MAP MOVES: U.S. House leader Hakeem Jeffries has met with top leaders of the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Black Caucus ...

State Sen. Willie Preston, who serves as chair of the Illinois Senate Black Caucus, said he'll oppose any new map that ...

The Democratic Illinois delegation is throwing its full support behind national calls for the Land of Lincoln to engage in redistricting, despite pushback from black lawmakers who are hesitant to ...

Pending legislation could set the stage for the removal of one or both of the state's majority-Black districts.

Members of the Black Caucus in the Louisiana Legislature also urged state officials to preserve the “four-two” congressional district map.

The latest clash stemming from the federal shutdown centers on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known ...

Illinois lawmakers have a lot of issues to cover but not a lot of time to work. Some are worried that full plate will keep ...

Hundreds of contenders for public office began filing candidacy petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections on ...

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York was hoping to persuade caucus members to back his plan to redraw the boundary lines of Illinois' 17 congressional districts in the hope ...

The House minority leader’s endorsement of the socialist upstart says as much about Jeffries’ stewardship of Democrats in ...

For the purpose of "racial justice" under the Voting Rights Act, Democratic legislatures and politicians created several ...