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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois |
3 | | Constitution of 1970, in the year following each federal |
4 | | decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall |
5 | | redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative |
6 | | Districts; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, In late 2010, the United States Census Bureau |
8 | | released its 2010 population totals for Illinois; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, The Redistricting Transparency and Public |
10 | | Participation Act requires committees of the Senate and House, |
11 | | or a joint committee, to hold public hearings statewide and |
12 | | receive testimony and inform the public on the existing |
13 | | Legislative and Representative Districts; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly, in considering |
15 | | redistricting issues over the past two years, conducted over |
16 | | forty hearings throughout the State during that time; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, At those hearings, the Illinois General Assembly |
18 | | heard from experts in the area of redistricting, considered |
19 | | comments from public officials and members of the general |
20 | | public, and received proposals submitted by members of the |
21 | | public and stakeholder groups; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has drafted a plan |
2 | | for redistricting the Legislative Districts and the |
3 | | Representative Districts (the "2011 General Assembly |
4 | | Redistricting Plan"); therefore, be it |
5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
6 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
7 | | in establishing boundaries for Illinois Legislative and |
8 | | Representative Districts ("Districts"), the following |
9 | | redistricting principles were taken into account: |
10 | | (i) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General |
11 | | Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be substantially |
12 | | equal in population, so that as nearly as practicable, the |
13 | | total population deviation between Districts in zero; |
14 | | (ii) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 |
15 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be |
16 | | consistent with the United States Constitution; |
17 | | (iii) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 |
18 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be |
19 | | consistent with the federal Voting Rights Act, where |
20 | | applicable; |
21 | | (iv) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 |
22 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be compact |
23 | | and contiguous, as required by the Illinois Constitution; |
24 | | (v) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General |
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1 | | Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be consistent with |
2 | | the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011, where applicable; |
3 | | and |
4 | | (vi) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 |
5 | | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn taking into |
6 | | account the partisan composition of the District and of the |
7 | | Plan itself; and be it further |
8 | | RESOLVED, That in addition to the foregoing redistricting |
9 | | principles, each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General |
10 | | Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to reflect a balance of |
11 | | the following redistricting principles: the preservation of |
12 | | the core or boundaries of the existing Districts; the |
13 | | preservation of communities of interest; respect for county, |
14 | | township, municipal, ward, and other political subdivision |
15 | | boundaries; the maintenance of incumbent-constituent |
16 | | relationships and tracking of population migration; proposals |
17 | | or other input submitted by members of the public and |
18 | | stakeholder groups; public hearing testimony; other incumbent |
19 | | requests; respect for geographic features and natural or |
20 | | logical boundaries; and other redistricting principles |
21 | | recognized by state and federal court decisions; and be it |
22 | | further
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23 | | RESOLVED, That the House hereby adopts and incorporates by |
24 | | reference all information received by the House Redistricting |
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1 | | Committee or the Senate Redistricting Committee that was |
2 | | submitted by the general public and stakeholders in person at |
3 | | the hearings; by e-mail; by U.S. mail; by facsimile; or in |
4 | | person at the public access stations provided by the House and |
5 | | Senate in Springfield, Illinois and in Chicago, Illinois; that |
6 | | the House further adopts and incorporates by reference |
7 | | transcripts of proceedings for all of the redistricting |
8 | | hearings conducted by either the House or Senate or both; and |
9 | | that all information received by the House or Senate or both, |
10 | | including but not limited to, the aforementioned information, |
11 | | was subsequently posted at one of the following websites:
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12 | | www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/hearing.asp?CommitteeID=956, |
13 | | www.ilsenateredistricting.com, and |
14 | | www.ilhousedems.com/redistricting; and be it further |
15 | | RESOLVED, That the following summary describes the general |
16 | | characteristics of each Representative District and makes |
17 | | reference to some but not all of the redistricting principles |
18 | | that were considered in drawing that District. The term |
19 | | "proposed RD", followed by a number, will refer to the |
20 | | Representative District proposed in the 2011 General Assembly |
21 | | Redistricting Plan, and the term "current RD", followed by a |
22 | | number, will refer to the Representative District under the |
23 | | current, existing plan adopted in 2001:
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24 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 1 has a population |
2 | | of 101,561. Proposed RD 1 has a population of 108,734, the |
3 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
4 | | "one person, one vote" principle. |
5 | | Proposed RD 1 includes portions of current RDs 1, 6, 21, |
6 | | 23, and 32 with 38.03% of the population coming from current RD |
7 | | 1. Proposed RD 1 is different in shape from current RD 1 due in |
8 | | part to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
9 | | population of the district by 7,173. |
10 | | Even though proposed RD 1 is different geographically, it |
11 | | is similar demographically and shares many of the |
12 | | characteristics of current RD 1. Proposed RD 1 has more clearly |
13 | | defined borders made up of permanent fixtures such as railroad |
14 | | lines and expressways. The boundaries of proposed RD 1 are the |
15 | | Stevenson Expressway to the north, the New City neighborhood to |
16 | | the east, Chicago Lawn to the south and a section of Garfield |
17 | | Ridge to the west. In order to ensure equal population, |
18 | | proposed RD 1 moves south and west into current RD 6, west into |
19 | | current RD's 21 and 23, and south into current RD 32. Proposed |
20 | | RD 1 consists of portions of the southwest side of Chicago and |
21 | | most of the wards that make up current RD 1, including parts of |
22 | | the 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th and 23rd wards in |
23 | | Chicago. This includes the neighborhoods of Archer Heights, |
24 | | Brighton Park, New City, Gage Park, Chicago Lawn, Garfield |
25 | | Ridge, and West Elsdon. A portion of the municipality of Forest |
26 | | View is added to proposed RD 1. |
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1 | | Despite population loss requiring proposed RD 1 to move |
2 | | south and west, proposed RD 1 retains similar demographics as |
3 | | current RD 1. The 14th ward continues to make up much of |
4 | | proposed RD 1 and dominates the north and central parts of the |
5 | | district. Included in this ward are the neighborhoods of Archer |
6 | | Heights, Brighton Park, a segment of West Elsdon, and Gage |
7 | | Park. These neighborhoods are heavily populated with blue |
8 | | collar, working class Hispanic families, which is similar |
9 | | demographically to the rest of the ward. |
10 | | The 16th Ward portion of proposed RD 1 consists of the Gage |
11 | | Park, Chicago Lawn, and New City neighborhoods. Gage Park |
12 | | overlaps into both the 14th and 16th wards, makes up much of |
13 | | the eastern part of the district, and runs through the center |
14 | | of proposed RD 1. The New City portion of proposed RD 1 is also |
15 | | on the eastern border. Both Gage Park and New City have large |
16 | | Hispanic populations, as well as the largest African American |
17 | | population in proposed RD 1. |
18 | | The Chicago Lawn neighborhood, which is in the 15th, 16th, |
19 | | and 18th wards, is in the southern portion of proposed RD 1. |
20 | | This portion of proposed RD 1 consists of single family homes, |
21 | | traditional Chicago bungalows, apartment buildings and |
22 | | Marquette Park. On the southwest side of the district, the |
23 | | border is defined by Central Park Ave. and the Grand Trunk |
24 | | Western Rail Road. The West Elsdon neighborhood, tucked in a |
25 | | western corner of proposed RD 1, includes the core of proposed |
26 | | RD 1's Asian population. |
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1 | | Several means of transportation help make up the borders of |
2 | | proposed RD 1 and the communities of proposed RD 1 are tied |
3 | | together by the transportation industry. The most northern |
4 | | portion of proposed RD 1 is bordered by Interstate 55, which |
5 | | gives local residents access to the southwest suburbs, Will |
6 | | County and more importantly Downtown Chicago where many people |
7 | | commute for work. In addition to the expressway, the CTA Orange |
8 | | Line runs through proposed RD 1 and the Metra Heritage Line |
9 | | runs through the north end of proposed RD 1 providing easy |
10 | | access to the southwest suburbs and Downtown Chicago. The large |
11 | | north/south streets that run throughout the district, such as |
12 | | Pulaski, Kedzie, Western, and Damen, provide many residents |
13 | | with easy access to shopping areas, schools, colleges and jobs. |
14 | | There are also several freight lines that run through proposed |
15 | | RD 1 mainly on the outer borders. Several neighborhoods |
16 | | included in proposed RD 1 are heavily influenced by the |
17 | | transportation industry. Brighton Park and Archer Heights both |
18 | | have transportation facilities and railroads in their |
19 | | neighborhoods, and proposed RD 1 unites these communities of |
20 | | interest. Both Archer Heights and Brighton Park have seen an |
21 | | influx of new residents, partially as a result of their |
22 | | proximity to Midway Airport. |
23 | | Socioeconomically, proposed RD 1 is very diverse. The |
24 | | northwest and far west sides of proposed RD 1 have a base of |
25 | | residents with a median income of $44,000 to $99,000, whereas |
26 | | the south end of the district has residents with a median |
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1 | | income of $2,499 to $44,000. As with the other demographics of |
2 | | proposed RD 1, this is consistent with current RD 1. |
3 | | The neighborhoods in proposed RD 1 are diverse, |
4 | | multi-ethnic communities where local businesses coexist with |
5 | | larger commercial chain stores and restaurants. These |
6 | | communities have distinct neighborhood qualities while |
7 | | maintaining the convenience of urban amenities as well. |
8 | | Proposed RD 1 brings these communities together to unite these |
9 | | communities of interest. |
10 | | In current RD 1, the Hispanic voting-age population is |
11 | | 74.14%. In proposed RD 1, the Hispanic voting-age population is |
12 | | 68.26%. The partisan composition in proposed RD 1 is slightly |
13 | | lowered but still remains substantially similar to the current |
14 | | composition under current RD 1. (Throughout these summaries, |
15 | | partisan composition in a particular district was derived from |
16 | | an analysis of voter behavior based on candidate performance in |
17 | | numerous races over several election cycles.) Proposed RD 1 has |
18 | | an African American voting-age population of 11.97%, and an |
19 | | Asian voting-age population of 1.34%. |
20 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2 |
21 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 2 has a population |
22 | | of 91,849. Proposed RD 2 has a population of 108,734, the |
23 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
24 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 2 is different in |
25 | | shape from current RD 2 due, in part, to population shifts and |
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1 | | the need to increase the total population of the district by |
