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The governor of Illinois has the power to veto proposed congressional district maps, but the General Assembly has the power to override the veto, with the support of 3/5ths of both chambers. In 1971, 1981, and 1991, the General Assembly was unable to come to an agreement, and the map was drawn up by a panel of three federal judges chosen by ...
Districts may sometimes retain the same boundaries, while changing their district numbers. The following is a complete list of the 435 current congressional districts for the House of Representatives, and over 200 obsolete districts, and the six current and one obsolete non-voting delegations.
Current U.S. representatives from Illinois District Member (Residence) [2] Party Incumbent since CPVI (2022) [3] District map 1st: Jonathan Jackson : Democratic January 3, 2023 D+20: 2nd: Robin Kelly : Democratic April 11, 2013 D+19: 3rd: Delia Ramirez : Democratic January 3, 2023 D+20: 4th: Chuy García : Democratic January 3, 2019 D+22: 5th
The 5th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook and Lake counties, as of the 2023 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Chicago , Inverness , Arlington Heights , Barrington Hills , Des Plaines , Palatine , Mount Prospect , Deer Park , Kildeer , Lake Zurich , Long Grove , and North Barrington are included.
The most significant remaining industrial presence in the district is now the Ford Motor Company, which operates the Chicago Assembly plant (where the Ford Explorer is manufactured) on the border between South Deering and Hegewisch, as well as the Chicago Stamping facility in Chicago Heights. Like the 1st District, the area is struggling to ...
The complaint, filed by State Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, and five voters from districts they consider gerrymandered, asks the Supreme Court to appoint a special master to draft a new map.
Due to the 2020 redistricting, the district will become a more compact district in southern Cook County and eastern DuPage County, as well as part of the Far Southwest Side of Chicago. The 6th district takes in the Chicago neighborhoods of Beverly; most of Mount Greenwood; and western Garfield Ridge and Clearing.
(The Center Square) – Of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day, two measures impact mosquito abatement. State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, sponsored SB ...