Tag Archives: Gerrymandering

As Redistricting Looms This year, A Look Back At Gerrymandering

InkFreeNews.com Posted Feb 01, 2021  Updated: Feb 1, 2021 @ 4:14 PM

When states are given the opportunity to redraw district lines every 10 years following the census, it is common for the political party with the majority within the state to redraw districts in their political party’s favor, known as gerrymandering.

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Institutional Changes Needed

InkFreeNews.com Posted Jun 16, 2020  Updated: Jun 16, 2020 @ 9:20 AM

Dear Editor, It’s time to change institutions that exacerbate and perpetuate racism. Real estate taxes that are used for local schools only is number one. At least in Illinois, kids in poor neighborhoods have a low tax base and crumbling schools. Rich kids in the suburbs go to … Read More