rally.
Miller, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, cited the Nazi dictator at a pro-Trump rally held on the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, two days after being sworn in to represent Illinois’ 15th congressional district.
The first-term Republican from rural Coles County in east central Illinois said a lasting GOP victory could only come by reaching young people.
“If we win a few elections, we’re still going to be losing, unless we win the hearts and minds of our children,” said Miller, who was one of the featured speakers at the “Save the Republic” rally held by Moms For America. “This is the battle. Hitler was right on one thing. He said, ‘Whoever has the youth, has the future’. Our children are being propagandized.”