The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map drawn in 2021.

The lawsuit comes after House Republicans failed to gain seats in the two election cycles since a new map was drawn in 2021 following the census and implemented for the 2022 election. Republicans lost five seats in 2022 and failed to win any back in 2024, leaving House Democrats with 78 members in the 118-member House.

A lawsuit has been filed with the Illinois Supreme Court in an effort to throw out the current legislative maps that the plaintiffs said are the result of extreme gerrymandering. The complaint, filed by State Rep.

Mike Neu, previously the head coach at Ball State, has been hired by coach Bret Bielema at Illinois to fill the position of senior offensive analyst, the program announced Thursday. The news was initially reported on social media by ESPN's Pete Thamel on Wednesday.

Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has joined Illinois’ staff as a senior offensive assistant. Illinois coach Bret Bielema announced the hire Thursday. Neu went 40-63 at Ball State from 2016-24. He was fired in November,

Sources: Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has accepted a job as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois. He was the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans Saints (2014-15) and at Tulane (2012-13) prior to taking the Ball State head coaching job in 2016.

Illinois Republican John Cabello introduced a new bill to create a strategic bitcoin reserve through the state treasury, joining at least six other U.S. states exploring the option. Proponents of strategic bitcoin reserves tout their ability to offer states greater financial sovereignty and autonomy away from a central bank.

Illinois has introduced a bill proposing a state-run Bitcoin reserve with a mandatory five-year holding period, joining a growing number of states exploring crypto treasury strategies. State Representative John Cabello proposed Illinois House Bill 1844 (HB1844),