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04/28/2021 08:18 AM EDT
Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. President Joe Biden gives his first address to a joint session of Congress today, talking bigly about his accomplishments and his plans for education and taxes. We ll be watching.
TOP TALKER
Gov. J.B. Pritzker put to rest Tuesday the idea that an independent commission would redraw legislative and congressional districts. The governor had used the word “independent” back when he ran for office, and advocates and Republicans tried holding him to it.
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As some states rush to redistrict, gerrymandering fight moves to back burner Michael Macagnone © Provided by Roll Call Josh Silver of the nonpartisan redistricting group RepresentUs says gerrymandering creates an incentive for lawmakers to appeal to extremists by making primaries more important than general elections.
Illinois redistricting advocates are having a hard time convincing state lawmakers to be patient.
Members of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly have been waiting for 2020 census data to draw new legislative maps. Those numbers could be delayed until the fall, but state legislators face a June 30 deadline to redraw their electoral maps or relinquish line-drawing control to a bipartisan commission.
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