That Didn't Take Long... Lawsuit Filed to Stop Term Limits and Redistricting Efforts

Two citizen-backed constitutional amendments are heading down the road toward becoming laws. Those amendments being, of course, redistricting reform and legislative term limits.
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Two citizen-backed constitutional amendments are heading down the road toward becoming laws. Those amendments being, of course, redistricting reform and legislative term limits. But they've hit a roadblock as a Michael Madigan ally has filed a lawsuit to block both proposals.

Seriously? Yes, seriously. We've got a write-up on the latest along with a copy of the lawsuit.

Speaking of laws, here's a crazy one for you. In which city in Illinois can you get fined for mispronouncing the name? It's not the towns of Somonauk or Lisle, although both names are tricky. Think you know? Then you know one of our five weirdest local laws in the state of Illinois.

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