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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois
3Constitution of 1970, in the year following each federal
4decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall
5redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative
6Districts by June 30; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau failed to deliver
8the 2020 Census Public Law 94-171 population data to the
9States, including Illinois, by March 31, 2021 as required by
10the federal Census Act; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau, on February 12,
122021, announced it would not release the 2020 Census Public
13Law 94-171 population data to the States, including Illinois,
14until approximately September 30, 2021; and
 
15    WHEREAS, On April 26, 2021, the United States Census
16Bureau released the 2020 Census apportionment data, which
17showed that the total resident population of Illinois as of
18April 1, 2020 was 12,812,508 according to the 2020 Census, a
19decrease of more than 18,000 people, or 0.14%, from the 2010
20Census; and
 
21    WHEREAS, In addition to the decennial census, the United

 

 

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1States Census Bureau conducts the American Community Survey, a
2nationwide, continuous survey that includes detailed questions
3about population and housing characteristics, and publishes
4the data on a 1-year and 5-year basis; and
 
5    WHEREAS, State and federal courts across the country,
6including the United States District Court for the Northern
7District of Illinois, have recognized the American Community
8Survey 5-year data as a reliable population measure related to
9redistricting, particularly for compliance with the federal
10Voting Rights Act; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The total resident population of Illinois
12according to the 2015-2019 American Community Survey data was
1312,770,577, which is approximately 0.3% less than the total
14resident population from the 2020 Census; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The 2015-2019 American Community Survey data
16represents the most accurate, recent low-level population data
17available to the Illinois public in the spring of 2021; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly conducted 50
19hearings on redistricting, resulting in hundreds of
20testimonials from the public; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Staffs for the House and Senate reached out to

 

 

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1more than 2,000 community groups, local leaders, and
2stakeholders in advance of these hearings; and
 
3    WHEREAS, At those hearings, the Illinois General Assembly
4heard from experts in the area of redistricting, considered
5comments from public officials and members of the general
6public, and received proposals submitted by members of the
7public and stakeholder groups; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The 2011 General Assembly Redistricting Plan has
9been a model for the nation, resulting in about a third of the
10members in the General Assembly being African American,
11Hispanic, or Asian, which reflects the minority citizen voting
12age population in the State; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has drafted a plan
14for redistricting the Legislative Districts and the
15Representative Districts (the "2021 General Assembly
16Redistricting Plan"); therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in establishing
19boundaries for Illinois Legislative and Representative
20Districts ("Districts"), the following redistricting
21principles were taken into account:
22        (i) each of the Districts contained in the 2021

 

 

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1    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be
2    substantially equal in population;
3        (ii) each of the Districts contained in the 2021
4    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be
5    consistent with the United States Constitution;
6        (iii) each of the Districts contained in the 2021
7    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be
8    consistent with the federal Voting Rights Act, where
9    applicable;
10        (iv) each of the Districts contained in the 2021
11    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be
12    compact and contiguous, as required by the Illinois
13    Constitution;
14        (v) each of the Districts contained in the 2021
15    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be
16    consistent with the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011,
17    where applicable; and
18        (vi) each of the Districts contained in the 2021
19    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn taking into
20    account the partisan composition of the District and of
21    the Plan itself; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That in addition to the foregoing redistricting
23principles, each of the Districts contained in the 2021
24General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to reflect a
25balance of the following redistricting principles: the

 

 

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1preservation of the core or boundaries of the existing
2Districts; the preservation of communities of interest;
3respect for county, township, municipal, ward, and other
4political subdivision boundaries; the maintenance of
5incumbent-constituent relationships and tracking of population
6migration; proposals or other input submitted by members of
7the public and stakeholder groups; public hearing testimony;
8respect for geographic features and natural or logical
9boundaries; and other redistricting principles recognized by
10State and federal court decisions; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Senate used the 2015-2019 American
12Community Survey data, election data, other publicly available
13data, and public input to establish the boundaries for the
142021 General Assembly Redistricting Plan; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That the Senate hereby adopts and incorporates
16by reference all information received by the House
17Redistricting Committee or the Senate Redistricting Committee
18and the Senate Redistricting Subcommittees that was submitted
19by the general public and stakeholders in person or remotely
20at the hearings; by email; by U.S. mail; by facsimile; or via
21the public portal on the House and Senate Democratic
22redistricting websites; and be it further
 
23    RESOLVED, That the Senate further adopts and incorporates

 

 

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1by reference transcripts of proceedings for all of the
2redistricting hearings conducted by either the House or Senate
3or both; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That the Legislative Districts proposed in the
52021 General Assembly Redistricting Plan are substantially
6equal in population, with the largest deviation being
7+0.2%/-0.17%, or +422/-368 people, from the target population;
8and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Legislative Districts proposed in the
102021 General Assembly Redistricting Plan are as compact
11overall as the existing Legislative Districts adopted in 2011;
12and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That the Legislative Districts proposed in the
142021 General Assembly Redistricting Plan are contiguous; and
15be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the following summary describes the general
17characteristics of each Legislative District and makes
18reference to some but not all of the redistricting principles
19that were considered in drawing that District:
 
20    Proposed Legislative District 1
21    Proposed Legislative District 1 is located on the

 

 

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1southwest side of Chicago into the immediate southwestern Cook
2County suburbs. Current Legislative District 1 saw a decrease
3of 5,849 in population which is 4,831 under the ideal
4population target. To account for these population shifts,
5Legislative District 1 has been reconfigured. The northern
6boundary of proposed Legislative District 1 is generally
7Roosevelt Road, the western boundary is generally Kemman
8Avenue, the eastern boundary is generally South Wallace
9Street, and the most southern boundary is generally Marquette
10Road. The proposed district includes portions of the 11, 14,
1115, 16, 17, 22, and 23 wards, including the Chicago
12neighborhoods of Gage Park, Back of the Yards, and Archer
13Heights. The proposed district includes portions of Cicero,
14Berwyn, Riverside, McCook, Brookfield, Lyons, Stickney, and
15Forest View.
16    The Stevenson Expressway Interstate 55 runs east to west
17through the center of the proposed Legislative District and
18serves as a major thoroughfare, as do Ogden, Archer, Harlem
19and Cicero Avenue. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail
20lines (Orange line) also serve portions of the district on the
21southwest side of Chicago. Metra also provides transportation
22services with the BNSF Railway route to Aurora which has had
23some of the busiest stations in the Chicagoland area for more
24than a decade. Proposed Legislative District 1 is drawn along
25precinct lines, streets and rail lines along Archer Avenue on
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1together several communities of interest and transportation
2hubs, including major roadways and railways. Portions of the
3Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal also run through the proposed
4district with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of
5Greater Chicago maintaining waste treatment facilities in
6Stickney and Cicero.
7    It contains predominantly working-class neighborhoods and
8suburbs located near industrial and commercial facilities. The
9areas located in Proposed Legislative District 1 share similar
10elementary (Berwyn South 100, Cicero 99, Lyons 103, Central
11Stickney, Summit 104 and Chicago Public Schools of Columbia
12Explorers, Edwards, Everett, and McClellan) and secondary (J.
13Sterling Morton 201, Reavis Township 220, Riverside Brookfield
14Township 208 and Chicago Public Schools of Curie, Gage Park,
15Kelly, Kennedy Solorio, and Tilden). The proposed district is
16also home to the Brookfield Zoo, which spans approximately 216
17acres through Brookfield and maintains about 370 full-time
18employees while bringing on about 600-700 seasonal hires each
19year. Also in the proposed district is Hawthorne Racecourse
20and the presently developing Hawthorne Casino. The proposed
21district is also home to Morton College, the second oldest
22community college in the State, which reported 84% Hispanic
23student population in the 2019-2020 academic year.
24    Proposed Legislative District 1 has a total population
25that is 31.05% White, 7.34% Black, 2.36% Asian, and 58.66%
26Hispanic. The total minority population is 79.73%. The total

 

 

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1citizen voting age population is 31% White, 7.3% Black, 2.4%
2Asian, and 58.7% Hispanic. The total minority citizen voting
3age population is 68.95%. Proposed Legislative District 1
4retains 41% of its core constituency to provide continuity for
5the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
6formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Antonio
7"Tony" Muñoz (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
8    Proposed Legislative District 2
9    Proposed Legislative District 2 is located on the
10northwest side of Chicago into the immediate northwestern Cook
11County suburbs. Current Legislative District 2 saw a decrease
12of 3,445 in population which is 2,427 under the ideal
13population target. To account for these population shifts,
14Legislative District 2 has been reconfigured. The northern
15boundary of proposed Legislative District 2 is generally
16Belmont Avenue and Fullerton Avenue, with the northernmost
17boundary at Addison Street. The western boundary is generally
18Interstate 80, the eastern boundary is generally Ashland
19Avenue and Paulina Avenue, and the southern boundary is
20generally Grand Avenue and the Milwaukee and Soo Line
21railroads. The proposed district includes portions of the 1,
222, 26, 27, 30, 35, and 36 wards, along with a portion of the
23municipality of Elmwood Park. The district contains the
24neighborhoods of Wicker Park, Montclare, Belmont Cragin, and
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1thoroughfares are Kedzie Avenue, Kimball, and Kostner Avenue,
2major east-west thoroughfares are Division Street, North
3Avenue, Fullerton Avenue.
4    The proposed Legislative District contains Humboldt Park
5and parts of the Hermosa neighborhood, which have a strong
6Puerto Rican presence and cultural impact. The National Museum
7of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture and the Puerto Rican Cultural
8Center is located within Humboldt Park and Paseo Boricua kicks
9off the Division Street Corridor which houses various Puerto
10Rican-owned businesses. Belmont Cragin has a large Latino
11community, with about 70 percent of the population speaking
12Spanish at home, and is home to the Aguijón Theater, which
13focuses on Spanish-language productions. Throughout the
14district there is a range of Latino food offerings, including
15Mexican, Venezuelan, and Honduran. The proposed district has
16similar age and income demographics throughout preserving
17communities of interest. It is served by five major Chicago
18Public School high schools: Roberto Clemente, North Grand,
19Kelvyn Park, Foreman, and Steinmetz College Prep and Elmwood
20Park 401.
21    The entirety of the proposed district is located within
22Cook County and the majority is within the City of Chicago. The
23proposed Legislative District is serviced by public
24transportation including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and
25rail lines (Blue line) and the Metra Milwaukee District-West
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1has seen a rising Latino population.
2    Proposed Legislative District 2 has a total population
3that is 31.90% White, 6.41% Black, 2.66% Asian, and 57.37%
4Hispanic. The total minority population is 68.10%. The total
5citizen voting age population is 40.7% White, 8.32% black,
62.91% Asian, and 46.65% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
7voting age population is 59.3%. Proposed Legislative District
82 retains 84% of its core constituency to provide continuity
9for the existing incumbent constituency relations. Incumbent
10Senator Omar Aquino (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
11    Proposed Legislative District 3
12    Proposed Legislative District 3 is located in Chicago,
13primarily in the south side and downtown areas. The northern
14boundary of proposed Legislative District 3 is generally
15Division Street, the western boundary is generally the Chicago
16River and Dan Ryan Expressway, the eastern boundary is
17generally Martin Luther King Drive, the southern boundary is
18generally 67th Street. The proposed district includes portions
19of the 3, 15, 16, 20, and 42 wards. Current Legislative
20District 3 saw an increase of 2,137 in population which is
213,155 over the ideal population target. To account for these
22population shifts, Legislative District 3 has been
23reconfigured. Proposed Legislative District 3 maintains a
24similar shape to the 2002 and 2012 map iterations.
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1of the downtown Loop area, as well as portions of the Near
2North Side and Near South Side. Proposed Legislative District
33 also contains portions of the south side neighborhoods of
4Douglas, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Chicago Lawn, West
5Englewood, Englewood, and West Woodlawn. The South Side
6community of Fuller Park is also located wholly within the
7district. The areas south of the downtown Loop area have seen a
8population decrease since the 2010 census and the 2008
9mortgage crisis. This is especially true in the West Englewood
10and Englewood areas where more than a quarter of all city-led
11demolitions from 2008 to 2018 have occurred due to rampant
12vacancies and expansion of Norfolk Southern Railway but with
13little to no new construction occurring in the area.
14    Interstate 90/94 runs north to south through the core of
15the district and Garfield Boulevard, 47th Street, and 59th
16Street are major east to west thoroughfares. The district is
17also accessible by public transportation via the Chicago
18Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red and Green Lines).
19Proposed Legislative District 3 also contains much of downtown
20Chicago's Loop business district. The Chicago Loop is the
21historic commercial center of downtown Chicago. It is the seat
22of government for Chicago and Cook County, and also contains
23the historic theater and shopping districts. On the South end
24of the district is Marquette (Jacques) Park, the largest park
25on the southwest side of Chicago at 323 acres located in the
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1district continues to contain Guaranteed Rate Field, home of
2the Chicago White Sox. On the eastern border of the Proposed
3Legislative District near 63rd Street in Proposed Legislative
4District 13, the construction of the Obama Presidential Center
5is expected to bring thousands of visitors to the South Side,
6which could infuse the area with new minority-owned businesses
7consistent with the current demographics of the Proposed
8Legislative District 3. Much of the southern part of the
9district is within New Englewood STEM High School attendance
10boundaries.
11    Proposed Legislative District 3 has a total population
12that is 25.99% White, 50.87% Black, 7.15% Asian, and 13.82%
13Hispanic. The total minority population is 74.01%. The total
14citizen voting age population is 30.71% White, 53.18% Black,
155.63% Asian, and 8.69% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
16voting age population is 69.29%. Proposed Legislative District
173 retains 87% of its core constituency to provide continuity
18for the existing constituency relations. Incumbent Senator
19Mattie Hunter (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
20    Proposed Legislative District 4
21    Proposed Legislative District 4 is located on the west
22side of Chicago into the immediate western suburbs of Cook and
23eastern suburbs of DuPage County. Current Legislative District
244 saw a decrease of 2,179 in population which is 1,161 under
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1shifts, Legislative District 4 has been reconfigured. The core
2of current Legislative District 4 is maintained by continuing
3to connect Chicago's Austin Neighborhood with Proviso Township
4municipalities which have been linked together for nearly two
5decades in some instances. Due to population loss in the
6present and surrounding districts, Proposed Legislative
7District 4 continues the expansion started in the 2011
8legislative map into the southwest suburbs of Cook County and
9further West, now crossing into the near suburbs of DuPage
10County.
11    The eastern boundary of proposed District 4 is generally
12Cicero Avenue in the north and precinct boundaries in the
13south. The northern boundary generally follows U.S. Highway
1420/Lake Street in the west and central parts of the district,
15and Grand Avenue in the east. The western boundary is composed
16of precinct boundaries in Western Springs, La Grange, and
17Indian Head Park, York Street throughout Elmhurst, IL-83 in
18the central east, and the Eisenhower Expressway in the north.
19    The west suburban communities of Maywood, Hillside,
20Broadview, Bellwood, Berkeley and Westchester are entirely
21within the proposed district, as well as portions of
22Countryside, Indian Head Park, Western Springs, Berwyn, La
23Grange, Hodgkins, and La Grange Park. A portion of Chicago's
24Austin and The Island neighborhood including portions of the
2528th, 29th, and 37th Chicago Wards are also within the
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1Westchester, and Western Springs, are all located in southern
2Proviso Township and share the Salt Creek Woods Nature
3Preserve, and a nearby Metra line (Green line). The
4communities of Elmhurst, Oak Brook, and Western Springs are
5partially contained within the district and have similar
6socioeconomic makeup, with an average household income of
7$137,276.
8    The district encompasses various outdoor interests, with
9the Theodore Stone Forest in Countryside; the La Grange
10Country Club; the Fresh Meadow Golf Club in Hillside; Chicago
11Highlands Club, Meadowlark Golf Course, Wolf Road Prairie and
12Bemis Woods in Westchester; the Oak Brook Golf Club, Butler
13National Country Club, and the Oak Brook - Central Park in Oak
14Brook; and Columbus Park, which includes the Columbus Park
15Golf Course, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. Salt Creek and
16Addison Creek run throughout the district, as well as a
17portion of the Des Plaines River. The proposed district
18contains the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola
19University Medical Center. Access to major thoroughfares in
20the proposed district includes the Eisenhower Expressway, the
21Tri-State Tollway, Cermak Road, Roosevelt Road, Harlem Avenue,
22and La Grange Road. The proposed district is also accessible
23via public transportation, including Chicago Transit Authority
24bus and rail lines (Blue and Green lines), as well as the Metra
25Union Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter
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1    Proposed Legislative District 4 has a total population
2that is 32.04% White, 46.80% Black, 1.92% Asian, and 17.68%
3Hispanic. The total minority population is 67.96%. The total
4citizen voting age population is 34.46% White, 50.51% Black,
51.79% Asian, and 12.21% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
6voting age population is 65.54%. Proposed Legislative District
74 retains 81% of its core constituency to provide continuity
8for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
9the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Kimberly
10A. Lightford (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
11    Proposed Legislative District 5
12    Proposed Legislative District 5 is located on the west
13side of Chicago. Current Legislative District 5 saw an
14increase of 3,304 in population which is 4,322 over the ideal
15population target. To account for these population shifts,
16Legislative District 5 has been reconfigured. The proposed
17Legislative District 5 northern boundary is generally West
18Grand Avenue and Fullerton Avenue, the western boundary is
19generally Cicero Avenue, the eastern boundary is generally the
20Chicago River and North Orleans Street, the southern boundary
21is generally 16th Street. Proposed Legislative District 5
22contains a vast majority of the west side neighborhood of
23North Lawndale. It also includes portions of Garfield Park,
24and West Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, West Town, Near West
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1Bucktown, Pulaski Park, and Cabrini Green neighborhoods.
2    Proposed Legislative District 5 contains a vast majority
3of the west side neighborhood of North Lawndale. It also
4includes portions of Garfield Park, and West Garfield Park,
5Humboldt Park, West Town, Near West Side, West Loop, Goose
6Island, River West, Greektown, Bucktown, Pulaski Park, and
7Cabrini Green neighborhoods. A majority of Proposed
8Legislative District 5 is within the attendance boundaries of
9Wells, Manley, and Marshall High Schools in the Chicago Public
10Schools system.
11    Interstate 290 and Interstate 90/94 are major
12thoroughfares that are easily accessed in the district. The
13proposed district is also serviced by public transportation,
14including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines
15(Green, Blue, and Pink lines). The proposed district includes
16the University of Illinois at Chicago, Rush University and
17Malcolm-X College, as well as a large part of DePaul
18University's Lincoln Park campus. The district contains the
19Illinois Medical District, which includes the University of
20Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Stroger Hospital, Rush
21University Medical Center, and Jesse Brown Veterans
22Administration Medical Center. Mount Sinai Hospital and RML
23Specialty Hospital are also located in the proposed
24Legislative District. The district also includes the United
25Center and both Douglas and Garfield Park.
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1that is 34.69% White, 44.5% Black, 7.15% Asian, and 11.22%
2Hispanic. The total minority population is 65.31%. The total
3citizen voting age population is 40% White, 44.07% black,
45.37% Asian, and 8.96% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
5voting age population is 60%. Proposed Legislative District 5
6retains 88% of its core constituency to provide continuity for
7the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
8formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Patricia Van
9Pelt resides in the proposed district.
 
