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Currently, Illinois has a [[Democratic]] governor, [[Patrick Joseph Quinn]], but has elected [[Republican]] governors in the recent past, such as [[George Ryan]], who controversially emptied the state's death row after an investigation by [[Northwestern University]] law students proved that one death row inmate was innocent.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/11/illinois.death.row/</ref> Critics charged that he only did so to gain sympathy because he was about to be tried for [[corruption]] and selling [[commercial driver's license]]s when he was the [[Illinois Secretary of State]]. There are 2 senators and 19 Representatives in Illinois.
Currently, Illinois has a [[Democratic]] governor, [[Patrick Joseph Quinn]], but has elected [[Republican]] governors in the recent past, such as [[George Ryan]], who controversially emptied the state's death row after an investigation by [[Northwestern University]] law students proved that one death row inmate was innocent.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/11/illinois.death.row/</ref> Critics charged that he only did so to gain sympathy because he was about to be tried for [[corruption]] and selling [[commercial driver's license]]s when he was the [[Illinois Secretary of State]]. There are 2 senators and 19 Representatives in Illinois.
===Demographics===
According to the 2010 census.
*Population: 12,830,632
*Male Population: 6,080,336 (49.0%)
*Female Population: 6,338,957 (51.0%)
*White: 9,177,877 (71.5%)
*Black: 1,866,414 (14.5%)
*Asian: 586,934 (4.6%)
*American Indian: 43,963 (0.3%)
*Other race: 861,412 (56.7%)
*Two or more races: 289,982 (2.3%)
*Hispanic/Latino: 2,029,578 (15.8%)
===Elected Officials===
===Elected Officials===