Republican legislative leaders want some big changes to the way Illinois draws political districts.
They want an independent commission to draw new districts for state lawmakers and members of Congress instead of leaving the job to the Illinois Legislature.
The current system is set up so that if Democrats and Republicans deadlock over a new political map, the winner is chosen by random chance. Then that party gets to draw the districts however it wants.
House Minority Leader Tom Cross said Thursday no other state has that kind of winner-take-all approach.
The Republican proposal is an amendment to the state constitution. That means lawmakers would have to approve it before the change could be put on the ballot in November.
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