SPRINGFIELD -- With all Democrats in favor and all Republicans opposed, the Illinois House Friday approved a new map of state legislative districts drawn by Democrats.

The 64-52 party-line vote sent the legislation (SB 1177) to the Senate.

Republicans said citizens haven't had enough time to review the new map, which was revised from the first version that was revealed last Friday. Most of the revisions were related to complaints from Latino groups about districts on Chicago's south side.

"Where is the public supposed to go to for input on the final version of this map?" asked Rep.Roger Eddy, R-Hutsonville.

But Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, said the map's revisions had come after two hearings in the last week, one in Chicago and one in Springfield.

"It does represent our effort to make sure that people who bring legitimate issues to us were given an opportunity to be heard," said Currie. "This has been the most open redistricting process in the history of the state of Illinois.'

"That doesn't mean it  couldn't have been better," said Eddy. "People haven't had a chance to respond to the final version."

"It's not a perfect map because there isn't any such thing," said Currie. "There will be some of us individual members, some on your side of the aisle, some on mine who are happy and some who are unhappy. But we think this map protects minority rights, is consistent with federal and state laws that protect minority voting rights and it follows all applicable laws, ours as well as federal."

Much of the rest of the floor debate was focused on more arcane issues that may be used to build a case against the map in what is considered a likely Republican legal challenge.

State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D-Urbana, voted for the proposed map. All area Republicans voted against it.

Locally, the map makes relatively minor changes to the House and Senate districts that take in Champaign-Urbana and Danville.

But areas west of Champaign would move into a new 51st Senate District that includes all or parts of Champaign, Vermilion, McLean, DeWitt, Piatt, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby, Douglas and Edgar counties. State Rep. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, has already indicated a willingness to run for the Senate seat.

To the south, state Sen. Dale Righter's 55th District would move much farther south, losing Champaign and Douglas counties.

The Democratic-dominated Senate must approve the map and Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, must sign it in order for it to become law. If approved the map will be used for the first time in next spring's legislative primary elections.