Tagged: Illinois Senate

Updated at 1:28 p.m. with Republican reaction via the Associated Press:

Some Republican Illinois senators are satisfied with a newly proposed remap of their legislative
districts.

Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale says his new district would grow by about 7,000 people and pick up parts of Cook County in a proposed Senate redistricting map released Thursday.

The Illinois Senate overrode Gov. Pat Quinn's request to delay implementation of a new law that sets provisions for gubernatorial appointments.

The Senate overrode the veto without opposition Friday. The House must override it for it to become law.

The law says the Senate must review temporary appointees and people serving after their terms end or they will lose their jobs.

Previously temporary appointees could serve indefinitely.