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Illinois Democrats OK new legislative maps over criticism

by Sara Burnett
| September 3, 2021 12:09 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Democrats were poised to set new legislative boundaries over objections from Republicans and some community groups that the process was unnecessarily rushed and maps were drawn behind closed doors to keep Democrats' grip on power in the state Legislature.

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