10    Proposed Legislative District 6
11    Proposed Legislative District 6 is located on the north
12side of Chicago. The current Legislative District 6 saw an
13increase of 17,524 in population which is 18,542 over the
14ideal population target. To account for these population
15shifts, Legislative District 6 has been reconfigured. The
16proposed district is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan,
17while the northern boundary is generally Montrose and Eastwood
18Avenues, and Grace Street. The southern and western boundaries
19generally run along the north branch of the Chicago River,
20Addison Street, and Fullerton, Sacramento Avenue, North
21Belmont, Western, and Damen Avenues. The southernmost point of
22the district is Chestnut Street between Michigan Ave and Mies
23Van Der Rohe Way. The proposed district includes portions of
24the 43, 44, 46, and 47 wards. The borders of the proposed
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1Proposed District 6 contains portions of the Chicago
2Neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Boystown, Old Town,
3Ravenswood, Buena Park, Wrigleyville, North Center.
4    Proposed District 6 also includes one of the largest
5lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer communities in Chicago
6and in the nation, Boystown, which is the official home of the
7Chicago Pride Parade. Proposed Legislative District 6 is home
8to some of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations,
9including Lincoln Park, the Lincoln Park Zoo, Wrigley Field,
10and the Second City Theatre. The proposed district includes
11Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, particularly the Rush
12Street triangle, with some of Chicago's most famous
13restaurants and bars. A majority of Proposed Legislative
14District 6 is within the attendance boundaries of Lake View
15and Lincoln Park High Schools in the Chicago Public Schools
16system.
17    Proposed Legislative District 6 includes a thriving Jewish
18community in Lakeview which includes a Modern Orthodox
19synagogue, an Orthodox Chabad synagogue, one of the largest
20Conservative congregations in North America, and a Reform
21congregation. According to testimony received by the Senate
22Redistricting Subcommittee on North Chicago, the mix of
23different Jewish communities in this small geographic area is
24unusual, but all of these Jewish institutions actively
25cooperate and coordinate on a regular basis. The testimony
26detailed an eruv, which is a physical installation that

 

 

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1encircles a defined perimeter that allows Orthodox Jews
2certain flexibility in Sabbath observance that is rarely
3available to them. For example, the eruv allows Orthodox Jews
4to push a baby carriage to synagogue, allowing families to
5attend Sabbath services together as opposed to leaving one
6adult home to care for the children. The witness testified
7that the Lakeview eruv is a major factor in drawing
8Sabbath-observant Jews to the neighborhood. Lake Shore Drive
9runs along the eastern border of the district, providing easy
10access to businesses and neighborhoods within the district.
11Western Avenue runs through the district, in addition to
12Lincoln Avenue and Clark Street. Chicago Transit Authority bus
13and train lines (Red, Purple, and Brown Lines) also service
14the proposed district.
15    Proposed Legislative District 6 has a total population
16that is 77.76% White, 3.86% Black, 7.05% Asian, and 8.34%
17Hispanic. The total minority population is 22.24%. The total
18citizen voting age population is 81.79% White, 4.03% Black,
195.03% Asian, and 6.92% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
20voting age population is 18.21%. Proposed Legislative District
216 retains 94% of its core constituency to provide continuity
22for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
23the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Sara
24Feigenholtz (D) currently resides in the proposed district.
 
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1    Proposed Legislative District 7 is located on the north
2side of Chicago. Current Legislative District 7 saw an
3increase of 9,300 in population which is 10,318 over the ideal
4population target. To account for these population shifts,
5Legislative District 7 has been reconfigured. The Eastern
6border of the proposed district is Lake Michigan. The southern
7border of the proposed district generally runs along Eastwood
8Avenue (in the west), Montrose Avenue (in the east) and Grace
9Street (centrally). The district's western border generally
10runs along Lincoln Avenue and the Chicago River in the
11southern part of the district; Ravenswood Avenue through the
12central part of the district and Western Avenue in the
13northern part of the district. The northern border of the
14district runs along Howard Street and the boundary between the
15City of Chicago and Evanston.
16    Chicago wards contained in whole or in part within
17proposed Legislative District 7 include the 49th, 48th, 40th,
1847th, 46th, and 50th Wards. Major north-south thoroughfares
19include Lake Shore Drive, Clark Avenue, Ravenswood Avenue,
20Broadway, Sheridan Road and Western Avenue. There are a number
21of east-west roads including Foster, Montrose, Devon, and
22Touhy Avenues. The district is also served by the Chicago
23Transit Authority bus and rail lines, including the Red and
24Purple lines. Also contained within the proposed district is
25Loyola University Chicago.
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1and ethnically diverse population. The proposed district
2includes significant lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer
3neighborhood of Andersonville, as well as a significant
4immigrant community in the northwestern part of the district.
5Many immigrant advocacy organizations call the proposed
6district home including the Ethiopian Community Association of
7Chicago, the Korean-American Association of Chicago,
8RefugeeOne, and Centro Romero. Other notable places include
9Loyola University Chicago, Weiss Hospital, and Swedish
10Covenant Hospital.
11    Proposed Legislative District 7 has a total population
12that is 53.55% White, 15.98% Black, 9.49% Asian, and 17.03%
13Hispanic. The total minority population is 46.45%. The total
14citizen voting age population is 63.14% White, 14.41% Black,
157.68% Asian, and 12.01% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
16voting age population is 36.86%. Proposed Legislative District
177 retains 95% of its core constituency continuity for the
18existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
19formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Mike Simmons
20(D) currently resides in the proposed district.
 
21    Proposed Legislative District 8
22    Proposed Legislative District 8 is located on the
23northwest side of Chicago and the immediate northwestern Cook
24County suburbs. The current Legislative District 8 saw an
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1population target. To account for these population shifts,
2Legislative District 8 has been reconfigured. The proposed
3district's southwestern boundary is generally along Milwaukee
4and Elston Avenues. The southernmost boundary is generally
5Montrose Avenue between Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road; Argyle
6Road between Pulaski Road and Kedzie Avenue; and Foster Avenue
7between Kedzie and California Avenues. The eastern boundary
8generally runs along Lincoln Avenue and Chicago's 50th Ward's
9eastern border. Generally, the northern border of the district
10runs along Dempster, Greenleaf and Main Streets and Illinois
11State Route 58 (Golf Road).
12    Proposed Legislative District 8 includes portions of Maine
13and Niles Townships, and portions of the communities of Morton
14Grove, Skokie, Niles, and Lincolnwood. The district includes
15all or significant parts of the Chicago neighborhoods of
16Albany Park, Irving Park, Sauganash, North Park, Pulaski Park,
17West Ridge, Little India, and Mayfair. Substantially all of
18Chicago's 50th and 39th Wards are included in the district
19along with portions of the 40th and 41st Wards. Proposed
20Legislative District 8 continues to contain the core
21communities found in current Legislative District 8 including
22Lincolnwood, Skokie, Morton Grove, and Niles which are
23combined with similar areas in northern Chicago.
24    The Proposed Legislative District is served by vital
25north-south routes including Interstate 94 and 90, Lincoln,
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1number of major east-west thoroughfares traversing the
2district including Dempster, Touhy, Devon, and Foster Avenues.
3Devon Avenue serves the southern portion of the district, thus
4preserving ties to one the current district's epicenter of
5Indian American culture. Additionally, Chicago Transit
6Authority bus and train lines (Blue and Yellow Lines) and
7Metra Milwaukee District West Commuter rail line are available
8for use.
9    Proposed Legislative District 8 has a total population
10that is 51.09% White, 5.7% Black, 23.52% Asian, and 15.49%
11Hispanic. The total minority population is 48.91%. The total
12citizen voting age population is 57.88% White, 5.4% Black,
132.34% Asian, and 11.91% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
14voting age population is 42.12%. Proposed Legislative District
158 retains 89% of its core constituency to provide continuity
16for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
17the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Ram
18Villivalam (D) currently resides in the proposed district.
 
19    Proposed Legislative District 9
20    Proposed Legislative District 9 is located in northern
21Cook County. The current Legislative District 9 saw an
22increase of 585 in population making it 1,603 over the ideal
23population target. To account for these population shifts,
24Legislative District 9 has been reconfigured. The proposed
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1West Central Road in the south to Willow Road in the North. The
2northern and southern boundaries run generally along precinct
3lines in Northbrook, Northfield, and Winnetka in the north and
4Glenview, Golf, and Skokie in the south. The eastern side of
5the district is guided by Lake Michigan roughly from Calvary
6Cemetery in Evanston to Scott Avenue in Winnetka. The proposed
7Legislative District includes the cities of Evanston,
8Northbrook, Glenview, Golf, Northfield, Winnetka, Wilmette and
9Kenilworth.
10    The proposed district is very similar to the existing 9th
11Legislative District and the 9th Legislative District enacted
12from 2002 to 2012. In the 2011 map, in response to Evanston
13residents, more of Evanston was added to the 9th Legislative
14District. In 2021, Proposed Legislative District 9 now
15includes the City of Evanston in its entirety based on
16testimony. Northbrook, Glenview, Golf, Northfield, Winnetka,
17Wilmette and Kenilworth are all encapsulated within the
18district as well. The median income of Northbrook, Glenview,
19Golf, Northfield, Winnetka, Wilmette and Kenilworth range from
20$102 thousand to $211 thousand.
21    Several major religious sites are located within the
22proposed district and help preserve a diverse religious
23community throughout the district. Religious landmarks include
24the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette, Society of the Divine World
25Techny Towers in unincorporated Northfield Township, the
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1Northfield, Beth Emet Synagogue in Evanston, and the Unitarian
2Church of Evanston. A large Jewish community resides within
3the district, and the proposed boundaries dip slightly into
4Chicago's 50th Ward in order to bring another significant and
5historic Jewish population into Proposed Legislative District
69.
7    Population increases in the northern suburbs have made
8transportation a vital issue for residents, making commuters a
9community of interest in the suburbs. The proposed district is
10served by the Milwaukee District North and Union Pacific North
11Metra Rail Lines, which both provide important public
12transportation providing residents the ability to commute to
13Chicago. Interstate 94 and State Highway 43 traverse through
14the heart of the district, while Sheridan Road runs the
15entirety of the district's eastern border.
16    Proposed Legislative District 9 has a total population
17that is 67.58% White, 7.6% Black, 13.69% Asian, and 8.14%
18Hispanic. The total minority population is 32.42%. The total
19citizen voting age population is 73.49% White, 7.97% Black,
2011.01% Asian, and 5.93% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
21voting age population is 26.51%. Proposed Legislative District
229 retains 92% of its core constituency to provide continuity
23for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
24the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Laura
25Fine (D) resides in the proposed district.
 

 

 

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1    Proposed Legislative District 10
2    Proposed Legislative District 10 is located on the
3northwest side of Chicago into the immediate northwestern Cook
4County suburbs. The current Legislative District 10 saw an
5increase of 6,011 in population which is 7,029 over the ideal
6population target. To account for these population shifts,
7Legislative District 10 has been reconfigured. The southern
8border of the district generally follows City of Chicago ward
9lines. The western border of the district generally follows
10precinct, main thoroughfares, and ward lines. The northern
11border of the district follows ward lines as well as the
12eastern border of the district. The proposed legislative
13district contains the municipalities of Rosemont, Schiller
14Park, Park Ridge, Niles, Franklin Park, River Grove, Norridge,
15Harwood Heights, Elmwood Park, and Chicago. The district
16wholly contains Harwood Heights, Norridge, and Schiller Park.
17The district wholly contains the Chicago Ward 38 and parts of
18Chicago Ward 39, Ward 45, Ward 36, Ward 29, and Ward 41.
19    Running east and west through the district is Interstate
2090. Interstate 294 also runs through the northwestern corner
21of the district. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and rail
22lines (Blue line) as well as the Metra commuter rail lines
23(North Central Service and Union Pacific North West lines)
24also service the proposed district providing accessible travel
25throughout the district and the great Chicagoland area. The
26district contains the hospital AMITA Health Resurrection

 

 

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1Medical Center. This hospital provides accessible healthcare
2and a plethora of economic opportunity and jobs. The academic
3medical center has a 337-bed capacity. Historic colleges in
4the district include Wilbur Wright College. The Des Plaines
5River runs through the entirety of the district going north
6and south.
7    The Chicago neighborhoods of Jefferson Park, Portage Park,
8Big Oaks, Union Ridge, Oriel Park, and Forest Glen have
9similar housing stock and socioeconomic status. The proposed
10Legislative District keeps together these white collar
11affluent neighbors of Chicago. The majority of the High School
12students in the district attend William Howard Taft High
13School and on the northwest side Main South High School. Main
14South and Taft High Schools commonly compete in athletic
15competitions each year. These two high schools also have a
16similar population, giving the students a similar classroom
17experiences. The feeder schools for Taft High School include,
18Dirksen Elementary, John W. Garvy Elementary, Hitch
19Elementary, and Prussing Elementary Schools.
20    Proposed Legislative District 10 has a total population
21that is 68.68% White, 1.29% Black, 6.07 % Asian, and 21.76%
22Hispanic. The total minority population is 31.32%. The total
23citizen voting age population is 73.39% White, 1.45% Black,
245.45% Asian, and 18.44% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
25voting age population is 26.61%. Proposed Legislative District
2610 retains 85% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator

 

 

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1Robert F. Martwick resides within the proposed 10th
2Legislative District.
 
3    Proposed Legislative District 11
4    Proposed Legislative District 11 is located on the
5southwest side of Chicago into the immediate southwestern Cook
6County suburbs. Current Legislative District 11 saw a decrease
7of 3,698 in population which is 2,680 under the ideal
8population target. To account for these population shifts,
9Legislative District 11 has been reconfigured. The northern
10border is Roosevelt Road in the east, 13th Street in the center
11and Cermak Road and Salt Creek in the west. The western border
12follows Forrest Road in La Grange Park, precinct line in La
13Grange and La Grange Park, South La Grange Road in Countryside
14and generally along East Avenue in the southwestern part of
15the district. The southern border of the district generally
16follows precinct and block lines along 83rd, 79th and 77th
17Streets in Justice, Bridgeview, Burbank, and Chicago. Proposed
18Legislative District 11 contains most of Chicago's 23 Ward,
19all of the 13th Ward and a portion of the 18th Ward as well as
20portions of the southwestern suburban communities of
21Bridgeview, Burbank, Justice, Berwyn, Cicero, McCook,
22Hodgkins, La Grange, La Grange Park, Riverside and North
23Riverside.
24    Proposed Legislative District 11 pulls together
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1Road and the southwest portions of neighborhoods around Midway
2International Airport, both predominantly working-class.
3    The Stevenson Expressway Interstate 55 (I-55), Harlem
4Avenue, and Cicero Avenue are major thoroughfares through the
5proposed district uniting the south and north ends. Chicago
6Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Orange) and the Metra
7Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) commuter rail lines also
8serve the proposed district. Proposed District 11 is a
9significant transportation center containing Midway
10International Airport, I-55, and the CSX-Bedford Park Rail
11Facility. The transportation industry dominates the area with
12many local residents finding employment at the airport,
13businesses providing services connected to airport operations,
14or the local rail yards. The proposed district is also dotted
15with working-class communities containing similar housing
16stock integrated with industrial facilities much like its
17neighboring district, Proposed Legislative District 11.
18    Proposed Legislative District 11 has a total population
19that is 34.85% White, 4.03% Black, 1.69% Asian, and 58.55%
20Hispanic. The total minority population is 65.15%. The total
21citizen voting age population is 45.14% White, 5.02% black,
221.8% Asian, and 47.38% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
23voting age population is 54.86%. Proposed Legislative District
2411 retains 49% of its core constituency to provide continuity
25for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
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1Landek (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
2    Proposed Legislative District 12
3    Proposed Legislative District 12 is located on the
4southwest side of Chicago. The current Legislative District 12
5saw a decrease of 6,573 in population which is 5,555 under the
6ideal population target. To account for these population
7shifts, Legislative District 12 has been reconfigured. Cermak
8Road and 16th Street in Chicago generally form the northern
9border of the district. Proposed Legislative District 12 runs
10south to 47th Street with the Chicago Belt Railroad running
11along the west border and the New York, Chicago and St. Louis
12Railroad on the east border. The proposed district encompasses
13Chicago Wards 22, 12, 15, 25, and 11. Proposed Legislative
14District 12 is different in shape from the current district
15due, in part, to population shifts and now is more compact with
16boundaries that follow major thoroughfares or are bound by
17railroads. The proposed district encompasses Chicago Wards 22
18(entirely), 12, 15, 25, and 11.
19    Proposed Legislative District 12 contains Latino
20communities Pilsen, Little Village, McKinley Park, and
21Brighton Park. These working-class neighborhoods contain
22similar housing stock integrated with industrial facilities.
23The residents of the proposed district are generally first-and
24second-generation immigrants who share a common need for
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1catering to the cultural tastes and customs of the
2communities. The proposed district contains the National
3Museum of Mexican Art which is home to one of the country's
4largest Mexican art collections, including more than 7,000
5pieces from ancient Mexico to the present. The Little Village
6neighborhood is known for having the largest foreign-born
7Mexican population in Chicago. The community also maintains a
8major commercial district along 26th Street, which is the
9second highest grossing shopping district in the city.
10    Proposed Legislative District 12 also contains virtually
11all of the south side community of Chinatown and the racially
12diverse Bridgeport neighborhood on the City's south side. Over
13a third of Chicago's Chinese population resides in Chinatown
14with almost 90% of the community being of Chinese descent. The
15community shares many common interests as a growing community
16with students, parents, and elders in need of culturally and
17linguistically sensitive social services, according to
18testimony submitted to the Senate Redistricting Committee.
19    Proposed Legislative District 12 has a total population
20that is 12.22% White, 5.55% Black, 14.31% Asian, and 67.16%
21Hispanic. The total minority population is 87.78%. The total
22citizen voting age population is 19.51% White, 9.25% black,
2314.82% Asian, and 55.5% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
24voting age population is 80.49%. Proposed Legislative District
2512 retains 17% of its core constituency to provide continuity
26for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows

 

 

