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Illinois State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, asks a question of Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, on Senate Bill 542, the remap proposed for the Illinois Supreme Court, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Friday, May 28, 2021.

Illinois State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, asks a question of Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, on Senate Bill 542, the remap proposed for the Illinois Supreme Court, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Friday, May 28, 2021.

Justin L. Fowler

Illinois State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, asks a question of Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, on Senate Bill 542, the remap proposed for the Illinois Supreme Court, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Friday, May 28, 2021.

Illinois State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, asks a question of Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, on Senate Bill 542, the remap proposed for the Illinois Supreme Court, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Friday, May 28, 2021.

Justin L. Fowler

How Illinois congressional maps get drawn and what it shows about power in the state

Much of the process happens behind closed doors, but many community leaders have called for more transparency.

Illinois State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, asks a question of Illinois State Rep. Curtis Tarver, D-Chicago, on Senate Bill 542, the remap proposed for the Illinois Supreme Court, on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Friday, May 28, 2021.

Justin L. Fowler

   

Illinois is one of many states that draw congressional maps behind closed doors without much public access.

Reset learns more about the process and what changes might happen before the next remap.

GUEST: Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times chief political reporter

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