2 | | 16,885. |
3 | | Of the population in proposed RD 2, 63.46% reside in |
4 | | current RD 2. In order to gain the necessary population, RD 2 |
5 | | acquires land to the southwest and northeast. The northern |
6 | | border of current RD 2 remains the same, but is extended to |
7 | | square off the northeast corner. This extension is necessary to |
8 | | gain population and make the district more compact and |
9 | | contiguous. |
10 | | The eastern border of proposed RD 2 shifts east and extends |
11 | | north from the entrance of I-90/94 up to 16th Street. The |
12 | | southern border of the district extends southwest from 31st |
13 | | Street and the Dan Ryan expressway to 42nd Street and |
14 | | California Avenue. It then extends north to 38th Place and east |
15 | | half a mile to Western Ave. where it runs north on the western |
16 | | border to the northern border at 17th Street. The western |
17 | | border of proposed RD 2 is similar to that of current RD 2, |
18 | | except for the southwest expansion that is west of Western |
19 | | Avenue and south of Pershing Road. This expansion is made |
20 | | because of the need to add a large number of residents to the |
21 | | district. Proposed RD 2 recedes completely from South Lawndale |
22 | | and removes a small northwest portion of current RD 2, |
23 | | partially to keep the traditional boundaries of Chinatown in |
24 | | one district. |
25 | | Proposed RD 2 is located entirely within Chicago, as is |
26 | | current RD 2, and includes portions of the Chicago |
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1 | | neighborhoods of Armour Square, Bridgeport, Brighton Park, |
2 | | Lower West Side, McKinley Park, Near South Side, and New City. |
3 | | Brighton Park is not in current RD 2. |
4 | | The sections added in proposed RD 2 have a similar income |
5 | | level as the majority of current RD 2. These communities of |
6 | | interests are grouped together with the other areas at the |
7 | | $2,499 to $44,000 income level range. The center of proposed RD |
8 | | 2 has an area of income level in the $44,000 to $68,000 range |
9 | | and a small part of proposed RD 2 has a range of $68,000 to |
10 | | $148,000. |
11 | | One of the most significant changes from current RD 2 in |
12 | | proposed RD 2 is that it adds a new area in the northeast so |
13 | | that the traditional boundaries of Chinatown are within one |
14 | | district. Witnesses at the House Redistricting Committee |
15 | | Hearing in Chicago on April 21, 2011, testified to the |
16 | | importance of keeping Chinatown in one district. C. W. Chan |
17 | | from the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, |
18 | | Ester Wong from the Chinese American Service League, Tony Shu |
19 | | from the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, and Ami Gandhi |
20 | | of the Asian American Institute all asked that Chinatown to be |
21 | | kept in one representative district. |
22 | | In addition to the entrance of I-90/94 at the northeastern |
23 | | corner of proposed RD 2, I-55 cuts through the middle of |
24 | | proposed RD 2 as it does in current RD 2, making it easy for |
25 | | residents of the district to access transportation options. |
26 | | Several train routes serve proposed RD 2, as they do in current |
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1 | | RD 2: The CTA Red line runs through the Armour Square |
2 | | neighborhood, the Pink and Blue lines run east-west through the |
3 | | northwest corner of proposed RD 2, the Orange line runs |
4 | | diagonally through proposed RD 2, and the Metra Heritage line |
5 | | runs through proposed RD 2 as well. In addition to the |
6 | | interstate highways and multiple train routes, proposed RD 2, |
7 | | as well as the current district, has the Sanitary and Ship |
8 | | Canal that cuts through from east to west running parallel to |
9 | | I-55. Transportation in this district allows for a large |
10 | | industrial area that not only serves Chicago, but the nation. |
11 | | Proposed RD 2 maintains a majority of its core from current |
12 | | RD 2 and preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship that |
13 | | has been built over 14 years of the same continued |
14 | | representation. The partisan composition is substantially the |
15 | | same when compared to current RD 2. Current RD 2 has a Hispanic |
16 | | voting-age population of 63.93%, and proposed RD 2 has a |
17 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 52.77%. Proposed RD 2 has an |
18 | | African American voting-age population of 2.93% and an Asian |
19 | | voting-age population of 23.47%. |
20 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 3 |
21 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 3 has a population |
22 | | of 101,435. Proposed RD 3 has a population of 108,734, the |
23 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
24 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 3 is different in |
25 | | shape from current RD 3 due, in part, to population shifts and |
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1 | | the need to increase the total population of the district by |
2 | | 7,299. |
3 | | Of the population in proposed RD 3, 71.12% reside in |
4 | | current RD 3. While maintaining the core of current RD 3, |
5 | | boundaries are moved in the northwest, south, and southeast |
6 | | parts. Proposed RD 3 has narrower portions in the western Logan |
7 | | Square and Hermosa neighborhoods than current RD 3. The |
8 | | boundaries also run northwest into more of Belmont Cragin, |
9 | | Montclare, Dunning and Austin. A significant geographic |
10 | | difference is that the western border of proposed RD 3 is wider |
11 | | from north to south than current RD 3, primarily to bring in |
12 | | the necessary population and maintain communities of interest. |
13 | | Proposed RD 3 is bordered by major thoroughfares, including |
14 | | North Harlem Avenue on a portion of the western border, West |
15 | | Irving Park Road to the far north, Belmont Avenue in the |
16 | | north-central, Fullerton and Wrightwood Avenues in a portion of |
17 | | the northeast border, and the corner of N. Cicero and W. North |
18 | | Avenue in the southeast. |
19 | | Proposed RD 3 is entirely in Cook County and the vast |
20 | | majority is in the city of Chicago, with the exception of a |
21 | | small portion of the western border in Elmwood Park. Like |
22 | | current RD 3, proposed RD 3 keeps the Belmont Cragin |
23 | | neighborhood as the largest and most central neighborhood in |
24 | | the district, while adding new neighborhoods that share many |
25 | | common interests. Both current and proposed RD 3 includes |
26 | | portions of the Hermosa, Logan Square, Dunning, Portage Park, |
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1 | | and Montclare neighborhoods. Proposed RD 3 adds a small portion |
2 | | of the Austin neighborhood. The new sections of Dunning and |
3 | | Montclare neighborhoods in proposed RD 3 are consistent in |
4 | | ethnicity, median income, and share the same main artery |
5 | | streets. The section of north Austin included in proposed RD 3 |
6 | | is scarcely populated and includes industrial areas that are |
7 | | staffed by many Belmont Cragin and Montclare residents. In |
8 | | addition to population concerns, the section of Elmwood Park is |
9 | | included in proposed RD 3 to capture Hispanic growth in that |
10 | | pocket of the city. |
11 | | The Chicago wards within proposed RD 3 share socioeconomic |
12 | | traits, including that they are primarily single family |
13 | | "bungalow" homes and have similar median incomes. The area is |
14 | | best described as a working class "bungalow belt" region. The |
15 | | residents of the neighborhoods are majority Hispanic, mixed |
16 | | with white ethnic residents who are often of Polish and German |
17 | | decent. Many of the Hispanic residents are second and third |
18 | | generation Americans and move into the area from areas with |
19 | | higher crime in order to purchase homes and raise families in a |
20 | | safer environment. In both cases, the newer and older |
21 | | residents, there are strong family and common interest and |
22 | | community values that shape the area. The residents are from |
23 | | mixed backgrounds but have similar immigrant roots and have a |
24 | | shared interest in building and maintaining communities with |
25 | | good schools, adequate policing and financial opportunities. |
26 | | Both the Hispanic and white residents are mostly working class, |
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1 | | blue-collar with predominantly lower-middle to middle median |
2 | | incomes between $2,500 and about $68,000. A segment of |
3 | | upper-middle income residents live near the Brickyard Mall in |
4 | | western Belmont Cragin. |
5 | | Proposed RD 3 contains a substantial majority of its core |
6 | | from current RD 3 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
7 | | relationship that has developed over the previous 5 years. The |
8 | | partisan composition of proposed RD 3 has dropped slightly in |
9 | | comparison to current RD 3 but still remains strong. Current RD |
10 | | 3 has a Hispanic voting-age population of 74.42%, and proposed |
11 | | RD 3 has a Hispanic voting-age population of 60.85%. Proposed |
12 | | RD 3 has an Asian voting-age population of 2.77% and an African |
13 | | American voting-age population of 4.47%. |
14 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 4 |
15 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 4 has a population |
16 | | of 92,536. Proposed RD 4 has a total population of 108,734, the |
17 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
18 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 4 is different in |
19 | | shape from current RD 4 due, in part, to population shifts and |
20 | | the need to increase the total population of the district by |
21 | | 16,198. |
22 | | Of the population in proposed RD 4, 76.94% reside in |
23 | | current RD 4. As under current RD 4, proposed RD 4 is entirely |
24 | | within Cook County and the City of Chicago. Under both maps, |
25 | | the residents are served by the Chicago Public Schools, City |
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1 | | Colleges of Chicago, Chicago Public Library System, Chicago |
2 | | Park System, Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Fire |
3 | | Department. Under both districts, the residents are within Cook |
4 | | County Board Districts 1, 8, and 12. Current RD 4 contains |
5 | | portions of the Chicago's 1st, 26th, 27th, 30th, 32nd, 35th, |
6 | | and 37th Wards. Proposed RD 4 maintains these wards and adds a |
7 | | portion of the 31st Ward on the western edge of the district. |
8 | | This is due to the need to add population to proposed RD 4. |
9 | | The portions of West Town within current RD 4 are very |
10 | | similar to proposed RD 4, with some losses on the northeast |
11 | | side of Milwaukee Avenue. When current RD 4 was drawn, this |
12 | | area had a greater Hispanic population than it does now. With |
13 | | this loss, there are gains in the Logan Square neighborhood in |
14 | | the north, to Humboldt Park in the west, and to Hermosa in the |
15 | | west under proposed RD 4. Of interest, Marisol Morales, |
16 | | Co-Chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda, commented at the Chicago |
17 | | Downtown Redistricting Hearing on April 21, 2011 that she |
18 | | wanted to see the Humboldt Park community within a primarily |
19 | | Hispanic district. Additionally, Chicago Park District's |
20 | | Humboldt Park, which is at the center of both current and |
21 | | proposed RD 4, sits between the neighborhoods of West Town to |
22 | | the east and Humboldt Park to the west. As with current RD 4, |
23 | | the park boundaries of Humboldt Park are completely intact |
24 | | under proposed RD 4. |
25 | | The median income of proposed RD 4 slightly decreases in |
26 | | comparison to current RD 4. This is due to the loss of eastern |
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1 | | portions of current RD 4, which had a higher median income |
2 | | ranging from $68,000 to $148,000, and the addition of parts to |
3 | | the west and north, which have lower median incomes ranging |
4 | | from $2,499 to $44,000. |
5 | | The southern border of proposed RD 4 has very similar |
6 | | boundaries as current RD 4. This border in large part follows |
7 | | Metra's Milwaukee District North and Milwaukee District West |
8 | | train tracks. Grand Avenue also serves as a southern boundary |
9 | | in portions of both current RD 4 and proposed RD 4. To the |
10 | | south of the train tracks and Grand Avenue lies an African |
11 | | American population. If this population had been included |
12 | | within proposed RD 4, the district might not be a majority |
13 | | Hispanic district. |
14 | | Proposed RD 4 keeps a substantial majority of the core from |
15 | | current RD 4 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
16 | | relationship that has developed over the past 10 years. The |
17 | | partisan composition is very similar to current RD 4. In |
18 | | current RD 4, there is a Hispanic voting-age population of |
