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Democrats 'proud' of revised legislative maps — but GOP dubs it another 'poor excuse for democracy'


Seth Perlman/AP file
SPRINGFIELD Following Republican complaints and public testimony, Democrats went back to the drawing board, releasing newly proposed state legislative maps late Thursday calling them a “product our state can be proud of.”
But GOP legislators said any claims that their concerns have been taken into account were “deceptive and downright untrue.”
Democrats also released new boundaries for the three-member Cook County Board of Review Thursday night. That board allows residents to appeal their property assessments.
After hours of hearings this week in which legislators were told to reverse course on maps released a week ago, Democrats released a redistricting redo that they said reflects “testimony provided the last couple of days from members of the public’’ as well as “concerns raised by Republicans.” ....

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