Pence signs 291 new laws

INDIANAPOLIS | Republican Gov. Mike Pence has now acted on all 295 legislative proposals submitted to him by the Republican-controlled General Assembly — signing 291, allowing one to become law without his signature and vetoing three.

C.P. gives redistricting map final stamp of approval

CROWN POINT | City officials on Thursday adopted a redistricting map that distributes population more evenly while splitting some precincts.

Valpo approves council redistricting plan

VALPARAISO | Lost in Monday's emotional fervor over the rezoning of 118 acres on Evans Avenue to luxury apartments and business park was the once-a-decade realignment of the five City Council districts.

Gary officials approve council redistricting

GARY │The City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance changing all but one of the city's council districts.

C.P. officials look to redraw council district lines

CROWN POINT | City officials plan to redraw City Council district lines to balance size and population.

Hammond council to weigh redistricting in response to 2010 census

HAMMOND | The boundaries of the six city council districts are not expected to change as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census.

Cook County Board redistricting plan gets favorable recommendation

CHICAGO | The Cook County Board is on the verge of approving new boundaries for the districts of its 17 commissioners.

New Cal City ward map protects incumbent aldermen

CALUMET CITY | The City Council approved new boundaries for its seven wards, with attention paid to keeping incumbent aldermen in their same district.

South suburbs help maintain black county board districts

CHICAGO | The number of African-American majority districts for the Cook County Board will remain at five, largely because of the significant black population that now lives in the south suburbs.

Cook County Board eyes new district boundaries for upcoming decade

CHICAGO | The Cook County Board will give its final approval later this month to a new set of boundaries for the districts of its 17 commissioners, meant to reflect changes in the county’s population during the past decade.

Munster duo vying for GOP House seat nod

INDIANAPOLIS | Both Republicans running for the 12th Indiana House District in Munster, Highland and Griffith believe newly drawn district boundaries make it likely three-term state Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster, will be defeated.

Race will be factor in Cook County redistricting, consultant says

MARKHAM | When the Cook County Board gets around later this year to drawing new boundaries for its 17 districts, it is likely that Chicago's Southeast Side and suburbs along the Illinois-Indiana border will be viewed primarily in a racial context.

Cook commissioner leading redistricting task hopes to learn from Chicago

CHICAGO | The Cook County Board will seek to draw new political boundaries for itself, and a South Side commissioner will be in charge of the process.

MARK KIESLING: Who lives by the redistricting, dies by the redistricting

There threatens to be a big flap over the redrawing of the Lake County commissioner districts, but I can't figure out why.

EDITORIAL: Lake's gerrymander for Gerry Scheub

The Lake County Redistricting Commission seems to have lost sight of the aim of redistricting — to serve constituents, not incumbents.

Lake commissioners get double redistricting

INDIANAPOLIS | A literal back-room deal Monday set the new boundaries of Lake County Council and commissioner districts, but in an unusual move, the commissioner districts will change again following the 2012 elections.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Commission unfairly rejected my redistricting plan

The redistricting process usually is dominated by insiders for the benefit of incumbents. Incumbent politicians are able to redraw their districts, essentially picking their voters.

Ill. Republicans testify in redistricting lawsuit

CHICAGO | Two Republican congressmen became visibly emotional Thursday during a federal court hearing over a new congressional map drawn by Democrats, and a third declared the plan "a legislative drive-by shooting."

New home may help Dobis avoid Ind. House primary

INDIANAPOLIS | State Rep. Chet Dobis, D-Merrillville, recently purchased a Schererville home that enables him to avoid an expected Democratic primary battle to keep his Indiana House seat.

Ill. Republicans testify in redistricting lawsuit

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Manteno, speaks during a news conference in July 28 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Kinzinger and veteran Rep. Judy Biggert were among 10 of the 11 Republican members in Illinois’ congressional delegation who joined a lawsuit against the state over a new redistricting m…