19 | | 44.08%. In proposed RD 4, there is a Hispanic voting-age |
20 | | population of 50.70%. Proposed RD 4 has an African American |
21 | | voting-age population of 8.11% and an Asian voting-age |
22 | | population of 2.91%. |
23 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5 |
24 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 5 has a population |
25 | | of 102,436. Proposed RD 5 has a population of 108,734, the |
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1 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
2 | | "one person, one vote" principle. |
3 | | Of the population in proposed RD 5, 53.13% reside in |
4 | | current RD 5. Proposed RD 5 adds population to the south, |
5 | | southeast, and west. Proposed RD 5, like current RD 5, is an |
6 | | urban district with cultural, economic, and ethnic diversity |
7 | | stretching in a corridor from the Near North Side, through |
8 | | Chicago's Loop, into the Near South Side, and through the South |
9 | | Side neighborhoods of Armour Square, Douglas, Fuller Park, |
10 | | Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Greater Grand Crossing, New |
11 | | City, Woodlawn, Avalon Park and South Shore. Residents of |
12 | | current and proposed RD 5, whether hailing from the northern or |
13 | | southern portion of the district, come together downtown for |
14 | | work, recreation and to shop for goods and services. |
15 | | Proposed RD 5 is substantially similar to current RD 5, |
16 | | preserving linkages for current communities of interest and |
17 | | retaining essentially the same shape and similar boundaries for |
18 | | the northern three-fourths of the district; the southern |
19 | | boundary has been shifted southeast to include portions of |
20 | | Wards 5 and 8. |
21 | | As with current RD 5, the heart of proposed RD 5 are Wards |
22 | | 2, 3, 20 and 42; both current and proposed RD 5 also include to |
23 | | a much smaller extent Ward 4. At its extended southern end, |
24 | | proposed RD 5 adds Wards 5, 6, and 8. Proposed RD 5 drops four |
25 | | wards (11, 25, 27 and 43) found in current RD 5. Proposed RD 5 |
26 | | splits one fewer wards than does current RD 5. |
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1 | | Currently the Greater Chinatown area is divided among |
2 | | multiple representative districts, including current RD 5. At a |
3 | | redistricting hearing held in Chicago on April 21, 2011, C.W. |
4 | | Chan of the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community |
5 | | and Ester Wong, Executive Director of the Chinese American |
6 | | Service League, testified that they would like to see Chinatown |
7 | | unified within one representative district, as its residents |
8 | | are of a common ethnic background, many are recent immigrants, |
9 | | and they face similar challenges related to learning English as |
10 | | a second language, finding employment, and meeting the special |
11 | | health care challenges of their elderly. To accommodate this |
12 | | request, the portion found in current RD 5 was removed and is |
13 | | now included in proposed RD 2 with all of Greater Chinatown. |
14 | | With the boundary adjustments to add needed population, the |
15 | | partisan composition of proposed RD 5 stays roughly the same |
16 | | compared to current RD 5 with a slight increase in the existing |
17 | | partisan advantage. The African-American voting-age population |
18 | | of proposed RD 5 is nearly identical to that in current RD 5 |
19 | | when it was drawn in 2001. The northern core of the district is |
20 | | left relatively intact, allowing for the continuity of a |
21 | | sizeable portion of the incumbent-constituent relationships |
22 | | that have developed over nine years. |
23 | | Proposed RD 5 has an African American voting-age population |
24 | | of 52.07%, an Asian voting-age population of 7.91%, and a |
25 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 3.83%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 6 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 6 has a population |
3 | | of 86,931. Proposed RD 6 has a population of 108,734, the |
4 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
5 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 6 is different in |
6 | | shape from current RD 6 due, in part, to population shifts and |
7 | | the need to increase the total population of the district. |
8 | | Of the population in proposed RD 6, 64.81% reside in |
9 | | current RD 6. The shape of proposed RD 6 reflects the need to |
10 | | gain population within the district and neighboring districts. |
11 | | Proposed RD 6 continues to be entirely within Chicago and |
12 | | Cook County. Proposed RD 6 includes small portions of the |
13 | | neighborhoods of the near west side and near north side, west |
14 | | of Chicago's downtown. This extends further north than current |
15 | | RD 6 in order to add some of the 21,803 persons needed to |
16 | | achieve equal population. |
17 | | South of W. 31st Street, proposed RD 6 takes in portions of |
18 | | current RD 6, then closely resembles the shape of current RD 6, |
19 | | except for small areas in the east (in the New City, Fuller |
20 | | Park, Englewood, and Washington Park neighborhoods) and west |
21 | | (in the New City and Gage Park neighborhoods) of current RD 6, |
22 | | where residents are included in neighboring districts, in part, |
23 | | to achieve equal population and keeps a community of interest |
24 | | intact. The western border of current RD 6 is shifted east to |
25 | | add Hispanic areas to proposed RD 1. |
26 | | Proposed RD 6 adds the majority of the Fuller Park |
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1 | | neighborhood. This area is predominately African American. |
2 | | Further south, the proposed RD 6 loses residents on the east |
3 | | side of Englewood to proposed RD 5, which also needs to add |
4 | | population. Proposed RD 6 adds a small African American area in |
5 | | the southwest corner of the district in Chicago Lawn. |
6 | | Despite having to overcome the most significant population |
7 | | loss of any representative district, and having limited options |
8 | | for finding population among adjacent districts that have |
9 | | suffered significant drops as well, proposed RD 6 maintains the |
10 | | core of the existing district and largely preserves the |
11 | | incumbent-constituent relationships that have developed over |
12 | | more than five years. The northern extension of current RD 6 |
13 | | shifts east and heads further north under proposed RD 6 to find |
14 | | population that is predominantly Caucasian and Asian. As a |
15 | | result, the voting-age population for African-Americans, which |
16 | | in 2011 stands at over 58% under current RD 6, drops almost 8 |
17 | | percentage points. The partisan composition of the district |
18 | | remains roughly the same. |
19 | | Proposed RD 6 has an African American voting-age population |
20 | | of 50.44%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 15.79%, and an |
21 | | Asian voting-age population of 6.38%. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7 |
23 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 7 has a current |
24 | | population of 97,427. Proposed RD 7 has a population of |
25 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
2 | | RD 7 is different in shape from current RD 7 due, in part, to |
3 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
4 | | of the district by over 11,000 people. |
5 | | Of the population in proposed RD 7, 71.17% reside in |
6 | | current RD 7. In order to achieve equal population, proposed RD |
7 | | 7 has expanded in overall size. This expansion also accounts |
8 | | for other proposed districts which must gain population to |
9 | | achieve the equal-population target. As it becomes larger, |
10 | | proposed RD 7 has also become more compact, losing the section |
11 | | of current RD 7 that extends into Oak Park and the City of |
12 | | Chicago. All of proposed RD 7 is within Cook County, as is |
13 | | current RD 7. |
14 | | Proposed RD 7 contains two townships in Cook County, |
15 | | Proviso Township and River Forest Township. Proposed RD 7 |
16 | | includes all or major portions of River Forest, Forest Park, |
17 | | Maywood, Bellwood, Broadview, Hillside, Berkeley, Westchester, |
18 | | and La Grange Park, as well as small sections of Melrose Park, |
19 | | Western Springs, and Northlake. Unlike current RD 7, proposed |
20 | | RD 7 preserves the boundary with Melrose Park to keep most of |
21 | | the municipality intact in a neighboring district, with the |
22 | | exception of a small portion at the eastern edge of Melrose |
23 | | Park which is added for population purposes. |
24 | | All of River Forest is within proposed RD 7, and the |
25 | | northeast border of proposed RD 7 follows the northeast corner |
26 | | of River Forest. Many residents of River Forest commute to jobs |
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1 | | in the city by taking the Metra Union Pacific-West line, which |
2 | | has a stop in the community. Within River Forest are the Cook |
3 | | County Forest Preserves of Thatcher Woods and Thatcher Woods |
4 | | Glen. Unlike current RD 7, proposed RD 7 keeps the entirety of |
5 | | River Forest within one district instead of splitting it into |
6 | | two representative districts. |
7 | | The southern Proviso Township communities of LaGrange |
8 | | Park, Westchester, and Western Springs included in proposed RD |
9 | | 7 share a large forested area, Salt Creek Woods Nature |
10 | | Preserve, as well a nearby Metra line. These towns share a |
11 | | common upper median income and demographic makeup with those |
12 | | included in the northeast sections of proposed RD 7. These |
13 | | communities are united with others in proposed RD 7 by the |
14 | | roads and rail services that act as a western gateway into |
15 | | Chicago. Additionally, all of the municipalities included |
16 | | within proposed RD 7 share a common interest in the county and |
17 | | community college services available throughout proposed RD 7. |
18 | | Expanding current RD 7 to include these territories also helps |
19 | | proposed RD 7 gain needed population and allows it to better |
20 | | follow township boundaries. |
21 | | Proposed RD 7's northern border separating Melrose Park |
22 | | from Maywood and Bellwood follows the municipal boundary and |
23 | | the area's racial demographics. Melrose Park is largely |
24 | | separated from the rest of Proviso Township in proposed RD 7 |
25 | | because of its very high concentration of Hispanic residents. |
26 | | Proposed RD 7's central area is comprised of the largely |
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1 | | African American, lower income communities of Bellwood, |
2 | | Maywood and Broadview. These communities have a shared a common |
3 | | median income and share concerns on issues of transportation, |
4 | | economic opportunities, gang violence and neighborhood safety. |
5 | | The changes to the district allow proposed RD 7 to maintain |
6 | | the core of current RD 7 and preserve the |
7 | | incumbent-constituency relationship that has developed over |
8 | | the last ten years. The partisan composition of proposed RD 7 |
9 | | still favors the incumbent party but drops somewhat. The |
10 | | boundary adjustments necessary to compensate for a substantial |
11 | | population loss result in a sizeable drop in African-American |
12 | | population and, to a lesser extent, Hispanic population. |
13 | | Proposed RD 7 contains a 45.08% African American voting-age |
14 | | population, a 2.92% Asian voting-age population and a 12.29% |
15 | | Hispanic voting-age population. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8 |
17 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 8 has a population |
18 | | 94,072. Proposed RD has a population of 108,734, the |
19 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
20 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 8 is different in |
21 | | shape from current RD 8 due, in part, to population shifts and |
22 | | the need to increase the total population of the district by |
23 | | over 14,000. |
24 | | Of the population in proposed RD 8, 62.65% reside in |
25 | | current RD 8. Proposed RD 8 preserves the core of current RD 8, |
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1 | | while expanding west into the suburbs to gain population and |
2 | | preserve communities of interest. Several boundary lines in |
3 | | proposed RD 8 are the same as the current RD 8, and the new |
4 | | district lines follow roadways and other natural corridors. The |
5 | | eastern border of proposed RD 8 moves slightly west to |
6 | | accommodate a neighboring district to the east that needed to |
7 | | gain population. To accommodate this westward shift, proposed |
8 | | RD 8 gains African American population north of West Quincy |
9 | | Street in Chicago's 28th and 29th Wards, and north of Division |
10 | | Street and east of Central Avenue in the 37th Ward. |
11 | | Like current RD 8, proposed RD 8 contains portions of Oak |
12 | | Park, Berwyn, Riverside, and Proviso Townships, but proposed RD |
