The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021.

A lawsuit has been filed with the Illinois Supreme Court in an effort to throw out the current legislative maps that the plaintiffs said are the

Illinois republican lawmakers have asked the state’s Supreme Court to throw out the current legislative map that they claim favors Democrats in elections. House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) and Rep.

Dan Wood, a Wildlife Biologist at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, will be presenting "The Oak Savanna Habitat Restoration Project at Crab Orchard NWR."

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 following the census and implemented for the 2022 election. Republicans lost five seats in 2022 and failed to win any back in 2024, leaving House Democrats with 78 members in the 118-member House.

Backed by the powerful corn lobby, Marquis Energy’s push to bury carbon emissions underground has sparked a fierce debate in Illinois politics. The ethanol plant is banking on carbon capture technology to secure federal tax credits.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has scheduled public eagle-watching events across the region through March 7. Certain Illinois state parks and locations, including Starved Rock State Park and Illinois State Museum’s Dickson Mounds,

PLANNING THE NEXT 24 HOURS: With a northwesterly shift in the winds Wednesday, temperatures will be a little cooler, but still above normal with highs near 40 degrees. Winds are still expected to be breezy with gusts up to 30 mph. Wednesday night will be another mild night with lows in the mid 20s.

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map as unconstitutionally drawn to favor Democrats.

Throughout national forests across the U.S., year-round camping options are abundant, offering many amenities and accessibility options. Outwander used Forest Service data from the Department of Agriculture to identify Illinois campgrounds in national forests available throughout the year,

50s Thursday Cloudy with light precip. over the weekend

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of Cook County, Indiana House Republicans took notice. When we looked further and found that 33 counties in total had taken a similar vote since 2020,