Getting more common sense into a system that some say doesn’t reflect common sense is the aim of yet another attempt to end gerrymandering and make state legislative maps in Illinois more fair.

An effort to establish a ballot initiative in 2026 to reform the redistricting process for Illinois state legislative map-making is starting up, led by former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley and ex-Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

“We’re kicking off an effort to try to change the Constitution so we can have a legislature in Springfield that is more reflective and more balanced in its approach to issues,” said Daley, speaking at a news conference at the Union League Club in downtown Tuesday.

Daley, a longtime Democrat, and LaHood, a lifelong Republican, are co-chairs of the effort, dubbed F

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