217 Today: Redistricting puts some Vermilion County voters in the same congressional district with part of Chicago
The left side of this photo near Danville is in the Illinois 2nd Congressional District, which stretches up to the south side of Chicago. The right side is in the 15th Congressional District, which stretches west all the way to Quincy. Illinois Public Media
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Today's headlines:
- Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke will retire from the bench later this year, court officials announced today.
- Millions of Illinoisans will see money show up in the mail or in their bank accounts over the next six to eight weeks.
- Faculty unions at five public Illinois universities held coordinated rallies last week to push for higher wages and small faculty-student ratios.
- Urbana Middle and High Schools were on “soft lockdown” for a short period late yesterday after a traffic stop went wrong.
In today's deep dive, we’ll take a closer look at new congressional districts in Vermilion County.
217 Today is produced by Sydney Wood. Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Alex Degman, Emily Hays and Harrison Malkin.