ILLINOIS ( 25News Now ) - The bipartisan initiative group, “ Fair Maps Illinois ,” is giving another shot at efforts to end gerrymandering in Illinois.

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, a Republican, and former Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley, a Democrat and member of the Daley political family, are leading the effort. Both served under President Barack Obama, with Daley as his chief of staff.

Former State Board of Elections Chair Bill Cadigan and election lawyer Michael Dorf, whose past clients include the Democratic Party of Illinois and several sitting statewide officials, also are backing the effort.

The initiative’s goal is to end gerrymandering, which is when politicians create and change electoral district boundaries. It also aims to pass a state constituti

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