13 | | 8 also adds a small portion of Lyons Township to gain |
14 | | population. With this expansion, proposed RD 8 increases its |
15 | | population in North Riverside and adds portions of Brookfield, |
16 | | La Grange, La Grange Park, and Western Springs. Similar to the |
17 | | current RD 8, proposed RD 8 still contains portions of Chicago |
18 | | Wards 24, 28, 29, and 37 within the Austin neighborhood. North |
19 | | Riverside is included in its entirety which is an improvement |
20 | | upon the current map which divided the neighborhood nearly in |
21 | | half. |
22 | | The Austin neighborhood in Chicago and portions of Berwyn |
23 | | in proposed RD 8 have a higher rate of vacant property (11% and |
24 | | 25% vacant housing rate) than the rest of the district, which |
25 | | has less than 10% vacant housing. Combining Austin and Berwyn |
26 | | in the proposed RD 8 strengthens a community of interest around |
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1 | | the need to remedy the housing crisis impacting these areas. |
2 | | Austin and Berwyn also have separate, large, homogeneous |
3 | | minority populations. Most of Austin is predominantly African |
4 | | American, while most of Berwyn is predominantly Hispanic. Oak |
5 | | Park has a considerable minority population as well, but |
6 | | populations of African Americans, Asian Americans, and |
7 | | Hispanics are intermixed within Oak Park. |
8 | | While racial demographics differ, Oak Park and La Grange |
9 | | form a community of interest as commuter suburbs. While most of |
10 | | the suburban portion of proposed RD 8 has a median income |
11 | | between $44,205 and $98,750, parts of La Grange, LaGrange Park |
12 | | and Oak Park have a higher median income range between $98,750 |
13 | | and $147,955. These communities do, however, share similar |
14 | | values, seeking safer neighborhoods and better schools for |
15 | | their families while enjoying easy access to transportation to |
16 | | Chicago. Oak Park is connected to Chicago by the CTA Blue Line |
17 | | and Green Line in addition to its proximity to Interstate 290 |
18 | | and North Avenue. La Grange is connected to Chicago by the |
19 | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Metra Line with two stops in La |
20 | | Grange, in addition to its proximity to Interstate 294, |
21 | | Interstate 290 via Highway 12/20, and Ogden Avenue. Combining |
22 | | these two similar suburban areas strengthens this community of |
23 | | interest in proposed RD 8. |
24 | | Proposed RD 8 retains a significant core of its current |
25 | | district and preserves what incumbent-constituent |
26 | | relationships may have developed since 2007. The expansion to |
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1 | | the west and southwest to compensate for one of the largest |
2 | | population losses of any district adds population that is |
3 | | largely Caucasian and Hispanic, leading to a slight drop in |
4 | | overall African-American voting-age population in proposed RD |
5 | | 8. That same expansion picks up largely individuals who have |
6 | | voted predominantly Republican and, thereby, reduces the |
7 | | incumbent's partisan advantage by a fair amount, though the |
8 | | advantage remains strong. |
9 | | The proposed RD 8 has an African American voting-age |
10 | | population of 55.29%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
11 | | 11.58%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.87%. |
12 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 9 |
13 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 9 had a population |
14 | | of 112,861. Current RD 9 has a population of 108,734, the |
15 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
16 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 9 is different in |
17 | | shape from current RD 9 due, in part, to population shifts and |
18 | | the need to decrease the total population of the district by |
19 | | 4,127. |
20 | | Proposed RD 9 has a substantially similar shape to current |
21 | | RD 9, and 84.62% of its population resides in current RD 9. It |
22 | | is located entirely within the city of Chicago and covers |
23 | | portions of Wards 2, 12, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, and 42. The only |
24 | | ward in current RD 9 that is not included in current RD 9 is |
25 | | Ward 43. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 9 includes almost all of the North Lawndale and |
2 | | Near West Side community areas and takes in smaller portions of |
3 | | East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, South Lawndale, the |
4 | | Loop, the Lower West Side, West Town, Near North Side and |
5 | | Lincoln Park. |
6 | | Proposed RD 9 has experienced gentrification over the last |
7 | | 10 years, with more Caucasians moving in from the Loop and |
8 | | other areas of the city into predominantly African American |
9 | | neighborhoods that have redeveloped to attract young |
10 | | professionals. This trend is pushing further westward in |
11 | | proposed RD 9 and higher income families are residing in the |
12 | | eastern portion of proposed RD 9. Proposed RD 9 recedes from |
13 | | portions of the Loop, the Near West Side, the Lower West Side, |
14 | | West Town, West Garfield Park, the Near South Side and the Near |
15 | | North Side. |
16 | | Proposed RD 9 recognizes a vital community of interest in |
17 | | the Illinois Medical District, one of the largest medical |
18 | | districts in the Unites States. This community of interest, |
19 | | which includes the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, |
20 | | Rush University Medical Center, University of Illinois College |
21 | | of Medicine, and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, is |
22 | | essential to the health and well-being of local residents. |
23 | | Another community of interest recognized by proposed RD 9's |
24 | | borders is the University of Illinois-Chicago Campus, which |
25 | | lies wholly within proposed RD 9 and contributes a significant |
26 | | amount of revenue and population to the surrounding area. |
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1 | | Much of proposed and current RD 9 is serviced by the |
2 | | Eisenhower Expressway/I-290, which provides a vital |
3 | | transportation link and source of commerce. Portions of the |
4 | | Ryan Expressway/I-94 also run through proposed RD 9. In |
5 | | addition, the CTA Blue Line and Pink Line run through the |
6 | | majority of proposed RD 9 and helps local residents move around |
7 | | the district and city. |
8 | | Proposed RD 9 adds additional territory to the northeast |
9 | | corner of current RD 9, bringing in pockets of low-income, |
10 | | African American residents in the 27th and 43rd Wards who share |
11 | | similar demographics of wealth, housing stock, race, and voting |
12 | | patterns with proposed RD 9's west side. |
13 | | The boundary adjustment to the west accommodates the |
14 | | expansion needs of proposed RD 6, which suffered the greatest |
15 | | population loss of any current representative district. The |
16 | | subsequent northern expansion picks up necessary population. |
17 | | The partisan and racial compositions of proposed RD 9 are |
18 | | roughly equivalent to what they would be under current RD 9. |
19 | | Proposed RD 9 has an African American voting-age population |
20 | | of 50.08%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 7.89%, and an |
21 | | Asian voting-age population of 9.49%. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10 |
23 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 10 has a |
24 | | population of 95,447. Proposed RD 10 has a population of |
25 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. The minor |
2 | | differences in shape between proposed RD 10 and current RD 10 |
3 | | are due, in part, to population shifts and the need to increase |
4 | | the total population of the district. |
5 | | Proposed RD 10 is very similar in shape to current RD 10, |
6 | | and 81.52% of its population resides in current RD 10. Proposed |
7 | | RD 10 moves west largely following existing district lines and |
8 | | narrows as it moves west so as to not impede the boundaries of |
9 | | proposed RD 4 immediately to the north. In the eastern portion |
10 | | of proposed RD 10, the west boundary is moved from along |
11 | | Kennedy Expressway to North Milwaukee Avenue, allowing the |
12 | | district to add more population with similar socioeconomic |
13 | | characteristics as the southeastern portion of proposed RD 10. |
14 | | Current and proposed RD 10 includes the neighborhood |
15 | | communities of Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park, East Garfield |
16 | | Park, Near West Side, Near North Side, Lincoln Park, Logan |
17 | | Square, Austin, North Lawndale, and West Town. To achieve equal |
18 | | population, RD 10 includes more of Garfield Park, Austin, and |
19 | | West Town than current RD 10. Similar to current RD 10, |
20 | | proposed RD 10 is located entirely within Cook County and the |
21 | | city of Chicago. It includes almost all of the same Chicago |
22 | | Wards as current RD 10, including Wards 1, 24, 26, 27, 28, 32, |
23 | | 37 and 43. The only significant changes to existing wards are |
24 | | additional population added on the northeast end of the 1st |
25 | | Ward, the east corner of the 27th Ward, the northwest corner of |
26 | | the 24th Ward, and western portions of the 28th and 37th Wards. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 10 runs along similar lines as two major |
2 | | highways at some points: I-94 / Kennedy Expressway runs north |
3 | | to south along the eastern portion of the district and |
4 | | intersects with I-290 / Eisenhower Expressway which runs along |
5 | | parts of proposed RD 10's southern border. The intersection of |
6 | | these two highways takes place just outside the southeast |
7 | | corner of proposed RD 10, but the two highways nevertheless |
8 | | serve as a frame for both current and proposed RD 10. In |
9 | | addition to the highways, public transportation is a binding |
10 | | factor between the east and west portion of proposed RD 10. The |
11 | | CTA Green Line runs directly through the eastern portion of |
12 | | proposed RD 10 and links the communities of Humboldt Park, West |
13 | | Garfield Park, and East Garfield Park with West Town and the |
14 | | Near West Side. The CTA Blue Line runs along I-290 on the |
15 | | southern border of proposed RD 10 and then moves diagonally |
16 | | northwest into the western portion of the district. Residents |
17 | | from either portion of proposed RD 10 can easily travel from |
18 | | one end to the other by accessing the Green Line just east of |
19 | | Garfield Park in the west to the Blue Line that runs along |
20 | | Milwaukee Avenue in the east. This makes travel for commerce, |
21 | | recreation or employment convenient throughout proposed RD 10. |
22 | | The partisan and racial composition of proposed RD 10 |
23 | | remains essentially the same as they exist currently under |
24 | | current RD 10. |
25 | | Proposed RD 10 contains an African American voting-age |
26 | | population of 50.83%, an Asian voting-age population of 2.53%, |
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1 | | and a Hispanic voting-age population of 12.40%. |
2 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11 |
3 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 11 has a |
4 | | population of 108,125. Proposed RD 11 has a population of |
5 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
6 | | perfectly compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
7 | | Proposed RD 11 is located entirely within Chicago, and |
8 | | 87.79% of its population resides in current RD 11. Generally, |
9 | | proposed RD 11 maintains the boundaries of current RD 11, but |
10 | | expands the district slightly to the west to increase the |
11 | | population of the district. Proposed RD 11, similar to current |
12 | | RD 11, contains neighborhood communities of interest. It |
13 | | contains almost all of North Center and western Lakeview, |
14 | | retains a significant portion of the Lincoln Park neighborhood |
15 | | in the southern portion of the district, and includes to the |
16 | | north Lincoln Square and Ravenswood Manor within Albany Park. A |
17 | | larger portion of Logan Square is in proposed RD 11, as are |
18 | | portions of Irving Park and Avondale, which are in current RD |
19 | | 11. Proposed RD 11 retains almost all of the wards in current |
20 | | RD 11, including the 1st, 32nd, 33rd, 43rd, 44th, and 47th |
21 | | wards and more of the 1st ward. |
22 | | Included within the boundaries of proposed RD 11 are many |
23 | | shopping and dining options that allow residents to experience |
24 | | urban living without the necessity of being tied to a car. The |
25 | | residents are generally Caucasian and affluent. Many work and |
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1 | | travel to downtown Chicago using public transportation, and |
2 | | when not working, enjoy the amenities of their neighborhoods. |
3 | | Proposed RD 11 preserves a vast majority of the core of |
