Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday signed bills approving redistricting of the Illinois House and Senate, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the Cook County Board Review. He signed HB2777 (Hernandez), SB642 (Harmon), and SB2661 (Harmon).

“Illinois’ strength is in our diversity, and these maps help to ensure that communities that have been left out and left behind have fair representation in our government,” said Governor JB Pritzker in a statement . “These district boundaries align with both the federal and state Voting Rights Acts, which help to ensure our diverse communities have electoral power and fair representation.”

Republicans have pushed the governor to veto the maps, saying he broke a campaign promise by signing a bill with maps drawn by legislators. 

“When J.B. Pritzker was a candidate for Governor, he made a lot of promises. He told us he was different, that he was a reformer, and that he would veto any map drawn by lawmakers. Today he broke his promise to voters and joins the all-too-long list of Illinois politicians who promise one thing and then do another,” Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) said in a statement.

“The people of Illinois deserve a fair, transparent process that allows them to choose their representatives in Government. Pritzker turned his back on them and chose instead to use his signature to further enshrine the broken status quo of politicians picking their voters.”

Allison Richard

Legislative Consultant