Happy 2021 Election Twitter! As a special gift to my Illinois friends I present three new maps and a short thread below. Chicagoland is one of my new favorite regions to study politically. I hope you all enjoy the holiday! #ElectionTwitter 
IL6 - Drawn to be a Republican vote sink, the 6th is now becoming reliably Democratic. It's currently held by Democrat Sean Casten, who was just won a second term over Fmr St. Rep Jeanne Ives, who won only the Lake County portion. Casten's margin was slightly greater this year.
IL10 - Once the epitome of Lake County's traditional Republicanism, the 10th has since become solidly Democratic. The last Republican to hold the seat, Bob Dold, lost in 2016. Schneider, a moderate, has won easily in 2018 and 2020.
IL14 - The reddest of the seats surrounding Chicago, the 14th was flipped by Democrat Lauren Underwood back in 2018. Underwood won re-election narrowly this year and currently seems to be a rising star in the Democratic Caucus.
Interestingly, Underwood is one of many African American Democrats representing majority White seats. Others include Antonio Delgado (NY-19) and Joe Neguse (CO-2). Besides Steve Cohen, the inverse situation is not very common.
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