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1the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Celina
2Villanueva (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
3    Proposed Legislative District 13
4    Proposed Legislative District 13 is located on the south
5side of Chicago into the immediate southern Cook County
6suburbs. The current Legislative District 13 saw an increase
7of 11,243 in population which is 12,261 over the ideal
8population target. To account for these population shifts,
9Legislative District 13 has been reconfigured. The proposed
10Legislative District 13 begins in the north at East Division
11Street and continues southeast along Lake Michigan to the
12Illinois-Indiana state line. The western boundary runs along
13Michigan Avenue and LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago and
14follows the existing precinct lines and roadways near the
15Chicago Skyway in the south. The proposed district is
16accessible via Lake Shore Drive, which runs through the
17majority of the district, as well as Chicago Transit Authority
18bus lines. This lakefront district contains many popular
19travel destinations that form the heart of Chicago's tourism
20industry.
21    Proposed Legislative District 13 contains a portion of the
22downtown Loop area, as well as portions of the Near North Side
23and Near South Side communities. The proposed Legislative
24District 13 also contains portions of the south side
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1Grand Boulevard. The proposed Legislative District includes
2neighborhoods with a historic Black presence, like
3Bronzeville, which was known as the city's "Black Metropolis"
4in the 1920s and still maintains an arts and culture scene. The
5south side communities of Hyde Park, Kenwood and Oakland are
6entirely within the proposed district. The Museum of Science
7and Industry, Jackson Park, the Field Museum, Soldier Field,
8the John G. Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, The Art
9Institute of Chicago, Northerly Island, Grant Park, Millennium
10Park, Washington Park and Navy Pier are all contained within
11the district. Proposed Legislative District 13 also contains
12the University of Chicago in Hyde Park and has various beach
13locations stretching down the south shore, such as the 57th
14Street, 63rd Street, and South Shore Beach. In addition to
15cultural sites of interest, the proposed Legislative District
16also houses McCormick Place convention center. In 2021,
17construction began on the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson
18Park, which will offer a new Chicago Public Library location
19and aims to serve as a neighborhood center for the South Side
20of Chicago. The proposed district includes the residential
21portions of Chicago Ward 10, and includes portions of the 2nd,
224th, 5th, 7th, 20th, and 42nd Wards.
23    Proposed Legislative District 13 has a total population
24that is 25.56% White, 51.74% Black, 7.28% Asian, and 13.03%
25Hispanic. The total minority population is 74.44%. The total
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14.2% Asian, and 10.3% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
2voting age population is 69.49%. Proposed Legislative District
313 retains 93% of its core constituency to provide continuity
4for the existing incumbent constituency relations. Incumbent
5Senator Robert Peters (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
6    Proposed Legislative District 14
7    Proposed Legislative District 14 is located in southern
8Cook County. Current Legislative District 14 saw a decrease of
910,345 in population which is 9,327 under the ideal population
10target. To account for these population shifts, Legislative
11District 14 has been reconfigured. Its northern boundary
12generally runs along 86th and 90th Street in the eastern part
13of the district and 143rd and 147th Streets in Orland Park in
14the west. The eastern boundary generally follows South State
15Street in Chicago and then continues down into Riverdale and
16Dolton. The southern boundary is generally 138th Street on the
17east and 159th Street on the west.
18    The proposed Legislative District includes the bulk of the
1934th Chicago Ward, which has long been the anchor of the 14th
20Legislative District, and portions of the 21st, 19th and 9th
21Ward. Portions of the south side neighborhoods of Beverly,
22Morgan Park, West Pullman and Washington Heights are contained
23in the district. It contains the majority of the suburban
24communities of Blue Island and Crestwood, as well as portions
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1The proposed district contains all of Calumet Park, Robbins,
2and Riverdale. Access to several major thoroughfares are in
3the district, including the Dan Ryan Expressway, Western
4Avenue, Cicero Avenue, and Harlem Avenue. Public
5transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus
6and rail lines (Red Line) and Metra rail lines (Rock Island
7District Line) service the district. The Missouri Pacific
8Railroad runs through the eastern part of the district and
9connects with the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad in the
10northern part of the district. The Penn Central Railroad and
11the Illinois Central Railroad and the Soo Line Railroad, and
12the Norfolk and Southern Railway all run through the district
13as well. The proposed Legislative District continues to unite
14suburban communities with the City of Chicago, like the
15current 14th Legislative District.
16    Proposed Legislative District 14 has a total population
17that is 34.99% White, 50.44% Black, 1.75% Asian, and 11.12%
18Hispanic. The total minority population is 65.01%. The total
19citizen voting age population is 37.39% White, 52.09% Black,
201.48% Asian, and 7.92% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
21voting age population is 62.61%. Proposed Legislative District
2214 retains 72% of its core constituency to provide continuity
23for existing incumbent constituency relations and allows for
24the formation of new relationships. The proposed district
25maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
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1the proposed district.
 
2    Proposed Legislative District 15
3    Proposed Legislative District 15 is located in southern
4Cook County, eastern Will County, and north central Kankakee
5County. The current Legislative District 15 saw a decrease of
61,225 in population which is 207 under the ideal population
7target. To account for these population shifts, Legislative
8District 15 has been reconfigured. The proposed district
9continues to begin in the north at 116th Street in Chicago and
10continues east, roughly following the Bishop-Ford Expressway
11south to Stony Island Avenue until it reaches the Will County
12border. It then turns west and continues to N 11000E Rd where
13it turns south again into Will County down to E 6000N Road,
14west to N 5000E Road and then south to the southern border of
15the proposed district, E 2000N Road. The proposed district
16unites the southwestern portion of Chicago's 9th Ward with
17south suburban communities in Flossmoor and Ford Heights.
18Portions of the south suburban communities of Dolton, South
19Holland, Markham, Glenwood, Oak Forest, Riverdale, Harvey,
20Posen, Midlothian, Dixmoor, Sauk Village, Thornton, East Hazel
21Crest, Homewood, South Chicago Heights, Ford Heights, Crete,
22Steger, University Park, and Monee are located within the
23district. In addition, the shape of proposed District 15
24generally resembles the shape of the district over the last
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1    The communities throughout proposed District 15 share
2similar housing stock, with a majority of families in this
3district residing in single-family homes. These communities
4generally all contain well-established neighborhoods developed
5in the same period (between 1940 and 1980). The median
6household income ranges from $38,353 to $83,358. Three major
7interstate highways run through the district: Interstates 94,
857 and 80. Interstate 94 is a major thoroughfare connecting
9the southern part of the proposed district to the City of
10Chicago. The proposed district is also serviced by public
11transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus
12routes and Metra rail lines (Rock Island and Electric District
13lines).
14    Proposed Legislative District 15 has a total population
15that is 29.17% White, 56.75% Black, 1.10% Asian, and 10.99%
16Hispanic. The total minority population is 70.83%. The total
17citizen voting age population is 33.37% White, 57.74% Black,
180.90% Asian, and 6.48% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
19voting age population is 66.63%. Proposed Legislative District
2015 retains 78% of its core constituency to provide continuity
21for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
22the formation of new relationships. The proposed district
23maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
242011. Incumbent Senator Napoleon Harris, III (D) resides in
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1    Proposed Legislative District 16
2    Proposed Legislative District 16 is located on the
3southwest side of Chicago into the immediate southwestern Cook
4County suburbs. The current Legislative District 16 saw a
5decrease of 7,760 in population which is 6,742 under the ideal
6population target. To account for these population shifts,
7Legislative District 16 has been reconfigured. The proposed
8district begins at Interstate 90 in Chicago's 6th Ward,
9running southwest to the Des Plaines River in Willow Springs.
10The northern boundary generally runs along Marquette Road and
1171st Street. The southern boundary of the proposed district
12generally runs along 103rd and 95th Streets in the west and
1383rd and 74th Streets in the east. The proposed district
14maintains the general shape
15    The majority of the population of Proposed Legislative
16District 16 resides in the City of Chicago, primarily in the
17neighborhoods of Greater Grand Crossing, Englewood, West
18Englewood, Auburn-Gresham, Chicago Lawn and Ashburn. It also
19encompasses portions of Chicago Wards 6, 17, and 18. The
20proposed district also contains portions of the suburban
21communities of Chicago Ridge, Burbank, Hickory Hills, Palos
22Hills, Oak Lawn, Willow Springs, Bridgeview, Hometown, and
23Justice. The present district boundaries also unite the
24communities of Hometown, Oak Lawn, Burbank, Hickory Hills,
25Bridgeview and Justice with the City of Chicago.
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1economically diverse, working-class communities with median
2yearly household incomes between $34,000 to $84,000. All
3communities within the proposed district share a very diverse
4labor force, with no one industry employing more than 20% of
5any given community. Transportation routes serving the
6district include the Dan Ryan Expressway in the east and the
7Stevenson Expressway and I-294 in the west. Western, Cicero
8and Harlem Avenues are also major transportation arteries in
9the proposed district. Proposed Legislative District 16 is
10also serviced by public transportation, including Chicago
11Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red Line), as well as the
12Metra Southwest Service and Rock Island District commuter rail
13lines, which transport commuters from the proposed district to
14downtown Chicago daily. Proposed District 16 preserves 68.6
15percent of the core of the present district to provide
16continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
17and allows the formation of new relationships.
18    Proposed Legislative District 16 has a total population
19that is 25.88% White, 52.20% Black, 1.01% Asian, and 19.05%
20Hispanic. The total minority population is 74.12%. The total
21citizen voting age population is 27.55% White, 57.27% Black,
220.84% Asian, and 12.89% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
23voting age population is 72.45%. Proposed Legislative District
2416 retains 87% of its core constituency to provide continuity
25for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
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1ideal population, the proposed district expands on the south
2side in Chicago. The proposed district maintains that same
3general shape of the district as drawn in 2011. Incumbent
4Senator Jacqueline Collins (D) resides in the proposed
5district.
 
6    Proposed Legislative District 17
7    Proposed Legislative District 17 is located on the south
8side of Chicago into southern Cook County, eastern Will
9County, and eastern Kankakee County. The current Legislative
10District 17 saw a decrease of 4,729 in population which is
113,711 under the ideal population target. To account for these
12population shifts, Legislative District 17 has been
13reconfigured. Proposed District 17 begins at East 72nd Street
14in Chicago and includes portions of Chicago Wards 7, 8, 9 and
1510. It then follows a southeasterly path to the
16Illinois-Indiana border. The border continues south along the
17Indiana state line to Momence Township in Kankakee County. The
18southern border extends from the Indiana state line to just
19past St. Anne and Pembroke Township in Kankakee County. The
20western boundary runs generally along I-94 in Cook County and
21the Bishop-Ford Expressway in Will County. The proposed
22Legislative District 17 includes the south suburban
23municipalities of Burnham, Calumet, Lansing, Lynwood, Ford
24Heights, and Sauk Village.
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1I-94, I-80, I-57 and Dixie Highway. Torrence Avenue runs north
2to south through the length of the district to the Cook County
3line. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red Line),
4as well as the Metra Electric District commuter line also
5serve the district, transporting residents to and from
6downtown Chicago.
7    The proposed district boundaries were extended south in
8order to respect the configurations of districts adjacent to
9it. The proposed district accordingly picks up similar south
10suburban communities in Cook, Will and Kankakee counties,
11which is not without historical precedent. Under the 2001
12configuration, many of these south suburban communities were
13included together in Legislative District 40. The
14manufacturing industry is a key employer in communities
15throughout this district, with almost 10% of the workforce
16employed in manufacturing. The proposed Legislative District
17includes a number of manufacturing facilities, including Ford
18Motor Company's Chicago plant, that provide jobs to Chicago
19and south suburban residents. The proposed district also
20includes part of the Illinois International Port District
21which links inland canal and river systems in the Midwestern
22United States to the Great Lakes, providing for global
23shipping market access. The population of the proposed
24district is primarily working-class, with a median household
25income of between $40,000 to $65,000 for the majority of the
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1    Proposed Legislative District 17 has a total population
2that is 18.9% White, 64.1% Black, 0.34% Asian, and 15.19%
3Hispanic. The total minority population is 81.1%. The total
4citizen voting age population is 21.97% White, 66.39% Black,
50.27% Asian, and 10.23% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
6voting age population is 78.03%. Proposed Legislative District
717 retains 84% of its core constituency to provide continuity
8for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
9the formation of new relationships. The proposed district
10maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
112011. Incumbent Senator Elgie R. Sims (D) resides in the
12proposed district.
 
13    Proposed Legislative District 18
14    Proposed Legislative District 18 is located on the
15southwest side of Chicago into the immediate southwestern Cook
16County suburbs. The current Legislative District 18 saw a
17decrease of 486 in population which is 532 over the ideal
18population target. To account for these population shifts,
19Legislative District 18 has been reconfigured. The northern
20border is generally 83rd, 87th, and 91st Streets in the
21eastern and central east part of the district and Highway 7,
22103rd Street, and Highway 20 in the western half. Proposed
23Legislative District 18 generally maintains the existing
24northern district boundary lines. The proposed Legislative
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1The southern border generally follows precinct boundaries from
2153rd Street to 147th, 143rd, 135th, 127th, and 115th Street.
3The eastern border generally runs along Vincennes Avenue, St.
4Charles Stree, and Ada Street.
5    Proposed Legislative District 18 includes portions of the
6City of Chicago Wards 18, 19, and 21. The proposed district
7includes more of the 19th Ward in the district than the
8existing 18th District. The district continues west into
9Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, and Palos Park. The
10proposed Legislative District contains the vast majority of
11Evergreen Park and portions of Merrionette Park, Alsip,
12Chicago Ridge, Oak Lawn, Palos Hills, and Palos Park. The
131991, 2001, and 2011 configurations of the district linked the
14southwestern Chicago neighborhoods with similar suburbs, and
15Proposed Legislative District 18 continues to do so.
16Interstate 294 runs through much of the proposed district, as
17do Southwest Highway/Illinois-7 and South Western Avenue. The
18district is also serviced by public transportation, including
19the Chicago Transit Authority bus lines as well as the Metra
20Southwest Service commuter rail line. The proposed legislative
21district contains Trinity Christian College, Saint Xavier
22University, and Moraine Valley Community College. The proposed
23district includes various nature attractions, including Orland
24Grove Forest Preserve, the Tampier Slough Woods, Lake
25Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens, and portions of
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1center of the district.
2    Proposed Legislative District 18 has a total population
3that is 66.99% White, 16.9% Black, 2.23% Asian, and 12.49%
4Hispanic. The total minority population is 33.01%. The total
5citizen voting age population is 70.57% White, 17.84% Black,
61.82% Asian, and 9.06% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
7voting age population is 29.43%. Proposed Legislative District
818 retains 83% of its core constituency. The proposed district
9maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
102001 and 2011. Incumbent Senator Bill Cunningham (D) resides
11in the proposed district.
 
12    Proposed Legislative District 19
13    Proposed Legislative District 19 is located in
14southwestern Cook County and east central Will County. The
15current Legislative District 19 saw an increase of 2,446 in
16population which is 3,464 over the ideal population target. To
17account for these population shifts, Legislative District 19
18has been reconfigured. The northern border of the proposed
19district mainly follows along street lines and railroads
20except when population adjustments were necessary. The
21proposed northern border had to be brought slightly south in
22some areas, like Tinley Park, because of the population shifts
23south from the City of Chicago. The eastern boundary runs from
24167th Street south to Steger Road, with the most eastern part
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1The southern border runs almost entirely along Steger Road
2between the municipalities of Richton Park and New Lenox. The
3western border runs mainly on Farrell and Cherry Hill Roads
4between 163rd Street and West Illinois Highway Road.
5    The proposed 19th Legislative District is connected by
6Interstate 80 from east to west and major thoroughfares like
7LaGrange Road and Harlem Avenue north and south. The district
8is also connected by the Rock Island Metra and Metra Electric
9lines, providing the proposed district with accessible
10transportation throughout the district and into the City of
11Chicago. All or part of the municipalities of Hazel Crest,
12Olympia Fields, Matteson, Country Club Hills, Frankfort,
13Orland Park, Mokena, Orland Hills, New Lenox, Lockport, and
14Joliet are in the proposed legislative district. These
15municipalities are very similar in socioeconomic status and
16housing stock, keeping together working-class families of the
17south suburbs.
18    Proposed Legislative District 19 contains the school
19districts of Consolidated School District 230, Lincoln-Way
20School District 210, and Rich Township District 227. This
21keeps together three proud school districts that have a long
22history of collaboration and competition because of the
23similarity in socioeconomic status but also because of the
24easy transportation across the district through Interstate 80
25and Route 30. Whether it is organizing community activities
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1showcase themselves, or providing edge of your seat
2entertainment on Friday nights on the football field these
3communities have a deep connection through their school
4districts and they have been kept together in the proposed
5district.
6    Proposed Legislative District 19 is also home to a
7historic golfing destination in the State bringing together
8people across the district and State around the love of golf.
9From the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox on the western side
10of the proposed District to the historic Olympia Fields
11Country Club, host of the 2003 Men's US Open & 2017 Women's PGA
12Championship, on the eastern side of the proposed district
13connects a long history of golf in the south suburbs. These
14courses also bring development to the district by hosting
15these major PGA events on a regular basis.
16    Proposed Legislative District 19 has a total population
17that is 63.02% White, 26.01% Black, 2.64% Asian, and 6.8%
18Hispanic. The total minority population is 36.98%. The total
19citizen voting age population is 65.6% White, 26.42% Black,
202.25% Asian, and 4.95% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
21voting age population is 34.4%. Proposed Legislative District
2219 retains 86% of its core constituency to provide for
23continuity for existing incumbent constituency relationships,
24keeping a large majority of the fighting 19th District
25together. The proposed district maintains that same general
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1Michael E. Hastings resides within the proposed legislative
2district.
 
3    Proposed Legislative District 20
4    Proposed Legislative District 20 is located on the
5northwest side of Chicago. The current Legislative District 20
6saw a decrease of 5,303 in population which is 4,285 under the
7ideal population target. To account for these population
8shifts, Legislative District 20 has been reconfigured.
9Generally, the proposed district is bound on the south by
10Armitage, Wrightwood, and Fullerton Streets, and on the north
11by Argyle Street and Foster Avenue. It is bordered on the west
12by North Central Street, North Linder Avenue, North Laramie
13Avenue and North Long Avenue, and on the east by North Damen
14Ave and Western Avenue, North Sacramento Avenue and the
15Chicago River.
16    Proposed Legislative District 20 contains a
17well-established Latino community, however, issues of
18gentrification and shifting population have occurred in
19neighborhoods like Logan Square. The proposed legislative
20district partially contains the following Chicago City Wards,
2131st, 32nd, 33rd, and 45th. Major north-south thoroughfares
22are Pulaski Road, Kimball, and Cicero Avenue, east-west
23thoroughfares include Diversey Avenue, Belmont Avenue, Addison
24Street, and Irving Park Road. The Kennedy Expressway and North
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1through the district. Proposed Legislative District 20 is also
2served by public transportation, including the Chicago Transit
3Authority bus and rail lines (Blue Line) and the Metra
4Milwaukee District-West and Union Pacific Northwest lines. The
5proposed Legislative District includes Irving Park, Avondale
6and includes portions of Bucktown and Wicker Park.
7    In order to achieve ideal population, the boundaries of
8the district were generally shifted to the east. Proposed
9Legislative District 20 has a total population that is 34.62%
10White, 6.04% Black, 6.33% Asian, and 53.03% Hispanic. The
11total minority population is 65.38%. The total citizen voting
12age population is 45.3% White, 3.95% Black, 6.57% Asian, and
1342% Hispanic. The total minority citizen voting age population
14is 54.7%. Proposed Legislative District 20 retains 90% of its
15core constituency to provide continuity for the existing
16incumbent constituency relations and allows the formation of
17new relationships. The proposed district maintains that same
18general shape of the district as drawn in 2001 and 2011.
19Incumbent Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D) resides in the
20proposed district.
 
