GOP leaders sue to block Democrat-drawn legislative maps SARA BURNETT, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this May 29, 2021, file photo, Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, joins Illinois House and Senate Republicans outside Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office to urge him to veto the redrawn Illinois legislative maps at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Republican leaders have filed a federal lawsuit challenging new legislative district boundaries drawn and approved by Democrats who control state government. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)Justin L. Fowler/AP CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Republican leaders filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging new legislative district boundaries that were drawn and approved by Democrats who control state government, saying residents were “robbed” of a fair and transparent process for creating maps that will be used for elections over the next decade.