4 | | current RD 11. The partisan composition of proposed RD 11 is |
5 | | substantially similar to the current partisan composition |
6 | | under current RD 11. |
7 | | Minority populations are generally scattered throughout |
8 | | proposed RD 11. The western boundary of proposed RD 11 borders |
9 | | communities with significant Hispanic populations. The |
10 | | voting-age population of African Americans is 3.13%, the |
11 | | voting-age population of Hispanics is 10.13%, and the |
12 | | voting-age population of Asians is 5.77%. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 12 |
14 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 12 has a |
15 | | population of 99,579. Proposed RD 12 has a population of |
16 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
17 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
18 | | RD 12 is different in shape from current RD 12 due, in part, to |
19 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
20 | | of the district by 9,155. |
21 | | Of the population in proposed RD 12, 83.44% reside in |
22 | | current RD 12. Like current RD 12, proposed RD 12 is located |
23 | | entirely within Chicago and includes almost entirely Chicago |
24 | | Wards 43, 44 and 46, and portions of Wards 27, 42, and 48. To |
25 | | gain population, current RD 12 picks up more of Wards 44 and |
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1 | | 46, and gains small sections of Ward 48 and Ward 27. Proposed |
2 | | RD 12 is almost entirely within the Cook County Board of |
3 | | Commissioners District 10, with a small portion of County |
4 | | District 2 that is more similar in median income to District 10 |
5 | | than the rest of District 2. This is similar to current RD 12. |
6 | | Proposed RD 12 contains the same four neighborhoods |
7 | | included in current RD 12 in roughly the same proportions: Lake |
8 | | View, Lincoln Park, Uptown and the Near North Side. These |
9 | | neighborhoods are similar demographically and economically. |
10 | | Their proximity to Lake Michigan, the easy commute to the |
11 | | downtown business district, and the large number of |
12 | | restaurants, shops and other attractions within these |
13 | | neighborhoods make them a preferred place to live for active |
14 | | people in their twenties and thirties and young families. |
15 | | Proposed RD 12, like current RD 12, is a higher income |
16 | | district, with median incomes ranging from $44,000 to $250,000. |
17 | | While Uptown is one of the more economically diverse |
18 | | neighborhoods in the area, the proposed and current RD 12 |
19 | | contain the portions of this neighborhood that are higher |
20 | | income and have more in common with the high income areas in |
21 | | the three other neighborhoods. Proposed RD 12 gains population |
22 | | at the southern end of the district in the Near North Side |
23 | | neighborhood, which makes sense, as those residents are |
24 | | economically similar to those in current RD 12. |
25 | | The most important economic driver for the area is tourism |
26 | | and entertainment. The proposed district continues to contain |
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1 | | Wrigley Field, the Metro Theatre, the Lincoln Park Zoo and |
2 | | Lincoln Park. These attractions provide an identity for the |
3 | | neighborhoods in the area and economically support the |
4 | | communities around them, so it is important to continue to keep |
5 | | these areas intact. The people of this area of the city |
6 | | strongly identify with their proximity to the lakefront, the |
7 | | large amount of open space and the numerous outdoor activities |
8 | | associated with it. Proposed RD 12 takes this community of |
9 | | interest into account by adding needed population without |
10 | | expanding the district too far to the west and away from Lake |
11 | | Michigan. Recognizing this connection to the lake, a portion of |
12 | | the additional area in the Uptown neighborhood that is added to |
13 | | the proposed RD 12 is along the lakefront, as opposed to areas |
14 | | further west. |
15 | | Lake Michigan serves as the eastern border of the district. |
16 | | Lincoln Park and the lakefront are the large areas of open |
17 | | space that are attractive to local residents. The other portion |
18 | | of proposed and current RD 12 is very densely populated, |
19 | | containing many apartment and condominium complexes. Natural |
20 | | attractions within Lincoln Park include the South Lagoon, the |
21 | | North Pond and Diversey, Belmont and Montrose Harbors. |
22 | | Residents of the area are attracted to the unique combination |
23 | | of an active and busy urban area adjacent to large natural |
24 | | spaces that encourage outdoor recreation. It was important to |
25 | | keep the park area intact as a part of the district because of |
26 | | the strong ties that residents of current and proposed RD 12 |
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1 | | have with the park. |
2 | | Proposed RD 12 maintains most of the core of current RD 12 |
3 | | and preserves incumbent-constituent relationships that have |
4 | | developed over the past 8 election cycles. The partisan |
5 | | composition of proposed RD 12 is slightly higher than the |
6 | | current composition of current RD 12. |
7 | | Proposed RD 12 contains a 5.04% African American voting-age |
8 | | population, a 6.32% Hispanic voting-age population, and a 6.98% |
9 | | Asian voting-age population. |
10 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13 |
11 | | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, current RD 13 has a |
12 | | population of 94,987. Proposed RD 13 has a population of |
13 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
14 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
15 | | RD 68 is different in shape from current 68 due, in part, to |
16 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
17 | | of the district by 13,747. |
18 | | Proposed RD 13 is located entirely within Chicago. It |
19 | | expands to the west and slightly northeast; however, to keep |
20 | | proposed RD 13 compact as population is added to the west, the |
21 | | district recedes from east and southeast areas that contain |
22 | | significant amounts of open space. Even though proposed RD 13 |
23 | | shifts west, the core of current RD 13 remains intact. Of the |
24 | | population in proposed RD 13, 77.38% reside in current RD 13. |
25 | | In order to recognize the importance of neighborhoods |
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1 | | within Chicago, proposed RD 13 attempts to keep intact many |
2 | | neighborhoods and communities of interest. Proposed RD 13 |
3 | | includes portions of eight Chicago Neighborhoods. Proposed RD |
4 | | 13 contains more of the Lincoln Square neighborhood than |
5 | | current RD 13. Like current RD 13, proposed RD 13 contains most |
6 | | of the Uptown Neighborhood. As the median income of the Uptown |
7 | | Neighborhood south of Montrose Avenue increases to a higher |
8 | | level than most of proposed RD 13, the portions of Uptown south |
9 | | of Montrose are removed to maintain a similar income level |
10 | | throughout proposed RD 13. Proposed RD 13 maintains the western |
11 | | portion of the Edgewater neighborhood and extends to include |
12 | | one block east between Bryn Mawr Avenue and Foster Avenue and |
13 | | north to Devon Ave to encompass all of the Edgewater |
14 | | Neighborhood west of Clark Street. While this is part of the |
15 | | larger Edgewater Neighborhood, residents have organized the |
16 | | West Edgewater Area Residents (WEAR) Organization as the |
17 | | commercial corridor of Clark Street and the Andersonville |
18 | | Neighborhood divide the neighborhood into smaller, more |
19 | | distinct communities of interest. |
20 | | The southern border of proposed RD 13 is very similar to |
21 | | current RD 13, including the same portion of the North Center |
22 | | Neighborhood. Proposed RD 13 also includes a larger portion of |
23 | | the West Ridge Neighborhood and part of the North Park |
24 | | Neighborhood to increase the representation of these |
25 | | communities of interest. The portion of North Park and West |
26 | | Ridge included in proposed RD 13 include significant Asian |
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1 | | American populations, including local ethnic businesses, |
2 | | retail establishments, and the Asian Human Services facility |
3 | | located in the northwestern corner of the proposed district. |
4 | | Proposed RD 13 adds small portions of the Albany Park and |
5 | | Lakeview Neighborhoods. |
6 | | Proposed RD 13 contains six Chicago wards. It includes most |
7 | | of the 40th Ward south of Devon Avenue. With westward |
8 | | expansion, proposed RD 13 contains a larger portion of the 47th |
9 | | Ward west of Lincoln Avenue and north of Eastwood Avenue and |
10 | | maintains nearly the same southern border as current RD 13 in |
11 | | the 47th Ward along Lincoln Avenue and Montrose Avenue. |
12 | | Proposed RD 13 contains less of the 46th Ward but has a more |
13 | | defined border along Montrose Avenue to the south and Lake |
14 | | Shore Drive to the east. Much of the population of the 46th and |
15 | | 47th Wards that proposed RD 13 removes are higher wage earners |
16 | | than residents in other parts of proposed RD 13. These two |
17 | | wards are now more equally split between representative |
18 | | districts according to economic similarities. Proposed RD 13 |
19 | | also has a small portion of the 48th Ward south of Foster Ave., |
20 | | the northern tip of the 33rd Ward, and the southeastern corner |
21 | | of the 50th Ward in order to gain population. Current RD 13 |
22 | | only contains one block of the 50th Ward, while proposed RD 13 |
23 | | contains a larger area of the 50th Ward to increase this |
24 | | community of interest with the 50th Ward. |
25 | | As stated by Lowell Jaffe and Anthony Martinez of the Civil |
26 | | Rights Agenda during the April 25, 2011 House Redistricting |
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1 | | Hearing, current and proposed RD 13 includes a significant |
2 | | number of persons who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, |
3 | | bisexual, or transgender. Proposed RD 13 maintains this |
4 | | community of interest. |
5 | | Proposed RD 13 maintains a significant portion of the core |
6 | | of current RD 13 and preserves incumbent-constituent |
7 | | relationships built over the past 5 years. The partisan |
8 | | composition is almost identical to the current composition |
9 | | under current RD 13. |
10 | | There are significant racial and minority communities of |
11 | | interest included in proposed RD 13. The district keeps |
12 | | together an African American community heavily concentrated |
13 | | along the southeastern border. Smaller pockets of African |
14 | | American population are also found north of Peterson Avenue |
15 | | (Highway 14) along proposed RD 13's northern border. Combined |
16 | | with other Asian populations throughout the proposed district, |
17 | | proposed RD 13 has an Asian American voting-age population of |
18 | | 14.3%. Proposed RD 13 keeps the Asian population in the western |
19 | | half of the district together and maintains a small but |
20 | | consistent Hispanic population throughout proposed RD 13 at a |
21 | | higher concentration than surrounding areas. Proposed RD 13 |
22 | | contains 11.66% African American voting-age population and a |
23 | | 16.99% Hispanic voting-age population. |
24 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14 |
25 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 14 has a |
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1 | | population of 93,160. Proposed RD 14 has a population of |
2 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
3 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
4 | | RD 14 is different in shape from current RD 14 due, in part, to |
5 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
6 | | of the district by 15,574. |
7 | | Of the population in proposed RD 14, 81.31% reside in |
8 | | current RD 14. Despite a few relatively minor differences, |
9 | | proposed RD 14 preserves the social, economic, cultural and |
10 | | ethnic characteristic of current RD 14. Proposed RD 14 gains |
11 | | population by expanding current RD 14 to the north and west. |
12 | | While proposed RD 14 is geographically larger than current RD |
13 | | 14, proposed RD 14 is more cohesive because it unifies areas |
14 | | that share similar interests. Thus, changes in the map are due |
15 | | in part to population migration, the need to gain population |
16 | | within the district and the desire to keep communities of |
17 | | interest intact. |
18 | | Like current RD 14, proposed RD 14 includes all or parts of |
19 | | Chicago Wards 40, 48, 49 and 50, which are located on the far |
20 | | North Side of Chicago. Proposed RD 14 also extends into a small |
21 | | portion Evanston and now includes the entire 49th Ward of |
22 | | Chicago. This change places the whole 49th Ward in one state |
23 | | representative district, rather than two. This allows for the |
24 | | unification of almost all of Rogers Park, as requested by |
