CHICAGO - Illinois could be the next state in line to redraw its congressional maps before the midterm elections next year.

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was in Illinois on Monday to urge Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers to fight gerrymandering in other states.

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Illinois’ reputation already precedes it as one of the most heavily gerrymandered states in the country, with maps that have helped give Democrats 14 seats and Republicans only three.

But now, Jeffries said Illinois should go even further to counteract the Trump administration’s aggressive gerrymandering campaign to give Republicans more of an advantage in the House of Representatives.

Jeffries was in Springfield to meet with Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D) after meeting in Chicago with

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