State House approves new congressional map

05/31/11 SPRINGFIELD - Hoping to win back seats they lost in the GOP groundswell of 2010, Illinois Democrats approved new boundaries Monday for the state's congressional districts.

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New congressional map splits city of Peoria

05/27/11 U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Peoria, would no longer represent his entire hometown if a new U.S. House District boundary map released Friday by Illinois Democrats is eventually approved.

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Budget deadline looming in Capitol

05/28/11 SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Democrats are racing against the clock to piece together an austere budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

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