Jeff Raines

People protest gerrymandering outside the Supreme Court while the justices hear oral arguments on Oct. 3 in Washington, D.C.

What will Pritzker do for fair maps?

May 31, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

While a governor’s race, an open attorney general seat and four competitive congressional races captivated our attention on Tuesday night, voters in four other states voted in favor of drastically...

The Illinois State Capitol building is shown Feb. 7, 2018, in Springfield.

How to end gerrymandering in Illinois

May 31, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

After months of bargaining, the Ohio legislature passed an impressive redistricting reform bill Tuesday aimed at reducing the level of partisan antics and preventing gerrymandering in that state’s decennial redistricting...

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