House Democrats have posted a far more detailed Google map of the proposed district boundaries. Take a look here #twillgoogle.com/maps/d/u/1/vie…
After a decade with three senators repping Springfield, the capital city will largely be within one Senate district (shades of green). Rep. Sue Scherer’s House district (light green), which currently ends at Walnut Street, stretches out to Veterans Parkway on the west side.
The proposed 95th House district (dark green), includes much of Springfield’s south and west sides. It then swings up to the city’s north end, where it picks up GOP Rep. Tim Butler’s home.
This map would presumably help Scherer shore up her standing (she only won by 7 points in 2020) and give appointed Sen. Doris Turner a fighting chance to retain her seat. Springfield’s west side has gotten a lot more Democratic in the past decade, so we’ll see.
It appears Reps. Avery Bourne and Mike Murphy have been drawn into the same district (blue).
Here’s Decatur. Proposed map vs. current map.
Rep. Dan Caulkins’ district currently wraps around to the south side of the city, where he lives. Not anymore. He’s been drawn out.
As was the case last time, Sue Scherer retains the city’s urban core.
Caulkins has apparently been drawn in with three of his Eastern Bloc colleagues...
New: @GovPritzker signed 265 bills today. A sampling:
- SB 2764 requires companies offering a free trial of 15+ days with an automatic renewal to notify the consumer at least 3 days before the cancelation deadline.
- SB 3203 caps the monthly co-pay for an asthma inhaler at $25.
- SB 3285 creates resentencing rules for survivors of domestic abuse and gender-based violence who previously took a plea deal during their original sentencing.
- SB 3353 would allow @IDPH to create a program to distribute free fentanyl test strips.
- SB 3406 requires @ILSecOfState's Rules of the Road publication to include information about transporting hazardous materials.
- SB 3455 directs @ILDeptofRevenue to conduct a study of the Illinois property tax system
.@RepKellyCassidy and members of the House's Dobbs working group just spoke on the floor highlighting "a deeply concerning trend" of violence (and the political rhetoric that fuels the flames) against abortion providers and LGBT people. #twill
Cassidy mentions the arson at a Peoria Planned Parenthood Clinic earlier this year and the attempted burning of a Danville abortion clinic last weekend.
She also again brings up state Sen. Neil Anderson, a Quad Cities Republican who "threatened to kick the piss out of anyone he thought shouldn't be in a bathroom with his daughter..."
.@ElgieSims, SDems’ top budgeteer, has filed an amendment on the vehicle that’s expected to carry the budget. Language should be available momentarily. #twill
.@ILAttyGeneral's report on Catholic clergy sexual abuse brought me back to late 2018, when the Diocese of Springfield, at the AG's behest, started disclosing some names of accused clergy. One was Joseph Cernich, who hadn't been publicly accused before. sj-r.com/story/news/201…
I was shocked at the time to find that Cernich had been employed by Springfield's public utility since 2003, the same year he was defrocked. I flagged it for my editor and our city hall reporter @bycrystalthomas, who took it from there: sj-r.com/story/news/201…
Cernich was eventually fired. But the fact that he was hired and spent 15 years working for the city just underscored how many of these guys escaped accountability for their crimes.
After a year where many couples saw their celebrations fizzle, there's a new problem: a logjam of marriages put on hold, ready for weddings. @kwatznauer with the report: pantagraph.com/lifestyles/peo…
As expected, @VoteforDoris’ 48th Senate district picks up much of Springfield’s west side and drops GOP-trending Macoupin and Montgomery counties. Still probably a toss-up seat, but gives her a much better chance to win a full term. #twill
As for the House side, Rep. Sue Scherer’s Springfield-Decatur seat remains intact. But Rep. @AveryBourne’s is significantly altered and now appears to include @RepTimButler’s northend home.
It appears Macon County would pick up a fourth senator picking up southern portions of the county and a fourth House member would pick up portions of the western part of the county.