Illinois Supreme Court

Republicans can't challenge gerrymandered Democratic district maps, IL Sup Ct rules

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025 @ 6:28pm

Illinois' Democrat-dominated state Supreme Court sided with Democrats in ruling Republicans waited too long to challenge state legislative district maps, which GOP said Dems used to "rig" election results. A dissenting justice blasted the court's handling of the case, saying it indicated the court wasn't "neutral"
IL high court questions if GOP gerrymandering suit is 'timely;' GOP: 'Unquestionably' so

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Mar 4, 2025 @ 2:56am

Democrats have yet to respond to a Republican lawsuit seeking to toss out Democrats' partisan gerrymandered Illinois state legislative maps. But the Democrat-dominated Illinois Supreme Court moved on its own to ask both sides to present arguments if the challenge to the maps was "timely."