Good Wednesday morning, Illinois. Out of the pandemic, something cool: Goodman brings live theater to the parks.
TOP TALKERHow the Trump administration handles the census could determine whether Illinois loses one — or two — congressional seats and who will redraw the state’s legislative maps once the 2020 Census figures are released.
It all hinges on what data can be used and the deadline for submitting it to the government.
To get up to speed: The Census Bureau originally set an April 1 deadline to turn in census forms. Then of course, the coronavirus hit, and Sept. 30 became the new target. Now there’s a push things out to Oct. 31, and a court will decide that Thursday. An end-of-October deadline would likely delay when the federal government releases the data to state legislatures so they can redraw maps based on the outcome.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/16/census-catch-22-fop-denigrates-mayor-pritzker-on-the-budget-its-a-nightmare-490345
