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Gerrymandering should be on November ballot

By Jeremiah Caterina | April 28, 2014

Your vote has little sway in some Illinois elections because district lines are drawn with a political bias.Under law, the Illinois General Assembly is responsible for the redistricting process after each federal decennial census. I think it’s time...

DeKalb to redistrict wards

By Thomas Verschelde | November 6, 2011

The DeKalb City Council is working on a plan to redistrict the wards of the city to even out the voter turnout.DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen said every census year, the city must review ward boundaries as it relates to the number of registered voters. This...