Illinois Democrats Expected to Eliminate GOP-Held District on Redistricting Map

The new legislative map that Illinois Democrats are expected to approve Tuesday is likely to stamp out a Republican-held district and attempt to flip others blue, a move the state-GOP and community groups are decrying as a dubious power play.

Illinois, one of the few states in which Democrats control the redistricting process, lost a congressional seat due to population loss reported by Census Bureau, giving an ambitious state Democratic party an opportunity to redraw boundaries that will favor their success for years to come.

The redistricting will also benefit Democrats' hopes to retain a majority in the U.S. House next year. Democrats' GOP opposition and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund have said the aggressive approach was rushed and carried out behind closed doors.

Democratic Representative Elizabeth Hernandez, who represents Cicero and leads the House Redistricting Committee, told the Associated Press on Monday that the new districts "better reflect the data we recently received from the U.S. Census and ensure communities are represented by the people of their choice."

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