Lawmakers, reform advocates launch effort to change Illinois Constitution to end gerrymandering

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State Sen. Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) vowed to create a bipartisan movement to push the so-called Fair Maps Amendment. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]

Illinois must change the way it draws congressional and state legislative districts to protect Democracy and return power to voters, a coalition of good government advocates and state lawmakers said Thursday.

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