How to stop gerrymandering in Illinois – Illinois Policy

"Other states are experimenting with ways to take redistricting out of the hands of the legislators who stand to benefit from gerrymandered districts...Results have varied, but the states best ranked for competitiveness and partisan fairness in their final district maps are generally those which do the most to separate the process from legislators and political leaders. But any of the reforms would do a better job combating gerrymandering than the system Illinois currently uses."