21    Proposed Legislative District 21
22    Proposed Legislative District 21 is located in central and
23southern DuPage County and northern Will County. The current
24Legislative District 21 saw an increase of 2,728 in population
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1for these population shifts, Proposed Legislative District 21
2has been reconfigured. The boundary of the proposed district
3largely follows municipal boundaries and street lines. The
4most southern part of the proposed district reaches into Will
5County to the southern edge of the City of Naperville.
6Naperville, Lombard, Glen Ellyn, and Lisle make up a majority
7of the proposed Legislative District. The boundary of the
8proposed district largely follows municipal boundaries and
9street lines. The most southern part of the proposed district
10reaches into Will County to the southern edge of the City of
11Naperville. The overall goal with the proposed boundaries was
12to keep the municipalities as whole as the population data
13would allow so that these like-minded communities could be
14represented by a singular voice in the legislature.
15    Proposed Legislative District 21 is connected by two major
16thoroughfares, Interstate 355 and Interstate 88. The proposed
17district also has the BNSF Metra line, providing accessible
18transportation around the district and the surrounding areas.
19The proposed legislative district aims to keep the affluent,
20upper-middle class municipalities of Naperville, Glen Ellyn,
21and Lombard together so that their like-minded communities can
22be represented by one voice. These communities and their
23community organizations share an enthusiasm for protecting and
24building on their extensive parks and park districts.
25    Proposed Legislative District 21 also contains a large
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1corridor is home to many major companies specializing in
2research, logistics, and technology. The municipalities of
3Naperville, Glen Ellyn, and Lombard make up a major part of the
4corridor. Naperville is considered the home of the Technology
5and Research Corridor with the development beginning back in
61962 when Northern Illinois Gas (now Nicor) created a presence
7in the city. They were quickly followed by Bell Laboratories
8and Amoco Research Center (now BP) and the Illinois Technology
9Research Corridor was created. These major companies bring
10along with them economic opportunity in the retail, dining,
11lodging, and entertainment sectors that provide another layer
12of employment and leisure to the district. Keeping these major
13municipalities inside the Technology and Research Corridor
14allows them the focused representation they need.
15    Proposed Legislative District 21 allows the school
16districts of Naperville, Glen Ellyn, and Lombard to be housed
17in the same district. These school districts are composed of
18families with similar socioeconomic status and neighborhoods
19with comparable housing stock. Providing a unified voice for
20these districts that collaborate and depend on one another for
21their success.
22    Proposed Legislative District 21 has a total population
23that is 71.66% White, 4.9% Black, 12.9% Asian, and 7.64%
24Hispanic. The total minority population is 28.34%. The total
25citizen voting age population is 78.72% White, 4.97% Black,
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1voting age population is 21.28%. Proposed Legislative District
221 retains 51% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
3Laura Ellman resides within the proposed district.
 
4    Proposed Legislative District 22
5    Proposed Legislative District 22 is located in
6northwestern Cook County and northeastern Kane County. The
7current Legislative District 22 saw a decrease of 239 in
8population which is 779 over the ideal population target. To
9account for these population shifts, Proposed Legislative
10District 22 has been reconfigured. The northern border of the
11proposed district runs almost entirely along Interstate 90
12with the exception of a small strip of geography that heads
13north at the Kane County border. The western border runs along
14existing street lines and precinct boundaries, making
15adjustments for population shifts when compared to the current
16legislative boundaries. The southern border runs entirely
17along precinct lines in a stair stepping pattern, with the
18most southern border reaching the Cook and Kane border in
19Hanover Park. The eastern border mainly runs along street
20lines and precinct boundaries. The Proposed Legislative
21District 22 contains the entirety of the municipality of
22Streamwood, along with parts of the municipalities of Elgin,
23Hoffman Estates, East Dundee, Carpentersville, and Hanover
24Park. These municipalities have similar housing stock and are
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1municipalities can have focused representation of their unique
2needs. The eastern half of the proposed district has West
3Irving Park Road, West Golf Road, and West Higgins Road for
4travel east and west across the district. The western half of
5the district is mainly made up of the municipality of Elgin
6with U.S. Route 20 to travel east and west across the district.
7The Fox River also travels through the western part of the
8proposed district. The Fox River cuts through the heart of
9Elgin and is the focal point of the city. Allowing this
10community to have singular representation on the State level,
11advocating for the health and preservation of the river, is
12key for the stability of the city.
13    Proposed Legislative District 22 has a total population
14that is 36.24% White, 6.04% Black, 12.25%, and 43.42%
15Hispanic. The total minority population is 63.76%. The total
16citizen voting age population is 52% White, 6.8% Black, 12.06%
17Asian, and 27.84% Hispanic. The total minority citizen voting
18age population is 48%. Proposed Legislative District 22
19retains 97% of its core constituency to provide for continuity
20for existing incumbent constituency relationships. The
21proposed district maintains that same general shape of the
22district as drawn in 2001 and 2011. Incumbent Senator
23Christina Castro resides in the proposed 22nd Legislative
24District.
 
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1    Proposed Legislative District 23 is located in eastern
2DuPage County. The current Legislative District 23 saw an
3increase of 1,908 in population which is 2,927 over the ideal
4population target. To account for these population shifts,
5Legislative District 23 has been reconfigured. The eastern
6border of the proposed district is generally along the DuPage
7and Cook County border while also following Interstate 88 at
8points to adjust for population shifts. The northern border
9mainly follows street lines with the most northern part of the
10district at U.S. Highway 20. The municipalities of Glendale
11Heights, Westmont, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Addison, Oakbrook
12Terrace, Oak Brook, Westmont, Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, and
13Darien are in the proposed Legislative District.
14    Interstate 355, Interstate 290, and Interstate 88 provide
15easy transportation throughout the district, connecting all
16areas of the district to one another. Metra also provides
17service to the majority of the proposed district through its
18Union Pacific/West Line. Due to urban sprawl, communities have
19moved out to the western suburbs and the proposed 23rd
20District keeps these blue-collar, working communities together
21in their new home. Municipalities like Villa Park, Glendale
22Heights, and Westmont which have similar housing stock and
23socioeconomic status. Shaping the western border as it is
24proposed allows similar middle class, blue-collar communities
25to be represented in one legislative district. The southern
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1along precinct and street lines, with the most southern part
2of the proposed district being the municipality of Darien.
3    The proposed district also keeps together the school
4districts of Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glendale
5Heights. This keeps together school districts that have
6similar populations and who interact and compete with each
7other through school functions. The northeastern part of
8Proposed Legislative District 23 is anchored by Elmhurst
9University which houses over 3,000 total students while
10providing jobs, services, and development to the community.
11Keeping the majority of the City of Elmhurst and all of the
12University allows this community to have a singular voice
13representing their needs in the legislature.
14    Proposed Legislative District 23 has a total population
15that is 63.35% White, 4.89% Black, 13.25% Asian, and 15.92%
16Hispanic. The total minority population is 36.65%. The total
17citizen voting age population is 72.2% White, 4.81% Black,
1811.41% Asian, and 10.21% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
19voting age population is 27.8%. Proposed Legislative District
2023 retains 49% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator Tom
21Cullerton (D) and Incumbent Senator Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D)
22reside in the proposed district.
 
23    Proposed Legislative District 24
24    Proposed Legislative District 24 is located in central and
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1saw an increase of 6,999 in population which is 8,017 over the
2ideal population target. To account for these population
3shifts, Proposed Legislative District 24 has been
4reconfigured. The proposed district's northern boundary
5generally runs along the DuPage County and Cook County line.
6The northeastern district lines generally run along township
7and precinct lines. The lines then follow main thoroughfare
8IL-20 running west and generally along precinct and township
9lines and common travel route of Army Trail Road. The
10district's central and southeastern border runs along township
11and precincts lines down into Naperville. The southern border
12runs along main thoroughfares and municipality lines. The
13western border of the district runs along precinct and
14municipality lines up to the DuPage County line. Wayne,
15Bloomingdale, Addison, Winfield, Milton, Lisle, and Naperville
16Townships are included in the proposed district.
17    Proposed Legislative District 24 keeps the vast majority
18of Wheaton whole. The district pairs socioeconomically similar
19towns of Wheaton, Addison, and Itasca. The seven townships in
20this district have socioeconomic conditions that resemble that
21of the rest of DuPage County. This proposed district is
22located in the affluent southwest suburb of Chicago. The Union
23Pacific Railroad line runs through the southern anchor of the
24district. The Canadian National Illinois Central Railway runs
25through the district. The tri-anchored cities of the district
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1the northwestern corner of the district. Wheaton is in the
2southern central portion of the district. Itasca is in the
3northeastern section of the district.
4    The southern and western portions of the proposed district
5contain high schools that often compete in sporting events.
6Wheaton North, Bartlett, and Glenbard North in Carol Stream,
7Streamwood, and Lake Park in Roselle often travel to face off
8in a variety of sporting events each year. The consistent
9competition and travel to the different high school
10gymnasiums, diamonds, and courts over the years has led the
11different areas in the district to be familiar with one
12another. The high school sports conference, the West Suburban
13Conference, connects this district. Addison Trail in Addison,
14Hinsdale South in Darien, Hinsdale Central (Clarendon Hills,
15Westmont, and Hinsdale residents attend Hinsdale Schools), and
16York in Elmhurst.
17    International Corporations like Hancock, Rogers
18Corporation, and Omnitronix Corporation exist in the proposed
19Legislative District. The district employment is dominated by
20management, administrative, and Sales positions that are
21commonly referred to as white collar work. This trend can be
22found throughout the different sections of the proposed
23district.
24    Proposed Legislative District 24 has a total population
25that is 74.3% White, 3.18% Black, 9.98% Asian, and 10.48%
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1citizen voting age population is 80.18% White, 3.12% Black,
28.46% Asian, and 7.04% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
3voting age population is 19.82%. Proposed Legislative District
424 retains 4.4% of its core constituency. There is no Senator
5in the proposed Legislative District.
 
6    Proposed Legislative District 25
7    Proposed Legislative District 25 is located at the
8crossroads of DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Will Counties. The
9current Legislative District 25 saw an increase of 6,794 in
10population which is 7,813 over the ideal population target. To
11account for these population shifts, Proposed Legislative
12District 25 has been reconfigured. The southern border of the
13proposed district runs mainly along existing street lines,
14precinct boundaries, and rivers. The eastern border of the
15proposed district generally follows existing precinct
16boundaries and street lines. The eastern boundary runs between
17103rd Street north to North Aurora Road. The southwestern
18border running north primarily follows existing township,
19precinct, municipal lines, and the Fox River. The boundary of
20the proposed district then runs back east along municipal
21lines and main thoroughfares until the Elgin Joliet and
22Eastern Railway. The Kane County portion of the district
23contains the townships of Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, St.
24Charles, Elgin, and Dundee. The DuPage County portion of the
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1Wayne. The Cook County portion of the district contains
2Hanover Township. Portions of the municipalities of Aurora,
3North Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, West Chicago,
4Bartlett, Warrenville, and Naperville are inside the proposed
5Legislative District.
6    Proposed Legislative District 25 has U.S. Highway 34, U.S.
7Highway 30, and Galena Road providing ample transportation
8across the district, connecting the district east and west.
9The district is also serviced by the BNSF Metra line and the
10Union Pacific West Metra line providing accessible
11transportation around the district and into the City of
12Chicago on a daily basis. The Brewster Creek Industrial Park
13is located in the northern part of the proposed 25th district,
14and is an anchor of the community and the surrounding areas. A
15large population of residents in the northern region of the
16district work or are neighbors with someone who works at the
17Brewster Creek Industrial Park.
18    Proposed Legislative District 25 has a total population
19that is 58.73% White, 7.47% Black, 8.97% Asian, and 22.39%
20Hispanic. The total minority population is 41.27%. The total
21citizen voting age population is 67.85% White, 8.94% Black,
226.52% Asian, and 15.08% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
23voting age population is 32.15%. Proposed Legislative District
2425 retains 25% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
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1    Proposed Legislative District 26
2    Proposed Legislative District 26 is located in
3southwestern Lake County and northwestern Cook County. The
4current Legislative District 26 saw an increase of 1,437 in
5population which is 2,456 over the ideal population target. To
6account for these population shifts, Proposed Legislative
7District 26 has been reconfigured. The southern boundary of
8the proposed district runs mainly along the northern border of
9Cook County except when it extends south to West Central Road
10in between North Roselle Road and Commonwealth Drive. The
11western border of the proposed district travels north along
12street lines and precinct boundaries. The northern border also
13runs mainly along street lines and precinct boundaries with
14the most northern part of the proposed district reaching West
15Casey Road. The eastern part of the proposed district travels
16along street and precinct boundaries. The proposed district
17contains the entirety of the municipalities of Lake Zurich,
18Lake Barrington, Tower Lakes, and Fox River Grove. The
19municipalities of Libertyville, Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods,
20Forest Lake, Kildeer, Palatine, Barrington, South Barrington,
21Algonquin, and Cary are all partially in Proposed Legislative
22District 26.
23    Proposed Legislative District 26 has West Algonquin Road,
24South Northwest Highway, South Rand Road, and North Illinois
25Route 83 providing transportation across the district. The
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1Metra line which provides accessible transportation around the
2district and into the City of Chicago on a daily basis.
3    Proposed Legislative District 26 keeps the municipalities
4of Lake Zurich, Barrington, and Fox River together in the same
5Legislative District to allow these upper-middle class
6municipalities with similar housing stock to have singular
7representation to advocate for their unique needs. The
8communities have a history of being in the same legislative
9district and that continues in the proposed district.
10    The proposed district is home to an abundance of rivers
11and lakes throughout the district. The Fox River runs through
12the center of the district providing shipping, transportation
13and entertainment to the district. Along with the Fox River
14the proposed district is home to many large lakes. The
15proposed district has numerous outdoor activities including
16Crabtree Lake in the southern part, Vulcan Lake in the western
17part, Bangs Lake in the northern part, Countryside Lake in the
18eastern part, or the many lakes in between. The municipalities
19that are home to these beautiful aquatic land need focused
20representation to advocate on their behalf to maintain and
21preserve their essential wildlife.
22    Proposed Legislative District 26 has a total population
23that is 78.6% White, 1.35% Black, 9.34% Asian, and 8.72%
24Hispanic. The total minority population is 21.4%. The total
25citizen voting age population is 85.5% White, 1.29% Black,
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1voting age population is 14.5%. Proposed Legislative District
226 retains 75% of its core constituency to provide continuity
3for existing incumbent relationships while providing the
4opportunity to form new relationships. Incumbent Senator Dan
5McConchie resides in the proposed district.
 
6    Proposed Legislative District 27
7    Proposed Legislative District 27 is located in
8northwestern Cook County. The current Legislative District 27
9saw a decrease of 618 in population which is 401 over the ideal
10population target. To account for these population shifts,
11Proposed Legislative District 27 has been reconfigured. The
12Southern border runs along I-90 between North Roselle Road and
13South Mt. Prospect Road with the eastern half heading slightly
14north to Dempster Street to adjust for population changes. The
15eastern boundary then runs from West Dempster Street to East
16Palatine Road along major streets and rail lines. The northern
17boundary is also formed along precinct lines, with the most
18northern point of the district being Lake Cook Road. The
19proposed district includes the municipalities of Palatine,
20Arlington Heights, and Mount Prospect. The majority of Rolling
21Meadows and Prospect Heights are located in the proposed
22district as well, along with portions of Des Plaines and
23Schaumburg. Proposed Legislative District 27 is home to
24historic Arlington International Racecourse. There are
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1substantial economic effects on the area.
2    Proposed Legislative District 27 has a total population
3that is 67.55% White, 2.76% Black, 10.54% Asian, and 16.91%
4Hispanic. The total minority population is 32.45%. The total
5citizen voting age population is 80.23% White, 2.62% Black,
67.76% Asian, and 8.18% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
7voting age population is 19.77%. Proposed Legislative District
827 retains 80% of its core constituency to provide continuity
9for existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
10fostering of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Ann
11Gillespie resides within the proposed district.
 
12    Proposed Legislative District 28
13    Proposed Legislative District 28 is located in
14northwestern Cook County. The current Legislative District 28
15saw a decrease of 100 in population which is 918 over the ideal
16population target. To account for these population shifts,
17Proposed Legislative District 28 has been reconfigured. The
18southern border of the proposed district mainly runs along the
19northern DuPage County line. The district stretches east to
20west from Park Ridge to Schaumburg and Hanover Park. The
21northern border of the proposed district generally follows
22major thoroughfares and streets, using Interstate 90, West
23Dempster Street, and West Central Road to form almost the
24entirety of the northern border.
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1to the current district including many of the municipalities
2in the current 28th District. The municipalities of Park
3Ridge, Des Plaines, Niles, Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, and
4Hanover Park are at least partially included in the proposed
5district. Interstate 90, Interstate 290, and Interstate 294
6provide transportation north and south across the proposed
7district. While Interstate 14, West Devon Avenue, West Wise
8Road, and West Schaumburg Road provide transportation east and
9west across the district. The Union Pacific Northwest Metra
10line and the Milwaukee District West provide accessible public
11transportation around the district and into the City of
12Chicago.
13    The proposed district combines these municipalities
14because of their similar housing stock and socioeconomic
15status. This allows these like-minded municipalities to be
16represented by a singular voice in the legislature allowing
17that voice to advocate directly for the community's needs.
18Proposed Legislative District 28 also mostly keeps together
19the school districts of Des Plaines School District 62,
20Schaumburg School District 211, and Maine School District 207.
21Keeping these school districts as whole as the population data
22would allow is important because these schools have a long
23history of sports competitions and academic collaboration.
24Keeping these school districts as together as possible allows
25them to have a unified voice for their unique needs.
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1that is 61.35% White, 3.03% Black, 16.93% Asian, and 15.98%
2Hispanic. The total minority population is 38.65%. The total
3citizen voting age population is 71.07% White, 3.36% Black,
413.09% Asian, and 10.8% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
5voting age population is 28.93%. Proposed Legislative District
628 retains 78% of its core constituency to provide for
7continuity of existing incumbent constituency relations and
8allows the fostering of new relationships. Incumbent Senator
9Laura Murphy resides in the proposed district.
 
10    Proposed Legislative District 29
11    Proposed Legislative District 29 is located in northern
12Cook County and southeastern Lake County. Current Legislative
13District 29 saw a decrease of 1,994 in population which is 975
14under the ideal population target. To account for these
15population shifts, Proposed Legislative District 29 has been
16reconfigured. The eastern border of the proposed district runs
17unobstructed along Lake Michigan from Harbor Street north to
18Ziegemeier Street. The most northern part of the proposed 29th
19Legislative District reaches Ziegemeier Street, but most of
20the northern border of the proposed district runs along Martin
21Luther King Drive and Buckley Road. The western boundary of
22the proposed district generally follows existing street lines
23and natural borders. The proposed boundary mainly follows
24North St. Mary's Road, to the Des Plaines River, and into IL
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1of the Proposed Legislative District 29 tries to follow
2municipal boundaries as close as possible, making slight
3adjustments when the population data required it.
4    The proposed district contains the entirety of Highland
5Park, Highwood, Deerfield, Lake Forest, and Lake Bluff
6municipalities. The municipalities of Knollwood, Mettawa,
7Lincolnshire, Riverwoods, Wheeling, Glenview, and Buffalo
8Grove are all partially in the proposed district. The proposed
9district has Sheridan Road, IL Route 41, South Waukegan Road,
10and Interstate 94 providing ample transportation north and
11south throughout the district. Proposed Legislative District
1229 is also serviced by the Milwaukee District/North Metra line
13and the Union Pacific North Metra line providing accessible
14transportation throughout the district and into the City of
15Chicago.
16    Proposed Legislative District 29 keeps the shoreline
17municipalities of Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake
18Forest, and Lake Bluff whole and together in the same district
19as to not split up these shoreline municipalities. Each of
20these municipalities has at least one public beach with Lake
21Forest having two. Keeping the municipalities together allows
22them the focused representation they need for their unique
23situation. The beaches require special services and
24maintenance to keep them in operation and having a singular
25voice of representation allows them a straight route to those
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1    Proposed Legislative District 29 also keeps municipalities
2with similar housing stock in the same district. The
3municipalities of Lake Forest, Highland Park, Glencoe,
4Northbrook, and Deerfield all have housing stock, keeping
5these upper-middle class communities in the same proposed
6district. The proposed district is made up of mainly white
7collar families, with many of them commuting into the Loop for
8work on a daily basis.
9    Proposed Legislative District 29 has a total population
10that is 72.5% White, 2.57% Black, 10.06% Asian, and 12.95%
11Hispanic. The total minority population is 27.5%. The total
12citizen voting age population is 80.62% White, 2.85% Black,
137.43% Asian, and 7.93% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
14voting age population is 19.38%. The proposed district
15maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
162001 and 2011. Proposed Legislative District 29 retains 84% of
17its core constituency to provide continuity for existing
18incumbent relationships while allowing for the opportunity to
19foster new relationships. Incumbent Senator Julie Morrison
20resides within the proposed district.
 
