Among Illinois' problems is its legislative redistricting process; it is done behind closed doors and performed by party hacks. Upon this rotten foundation our state government is built, and of course Illinois is a national joke because of endemic corruption.
A reform movement sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the Illinois Farm Bureau, the Better Government Association, and Americans for Prosperity wants to put a redistricting panel in place--and remove the hacks to ensure fairness.
The state Republican Party backs the Illinois Fair Map amendment and so do I. To learn more about it, click here.
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