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12:36 pm
Thu June 7, 2012

Ill. Supreme Court rejects GOP challenge to legislative maps

The Illinois Supreme Court building in Springfield, Ill.
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A divided Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican challenge to new state legislative district maps.

The GOP contended that the Democratic-controlled state House and Senate drew the boundaries to benefit Democratic candidates, in effect diluting the Republican vote. But they filed the challenge just six weeks before the March primary.

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Illinois Redistricting
10:14 am
Mon May 21, 2012

Supreme Court refuses to hear Ill. redistricting challenge

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The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
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Updated 11:49 a.m. May 22, 2012: The Associated Press issued a correction which is reflected here. Illinois' Hispanic population was previously stated as 32.5 percent, when it is, in fact, 15.8 percent.

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Illinois Redistricting
4:58 pm
Wed December 7, 2011

Lawsuit over new Ill. legislative map thrown out

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A screen capture of the redistricting map from the Illinois House of Representatives approved by Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn on June 3, 2011. State Republicans sued to invalidate the map, but the suit has been thrown out.
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Judges have thrown out a Republican lawsuit challenging a Democrat-drawn map of new state legislative
districts.

A panel of federal judges in Chicago on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed by top Illinois Republicans.

House Republican leader Tom Cross and Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno sued because they contend the Democrat-drawn map is unfair to minority groups and GOP voters.

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