21    Proposed Legislative District 30
22    Proposed Legislative District 30 is located in central and
23eastern Lake County. The current Legislative District 30 saw a
24decrease of 821 in population which is 197 over the ideal
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1Proposed Legislative District 30 has been reconfigured. The
2boundary of the proposed district mainly follows streets lines
3and natural borders. The eastern boundary runs along South
4Milwaukee Avenue, the Des Plaines River, North St. Mary's
5Road, and the eastern border of the township of Libertyville.
6The northwestern border runs along the coast of Lake Michigan
7north to the northern edge of Waukegan Township. The northern
8boundary to the proposed 30th Legislative District mainly runs
9along street and township lines, with the most northern part
10of the district reaching the municipality of Wadsworth. The
11western boundary also travels mainly along existing street and
12precinct lines, trying to keep the shape of the existing 30th
13district. The proposed 30th Legislative District contains at
14least parts of the municipalities of Wadsworth, Gurnee, Park
15City, North Chicago, Green Oaks, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, and
16Indian Creek.
17    Proposed Legislative District 30 has U.S. Highway 45,
18North Milwaukee Avenue, Interstate 94, and Sheridan Road
19providing travel north and south across the district. The
20district is also serviced by the North Central Service Metra
21line and the Union Pacific North Metra line providing the
22proposed district with accessible transportation throughout
23the district and into the City of Chicago where a large portion
24of the district commutes to for work on a daily basis. The
25proposed 30th Legislative District contains at least parts of
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1Chicago, Green Oaks, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, and Indian
2Creek. Again, the proposed district's shape is drawn to
3resemble the current district as much as the population data
4would allow.
5    Proposed Legislative District 30 is home to the vacation
6destination Six Flags Great America - Gurnee. The amusement
7park is one of the top 20 most visited parks in the country,
8with over 3 million guests in 2017. This thriving amusement
9park brings hundreds of seasonal jobs to the area and spurs
10local development in the food, retail, and entertainment
11industries like the recent $100,000,000 investment in Gurnee's
12Great Wolf Lodge. With the surrounding community being so
13dependent on the success of Six Flags Great America - Gurnee it
14is important that they have a singular voice representing them
15in the Senate.
16    Proposed Legislative District 30 has a total population
17that is 38.59% White, 10.88% Black, 11.61% Asian, and 36.21%
18Hispanic. The total minority population is 61.41%. The total
19citizen voting age population is 54.29% White, 14.19% Black,
208.02% Asian, and 21.28% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
21voting age population is 45.71%. Proposed Legislative District
2230 retains 86% of its core constituency to existing incumbent
23constituency relationships while allowing for the development
24of new relationships. The proposed district maintains that
25same general shape of the district as drawn in 2011. Incumbent
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1    Proposed Legislative District 31
2    Proposed Legislative District 31 is located in
3northeastern Lake County. Current Legislative District 31 saw
4a decrease of 2,963 in population which is 1,945 under the
5ideal population target. To account for these population
6shifts, Legislative District 31 has been reconfigured. The
7northern border of the proposed district runs along the
8Illinois and Wisconsin border west until it reaches North U.S.
9Highway 45. The western border of the proposed districts runs
10mainly along street and precinct lines. The proposed district
11goes as far south as the municipality of Libertyville. The
12eastern boundary of the proposed Legislative District reaches
13Lake Michigan at the southern border of Benton Township and
14goes north until it reaches the Illinois and Wisconsin border.
15    Proposed Legislative District 31 contains the entirety of
16the municipalities of Winthrop Harbor, Zion City, Beach Park,
17Old Mill Creek, and Grayslake. The proposed district contains
18at least portions of the municipalities of Round Lake, Long
19Lake, Libertyville, Gages Lake, Gurnee, Grandwood, Third Lake,
20Venetian Village, Lindenhurst, and Green Oaks. The proposed
2131st Legislative District has the major thoroughfares
22Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 45 providing transportation north
23and south across the district. The proposed district is also
24serviced by the Milwaukee District North Metra line along with
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1transportation around the district and into the City of
2Chicago.
3    Proposed Legislative District 31 is anchored in the
4northern part by the Waukegan National Airport, located just
5north of West York House Road and in between the Des Plaines
6River and Lake Michigan. The airport provides 318 jobs, spends
7$28.95 million in payroll, and has an economic output of
8$87.49 million annually. The airport also provides growing
9economic opportunity to the surrounding communities,
10specifically in the food, hospitality, and entertainment
11sectors. Having the Waukegan Regional National in the proposed
1231st Legislative District keeps it within the same boundaries
13of the communities that it depends on for success and allows
14these communities to have focused representation to advocate
15for the airport that they so heavily depend on for their
16success as well.
17    Proposed Legislative District 31 is split down the middle
18by the Des Plaines River keeping the surrounding communities
19as whole as the population data would allow. The communities
20along the Des Plaines River need focused representation to
21advocate for the preservation and restoration of the river and
22surrounding areas. Along with these communities along the Des
23Plaines River the proposed district is also home to many
24sprawling forest preserves throughout the entirety of the
25district. From Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in the North,
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1Grove Forest Preserve in the South, or the Spring Bluff Forest
2Preserve in the East the district is filled with wonderful
3trails and wildlife. These forest preserves need unified
4representation to ensure their stability and beauty continue
5to be preserved.
6    Proposed Legislative District 31 has a total population
7that is 59.79% White, 7.68% Black, 6.01% Asian, and 23.61%
8Hispanic. The total minority population is 40.21%. The total
9citizen voting age population is 69.78% White, 7.92% Black,
105.05% Asian, and 15.42% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
11voting age population is 30.22%. Proposed Legislative District
1231 retains 83% of its core constituency to provide continuity
13to existing incumbent relationships. Incumbent Senator Melinda
14Bush resides in the proposed 31st district.
 
15    Proposed Legislative District 32
16    Proposed Legislative District 32 is located in
17northeastern McHenry County and northwestern Lake County.
18Current Legislative District 32 saw a decrease of 243 in
19population which is 775 over the ideal population target. To
20account for these population shifts, Legislative District 32
21has been reconfigured. The northern border of the proposed
22district runs entirely along the Illinois and Wisconsin border
23from U.S. Route 45 west to the edge of Alden Township. The
24western border of the proposed district runs exclusively along
25township boundaries. The southern border of the proposed

 

 

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1district runs from Diekman Road east in a stair stepping
2pattern to North Garland Road. The southern border of the
3proposed district runs along existing street lines, precinct
4boundaries, and rivers. The eastern border runs along existing
5street lines, precinct boundaries, and lakes until it reaches
6the Illinois and Wisconsin border. The proposed 32nd
7Legislative District contains the entire townships of Alden,
8Hartland, Seneca, Dorr, Greenwood, Hebron, Burton, and McHenry
9inside McHenry County. The townships of Grafton, Algonquin,
10and Nunda are partially in the proposed district. In Lake
11County the townships of Wauconda, Grant, Lake Villa, and
12Antioch are partially in the proposed district.
13    Proposed Legislative District 32 contains the entire
14townships of Alden, Hartland, Seneca, Dorr, Greenwood, Hebron,
15Burton, and McHenry inside McHenry County. The townships of
16Grafton, Algonquin, and Nunda are partially in the proposed
17district. In Lake County the townships of Wauconda, Grant,
18Lake Villa, and Antioch are partially in the proposed
19district. The district has U.S. Route 47 and U.S. Route 12
20providing transportation north and south across the district.
21Illinois Route 120 and Illinois Route 173 provide
22transportation east and west across the district. The district
23is also serviced by the North Central Service Metra line and
24the Union Pacific Northwest Metra line providing accessible
25transportation around the district and into the City of
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1    Proposed Legislative District 32 contains Fox Lake, Fox
2River and the surrounding expansive natural bodies of water.
3The community of Fox Lake and the surrounding areas are kept
4whole in the district, to allow them unified leadership that
5will advocate for the resources and preservation of the
6wildlife and communities needed to continue growing and
7maintaining these historic bodies of water.
8    Proposed Legislative District 32 has a total population
9that is 83.44% White, 1.42% Black, 1.99% Asian, and 11.27%
10Hispanic. The total minority population is 16.56%. The total
11citizen voting age population is 88.52% White, 1.34% Black,
121.74% Asian, and 7.32% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
13voting age population is 11.48%. Proposed Legislative District
1432 retains 82% of its core constituency to provide for
15continuity to existing incumbent relationships. Incumbent
16Senator Craig Wilcox resides in proposed district.
 
17    Proposed Legislative District 33
18    Proposed Legislative District 33 is located in central
19Kane County. Current Legislative District 33 saw an increase
20of 14,482 in population which is 15,501 over the ideal
21population target. To account for these population shifts,
22Legislative District 33 has been reconfigured. The
23southernmost border runs along main thoroughfare U.S. 30. The
24southwestern border runs along township lines from Sugar Grove
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1district lines then follow along precinct and township lines
2heading north to Crystal Lake. The northernmost boundary of
3the district runs along township and precinct lines. The
4northeastern border, running north to south, goes along
5precinct lines until it reaches the McHenry and Kane County
6border. The border then runs along County Line Road to the
7Algonquin and Barrington Hills border. The district then runs
8south from Algonquin along the sprawling Algonquin and
9Carpentersville municipal lines. The eastern boundary then
10follows along IL-25 from eastern Carpentersville down through
11East Dundee until it reaches I-90. The district boundary then
12follows along I-90 until following along sprawling precinct
13lines through Elgin. The central eastern border runs along
14Elgin and South Elgin municipal lines, then along the
15sprawling precinct and municipal lines in Bartlett. The
16district lines then come back, east to west from Bartlett to
17Fox River. The boundary lines run along Fox River until
18Illinois Central Railroad, they then run east generally
19following the railroad. The central eastern border in the
20Bartlett and Wayne area runs along the Elgin Joliet and
21Eastern Railway. The boundary then runs back from Wayne to St.
22Charles generally along municipal and precinct lines. The
23eastern border of the district then generally runs along
24precinct lines from St. Charles to Sugar Grove. The proposed
25Legislative District is located in the western suburbs of
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1Dundee, Campton Hills, and Elburn. Campton Township is wholly
2included in the district, as are the majorities of Blackberry,
3St. Charles, and Dundee Townships.
4    The Milwaukee District West Metra Line and the Union
5Pacific Northwest Line provide accessible transportation
6throughout the proposed district and into the City of Chicago
7on a daily basis. The district contains a large number of
8commuters that travel to the City of Chicago for work every
9day. There is similar housing stock throughout the entirety of
10the district. Similar economic outcomes for the residents of
11Crystal Lake, West Dundee, Elgin, and Prestbury. The proposed
12district contains high school district lines that include
13members of the Upstate Eight Conference. There are 25 sports
14fielded in this conference with 13 boys and 12 girl's teams.
15The proposed district keeps together a good portion of the
16affluent townships in Kane County, including Plato, Campton,
17Blackberry, and Sugar Grove Townships. The average household
18income for the four affluent townships is $110,000.
19    The proposed district contains Randall Oaks Zoo in West
20Dundee. This serves as a tourism destination and a place for
21working families to enjoy during their leisure time. The
22Randall Oaks Zoo location tracks with the pattern of forest
23preserve and outdoor hubs for families to enjoy throughout the
24entirety of the district.
25    Proposed Legislative District 33 has a total population
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1Hispanic. The total minority population is 25.87%. The total
2citizen voting age population is 80.47% White, 2.68% Black,
35.75% Asian, and 9.95% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
4voting age population is 19.53%. Proposed Legislative District
533 retains 58% of its core constituency to provide for
6continuity to existing incumbent relationships. Incumbent
7Senator Don DeWitte resides in the proposed district.
 
8    Proposed Legislative District 34
9    Proposed Legislative District 34 is located in the City of
10Rockford and southwestern Boone County. Current Legislative
11District 34 saw a decrease of 8,998 in population which is
127,979 under the ideal population target. To account for these
13population shifts, Legislative District 34 has been
14reconfigured. The district's eastern border runs generally
15along the county line separating Winnebago and Boone Counties,
16along the eastern border of the City of Belvidere, and along
17precinct lines in the Cities of Rockford and Loves Park. The
18district's northern boundary runs generally along Harlem Road,
19the Rock River, North Riverside Boulevard, and Kilbern Avenue.
20To the west, the district's border runs along Rockton Avenue,
21the boundary of the City of Rockford, U.S. Highway 20, and
22Meridian Road. The southern border of the district runs along
23the City of Rockford's boundary and the Jane Addams Memorial
24Tollway. More of the City of Rockford is located in the
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1includes the entirety of the City of Belvidere. Other
2municipalities in this district include portions of Cherry
3Valley, Loves Park, and Machesney Park.
4    Major employees within the district include Rockford
5Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony's Medical Center,
6Swedish-American Hospital, and Chrysler's Belvidere Assembly
7Plant. The Rockford-Chicago International Airport, a major
8transportation hub for products, is within the proposed
9district, as are several manufacturing facilities. The
10proposed district includes parts of the Rockford, Harlem, and
11Belvidere school districts. Rockford University and Rock
12Valley College are also located within the proposed district.
13Rockford and Belvidere have numerous connections including
14that Rockford and Belvidere schools play in the same sports
15conference, the Northern Illinois Conference, and the Rockford
16Mass Transit District connects downtown Rockford and
17Belvidere.
18    Proposed Legislative District 34 has a total population
19that is 59.76% White, 15.62% Black, 2.65% Asian, and 18.72%
20Hispanic. The total minority population is 40.24%. The total
21citizen voting age population is 70.61% White, 15.17% Black,
221.85% Asian, and 10.65% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
23voting age population is 29.39%. Proposed Legislative District
2434 retains 82% of its core constituency. The proposed district
25maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
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1proposed district.
 
2    Proposed Legislative District 35
3    Proposed Legislative District 35 is located from Boone
4County south through DeKalb County and into LaSalle County.
5Current Legislative District 35 saw a decrease of 2,006 in
6population which is 987 under the ideal population target. To
7account for these population shifts, Legislative District 35
8has been reconfigured. The southern border of the district
9runs along I-80, between the northwestern part of Peru and
10northwestern part of Ottawa. The western border generally
11follows along townships lines from the Illinois and Wisconsin
12border to the northwest corner of Peru. The northern border
13runs along the Illinois and Wisconsin border from Roscoe
14Township to Chemung Township. The eastern border generally
15runs along township and precinct lines and sprawling municipal
16lines in urban areas. The southern border runs along I-80 from
17northwestern Ottawa to northwestern Peru. The proposed
18Legislative District includes the majority of Boone County.
19The district includes portions of McHenry, Kane, Kendall,
20Winnebago, Lee, and northern LaSalle Counties. The northern
21region of the district contains Lawrence, Harvard, Capron,
22Caledonia, Marengo, and a small amount of Rockford. The
23central and southern portions of the district contain
24Sycamore, Big Rock, Earlville, and Steward.
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1that is 81.18% White, 2.18% Black, 2.88% Asian, and 12.36%
2Hispanic. The total minority population is 18.82%. The total
3citizen voting age population is 86.58% White, 1.89% Black,
42.56% Asian, and 7.94% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
5voting age population is 13.42%. Proposed Legislative District
635 retains 41% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
7Dave Syverson (R) resides within the proposed district.
 
8    Proposed Legislative District 36
9    Proposed Legislative District 36 is located in west
10central Illinois. Current Legislative District 36 saw a
11decrease of 6,587 in population which is 5,568 under the ideal
12population target. To account for these population shifts,
13Legislative District 36 has been reconfigured. The district is
14bordered to the north by the Mississippi River, to the West by
15U.S. Route 67 and county highways in Mercer, Warren, and
16McDonough Counties, to the East by county highways in Henry
17and Knox Counties, and to the South by State Route 136. The
18proposed district contains urban portions of Rock Island
19County along the Mississippi River, the eastern portion of
20Mercer County, a western portion of Henry County, a majority
21of Warren County, an urban portion of Knox County, and most of
22northern McDonough County.
23    The predominant urban centers of the district are Rock
24Island, Moline, East Moline, Milan, Galesburg, Monmouth, and
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1transportation, manufacturing, and higher education. The
2district serves as a transportation center throughout, linking
3the Mississippi River with rail lines and major highways such
4as Interstates 80, 88, 74, and 280 and Illinois Routes 67, 150,
5and 34. Major employers include John Deere, Rock Island
6Arsenal, Modern Woodmen of America, BNSF Railway, and OSF St.
7Mary's Medical Center.
8    Proposed Legislative District 36 is also home to a major
9employer in Western Illinois University with campuses in
10Macomb and Moline, in addition, the proposed district is home
11to three historic private colleges in Knox College in
12Galesburg, Monmouth College in Monmouth, and Augustana College
13in Rock Island. Two of these schools, Knox and Monmouth, have
14met on the gridiron over 100 times since 1881, making their
15annual competition for the Bronze Turkey a storied rivalry
16game in college football.
17    Major school districts serving residents of the district
18include Rock Island 41, Moline 40, United Township 30, East
19Moline 37, Monmouth-Roseville 238, Galesburg 205, and Macomb
20185. Three of the major high schools, Rock Island High School,
21Moline High School, United Township High School, and Galesburg
22High School, are founding members of one of the state's oldest
23athletic conferences, the Western Big Six, and have competed
24against one another for generations.
25    The proposed district sheds rural portions of Rock Island,
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1communities linked through similar housing markets, downstate
2urban makeup, and a shared history in the manufacturing and
3educational sectors. This shift creates a district in which
4results in the inclusion of the entire municipalities of
5Galesburg, Monmouth, Rock Island, and Moline. Proposed
6Legislative District 36 has a total population that is 74.62%
7white, 9.25% Black, 2.34% Asian, and 11.05% Hispanic. The
8total minority population is 25.38%. The total citizen voting
9age population is 81.94% White, 7.94% Black, 1.12% Asian, and
107.49% Hispanic. The total minority citizen voting age
11population is 18.06%. Proposed Legislative District 36 retains
1262% of its core constituency. No incumbent Senator currently
13resides in the proposed district.
 
