Democrats Nix Illinois Remap

• By Lauren W. Whittington and Erin P. Billings
• Roll Call Staff
• March 10, 2005, Midnight

Illinois Democrats on Capitol Hill said Wednesday they have essentially shut the door on revisiting the state’s Congressional map as a means of retaliation for GOP-led redistricting efforts elsewhere in the country, citing a lack of consensus here and back home on how to proceed.