Chicago Heights Ward Map Upheld In Court

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL - The ward map drawn for Chicago Heights in 2014 was upheld by a federal appellate court recently after claims that it violated a court decree addressing racial discrimination, according to a report from the Cook County Record. The court agreed with a district court's decision that the map met deviation requirements and that the plaintiffs in a suit against the city, Robert McCoy and Kevin Perkins, were not entitled to submit their own map for the court's consideration.

“Appellants have failed to present evidence, either in the district court or on appeal, that the city employed any discriminatory criteria or methods in its reapportionment,” the appellate court agreed.

The plaintiffs disagreed with both the ward map and the ruling that they would not be able to submit their own version.

The appellate court wrote in its decision that "typically, a federal court should not involve itself in the reapportionment process unless the governing body fails to put forth a plan that complies with constitutional requirements.”

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