14    Proposed Legislative District 37
15    Proposed Legislative District 37 is located in west
16central Illinois. The current Legislative District 37 saw a
17decrease of 4,897 in population which is 3,878 under the ideal
18population target. To account for these population shifts,
19here and in the area, Legislative District 37 has been
20reconfigured. The western border of the district follows along
21I-74, I-80N, and the Mississippi River up to Savanna Township
22in the southwestern corner of the district. The northern
23border of the district runs east from the Mississippi River
24along township and precinct lines. The north and central
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1lines, and Route 23. The southeastern corner of the district
2follows along the Illinois River and township lines. The
3central southern border of the district runs along County and
4Township lines until meeting the western border of I-74. The
5proposed legislative district contains portions of Carroll,
6Ogle, Whiteside, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle, Putnam, Marshall,
7Woodford, Bureau, Henry, and Rock Island Counties. Villages,
8Cities, and cities in the district include, Germantown Hills,
9Kewanee City, Geneseo City, Fulton City, Mount Carroll, Dixon
10City, Shabbona Village, Rock Falls City, and Mendota City.
11    The growth in the geographical district size is due to the
12general population loss of west central and northwestern
13Illinois. The proposed district regional coherence and pairs
14rural areas outside of urban centers. Major interstate travel
15options, including I-88, I-80, I-39, Route 52, and Route 30
16all run through large sections of the district. This district
17is largely agricultural, local industry is often dominated as
18such. All sections of the proposed Legislative District are
19easily within reach of the abundance of interstates, and long
20drives for the rural community are commonplace.
21    Proposed Legislative District 37 has a total population
22that is 86.89% White, 2.13% Black, 1.53% Asian, and 7.76%
23Hispanic. The total minority population is 13.11%. The total
24citizen voting age population is 90.88% White, 2.18% Black,
250.64% Asian, and 5.33% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
26voting age population is 9.12%. Proposed Legislative District

 

 

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137 retains 49% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator Win
2Stoller (R) resides in proposed district.
 
3    Proposed Legislative District 38
4    Proposed Legislative District 38 is located at the
5crossroads of Kendall, Grundy, and LaSalle Counties. The
6current Legislative District 38 saw a decrease of 400 in
7population, which is 619 over the ideal population target. To
8account for these population shifts, Legislative District 38
9has been reconfigured. The northern boundary follows along
10existing major roads, interstates, and precincts lines. The
11eastern border generally runs along the Grundy and Kendall
12County border with Will County. The southern border runs along
13township lines and the Illinois River. The western border of
14the proposed district runs along existing township lines. The
15proposed district contains the entire municipalities of
16Morris, Oglesby, Lake Holiday, and Plattville. The district
17contains the majority of the municipalities of Yorkville,
18Minooka, Channahon, Ottawa, Peru, LaSalle, and DeKalb.
19    The northern part of the district is anchored by Northern
20Illinois University in DeKalb. The University provides an
21elite secondary educational opportunity, while also providing
22immense economic support for the surrounding communities. The
23University brings direct economic benefits to the district
24through stable jobs and economic opportunity in the food,
25hospitality, and entertainment sectors. Northern Illinois

 

 

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1University and DeKalb were previously paired with the
2LaSalle-Peru-Illinois River Valley area in the legislative map
3from 1982 to 1992. Students from the Yorkville-Oswego,
4Minooka-Channahon, Coal City-Diamond, and LaSalle-Peru areas
5regularly attend Northern Illinois after graduating high
6school.
7    Proposed Legislative District 38 pairs the blue-collar
8union workers at the Braidwood, Dresden, and LaSalle
9Generation Stations together in one Legislative District.
10Combined, the three plants provide 2,377 full-time jobs, while
11also providing hundreds of temporary jobs throughout the year.
12These workers and their families depend greatly on the success
13and stability of these plants and keeping them all in the same
14proposed district allows them the ability to have a singular
15voice to advocate on their behalf.
16    The proposed district contains Starved Rock State Park and
17Buffalo Rock State Park, two historic Illinois State Parks.
18Starved Rock State Park hosts over 2 million visitors annually
19alone. These parks are home to an expansive list of wildlife
20and natural waterways, all of which need preservation and
21restoration to ensure its stability. Keeping these parks
22together in the same Legislative District allows them to have
23focused advocacy to ensure their stability and growth.
24    Proposed Legislative District 38 has a total population
25that is 79.53% White, 5.81% Black, 1.52% Asian, and 11.11%
26Hispanic. The total minority population is 20.47%. The total

 

 

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1citizen voting age population is 84.24% White, 5.57% Black,
21.05% Asian, and 7.8% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
3voting age population is 15.76%. Proposed Legislative District
438 retains 65% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator Sue
5Rezin (R) resides within the proposed district.
 
6    Proposed Legislative District 39
7    Proposed Legislative District 39 is located on the west
8side of Chicago into the immediate western Cook County suburbs
9and eastern DuPage County. The current Legislative District 39
10saw a decrease of 5,108 in population, which is 4,090 under the
11ideal population target. To account for these population
12shifts, Legislative District 39 has been reconfigured. The
13proposed district begins in the Austin neighborhood, in
14Chicago's 29th Ward. It continues west to the western suburb
15of Addison. The southern boundary of proposed District 39
16generally follows Lake Street, North Avenue, and the
17Eisenhower Expressway. The northern boundary generally follows
18Grand Avenue on the east and O'Hare Airport in the west. The
19borders of the proposed district generally adhere to existing
20precinct boundaries.
21    The proposed district includes portions of Oak Park,
22Proviso, and Leyden Townships in Cook County and Addison
23Township in DuPage County. The proposed district includes the
24entire municipalities of Bensenville and Stone Park as well as
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1Elmhurst, Melrose Park, Northlake, Franklin Park, Wood Dale,
2Villa Park and Addison. The inclusion of suburban communities
3and the City of Chicago in the proposed district is not without
4historical precedent. The present district also unites
5Chicago's Austin neighborhood with Oak Park, River Forest,
6Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Stone
7Park, Northlake, Rosemont, and Bensenville.
8    The majority of communities in the proposed district have
9large (greater than 45%) segments of the population that speak
10a language other than English at home. The proposed district
11is ethnically diverse and represents a vibrant melting pot.
12The west end of the proposed district is substantially similar
13to a map proposal submitted to the Senate Redistricting
14Committee from the Latino Policy Forum. The mean household
15income for most communities in the district falls between
16$50,000 to $65,000 with areas like River Forest and Oak Park as
17high as $91,000 to $121,000. All communities have a
18significant population of renters at almost 40 percent in the
19proposed district with the median monthly rent across most
20communities around $925. The communities of the proposed
21district also share an older housing stock, with 29.4% of
22housing units built in 1939 or earlier.
23    The communities within the proposed district are tied
24economically to O'Hare Airport and the extensive network of
25freight train lines and roadways that run through the area,
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1developed around O'Hare rely on these different methods of
2transportation to move their goods, creating a commercial
3community of interest that is preserved by proposed. Major
4transportation routes through the proposed district include
5North Avenue, Mannheim Road, and Interstate 294. Residents of
6the proposed district are closely connected to Chicago, as
7they are served by Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail
8lines (Blue and Green Lines) and Metra commuter rail lines
9(Union Pacific West, Milwaukee District West, and North
10Central Service lines).
11    Proposed Legislative District 39 is a Hispanic majority
12minority district. The proposed district has a total
13population that is 42.46% White, 15.18% Black, 3.3% Asian, and
1437% Hispanic. The total minority population is 57.54%. The
15total citizen voting age population is 50.68% White, 18.9%
16black, 3.26% Asian, and 25.8% Hispanic. The total minority
17citizen voting age population is 49.32%. Proposed Legislative
18District 39 retains 87% of its core constituency to provide
19continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
20and allows the formation of new relationships. The proposed
21district maintains that same general shape of the district as
22drawn in 2001 and 2011. Incumbent Senator Don Harmon (D)
23resides in the proposed district.
 
24    Proposed Legislative District 40
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1Cook County, Will County, and Kankakee County. The current
2Legislative District 40 saw a decrease of 868 in population
3which is 150 over the ideal population target. To account for
4these population shifts, Legislative District 40 has been
5reconfigured. The southern border of the district runs along
6Round Grove, Norton, and Pilot Township lines. The district
7contains the majority of the Kankakee Metropolitan area. The
8eastern border follows along I-57, up into Rich and Bloom
9townships. The northern border of the district runs along
10township lines from Richton Park to New Lenox. The western
11borders of the district follow various rural routes. The
12Kankakee River, a major watershed for the area, flows through
13the south central part of the proposed district.
14    Major municipalities within the district include Kankakee,
15Bourbonnais, Manhattan, Chicago Heights, Park Forest,
16University Park, Olympia Fields, Bradley, and Wilmington. As
17under present Legislative District 40, Proposed Legislative
18District 40 continues to include portions of Will and
19Washington Townships in Will County that contain the proposed
20site of the South Suburban Airport. The western portion of the
21district contains the Braidwood Nuclear Station. The major
22employer in the Kankakee County portion of the district is CSL
23Behring, which manufactures biotheropedics. The healthcare
24industry is a large employer, which includes Shapiro
25Developmental Center, Riverside, and St. Mary's hospital.
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1Nazarene University.
2    The Southwest Service on the Metra runs in Manhattan,
3through New Lenox up to downtown Chicago. Municipalities in
4the northeastern portion of the proposed district are served
5by the Metra Electric District and South West Service commuter
6rail lines.
7    The South Suburban and Kankakee relationship is preserved
8in the proposed district as it has been for the last 20 years.
9Crete and Monee were drawn into the district to maintain an
10extremely close relationship between Crete, Monee, and
11University Park. The students in this area all attend the same
12high school. The Chicago Heights, South Chicago Heights, and
13Steger communities are brought together in this district as
14they look extremely similar socioeconomically. The portions of
15Richton Park are added to bridge the already close
16relationship between Richton Park and Park Forest communities.
17    The western portion of the district, including western
18Kankakee County and Grundy County, below the river, are
19connected, as they have always been, via blue-collar jobs and
20community understanding. The Central Eight Football conference
21now has six of the eight schools in and around the district
22boundaries. Major interstates and roads include, Interstate
2357, Interstate 55, Route 17, Wilmington Peotone Road, Route
2445/52, Route 47, and Highway 30.
25    Proposed Legislative District 40 has a total population
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1Hispanic. The total minority population is 41.86%. The total
2citizen voting age population is 63.58% White, 25.95% Black,
30.78% Asian, and 8.33% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
4voting age population is 36.42%. Proposed Legislative District
540 retains 79% of its core constituency to provide continuity
6for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
7the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Patrick
8Joyce (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
9    Proposed Legislative District 41
10    Proposed Legislative District 41 is located in southern
11DuPage County and southwestern Cook County. The current
12Legislative District 41 saw an increase of 881 in population
13which is 1,900 over the ideal population target. To account
14for these population shifts, Legislative District 41 has been
15reconfigured. The southern border of the district runs
16generally along the border between DuPage and Will counties in
17the western part of the district, Illinois Route 7 in the
18southern part of the district, and the Des Plaines River in the
19eastern part of the district. The western border of the
20district runs generally along Interstate 355 and the boundary
21of Will County in the southern part of the district and
22generally along Olssen Drive, Oxford Lane, and Coach Drive in
23the northern part of the district. The eastern border of the
24district runs generally along Will Cook Road and Wolf Road.
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155 and Burlington Avenue in the eastern part of the district,
2along 63rd Street and Sutton Place in the central part of the
3district, and along Illinois Route 34 and Chicago Avenue in
4the western part of the district. The proposed district
5includes all or portions of Lockport, Lemont, Darien,
6Woodridge, Downers Grove, Willowbrook, Burr Ridge, Homer Glen,
7Willow Springs, and Palos Park.
8    Interstates 55, 294, and 335 as well as Illinois Routes 7
9and 83 traverse the district. The Metra Heritage Corridor
10commuter rail line provides the residents of proposed
11Legislative District 41 with transportation to and from the
12City of Chicago. The Des Plaines River and the Illinois and
13Michigan Canal, which connects the Great Lakes to the
14Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, flow through the
15middle of the district. Argonne National Laboratory, an
16important national research facility, is located within the
17proposed district.
18    Proposed Legislative District 41 has a total population
19that is 77.73% White, 3.67% Black, 9.81% Asian, and 6.81%
20Hispanic. The total minority population is 22.27%. The total
21citizen voting age population is 81.17% White, 3.95% Black,
228.31% Asian, and 5.51% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
23voting age population is 18.83%. Proposed Legislative District
2441 retains 87% of its core constituency to provide continuity
25for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
26the formation of new relationships. The proposed district

 

 

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1maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
22011. Incumbent Senator John Curran (R) resides within the
3proposed district.
 
4    Proposed Legislative District 42
5    Proposed Legislative District 42 is located in
6northeastern Illinois, primarily in Kane County and DuPage
7with a small portion in Cook County. Current Legislative
8District 42 is overpopulated by 4,405 persons. Due to
9population growth in the area, Proposed Legislative District
1042 was reconfigured. The Kane County portion of the district
11contains the townships of Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, St.
12Charles, Elgin, and Dundee. The DuPage County portion of the
13district contains the townships of Naperville, Winfield, and
14Wayne. The Cook County portion of the district contains
15Hanover Township. Portions of the municipalities of Aurora,
16North Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, West Chicago,
17Bartlett, Warrenville, and Naperville.
18    The proposed Legislative District includes well-traveled
19thoroughfares, including Interstate 88, Illinois 56, Illinois
2064, Illinois 38, Illinois 25, and Illinois 59. Another common
21form of transportation for district residents is the Aurora
22Metra Line. The Aurora Metra Station is served by the BNSF
23Railway, which provides residents an opportunity to travel to
24downtown Chicago or any of their favorite towns along the way.
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1end of the district in Bartlett. A large population of
2residents in the northern region of the district work or are
3neighbors with someone who works at the Brewster Creek
4Industrial Park. The Illinois Technology and Research Corridor
5is located along I-88 and is home to logistics centers,
6including the Libbey West Chicago Distribution Center. The
7proposed Legislative District pairs the blue-collar workers in
8the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor and the Brewster
9Creek Industrial Park. Another major economic driver in the
10heart of the district is the DuPage Airport. The airport
11provides jobs and travel opportunities to the residents of the
12district.
13    Large Forest Preserve areas throughout the entire district
14include Pratts Wayne Woods County Forest Preserve, West
15Chicago Prairie County Forest Preserve, and DuPage County Big
16Woods Forest Preserve. The district boasts a plethora of large
17green space opportunities for residents throughout the
18district. The Prairie Trail and Fox River Trail runs along the
19Des Plaines River to connect South Elgin and Aurora.
20    Proposed Legislative District 42 has a total population
21that is 46.37% White, 5.65% Black, 5.65% Asian, and 40.69%
22Hispanic. The total minority population is 53.63%. The total
23citizen voting age population is 61.3% White, 6.36% black,
245.23% Asian, and 26.14% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
25voting age population is 38.7%. Proposed Legislative District
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1for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
2the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Karina
3Villa (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
4    Proposed Legislative District 43
5    Proposed Legislative District 43 is located in central and
6northern Will County. The current Legislative District 43 saw
7a decrease of 2,779 in population, which is 1,760 under the
8ideal population target. To account for these population
9shifts, Legislative District 43 has been reconfigured. The
10district is anchored by the core of the City of Joliet; it also
11includes the municipalities of Romeoville, Bolingbrook,
12Elwood, Channahon, and Lockport. The eastern boundary of the
13district consists of Jackson, Joliet, Lockport, Lisle, and
14DuPage Township lines. The western boundary runs generally
15along precinct boundaries in Will and DuPage counties. The
16northern border runs along precinct lines in DuPage County,
17and the southern border runs along the township boundaries of
18Channahon and Jackson Townships. The borders of the proposed
19district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
20    Proposed Legislative District 43 is mainly blue-collar
21working families in Lockport, Joliet, Troy, and DuPage
22Townships. Jackson Township is more agricultural and rural,
23except for the municipality of Elwood in the southwest corner
24of the township. Lisle and Channahon Townships, although on
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1status. The proposed district includes major employers such as
2ExxonMobil, AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center, and
3Joliet Junior College. The district is a transportation hub,
4with Interstates 55 and 80, and Illinois Route 53 running
5through the district, as well as the CenterPoint Intermodal
6Center and the BNSF Logistics Park, both located in Elwood.
7The proposed Legislative District is also supported by a
8thriving railroad industry, with several Amtrak and Metra
9passenger lines servicing the core of the district. The Des
10Plaines River runs from the northeastern corner down the
11southwestern corner of the district.
12    Other district points of interest: Lewis University,
13Stateville Correctional Facility, The Promenade Bolingbrook (a
14major shopping and entertainment center), Pelican Harbor
15Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Park, Chicago Speedway, Rialto Theatre,
16and Route 66 Raceway. The areas contained in the proposed
17district are commonly referred to as the "crossroads of
18America", with Amazon currently owning four warehouses in the
19district. Will County is the largest inland container port in
20the country. Proposed Legislative District 43 sits in the
21heart of Will County. Will County's prominent position as a
22container port makes it even more appealing to businesses
23seeking to reduce transportation costs, improve supply chain
24diversification and profit from easy connections to foreign
25markets.
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1that is 49.82% White, 15.73% Black, 3.44% Asian, and 28.73%
2Hispanic. The total minority population is 50.18%. The total
3citizen voting age population is 60.96% White, 17.62% Black,
43.07% Asian, and 16.55% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
5voting age population is 39.04%. Proposed Legislative District
643 retains 86% of its core constituency to provide continuity
7for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
8the formation of new relationships. The proposed district
9maintains that same general shape of the district as drawn in
102001 and 2011. Incumbent Senator John Connor (D) resides
11within the proposed district.
 
12    Proposed Legislative District 44
13    Proposed Legislative District 44 is located in Central
14Illinois. The current Legislative District 44 saw a decrease
15of 3,350 in population which is 2,332 under the ideal
16population target. To account for these population shifts,
17Legislative District 44 has been reconfigured. The southern
18border of the district runs generally along Lost Bridge Trail,
19Sangamon County Highway 4, the Sangamon River, Interstate 72,
20and State Route 36. The eastern border of the district runs
21along the boundaries separating Piatt and Champaign Counties
22from McLean and Ford Counties. The district's northern border
23runs generally along Illinois Route 9, McLean County Highway
2434, and Interstate 74. The western border of the proposed
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1Logan and Tazewell Counties. The proposed Legislative District
2contains all of Logan, DeWitt, and Piatt Counties and portions
3of Sangamon, Macon, McLean, and Tazewell Counties. This mainly
4rural district encompasses much of the central part of the
5State between the major communities of Springfield, Peoria,
6and Bloomington.
7    Interstate 55 runs southwest to northeast through much of
8this district, with Interstate 155 running north to south
9through the northwestern part of the district. Interstate 72
10runs east to west through the southwest corner of the
11district. The economy of the district is largely centered
12around agriculture, with healthcare and manufacturing being
13other economic drivers, particularly around the district's
14population centers.
15    Proposed Legislative District 44 has a total population
16that is 90.5% White, 2.81% Black, 1.83% Asian, and 2.68%
17Hispanic. The total minority population is 9.5%. The total
18citizen voting age population is 92.58% White, 3.24% Black,
190.8% Asian, and 1.91% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
20voting age population is 7.42%. Proposed Legislative District
2144 retains 53% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
22Sally Turner (R) resides within the proposed district.
 
