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Paris Schutz | May 26, 2021 9:44 pm The longtime top-confidant to former House Speaker Mike Madigan was federally indicted today on charges he obstructed justice and lied to a grand jury. Thanks to our sponsors: Tim Mapes, who served for decades as both Madigan’s legislative Chief of Staff and Executive Director of the Madigan-controlled Democratic Party of Illinois, “knowingly made false material declarations in response to a consultant’s relationship with the Speaker from 2017 to 2019,” according to an indictment returned by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Northern Illinois. The consultant in question is widely reported to be Mike McClain, a lobbyist and close Madigan ally who faces bribery and conspiracy charges in connection to the massive investigation into ComEd’s alleged practice of rewarding Madigan’s allies in exchange for help with legislation beneficial to the company. ....
Republican leaders in the Illinois House say the new district maps released by Democrats Friday evening disenfranchise voters as the end of the legislative session draws closer. ....
Rich Hein/Sun-Times file; Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP-file Illinois House Republicans on Monday blasted Democrats for the “lowest of lows” in their release of new legislative maps, accusing the majority party of trying to “ramrod” the proposed redrawn boundaries through the General Assembly just a week before it’s scheduled to adjourn. The Republican legislators called on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto the maps if the Legislature passes them. “[The Democrats] scheduled four public hearings this week, two of which are on the same day, in an attempt to ramrod these maps through the General Assembly before May 31,” said House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. ....
Originally published on May 22, 2021 2:07 pm The Illinois General Assembly’s typical end-of-May rush is headed for an acrimonious conclusion after Democrats published their long-awaited proposed legislativemaps Friday evening, kicking off what those in the party hope is the final leg of a contentious once-in-a-decade redistricting process. Republicans along with many self-styled government reform organizations and minority advocacy groups are hoping last-minute maneuvering and in-fighting among the majority party could give them a small opening to delay the process long enough to take the responsibility entirely out of lawmakers’ hands and give the GOP a 50/50 shot at drawing the maps. Either way, the maps will end up in court. But before then, lawmakers will engage in a raucous partisan fight over new legislative district boundaries that could bring some of their political careers to an end. ....