25 | | several witnesses during the House Redistricting Hearings. |
26 | | During the House Redistricting Committee Hearing in Chicago on |
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1 | | April 21, 2011, Jim Ginderske, representing Neighbors for a |
2 | | Healthy Rogers Park, testified that neighborhood residents |
3 | | wanted to see their community unified within proposed RD 14. |
4 | | The part of Rogers Park that is currently represented by a |
5 | | majority suburban district is moved into proposed RD 14 to |
6 | | better meet the needs of its residents. An adjacent portion of |
7 | | Evanston is also included, due in part to population and |
8 | | because it shares similar interests and neighborhood resources |
9 | | with the 49th Ward. |
10 | | The southern border of proposed RD 14 generally follows |
11 | | much of the southern border of the 48th Ward and Edgewater |
12 | | neighborhood. A small part of the 50th Ward is located in |
13 | | current and proposed RD 14. This area is one of the |
14 | | lowest-income areas of the 50th Ward and is more economically |
15 | | similar to parts of the 40th and 49th wards located in proposed |
16 | | RD 14 than to surrounding precincts in the 50th Ward. Thus, it |
17 | | is included in proposed RD 14 so that these residents, who |
18 | | share socioeconomical interests, remain in one district. The |
19 | | furthest most boundary streets for proposed RD 14 are Mulford |
20 | | Street on the north, Foster Avenue on the south, Lake Michigan |
21 | | on the east, and Dewey Avenue on the west. Lake Shore Drive |
22 | | parallels the district to the east and connects it to downtown |
23 | | Chicago. |
24 | | Despite the addition of new land into the district, |
25 | | proposed RD 14 largely maintains the same ethnic diversity and |
26 | | vibrant cultural offerings that make current RD 14 unique. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 14 includes the neighborhoods of West Ridge, |
2 | | Edgewater, and almost all of Rogers Park (West Ridge and |
3 | | Edgewater are in current RD 14, but Rogers Park is not). The |
4 | | result is that the lakefront neighborhoods of Edgewater and |
5 | | Rogers Park, which share many common characteristics, are now |
6 | | located in a single representative district. A very small |
7 | | portion of proposed RD 14 also includes a small portion of the |
8 | | Uptown neighborhood that is similar to the other communities |
9 | | located within proposed RD 14. As in current RD 14, proposed RD |
10 | | 14 includes the campus of Loyola University-Chicago and |
11 | | surrounding neighborhoods are kept together as part of proposed |
12 | | RD 14, as they are in current RD 14. |
13 | | Socioeconomically, proposed RD 14 is largely made up of |
14 | | middle-class families (median annual income between $44,000 |
15 | | and $99,000) with some lower-income areas (median annual income |
16 | | $44,000 or less) in the northern part of the district. Proposed |
17 | | lakefront representative districts to the immediate north and |
18 | | south have higher median annual incomes than do neighborhoods |
19 | | in proposed RD 14. |
20 | | Proposed RD 14 keeps together in one representative |
21 | | district the Hispanic population that is split between |
22 | | Chicago's 49th and 50th wards. There are also significant |
23 | | numbers of Asians in the southern portion of the district and |
24 | | persons of Swedish, Indian and Korean descent throughout |
25 | | proposed RD 14. Additionally, current RD 14 and proposed RD 14 |
26 | | are home to one of the largest LGBT communities in Chicago and |
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1 | | the nation. |
2 | | Proposed RD 14 preserves a vast majority of the core of |
3 | | current RD 14. The partisan advantage increases slightly in |
4 | | favor of the incumbent compared to the current composition |
5 | | under current RD 14. |
6 | | Proposed RD 14 contains an African American voting-age |
7 | | population of 21.72%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
8 | | 16.39%, and an Asian voting-age population of 9.90%. |
9 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 15 |
10 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 15 has a |
11 | | population of 104,676. Proposed RD 15 has a population of |
12 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
13 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
14 | | RD 15 is different in shape from current RD 15 due, in part, to |
15 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
16 | | of the district by 4,058. |
17 | | Of the population in proposed RD 15, 73.06% reside in |
18 | | current RD 15. The northwest border of current RD 15 shifts |
19 | | west to gain population. Proposed RD 15 gains population from |
20 | | Maine Township to the northwest. Proposed RD 15 removes small |
21 | | portions of Chicago, Niles, and Lincolnwood in order to account |
22 | | for neighboring districts that need to gain population and to |
23 | | keep communities of interest together. A small portion of |
24 | | current RD 15 in Northfield Township, the northern most point |
25 | | of current RD 15, is not included in proposed RD 15. This is |
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1 | | done in part to consolidate proposed RD 15 within Chicago and |
2 | | the Cook County Townships of Niles and Maine. |
3 | | Similar to current RD 15, proposed RD 15 is located |
4 | | entirely within Cook County. Proposed RD contains portions of |
5 | | Chicago, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles, Park |
6 | | Ridge, and Skokie. The addition of Park Ridge and sections of |
7 | | Glenview and Niles in the northwest add population to proposed |
8 | | RD 15. |
9 | | Proposed RD 15 keeps most of the core of current RD 15 and |
10 | | maintains incumbent-constituent relationships formed over the |
11 | | past 7 years. The partisan composition is nearly identical to |
12 | | the current composition under current RD 15. |
13 | | Proposed RD 15 has an African American voting-age |
14 | | population of 2%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 12.36%, |
15 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 21.03%. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16 |
17 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 16 has a |
18 | | population of 105,607. Proposed RD 16 has a population of |
19 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
20 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
21 | | RD 16 is different in shape from current RD 16 due, in part, to |
22 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
23 | | of the district by 3,127. |
24 | | Of the population in proposed RD 16, 90.43% reside in |
25 | | current RD 16. The core of proposed RD 16 is generally the same |
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1 | | as current RD 16; however, its boundaries extend northeast, |
2 | | northwest, and southwest to reach the target population and |
3 | | protect communities of interest. Like current RD 16, proposed |
4 | | RD 16 includes Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Skokie, and a portion |
5 | | of the 50th Ward in Chicago. |
6 | | Several major roads and streets bind proposed RD 16 |
7 | | together and also serve as logical boundaries. The eastern |
8 | | boundary of proposed RD 16 follows very closely with the |
9 | | boundaries of current RD 16. The difference in the southwestern |
10 | | border comes from proposed district following Devon and Touhy |
11 | | Avenues. The I-94 Edens Expressway serves as the border of a |
12 | | portion of proposed RD 16 and proceeds north through the Morton |
13 | | Grove portion. The artery street of Dempster serves as a border |
14 | | in a portion of the northwest part of the district, as do |
15 | | Highway 41, Skokie Boulevard, and Main Street in Skokie. On the |
16 | | east side of proposed RD 16, Howard Street, Western/Asbury |
17 | | Avenue and Ridge Boulevard all serve as borders. U.S. Highway |
18 | | 14/Peterson Ave and W. Devon Ave serve as borders in the |
19 | | southern part of the district. Highway 14 keeps major traffic |
20 | | patterns together by intersecting with Highway 41. Several main |
21 | | routes easily connect the communities throughout proposed RD |
22 | | 16, including Route 41/North Lincoln Avenue running southeast |
23 | | to northwest through Chicago, Lincolnwood and Skokie, Route |
24 | | 50/Highway 41/Skokie Boulevard running north to south in Niles |
25 | | Township, Devon Avenue and Touhy Avenue running east to west |
26 | | and connecting the Chicago portion of proposed RD 16 to the |
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1 | | Niles Township portion. |
2 | | Proposed RD 16 strives to keep several communities of |
3 | | interest intact. Proposed RD 16, similar to current RD 16, |
4 | | includes a portion of Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood, which |
5 | | includes a community of Hasidic Jewish residents who generally |
6 | | walk to religious services. Proposed RD 16 keeps together this |
7 | | neighborhood as well as a group of Synagogues between Howard |
8 | | Street to the north, McCormick Boulevard to the west, Peterson |
9 | | Avenue to the south and Western Avenue to the east. Proposed RD |
10 | | 16 includes a portion of the North Park neighborhood, which is |
11 | | home to the majority of Hispanic residents located within |
12 | | proposed RD 16. |
13 | | Proposed RD 16 maintains a majority of the core of current |
14 | | RD 16 and preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship |
15 | | developed over the last 12 election cycles. The partisan |
16 | | composition is almost identical to the current composition |
17 | | under current RD 16. |
18 | | Proposed RD 16 has an Asian voting-age population of 26.4%. |
19 | | This population, while scattered throughout the district, is |
20 | | most populous in the Niles Township area. This increase is due |
21 | | to the fact that proposed RD 16 maintains similar boundaries |
22 | | and adds high-percentages of Asian population areas in the |
23 | | northwest and southwest corners of Niles Township. The Hispanic |
24 | | voting-age population is 12.45% percent. The African American |
25 | | voting-age population is 6.83%. The majority of the Hispanic |
26 | | and African American population is centered in Chicago's 50th |
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1 | | Ward, the southeast part of the proposed RD 16. |
2 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17 |
3 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 17 has a |
4 | | population of 108,911. Proposed RD 17 has a population of |
5 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
6 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
7 | | RD 17 is different in shape from current RD 17 due, in part, to |
8 | | population shifts. |
9 | | Of the population in proposed RD 17, 79.35% reside in |
10 | | current RD 17. Proposed RD 17 moves a portion of the northern |
11 | | border further south and extends the district further west. |
12 | | Like current RD 17, proposed RD 17 includes the townships of |
13 | | Evanston, Northfield, New Trier and Niles and the |
14 | | municipalities of Evanston, Glenview, Golf, Morton Grove, |
15 | | Northbrook, Skokie and Wilmette. Unlike current RD 17, proposed |
16 | | RD 17 does not include the villages of Winnetka, Glencoe and |
17 | | Northfield. |
18 | | Proposed RD 17 is now more centralized in the north |
19 | | suburban Chicago area. This brings more uniformity to a |
20 | | district that was comprised of many split municipalities. The |
21 | | southern dip of proposed RD 17 reflects a change in wealth in |
22 | | the municipality of Glenview. The boundary line in Glenview, |
23 | | which is in the central portion of the district, is Lake Avenue |
24 | | and proposed RD 17 covers the area south of Lake. North of Lake |
25 | | is now in proposed RD 18 and that area is made up of some of the |
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1 | | wealthiest residents of the north shore area. |
2 | | Proposed RD 17 shares many of the resources available under |
3 | | current RD 17. For example, proposed RD 17 is still composed of |
4 | | the following school districts: Avoca, Evanston Community |
5 | | Consolidated SD 65, Glenview Community Consolidated SD 34, Golf |
6 | | Elementary School SD 67, Morton Grove SD 70, Northbrook SD 28, |
7 | | Northbrook/Glenview SD 30, Skokie SD 68, 69 & 73-5, West |
8 | | Northfield SD 31 and Wilmette SD 39. Proposed RD 17's |
9 | | additional population east of McCormick Road attend the same |
10 | | school (Evanston Community Consolidated SB 56) as those in the |
11 | | northeastern part of the district. |
12 | | Some of the larger employers in proposed RD 17 are: Pfizer, |
13 | | Skokie Hospital, Woodward-MPC Airframe Systems, NorthShore |
14 | | University Health System - Skokie Branch, Kraft Foods, ABT |
15 | | Electronics, Glenbrook Hospital, and Anixter. |
16 | | Proposed RD 17 offers several transportation options that |
17 | | allow residents to get from one end of the district to the |
18 | | other. McCormick Boulevard links the southeastern part of the |