23    Proposed Legislative District 45
24    Proposed Legislative District 45 is located in northwest
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1of 8,044 in population, which is 7,026 under the ideal
2population target. To account for these population shifts,
3Legislative District 45 has been reconfigured. The northern
4border of the district is the Illinois-Wisconsin state line,
5and the western border is the Mississippi River. The southern
6border of the proposed district runs along county lines. The
7district's eastern border runs along the boundary between Ogle
8and Winnebago Counties in the southern part of the district
9and generally along the western boundaries of the City of
10Rockford, Illinois Route 76, and Poplar Grove Road in the
11northern part of the district. The proposed district includes
12all of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, and Ogle Counties and
13parts of Winnebago County.
14    Major cities located wholly or partially within Proposed
15Legislative District 45 include Galena, Freeport, Rochelle,
16South Beloit, Rockton, Roscoe, and Machesney Park. Many major
17thoroughfares, including U.S. Routes 20 and 52 and Interstates
1839 and 88, traverse through the proposed district. While the
19district has a strong agricultural base, it also contains
20numerous natural areas, tourist attractions and State parks
21such as Apple River Canyon, Castle Rock, Lake Le-Aqua-Na, Rock
22Cut, Lowden, and the Mississippi Palisades.
23    Many historic towns remain in Proposed Legislative
24District 45 such as Galena, where 85% of the buildings are on
25the National Historic Register and is home to the last lead
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1historic Lincoln-Douglas debates were held and Byron, home to
2the momentous Heritage Farm. Major employers in the proposed
3district include Byron Generating Station, FHN, Thomson
4Correctional Facility, Walmart, among many others.
5    Proposed Legislative District 45 has a total population
6that is 88.19% White, 3.18% Black, 1.03% Asian, and 5.57%
7Hispanic. The total minority population is 11.81%. The total
8citizen voting age population is 91.95% White, 2.92% Black,
90.71% Asian, and 3.26% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
10voting age population is 8.05%. Proposed Legislative District
1145 retains 66% of its core constituency to provide continuity
12for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
13the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Brian
14Stewart (R) resides within the proposed district.
 
15    Proposed Legislative District 46
16    Proposed Legislative District 46 is located in the City of
17Peoria, through Woodford County, and into the Cities of
18Bloomington-Normal. The current Legislative District 46 saw a
19decrease of 1,183 in population which is 8,942 under the ideal
20population target. To account for these population shifts,
21Legislative District 46 has been reconfigured. The western
22border of the district runs along Bartonville and Peoria. U.S.
23Route 74 generally guides the southern boundary of the
24district, while the northern boundary roughly follows Illinois
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1Route 51 / U.S. Route 39. It contains the City of Peoria and
2its suburbs, the historic core of Bloomington-Normal and a
3swath of relatively rural area between the two. Deer Creek,
4Goodfield, Congerville, and Carlock villages are also located
5in the proposed Legislative District.
6    The proposed district brings together two urban hubs of
7central Illinois. The City of Peoria becomes more whole than
8it had previously been as new district boundaries are closely
9based on municipal lines. Furthermore, the proposed district
10keeps Peoria's historic African American community together,
11as requested in testimony before the Senate. In addition, the
12proposed district keeps the majority of Bloomington-Normal
13together, which attempts to address testimony received by the
14Senate to keep Bloomington-Normal together in one district.
15    Illinois Central Community College East and North campuses
16in Peoria are included within the proposed district, as well
17as Heartland Community College in Bloomington. The district
18also houses Illinois State University, which is one of the
19only universities in Illinois with increasing enrollment, and
20Bradley and Illinois Wesleyan Universities, two powerhouse
21central Illinois private universities. The Peoria
22International Airport is kept within the confines of the
23district, which provides economic stability to the area.
24    The communities have many similarities, including
25socioeconomic status and home and property value, as well as
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1college attendance, and a shared, widely attended State
2university. Peoria and Bloomington-Normal both share interest
3in the education and healthcare industries, resulting in a
4district with common industrial goals. Bloomington-Normal and
5Peoria also share a media market, consolidating much of the
6retail and entertainment messaging in the region.
7    Proposed Legislative District 46 has a total population
8that is 69.67% White, 18.72% Black, 2.67% Asian, and 5.61%
9Hispanic. The total minority population is 30.33%. The total
10citizen voting age population is 76.05% White, 16.66% Black,
111.62% Asian, and 3.77% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
12voting age population is 23.95%. Proposed Legislative District
1346 retains 52% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
14David Koehler (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
15    Proposed Legislative District 47
16    Proposed Legislative District 47 is located in west
17central Illinois. The current Legislative District 47 saw a
18decrease of 9,961 in population, which is 10,125 under the
19ideal population target. To account for these population
20shifts, Legislative District 47 has been reconfigured. The
21western boundary of the district runs along the Mississippi
22River, and the eastern boundary follows county lines in Menard
23and Mason Counties and precinct lines through Tazewell,
24Peoria, Marshall, and Putnam Counties. The northern border of
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1precinct lines in Putnam County, while in the south, county
2lines are followed in Schuyler, Mason, and Menard Counties and
3Precinct lines in Adams County.
4    Proposed Legislative District 47 includes portions of Rock
5Island, Mercer, Warren, McDonough, Knox, Peoria, and Tazewell
6Counties, as well as the entirety of Hancock, Henderson,
7Schuyler, Fulton, Stark, Mason, and Menard Counties. The
8proposed district includes all of Canton, Carthage, Lewiston,
9Stronghurst, Table Grove, Goofy Ridge, Rushville, Manito,
10Astoria, Vermont, Cuba, London Mills, Farmington, Havana,
11Industry, Dallas City, Nauvoo, Warsaw, Hamilton, West Point,
12Tennessee, Colchester, Camden, Bath, Petersburg, Athens, and
13Mason City, among others. The district brings together small,
14somewhat rural communities that act as satellites for larger
15cities located just outside its boundaries. Socioeconomic
16status, as well as home and property values, are generally
17consistent throughout the district, creating a residency
18unified over shared social experiences and economic goals.
19    A great deal of the communities in the proposed district
20have historic ties to the manufacturing industry, which boomed
21in this area in the late 20th century, and the region has
22strong union ties as well. The transportation industry is
23vital to the proposed district as a great deal of working
24adults commute to the larger, surrounding cities for work
25through the week, creating a vested interest in reliable
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1west.
2    The proposed district includes a large amount of farmland
3throughout the region. Farmland in the district contains
4similar hydric soils because of the flood plain patterns along
5the Mississippi. Estimated arsenic concentration in the
6glacial aquifer system heatmap matches with the district
7location.
8    Proposed Legislative District 47 is full of civic events
9and recreation opportunities such as the Redneck Fishing
10Tournament located in Bath, Smiles Day in Rushville, Nauvoo
11Grape Festival, Art on Main Fine Arts Festival in Canton,
12eagle watching near the Mississippi River Bridge in Hancock
13County, Aledo Rhubarb Festival and the annual Dallas City
14Celebration Parade. The proposed district pairs the Important
15Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) along the Illinois River
16with the IBAs along the Mississippi River.
17    Many of the towns in the proposed district have a rich
18history, such as Petersburg which also has the honor of being a
19Winter Circus town, with many of the town's current residents
20being descendants of the early circus people; New Salem
21Village, which showcases the restored replica of the original
22town; and Warsaw served as one of the earliest American
23settlements in northern Illinois. The proposed district has a
24history of many entwined railways that helped them transport
25many goods such as coal, manufacturing items and agriculture
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1    Proposed Legislative District 47 has a total population
2that is 93.43% White, 1.77% Black, 1.18% Asian, and 2.06%
3Hispanic. The total minority population is 6.57%. The total
4citizen voting age population is 95.14% White, 1.7% Black,
50.58% Asian, and 1.48% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
6voting age population is 4.86%. Proposed Legislative District
747 retains 33% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
8Neil Anderson (R) resides in the proposed district.
 
9    Proposed Legislative District 48
10    Proposed Legislative District 48 is located in the City of
11Springfield and stretches through Christian County and into
12the City of Decatur. Current Legislative District 48 saw a
13decrease of 11,016 in population which is 9,998 under the
14ideal population target. To account for these population
15shifts, Legislative District 48 has been reconfigured. In
16Macon County, the district's northern border generally follows
17Interstate 72 north of Decatur. The proposed district's
18western border generally follows Sangamon Valley Trail and the
19boundaries of the City of Springfield as well as the boundary
20between Sangamon and Christian Counties. The southern border
21of the district runs along precinct lines in Sangamon County
22and along County Road 1200 North in Christian County. In Macon
23County, the southern border of the district runs along
24Mosquito Creek Road, County Highway 10, and Grove Road in
25Decatur. The proposed district's eastern border runs along

 

 

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1Christian County Road 2100 East, precinct lines in Decatur,
2and along Lake Decatur. Proposed Legislative District 48
3contains parts of Sangamon, Christian, and Macon Counties.
4    The proposed district contains the majority of the
5significant population centers of Springfield and Decatur,
6which are linked by Interstate 72, as well as the smaller City
7of Taylorville. The district also contains several small
8communities, including Chatham, Rochester, Edinburg, Tovey,
9Bulpitt, Kincaid, Jeisyville, Langleyville, Stonington, Mount
10Auburn and Boody. The economy of proposed District 48 is
11largely driven by government, health care, manufacturing, and
12agriculture. The proposed district includes numerous State and
13federal employers, including the Illinois Department of
14Transportation, Illinois Secretary of State, and various
15offices of State agencies, as well as a correctional facility
16in Decatur. It also contains several state-of-the-art medical
17facilities including Southern Illinois School of Medicine, the
18Simmons Cancer Institute, Memorial Medical Center, and St.
19John's Hospital in Springfield and Decatur Memorial Hospital
20and St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur.
21    Proposed Legislative District 48 contains several
22institutions of higher education, including Millikin
23University and Richland Community College in Decatur and
24Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, the
25University of Illinois Springfield, and Lincoln Land Community
26College in Springfield. The communities within the district

 

 

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1have a rich high school sports tradition. Many of the high
2schools within the district compete in the Central State Eight
3conference, which has many fierce rivalries. The proposed
4district is located within one media market, which includes
5television stations WICS, WAND, WCIA, and WRSP-TV and radio
6stations WSMI, WTAX, and WSOY.
7    Proposed Legislative District 48 has a total population
8that is 73.97% White, 17.53% Black, 1.79% Asian, and 2.68%
9Hispanic. The total minority population is 26.03%. The total
10citizen voting age population is 79.35% White, 15.47% Black,
110.99% Asian, and 1.75% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
12voting age population is 20.65%. Proposed Legislative District
1348 retains a similar shape to Current Legislative District 96
14except that it expands further into Springfield making the
15district more urban and concentrating a greater part of
16Springfield in the district, accomplishing the desire of some
17to consolidate Springfield's legislative voice. Proposed
18Legislative District 48 retains 52% of its core constituency.
19Incumbent Senator Doris Turner (D) resides within the proposed
20district.
 
21    Proposed Legislative District 49
22    Proposed Legislative District 49 is located in Will
23County. The current Legislative District 49 saw an increase of
2413,673 in population which is 14,692 over the ideal population
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1District 49 has been reconfigured. The northwestern edge of
2the district runs south along precinct and township lines. The
3lines run back east to connect into Will County. The central
4western border of the proposed district runs along county
5lines until it reaches the main thoroughfare of Renwick Road.
6The southwestern section of the district stretches across into
7Kendall County. The district's southern border runs along
8major thoroughfares, including Route 52, into Joliet and parts
9of Crest Hill. Plainfield Township is wholly contained within
10the district. Portions of Joliet, Lockport, DuPage, Wheatland,
11and Oswego Townships are also within the district lines.
12    The areas of Joliet, Crest Hill, Plainfield, and Shorewood
13are extremely familiar with each other. They are
14geographically and socioeconomically similar. Many of the
15school districts and police districts overlap in the greater
16Joliet metropolitan area. The northern border of the proposed
17district runs along township and precinct lines. The northeast
18corner of the district contains communities with similar
19housing stock that share Valley View Community Unit School
20District 365. The district contains a large majority of
21Plainfield School District 202. The sprawled school district
22lines helped determine the northeastern district boundaries
23along the Des Plaines River. Major transportation routes in
24the district include I-55 in the eastern section, Illinois
25Route 59 running north to south, and U.S. 30 running from the
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1major transportation arteries for the area.
2    The explosive growth, from 2010 to 2019, in the greater
3Joliet metropolitan area include; Plainfield +11.6%, Shorewood
4+12.0%, Oswego +19.0%, and Bolingbrook +1.6%. The increased
5growth in the Plainfield and Shorewood areas allow for the
6northwest corner of the proposed district to be trimmed to
7compact the district.
8    Proposed Legislative District 49 has a total population
9that is 59.04% White, 11.2% Black, 6.81% Asian, and 20.22%
10Hispanic. The total minority population is 40.96%. The total
11citizen voting age population is 65.52% White, 11.8% Black,
125.88% Asian, and 15.34% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
13voting age population is 34.48%. Proposed Legislative District
1449 retains 85% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator Meg
15Loughran Cappel (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
16    Proposed Legislative District 50
17    Proposed Legislative District 50 is located in west
18central Illinois. The current Legislative District 50 saw a
19decrease of 2,012 in population which is 994 under the ideal
20population target. To account for these population shifts,
21Legislative District 50 has been reconfigured. The district is
22bordered to the west by the Mississippi River. The southern
23border mostly follows precinct lines in northwestern Madison
24County. The eastern border follows precinct and township lines
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1and Cass Counties. The northern border follows county lines in
2Cass and Brown Counties, and township and county lines in
3Adams County. Proposed Legislative District 50 contains most
4of Adams County; the whole of Pike, Brown, Cass, Morgan,
5Scott, Calhoun, Jersey, Greene, and Morgan Counties, and
6portions of Macoupin and Madison Counties.
7    Major thoroughfares include Interstate 72, which runs east
8and west. U.S. Route 67 also runs north and south throughout
9most of the western part of the district. The Great River Road
10runs in the district from Quincy through Godfrey, providing
11the district with additional tourism destinations along the
12way. The socioeconomic demographics of the proposed district
13are generally similar, with strong roots in the agriculture,
14healthcare, manufacturing, and education sectors. The
15Mississippi River has long played an important role in the
16cultural and commercial aspects of this area. The proposed
17Legislative District contains two institutions of higher
18learning, including Quincy University and Illinois College in
19Jacksonville.
20    Proposed Legislative District 50 has a total population
21that is 91.4% White, 3.67% Black, 0.53% Asian, and 2.77%
22Hispanic. The total minority population is 8.6%. The total
23citizen voting age population is 93.26% White, 3.59% Black,
240.43% Asian, and 1.73% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
25voting age population is 6.74%. Proposed Legislative District
2650 retains 47% of its core constituency; however, it includes

 

 

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1significant portions of Current Legislative District 47 as
2well. Incumbent Senator Jil Tracy (R) resides in the proposed
3district.
 
4    Proposed Legislative District 51
5    Proposed Legislative District 51 is located in east
6central Illinois. The current Legislative District 51 saw an
7increase of 212 in population which is 1,230 over the ideal
8population target. To account for these population shifts in
9other downstate Legislative Districts, Legislative District 51
10has been reconfigured. Much of Proposed Legislative District
1151 was configured together in a similar design as the 55
12Legislative District from 2002 to 2012. The northern border of
13the district follows township and precinct lines in Champaign
14and Vermilion Counties, and the eastern border follows the
15Illinois-Indiana state line. The southern border follows
16county lines of Lawrence and Jasper Counties. The western
17border follows county lines of Champaign, Cumberland, and
18Jasper Counties in addition to county, township, and precinct
19lines in Moultrie County. The proposed district contains
20portions of Champaign and Vermilion, and Moultrie Counties,
21the whole of Douglas, Jasper, Edgar, Clark, Crawford,
22Cumberland, Coles and Lawrence Counties. Municipalities in the
23district include Mahomet, Mattoon, Charleston, and Paris.
24    The district is served by three major interstates in I-57
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1addition to IL Route 36, 50, and 150. The district is rural and
2driven primarily by agriculture bringing the socioeconomic
3status of residents to a similar place. The district now
4includes Eastern Illinois University, which features one of
5the state's top agriculture programs and could serve as a
6feeder system to continue the district's agricultural based
7economy.
8    Proposed Legislative District 51 has a total population
9that is 92.62% White, 2.48% Black, 0.67% Asian, and 2.76%
10Hispanic. The total minority population is 7.38%. The total
11citizen voting age population is 93.82% White, 2.68% Black,
120.43% Asian, and 1.98% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
13voting age population is 6.18%. Proposed Legislative District
1451 retains 38% of its core constituency; however, it includes
15a significant portion of Current Legislative District 55.
16Incumbent Senator Chapin Rose (R) currently resides in the
17proposed district.
 
18    Proposed Legislative District 52
19    Proposed Legislative District 52 is located in central
20Champaign County and Vermilion County. The current Legislative
21District 52 saw an increase of 1,885 in population which is
222,903 over the ideal population target. To account for these
23population shifts, Legislative District 52 has been
24reconfigured. The western edge of the district runs along
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1township lines adjacent to I-57 north to Rantoul. From Rantoul
2to Danville, the district runs along precinct and township
3lines on the northern edge and generally along I-74 on the
4southern edge. The eastern edge of the district is marked by
5the Illinois and Indiana border. The district is entirely
6contained within the counties of Champaign and Vermilion. The
7major population townships of the district, including Rantoul
8Township, Champaign City Township, Cunningham Township, and
9Danville Township are located in the proposed legislative
10district.
11    From Rantoul to Danville, the district runs along precinct
12and township lines on the northern edge and generally along
13I-74 on the southern edge. The rural portions of the district
14are centrally located and typically use the same grain
15elevators along I-74 when it is grain and soy harvesting
16season. The eastern edge of the district is marked by the
17Illinois and Indiana border. The district contains almost the
18entirety of the City of Danville. The district goes down south
19of Danville to contain the like-minded towns of Tilton and
20Westville, where residents commonly commute to Danville for
21work. The proposed district now includes all of the City of
22Champaign.
23    The two cities of Danville and Rantoul are related
24socioeconomically. Residents of both cities routinely travel
25along I-74 and I-57 respectively to reach Urbana-Champaign and
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1Champaign and Vermilion Counties. The major population
2townships of the district, including Rantoul Township,
3Champaign City Township, Cunningham Township, and Danville
4Township, have a similar socioeconomic status. Rantoul High
5School is commonly a rival in sporting events against high
6schools in the City of Champaign. I-57 connects
7Champaign-Urbana to Rantoul.
8    Proposed Legislative District 52 keeps similar economic
9industries together, maintaining University of Illinois,
10Danville Area Community College, Parkland Community College in
11one district along with numerous healthcare employers Illiana
12Healthcare System, Carle, Presence Health, and Christie
13Clinic. The proposed Legislative District is home to retail
14and manufacturing employers such as Rantoul Foods, Kraft Foods
15and several others. The Champaign News-Gazette serves the
16Champaign-Urbana and Danville communities, as does a Champaign
17CBS affiliate, WCIA. The Redistricting Subcommittee on East
18Central and Southeastern Illinois received testimony
19requesting the immigrant communities of Champaign County stay
20together. The entirety of the cities of Champaign and Urbana
21are included in the proposed district to accomplish the
22request of the previously mentioned testimony.
23    Due to the population growth in the areas of Champaign and
24Urbana, the district was streamlined in order to preserve the
25historical relationship between Champaign, Urbana, Danville,
26and Rantoul. The similar urban centers are kept together in

 

 

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1this district. The boundaries of the district generally follow
2the same principles and district shape of the previous 52nd
3district.
4    Proposed Legislative District 52 has a total population
5that is 62.56% White, 17.56% Black, 10.45% Asian, and 6.47%
6Hispanic. The total minority population is 37.44%. The total
7citizen voting age population is 71.82% White, 16.15% Black,
85.38% Asian, and 4.7% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
9voting age population is 28.18%. Proposed Legislative District
1052 retains 94% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
11Scott Bennett (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
12    Proposed Legislative District 53
13    Proposed Legislative District 53 is located in east
14central Illinois. The current Legislative District 53 saw a
15decrease of 2,080 in population which is 1,061 under the ideal
16population target. To account for these population shifts,
17Legislative District 53 has been reconfigured. The eastern
18border of the proposed district is primarily the Indiana
19border. The western border follows along township lines and
20runs below I-80. The northeastern border runs along the Ford /
21Iroquois and Kankakee County line. The southern border runs
22along township and precinct lines to pair the rural
23communities and farms grounds outside of metropolitan areas.
24The proposed Legislative District includes all of Livingston,
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1Woodford, LaSalle, Grundy, Marshall and Vermilion Counties.
2The following towns and cities are in the district in its
3entirety: Gibson City, Pontiac, Dwight, Streator, Eureka,
4Gifford, Towanda, Paxton, Hoopeston, and Lexington and parts
5of Bloomington, El Paso, Normal, Gardner, Hudson, and Downs.
6    The district contains the 2016 top five corn and soy
7producing counties in the State. Proposed Legislative District
853 is home to the Illinois State University Farm, which is
9located in Lexington. Major employers in Proposed Legislative
10District 53 include State Farm Insurance, Pontiac Correctional
11Center, Gibson Area Hospital, Heartland Health Care Center,
12Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Wal-Mart Stores, Caterpillar Inc.,
13OSF St. James/J.W. Albrecht Medical Center, Exelon,
14Infra-Metals, Hearthside Food Solutions, DSI, and Owens
15Illinois, among many others.
16    Proposed Legislative District 53 offers a variety of
17different outdoor activities, such as visiting the Iroquois
18County State Park, Hardy's Reindeer Ranch, Fair Oaks Farms,
19Baker Run, Broughton Creek, and many others. Ford County is
20the youngest county in the State of Illinois, formerly swamp
21land that was transformed into prosperous farmland similar to
22the land in Livingston and Iroquois Counties. Proposed
23Legislative District 53 links the old mining towns of
24Streator, Pontiac, and Paxton.
25    Proposed Legislative District 53 includes transportation
26infrastructure along with the various highways and roadways

 

 

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1throughout the district, including the Central Illinois
2Regional Airport, that serves as a transportation hub for the
3region along with the Pontiac and Dwight Amtrak Stations.
4Interstates that run through the Proposed Legislative District
553 include I-39, which runs north and south near the western
6border of Proposed Legislative District 53, together with I-55
7and I-57, which run southwest and northeast through the
8district. U.S. Route 24 runs through the entirety of the
9district going east and west.
10    Proposed Legislative District 53 has a total population
11that is 88.89% White, 2.47% Black, 2.53% Asian, and 4.47%
12Hispanic. The total minority population is 11.11%. The total
13citizen voting age population is 92.66% White, 2.2% Black,
141.24% Asian, and 2.93% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
15voting age population is 7.34%. Proposed Legislative District
1653 retains 68% of its core constituency. Incumbent Senator
17Jason Barickman (R) resides in the proposed district.
 
