Rick Pearson: Could Illinois redraw legislative map to counter Texas GOP?

Chicago Tribune chief political reporter Rick Pearson joins Jon Hansen, filling in for John Williams, to talk about Texas lawmakers coming to Illinois (and other states) to avoid a redistricting vote that would favor Republicans. Governor Pritzker says that it’s possible that Illinois may try to counter the GOP effort in Texas.

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