19 | | district to the northeastern part. Dempster Street runs east |
20 | | and west along the southern border. Along this roadway you will |
21 | | find many grocery stores, restaurants and other shopping |
22 | | centers, but the importance of this road is how it links |
23 | | commuters to the CTA's Yellow Line and the Edens Expressway |
24 | | (I-94). Milwaukee Avenue/I-294 provides the west side of the |
25 | | district with the same kind of access as the east side. I-294 |
26 | | connects the district with the north and northwest suburbs. |
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1 | | Milwaukee Avenue runs northwest to southeast and gives the |
2 | | district the ability to have an easily accessible road that |
3 | | connects to O'Hare International Airport as well connecting the |
4 | | district to many of the popular neighborhoods on the north side |
5 | | of Chicago. |
6 | | Proposed RD 17's boundaries preserve a large majority of |
7 | | the core of current RD 17. The partisan advantage in favor of |
8 | | the incumbent increases compared to current RD 17. |
9 | | Proposed RD 17 has a 16.61% Asian American voting-age |
10 | | population, a 5.63% Hispanic voting-age population, and a 3.79% |
11 | | African American voting-age population. |
12 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 18 |
13 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 18 has a |
14 | | population of 103,308. Proposed RD 18 has a population of |
15 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
16 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
17 | | RD 18 is different in shape from current RD 18 due, in part, to |
18 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
19 | | of the district by 5,426. |
20 | | Of the population in proposed RD 18, 76.46% reside in |
21 | | current RD 18. Proposed RD 18 is now an entirely suburban |
22 | | district. The Chicago portion of current RD 18 is removed to |
23 | | allow proposed RD 14 to gain population and preserve the Rogers |
24 | | Park Neighborhood. Proposed RD 18 extends north along the |
25 | | lakeshore and west into the northern suburbs. The borders of |
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1 | | proposed RD 18 through Evanston and Wilmette are similar to |
2 | | current RD 18. |
3 | | Like current RD 18, proposed RD 18 contains all or most of |
4 | | Evanston, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Winnetka. To increase |
5 | | population, proposed RD 18 adds all of Northfield, and portions |
6 | | of Glencoe, Glenview, and Northbrook. Proposed RD 18 continues |
7 | | to have portions of Evanston and New Trier Townships, and adds |
8 | | a large portion of Northfield Township. |
9 | | With the increase in population in the northern suburbs, |
10 | | transportation has become a major concern for residents, |
11 | | especially commuters, who have to travel on congested east-west |
12 | | corridors to reach major north-south highways or public |
13 | | transportation hubs. Commuters have increasingly become a |
14 | | community of interest in the suburbs. Proposed RD 18 increases |
15 | | the representation for the east-west transportation needs of |
16 | | the region. Proposed RD 18 includes portions of three major |
17 | | north-south roadways, including Green Bay Road in the east, |
18 | | Interstate 94/Highway 41 in the center, and Waukegan Road/Route |
19 | | 43 on the western border. Route 43 divides the village of |
20 | | Northbrook along this major transportation corridor. Proposed |
21 | | RD 18 also includes portions of major east-west roadways, |
22 | | including Willow Road in the central part of the district, |
23 | | Dundee Road in the north, and Lake Cook Road in the northwest. |
24 | | Proposed RD 18 also contains several major railroads, including |
25 | | public transportation lines. |
26 | | Proposed RD 18 also includes a greater portion of the North |
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1 | | Branch of the Chicago River and the Skokie Lagoon. This major |
2 | | watershed area is an important regional drainage area and |
3 | | historic flood zone. Additionally, much of the land in the new |
4 | | western portion of proposed RD 18 is open space and wooded |
5 | | areas which help absorb heavy rainwater throughout the |
6 | | floodplain. Combining more of this watershed into a single |
7 | | district will help improve representation for the community of |
8 | | interest along this floodplain and accounts for the large |
9 | | geographic increase in the size of proposed RD 18. |
10 | | Several major businesses and employers are kept together in |
11 | | proposed RD 18, including Northwestern University, North Shore |
12 | | University Health System, Underwriters Laboratories, Kraft |
13 | | Foods and Stephan Company. Several major religious sites are |
14 | | located within proposed RD 18 and help preserve a diverse |
15 | | religious community throughout the district. Religious |
16 | | landmarks include the Baha'i Temple in Wilmette, Society of the |
17 | | Divine World Techny Towers in unincorporated Northfield |
18 | | Township, the Lutheran Church of Ascension in Northfield, |
19 | | Temple Jeremiah in Northfield, Beth Emet Synagogue in Evanston, |
20 | | and the Unitarian Church of Evanston. |
21 | | Proposed RD 18 has diverse communities of interest |
22 | | reflected in the income ranges of different portions of the |
23 | | district. While much of proposed RD 18 has an upper-middle |
24 | | class and upper class median incomes in excess of $100,000, the |
25 | | southeastern portion of the district west of the CTA Purple |
26 | | Line route is a middle class community of interest with median |
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1 | | incomes ranging between $50,000 and $100,000. The lakefront is |
2 | | an upper class community of interest, with median incomes |
3 | | exceeding $150,000. The area further west of the major |
4 | | Interstate and lakefront is an upper-middle class community of |
5 | | interest with median incomes ranging from $100,000 to $150,000. |
6 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 18 maintain a significant |
7 | | portion of the core of current RD 18. The partisan advantage in |
8 | | favor of the incumbent drops compared to current RD 18. |
9 | | There are significant Jewish populations dispersed |
10 | | throughout proposed RD 18 that are preserved as a community of |
11 | | interest in parts of Evanston, Northbrook, Glencoe, Wilmette |
12 | | and Winnetka. Additionally, proposed RD 18 has an African |
13 | | American voting-age population of 10.55%, a Hispanic |
14 | | voting-age population of 5.67%, and an Asian voting-age |
15 | | population of 9.26%. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 19 |
17 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 19 has a |
18 | | population of 104,460. Proposed RD 19 has a population of |
19 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
20 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
21 | | RD 19 is different in shape from current RD 19 due in part to |
22 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
23 | | of the district by 4,274. |
24 | | Of the population in proposed RD 19, 61.27% reside in |
25 | | current RD 19. The northern and eastern borders of the district |
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1 | | stayed relatively the same; however, due to population change, |
2 | | proposed RD 19 shifted to the south and the west to include |
3 | | more of the 36th Ward and Harwood Heights. The areas added |
4 | | share many commonalities with current RD 19. The wards, |
5 | | townships and neighborhoods of proposed RD 19 all remain the |
6 | | same as under current RD 19. By keeping those areas the same, |
7 | | residents of proposed RD 19 will be able to maintain the same |
8 | | quality city services, schools, parishes and community |
9 | | activities that have been available to them. |
10 | | Proposed RD 19 is located on the northwest side of the City |
11 | | of Chicago and the suburbs of Harwood Heights and Norridge. |
12 | | Proposed RD 19 consists of parts of the 36th, 38th, 41st and |
13 | | 45th wards in Chicago, which includes the neighborhoods of |
14 | | Dunning, Forest Glen, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park and Portage |
15 | | Park. The boundary lines of proposed RD 19 consist of Devon |
16 | | Avenue on the north, the Edens Expressway (I-94) on the east, |
17 | | the Milwaukee Railroad on the south, and Schiller Woods Forest |
18 | | Preserve on the west. |
19 | | Chicago's 45th Ward makes up a majority of proposed RD 19 |
20 | | (it is separated along essentially the same line as under |
21 | | current RD 19) and dominates the northern and eastern parts of |
22 | | proposed RD 19 with the neighborhoods of Jefferson Park and |
23 | | Portage Park. Jefferson Park is one of Chicago's most diverse |
24 | | neighborhoods because of its rich history of Irish, Polish and |
25 | | Hispanic immigrants that have settled in the area and raised |
26 | | families. Those ethnic groups also make up a significant |
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1 | | portion of the local businesses in the area. The neighborhood |
2 | | has maintained its features because, unlike other Chicago |
3 | | neighborhoods, it has not experienced the same level of urban |
4 | | sprawl. There are new condos that make up portions of the |
5 | | neighborhood, but for the most part it consists of many single |
6 | | family homes and families that have lived in the area for |
7 | | generations. The rest of the ward includes Portage Park, which |
8 | | is also located within then 38th Ward. The neighborhood is |
9 | | known for its quality schools, parishes and thriving business |
10 | | community along Milwaukee Avenue. These two neighborhoods make |
11 | | up a significant portion of the Hispanic population in proposed |
12 | | RD 19, mostly populated in the southern part of Jefferson Park |
13 | | and the northeastern part of Portage Park, is kept intact as a |
14 | | community of interest. |
15 | | The 38th Ward, the next largest Ward in proposed RD 19, |
16 | | consists of portions of Portage Park and Dunning. Portage Park |
17 | | overlaps into both the 45th and 38th wards and makes up the |
18 | | eastern part that runs through the middle of current and |
19 | | proposed RD 19. The Dunning neighborhood runs along the |
20 | | southern part to the western part of proposed RD 19 where it |
21 | | bumps up against the suburb of Harwood Heights. |
22 | | The 36th Ward, located in the western part of proposed RD |
23 | | 19, includes portions of Dunning. This portion of the Dunning |
24 | | neighborhood is made up of many single family homes and is |
25 | | spaced out because of its large cemeteries and forest preserve |
26 | | areas. This open space creates a quiet atmosphere in the city |
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1 | | which brings in a lot of city workers that must meet residency |
2 | | requirements. |
3 | | The villages of Norridge and Harwood Heights are north of |
4 | | the 36th Ward. These small communities are made up of single |
5 | | family homes surrounded by a busy business community. Over the |
6 | | years there have been some small condo developments, but those |
7 | | are limited to the busier roads like Harlem and Montrose |
8 | | Avenues. These communities are included to a greater extent in |
9 | | proposed RD 19 to allow all of Union Ridge School District to |
10 | | be included in the same district rather than splitting it into |
11 | | two districts. |
12 | | The far northwestern border of proposed RD 19 is the 41st |
13 | | Ward, which is made up of the neighborhood of Norwood Park. |
14 | | This neighborhood, much like the other neighborhoods in current |
15 | | and proposed RD 19, is made up of old Cape Cod, bungalow and |
16 | | ranch homes that are inhabited by many city workers. |
17 | | Socioeconomically, the district is very homogeneous. While |
18 | | some portions of the northside of proposed RD 19 may be |
19 | | wealthier than the middle part of the district, the area is |
20 | | still predominantly working-middle class, with a median income |
21 | | ranging from around $44,000 to about $99,000. This |
22 | | characteristic is consistent with current RD 19. |
23 | | Minority populations primarily residing within specific |
24 | | areas of proposed RD 19 are preserved as a community of |
25 | | interest. In the Dunning community, a majority of the African |
26 | | American population resides along Oak Park Avenue on the east, |
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1 | | Irving Park Road on the south, Harlem on the west, and Forest |
2 | | Preserve Avenue on the north. Hispanics within proposed RD 19 |
3 | | mainly reside in the southeast part of proposed RD 19 in the |
4 | | Dunning and Portage Park neighborhoods. |
5 | | Proposed RD 19 maintains a majority of the core of current |
6 | | RD 19 and preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship |
7 | | created over the past 7 election cycles. The partisan advantage |
8 | | in favor of the incumbent drops very slightly compared to |