18    Proposed Legislative District 54
19    Proposed Legislative District 54 is located in central
20Illinois. The current Legislative District 54 saw a decrease
21of 2,967 in population which is 1,949 under the ideal
22population target. To account for these population shifts,
23Legislative District 54 has been reconfigured. The northern
24border follows county lines in Sangamon and Moultrie Counties
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1and Macon Counties. The western border follows township and
2precinct lines in Moultrie County, and county lines in Shelby
3and Effingham Counties. The southern border runs along
4precinct township and precinct lines in Effingham, Madison and
5Fayette counties in addition to county lines in Montgomery
6County. The proposed Legislative District contains the
7entirety of Montgomery and Shelby Counties and portions of
8Macoupin, Sangamon, Macon, Christian, Moultrie, Effingham,
9Fayette, and Madison Counties.
10    The district relies primarily on agriculture, energy,
11manufacturing, and healthcare for economic sustenance. It has
12also historically contained a large number of State employees
13who commute to Springfield from rural Macoupin, Montgomery,
14and Christian Counties using Interstate 55. The district is
15also served by Interstate 70 in the southeastern portion and
16IL Route 51 in the central portion.
17    Proposed Legislative District 54 has a total population
18that is 94.41% White, 1.91% Black, 0.68% Asian, and 1.52%
19Hispanic. The total minority population is 5.59%. The total
20citizen voting age population is 95.63% White, 2.04% Black,
210.44% Asian, and 0.96% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
22voting age population is 4.37%. Proposed Legislative District
2354 retains 17% of its core constituency of Current Legislative
24District 54; however, significant portions of Current
25Legislative District 48 and 50 make up part of Proposed
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1resides within the proposed district.
 
2    Proposed Legislative District 55
3    Proposed Legislative District 55 is located in south
4central Illinois. The current Legislative District 55 saw a
5decrease of 8,267 in population which is 7,249 under the ideal
6population target. To account for these population shifts,
7Legislative District 55 has been reconfigured. The western
8border of the proposed district runs along precinct lines in
9St. Clair and Madison Counties, and its eastern boundary
10follows the Indiana state line where it meets Wabash County
11and the eastern boundary of Richland County. The northern
12border of the district follows township lines in Madison,
13Fayette, and Effingham Counties, and county lines in Bond,
14Clay, Richland, and Wabash Counties. The southern district
15line follows township and precinct lines in St. Clair and
16Wayne Counties, and county lines in Clinton, Marion, Edwards,
17and Wabash Counties. The proposed district is located in 12
18south-central Illinois counties, including portions of
19Madison, St. Clair, Fayette, Effingham, and Wayne Counties,
20and the entirety of Bond, Clinton, Marion, Clay, Richland,
21Edwards, and Wabash Counties. The municipalities of
22Greenville, Vandalia, Carlyle, Centralia, Salem, Fairfield
23City, Olney, and Mount Carmel are included in the proposed
24district.
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1East area and surrounding districts resulted in legislative
2districts in the region expanding to maintain population
3requirements. Proposed Legislative District 55 was expanded to
4like populations in south-central Illinois to meet the
5population goal. The district is traversable by various major
6roads. Interstate 70 runs east to west through the majority of
7the district while Interstate 57 travels through the
8north-south center of the district. U.S. Route 50 traverses
9east to west through the entire district.
10    The proposed district combines areas currently in the 54th
11Legislative District with similarly situated municipalities in
12east central Illinois. The district captures the far Metro
13East suburbs along Interstates 70 and 55 and U.S. Route 40
14combining them with a number of familiar rural small and
15midsized municipalities like Greenville, Vandalia, Carlyle,
16Centralia and Salem and expanding the district to include
17similarly situated municipalities like Fairfield City, Olney,
18and Mount Carmel. Agriculture is an important industry in a
19region filled with farms and agriculture service providers.
20The district includes Vandalia and Centralia State
21Correctional Facilities and the Federal Correctional
22Institution at Greenville are major employers in the region.
23The proposed district includes a number of institutions of
24higher education including Kaskaskia, Olney Central, and
25Wabash Valley Community Colleges, as well as Greenville
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1    Proposed Legislative District 55 has a total population
2that is 92.42% White, 2.87% Black, 0.68% Asian, and 2.31%
3Hispanic. The total minority population is 7.58%. The total
4citizen voting age population is 93.76% White, 3.02% Black,
50.53% Asian, and 1.62% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
6voting age population is 6.24%. Proposed Legislative District
755 retains 28% of its core constituency; however, it includes
8significant portions of Current Legislative District 54.
9Senators residing in the proposed district include Senators
10Jason Plummer (R) and Darren Bailey (R). The pairing of these
11incumbents stems mainly from the need to expand districts in
12southern and east central Illinois. Furthermore, Senator
13Bailey has announced his intention to run for Governor, thus
14this pairing will mostly likely not result in a primary battle
15between two incumbents.
 
16    Proposed Legislative District 56
17    Proposed Legislative District 56 is located in the Metro
18East in Madison County. The current Legislative District 56
19saw a decrease of 3,061 in population which is 2,043 under the
20ideal population target. To account for these population
21shifts, Legislative District 56 has been reconfigured. The
22western board of the proposed district runs along the
23Mississippi River and Illinois' border with Missouri. The
24western border runs from East Street north to Winter Lane. The
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1formed mainly along precinct boundaries. The Eastern boundary
2runs along mainly precinct lines from North State Route 157
3south into St. Clair County with Piper Hills Drive being the
4most southern part of the district. The southern boundary of
5the proposed district runs mainly along streets.
6    Municipalities like Hartford, Roxana, South Roxana, Alton,
7and Wood River are all entirely in the proposed legislative
8district. Communities with roots that trace back to the
9Phillips 66 Refinery, now the Wood River Refinery, providing
10jobs and services to the surrounding municipalities. The
11history of the Phillips 66 Refinery is so engrained in this
12community that their high school mascot is the Shells. The
13proposed Legislative District adds Granite City, home to
14several large steel companies such as US Steel, Heidtman
15Steel, and America Steel.
16    Proposed Legislative District 56 links higher education
17institutions. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
18Southern Illinois School of Dental Medicine, Lewis & Clark
19Community College, all in the same Legislative District. These
20higher education facilities drive the region's economy and
21provide numerous educational opportunities to people across
22the area.
23    The proposed Legislative District encompasses many
24healthcare partners within the district such as Southwestern
25Illinois Health Facilities Inc., Alton Memorial Hospital,
26Gateway Regional Medical Center, to serve the region.

 

 

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1    Interstates 270 and 55/70 along with the Clark Bridge in
2Alton provide the residents of Proposed Legislative District
356 easy access to downtown St. Louis and the city's western
4suburbs.
5    Proposed Legislative District 56 has a total population
6that is 80.34% White, 11.54% Black, 1.31% Asian, and 4.13%
7Hispanic. The total minority population is 19.66%. The total
8citizen voting age population is 84.39% White, 10.63% Black,
90.94% Asian, and 2.54% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
10voting age population is 15.61%. Proposed Legislative District
1156 retains 89% of its core constituency to provide continuity
12for existing incumbent constituency relationships while
13allowing for the development of new relationships. Incumbent
14Senator Rachelle Aud Crowe (D) resides within the proposed
15district.
 
16    Proposed Legislative District 57
17    Proposed Legislative District 57 is located in the Metro
18East, mainly in St. Clair County. The current Legislative
19District 57 saw a decrease of 9,346 in population which is
208,328 under the ideal population target. To account for these
21population shifts, Legislative District 57 has been
22reconfigured. The western boundary to the proposed district is
23the Mississippi River and the Illinois and Missouri border.
24The western border goes from East Street south to the southern
25border of St. Clair County. The southern boundary of the

 

 

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1proposed district runs along county, municipal, and precinct
2lines spanning from the Mississippi River east to the eastern
3border of Shiloh Valley Township. The eastern boundary of the
4proposed 57th Legislative District runs from the southern
5border of Shiloh Valley Township north to Seger Road mainly
6along precinct boundaries. The northern boundary is formed
7mainly along precinct and county lines.
8    To accommodate for population loss in the Metro East of
9about 10,000 people the Proposed Legislative District 57 had
10to be expanded outward allowing the proposed district to keep
11previously divided municipalities whole. The proposed 57th
12Legislative District also expands south to include all of
13Cahokia, Dupo, Sauget Village which are historically
14underrepresented Black communities of similar social and
15economic concerns with the residents of East St. Louis,
16Madison, and Venice which are now all located in the proposed
17district. This also allowed the proposed district to encompass
18East Carondelet and Dupo Village, keeping similar communities
19together.
20    The proposed district is anchored on the east side of the
21district by Scott Air Force Base, a major employer in the
22region. Keeping the Air Force Base and the surrounding
23communities in one district allows these communities with a
24shared economic goal to be included in a singular district.
25The proposed district remains the home to the MidAmerica St.
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1growing the local economy and expanding housing options to the
2area.
3    Interstates 64, 55, and 255 run through the proposed
4district providing access to St. Louis and its suburbs.
5Continued investments into infrastructure expansion projects
6will unite the region with the greater St. Louis, Missouri
7metropolitan area.
8    Proposed Legislative District 57 has a total population of
957.57% White, 34.36% Black, 1.27% Asian, and 3.85% Hispanic.
10The total minority population is 42.43%. The total citizen
11voting age population is 61.48% White, 33.08% Black, 0.96%
12Asian, and 2.69% Hispanic. The total minority citizen voting
13age population is 38.52%. Proposed Legislative District 57
14retains 85% of its core constituency to provide continuity for
15existing incumbent constituency relationships while allowing
16for the development of new relationships. Incumbent Senator
17Christopher Belt (D) resides in the proposed legislative
18district.
 
19    Proposed Legislative District 58
20    Proposed Legislative District 58 is located in southern
21Illinois. The current Legislative District 58 saw a decrease
22of 4,802 in population which is 3,784 under the ideal
23population target. To account for these population shifts,
24Legislative District 58 has been reconfigured. The western
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1from the northern border of Monroe County to the middle of
2Jackson County and the eastern border runs along the border of
3White County and the Indiana state line. The northern border
4generally follows county lines with the exception of St. Clair
5and Wayne Counties, in which it runs along precinct and
6township lines. To the south, the district is bordered almost
7exclusively on township lines, except in White County where
8the county's southern boundary is followed. The proposed
9Legislative District is located in portions of St. Clair,
10Jackson, Monroe, Franklin, Wayne, and Hamilton Counties and
11the entirety of Randolph, Washington, Perry, Jefferson, and
12White Counties. The district is populated by numerous small
13towns including Columbia, Waterloo, Red Bud, Sparta, Chester,
14Murphysboro, DuQuoin, Pinckneyville, Nashville, Benton,
15McLeansboro and Carmi.
16    During a hearing of the Senate Redistricting Subcommittee
17on Southern Illinois, a representative of the League of Women
18Voters' stated that there were two main issues with the
19current configuration of the 58th Legislative District. First,
20the 58th District is almost "V-shaped". The second main issue
21is that the City of Carbondale is currently split between the
2258th and 59th Legislative Districts. In order to achieve near
23ideal population and address concerns regarding about the
24current district, the existing district was reconfigured east
25to west to give the district a more streamlined design while
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1an effort to address these concerns, the population of the
2City of Carbondale was placed entirely in the 59th District.
3    The district is traversable by various major roads.
4Interstate 64 runs east to west through the majority of the
5district. Other major roadways that connect the district
6include U.S. Route 51, State Routes 154, 127, 15 13 and 4. The
7proposed district seeks to create a rural district where urban
8influences are minimized as much as possible in order to
9provide a clear voice for rural communities with similar
10values in the region. Agriculture is an important industry
11throughout the district, as many of the towns are small
12farming communities and a majority of the farms are
13multi-generational. The district is home of the Du Quoin State
14Fair which brings visitors from throughout the region. The
15district also brings together many former or current
16manufacturing communities, as many of the villages throughout
17are former industrial communities or are communities built
18around presently operating manufacturing plants. Continental
19Tire has a large plant in Mt. Vernon where many people from
20across the district are employed. Pepsi MidAmerica also
21employs a great deal of residents at its Chester and Mt. Vernon
22locations.
23    Home value and average income are generally comparable
24throughout the proposed district as a result of the shared
25industries and similar social experiences. Many of the high
26schools are longstanding sports rivals and many of the

 

 

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1residents work at the same plants and coal mines. The proposed
2district attempts to keep counties as whole as possible and
3pair together communities that share values and experiences
4throughout the region.
5    Proposed Legislative District 58 has a total population
6that is 90.79% White, 4.64% Black, 0.89% Asian, and 2.34%
7Hispanic. The total minority population is 9.21%. The total
8citizen voting age population is 91.91% White, 5.15% Black,
90.58% Asian, and 1.68% Hispanic. The total minority citizen
10voting age population is 8.09%. Proposed Legislative District
1158 retains 74% of its core constituency to provide continuity
12for the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows
13the formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Terri
14Bryant (R) resides in the proposed district.
 
15    Proposed Legislative District 59
16    Proposed Legislative District 59 is located in southern
17Illinois. The current Legislative District 59 saw a decrease
18of 7,514 in population which is 6,496 under the ideal
19population target. To account for these population shifts,
20Legislative District 59 has been reconfigured. The western,
21eastern, and southern borders of the district run along the
22Illinois state line formed by the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
23The northern boundary follows township lines in Jackson,
24Franklin, and Hamilton Counties, and the Gallatin County line.
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1the state's southern 13 counties: Jackson, Union (entire
2county), Alexander (entire county), Pulaski (entire county),
3Franklin, Williamson (entire county), Johnson (entire county),
4Massac (entire county), Hamilton, Saline (entire county), Pope
5(entire county), Gallatin (entire county), and Hardin (entire
6county).
7    In order to achieve near ideal population, the proposed
8district is expanded geographically and reconfigured to
9compensate for regional population loss as well as pairing
10communities with shared interests in the southernmost counties
11in Illinois. The proposed district pairs together more urban
12areas in generally rural southern Illinois. As requested in
13testimony at a regional Senate Redistricting Committee
14hearing, the entirety of Carbondale is now represented in one
15district whereas it had previously been separated. Other
16relative population hubs such as Metropolis, Marion, and
17Harrisburg are included as well in the proposed district,
18along with the surrounding satellite municipalities.
19    Proposed Legislative District 59's economy is largely
20supported by agriculture, tourism, coal mining and light
21manufacturing. Transportation is extremely important to the
22district's economy. Major roadways such as Interstates 24 and
2357, U.S. Routes 45 and 51 and State Routes 13, 127, and 145 tie
24the district together and provide important economic
25assistance to the region. Due to its strategic location, river
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1Illinois has committed $40 million in capital project funding
2to build a new inland port in Cairo in hopes of reviving a once
3thriving river town. Higher education is an important economic
4driver across the district, as it is home to John A. Logan,
5Shawnee Community, and Southeastern Illinois Colleges, as well
6as Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
7    The tourism industry is also important to the district as
8the Shawnee Wine Trail stretches throughout the majority of
9the region. It is home to Metropolis, IL, the hometown of
10Superman, boasts an annual Superman Festival and a 15 foot
11tall statue of the man of steel which brings thousands of
12tourists to the area. The proposed district includes a
13riverboat casino in Metropolis and a proposed new casino
14resort at Walker's Bluff Williamson County. The district is an
15outdoor paradise containing the Shawnee National Forest,
16Garden of the Gods, numerous State parks, Cave-in-Rock. The
17heavily traveled River to River Trail, a 151.8 mile
18point-to-point trail, winds through the heart of the proposed
19district starting at Elizabethtown on the Ohio River and
20ending at Devil's Backbone on the Mississippi River. The coal
21industry has been historically important to the district with
22coal mines still operating throughout the district today.
23    The district brings together significant African American
24communities in Alexander and Pulaski Counties that have been
25historically underrepresented in an effort to maximize their
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1urban populations in the southernmost stretch of the State are
2represented. Many of the communities in the proposed district
3share similar socioeconomic status, and property and home
4value is comparable throughout, creating a district with
5generally shared social and economic values and goals.
6Proposed Legislative District 59 has a total population that
7is 85.18% White, 8.08% Black, 1.31% Asian, and 2.91% Hispanic.
8The total minority population is 14.82%. The total citizen
9voting age population is 87.66% White, 8.08% Black, 0.6%
10Asian, and 2.12% Hispanic. The total minority citizen voting
11age population is 12.34%. Proposed Legislative District 59
12retains 84% of its core constituency to provide continuity for
13the existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
14formation of new relationships. Incumbent Senator Dale Fowler
15(R) resides in the proposed district.