"I really do believe that this map represents the diversity of this state," state Representative Elizabeth Hernandez, D-Chicago, said shortly after midnight on Friday. It was the last Democratic ...

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The districts would be among the most gerrymandered in the country. The Republican-friendly seat held by Representative Adam Kinzinger, a Trump antagonist, would be eliminated.

Despite the nearly hour-long distance across Illinois’ 69th District, candidates for the state House of Representatives seat appreciate its size and scope touching Winnebago, Boone, and McHenry ...

Among Illinois’ 17 House districts, 14 were won by Democrats and three by Republicans, which the gerrymander guaranteed. Among the 14 Democrat wins, 12 were won by at least 10 points.

State representatives in Illinois serve two-year terms and are paid a salary of $70,645 a year. Sosnowski was born in Hanover Park, Illinois, and now resides in Rockford.