Lt. Governor Simon Calls for Map Hearings

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011.  Lt. Governor Sheila Simon today endorsed a plan to hold public hearings on a forthcoming state and congressional legislative map, so that voters can provide feedback on the proposed districts.

Simon, who was a member of the Illinois Reform Commission, said she supports the Senate Redistricting Committee’s plan to hold two public hearings after a proposed map is made public. She called for the hearings to be held in Northern and Southern…