A standing-room-only crowd recently gathered at the Copper Still in Homewood to support two candidates whom they’ve never met — in fact, they are not even from Illinois.
The event was a first for the newly-formed Sister District Project South Suburbs. The goal: To turn states blue by winning carefully-targeted legislative races in swing districts. By flipping control of the state legislature, volunteers hope to end partisan gerrymandering that does not accurately reflect the political…