9 | | current RD 19. |
10 | | Proposed RD has an African American voting-age population |
11 | | of .97%, an Asian voting-age population of 6.41%, and a |
12 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 17.43%. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 20 |
14 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 20 has a |
15 | | population of 105,228. Proposed RD 20 has a population of |
16 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
17 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
18 | | RD 20 is different in shape from current RD 20 due, in part, to |
19 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
20 | | of the district by 3,506. |
21 | | Proposed RD 20 includes portions of current RDs 15, 20, 57, |
22 | | 65, and 77. Nearly half of the residents in proposed RD 20 live |
23 | | in current RD 20. The proposed district maintains a large |
24 | | portion of Chicago and Norridge and the northeastern boundary |
25 | | of proposed RD 20 is essentially the same as current RD 20. To |
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1 | | gain the appropriate population, proposed RD 20 acquires |
2 | | territory to the west, a change that reflects the growing |
3 | | suburban nature of residents. This westward expansion is broken |
4 | | down into two areas for ease of description: northwestern and |
5 | | southwestern. These two expansion areas take in portions of the |
6 | | suburban communities of Park Ridge, Rosemont and Schiller Park |
7 | | and share common characteristics with the portion of Chicago |
8 | | contained in proposed RD 20. |
9 | | The northwestern expansion area: The westernmost boundary |
10 | | is created by I-294 and the Northwest Highway, appropriate and |
11 | | natural boundaries that are easily recognizable to |
12 | | constituents. The border follows Ridgewood Cemetery and the |
13 | | Golf Glen Shopping Center along Dee Road, adjusting slightly to |
14 | | take in population, and then moving over to Western Avenue to |
15 | | take in Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Proposed RD 20 then |
16 | | turns east onto Oakton Avenue, moves over into Niles along the |
17 | | border of the current RD 20 map. The northwestern expansion |
18 | | area takes in a portion of Park Ridge because of the need to |
19 | | add population and the commonalities between residents of Park |
20 | | Ridge and others living in proposed RD 20. |
21 | | The southwestern expansion area: The westernmost boundary |
22 | | is created by O'Hare International Airport, just outside the |
23 | | district, while the Des Plaines River helps to create a natural |
24 | | boundary in this expansion area. The southern border of |
25 | | southwestern expansion area follows Belmont Avenue then moves |
26 | | north along the eastern side of the O'Hare International |
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1 | | Airport and Mannheim Road. Proposed RD 20 moves an eastern |
2 | | direction along Touhy Avenue, then southeast to catch the Des |
3 | | Plaines River and the Kennedy Expressway. This expansion takes |
4 | | in the entire community of Schiller Park, a large portion of |
5 | | Rosemont, and portions of Franklin Park and Des Plaines. These |
6 | | borders allow the neighborhoods surrounding Maine South High |
7 | | School to remain intact and within other districts located |
8 | | between the two westward expansion areas, while recognizing |
9 | | that the residents of the southwestern expansion area share |
10 | | commonalities with others living in proposed RD 20. |
11 | | Additionally, the southwestern expansion of proposed RD 20 |
12 | | includes Chevalier Woods and Robinson Woods North, both under |
13 | | the jurisdiction of the Cook County Forest Preserves. They are |
14 | | two of the more northern forest preserves in a chain of several |
15 | | Cook County Forest Preserves. This southwestern expansion |
16 | | keeps a string of five small forest preserves and the |
17 | | neighborhoods that surround them together in one district. The |
18 | | other three forest preserves that are in current RD 20 are |
19 | | Robinson Woods, Schiller Woods North, Che-Che-Pin-Qua Woods. |
20 | | They remain intact in proposed RD 20. |
21 | | Proposed RD 20 includes the entire community of Schiller |
22 | | Park, larger portions of Norridge and Chicago, and sections of |
23 | | Des Plaines, Niles, Park Ridge, Rosemont, Harwood Heights and |
24 | | Franklin Park. Most of proposed RD 20 is in Cook County Board |
25 | | District 17, but there are sections of County Board District 12 |
26 | | (similar to the current district), County Board District 15 and |
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1 | | County Board District 16. Proposed RD 20 contains portions of |
2 | | Chicago, Leyden, Niles, Maine and Norwood Park Townships, with |
3 | | expansion into more of Niles, Norwood Park, Leyden Township, |
4 | | and Maine townships. Those additions are made to reach equal |
5 | | population. |
6 | | Proposed RD 20 contains portions of Chicago Wards 36 and |
7 | | 41. These Wards include portions of the neighborhoods of |
8 | | Dunning, Norwood Park and O'Hare, as well as all of Edison |
9 | | Park. Dunning shares a border with Chicago's suburbs, is mostly |
10 | | residential, and includes a significant amount of residential |
11 | | green space and commercial areas. Norwood Park has winding |
12 | | roads, rather than typical Chicago street grid, has a lot of |
13 | | green space, is mostly residential and has some commercial |
14 | | areas. The O'Hare neighborhood is mostly residential, includes |
15 | | acres of green space and has some commercial areas of |
16 | | restaurants and stores. These Chicago neighborhoods are |
17 | | similar to the near northwest suburbs that are included in |
18 | | proposed RD 20, which also have mostly single-family homes with |
19 | | larger lots and areas with large parks. There are fewer public |
20 | | transportation options in this section of Chicago, with more of |
21 | | a reliance on personal vehicles. I-90, I-290 and I-294 all run |
22 | | through the district. All of these communities are linked by |
23 | | Routes 14, 21, 43, 49, and the Chicago Northwestern Rail Road. |
24 | | Proposed RD 20 contains a portion of the Chicago Public |
25 | | School District 299, Des Plaines CCSD 62, East Maine SD 63, |
26 | | Norridge SD 80, Park Ridge CCSD 64, Niles ESD 71, Pennoyer SD |
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1 | | 79, Rosemont ESD 78 and Schiller Park SD 81. The CPS schools |
2 | | located in the proposed and current RD 20 are considered some |
3 | | of the best in the city and are a draw for many families to the |
4 | | area. This is evidenced by high test scores and stable property |
5 | | values. Similar to the suburbs located in proposed RD 20, the |
6 | | section of the district that is served by CPS is an area with |
7 | | middle class families and an established housing stock. The two |
8 | | expansion areas also include additional green space and parks, |
9 | | something that is valued by local residents who choose to live |
10 | | in a less dense population area as compared to those a few |
11 | | miles east. |
12 | | Proposed RD 20, as a whole, constitutes a community of |
13 | | interest bound by access to high quality schools and |
14 | | middle/upper middle class housing stock, as well as a shared |
15 | | identity in terms of shopping options, transit, and access to |
16 | | government services. While the residents of proposed RD 20 may |
17 | | work in Chicago, and some may actually live within the city's |
18 | | boundaries, there exists a clear identity that separates |
19 | | proposed and current RD 20 residents from being associated with |
20 | | the city's more urban areas. Residents of proposed RD 20, in |
21 | | both the Chicago portion and the suburban areas, form a |
22 | | community of interest by their distinctly suburban nature, as |
23 | | can be seen in their housing stock, travel patterns and income. |
24 | | Income levels in the proposed RD 20 vary from $44,000 to |
25 | | $250,001, with most of families in the $44,000 to $99,000 |
26 | | range. |
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1 | | The partisan advantage in favor of the incumbent increases |
2 | | slightly compared to current RD 20. |
3 | | Proposed RD 20 contains 1.25% African-American voting-age |
4 | | population, a 9.59% Hispanic voting-age population, and a 8.33% |
5 | | Asian voting-age population. |
6 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 21 |
7 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 21 has a |
8 | | population of 106,993. Proposed RD 21 has a population of |
9 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
10 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
11 | | RD 21 is different in shape from current RD 21 due, in part, to |
12 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
13 | | of the district by 1,741. |
14 | | Proposed RD 21 includes portions of current RDs 1, 2, 21, |
15 | | 23, and 24. Proposed RD 21 is located entirely within Cook |
16 | | County and includes portions of Bedford Park, Chicago, Cicero, |
17 | | Forest View, Lyons, McCook, Riverside, Stickney, and Summit. |
18 | | Proposed RD 21 strives to keep together several communities of |
19 | | interest and transportation hubs, including major roadways and |
20 | | railways. |
21 | | Proposed RD 21 includes portions of the Chicago |
22 | | neighborhoods of Archer Heights, Brighton Park, Garfield |
23 | | Ridge, Lower West Side , McKinley Park, and South Lawndale. The |
24 | | Lower West Side and McKinley Park communities included in |
25 | | proposed RD 21 are minimal in terms of population and land size |
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1 | | and reflect the border's path along a railroad and Western |
2 | | Avenue. The eastern border of proposed RD 21 crosses over the |
3 | | Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to include residents in the |
4 | | Brighton Park neighborhood, including those with a lower median |
5 | | income, who are similar to many other residents in proposed RD |
6 | | 21. On the western end of proposed RD 21, the district |
7 | | incorporates a portion of the minority population, which was a |
8 | | factor in splitting Cicero. |
9 | | Proposed RD 21 has a lower-middle median income. This |
10 | | creates a community of interest that spans virtually the entire |
11 | | proposed RD 21, with the exceptions of a higher income area in |
12 | | Riverside and an upper-middle income census block in the |
13 | | Garfield Ridge area of Chicago. The majority of proposed RD 21 |
14 | | also shares similar housing stock. |
15 | | Because proposed RD 21 is a combination of population from |
16 | | other districts, it is impossible to compare its Hispanic |
17 | | voting-age population under the current plan to the proposed |
18 | | district. However, the vast majority of its population comes |
19 | | from current RD 23 (81.15% Hispanic voting-age population) and |
20 | | current RD 1 (74.14%), so it is fair to say that proposed RD |
21 | | 21's Hispanic voting-age population represents a drop in |
22 | | percentage. |
23 | | Proposed RD 21 has an African American voting-age |
24 | | population of 12.29%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
25 | | 60.14%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.88%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 22 |
2 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 22 has a |
3 | | population of 111,664. Proposed RD 22 has 108,734 people, the |
4 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
5 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 22 is different |
6 | | in shape from current RD 22 due, in part, to population shifts |
7 | | and the need to decrease the total population of the district |
8 | | by 2,930. |
9 | | Proposed RD 22 includes portions of current RDs 21, 22, 23, |
10 | | 31, and 32. Of the population in proposed RD 22, 45.50% reside |
11 | | in current RD 22. The geographic territory of the district is |
12 | | considerably reduced to become more compact, contiguous and |
13 | | square. |
14 | | Proposed RD 22's boundaries expand a modest degree to the |
15 | | northwest, north, northeast and east, while retracting |
16 | | significantly in the west and southwest. The following Chicago |
17 | | wards are in proposed RD 22: most of the 13th Ward, small |
18 | | portions of the 14th, 15th, and 16th Wards, and approximately |
19 | | half of the 23rd Ward. |
20 | | Proposed RD 22 contains several Chicago neighborhoods, |
21 | | including most of West Elsdon, and portions of Gage Park and |
22 | | Archer Heights in the northeast; half of Garfield Ridge in the |
23 | | northwest; all of Clearing; all of West Lawn; a small portion |
24 | | of Ashburn in the southeast; and a portion of Chicago Lawn on |
25 | | the east. Small portions of the suburban towns of Bedford Park |
26 | | and Burbank located in current RD 22 remain in proposed RD 22, |
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1 | | while Bridgeview, Burr Ridge, Countryside, Justice, Hodgkins, |
2 | | Indian Head Park, and Willow Springs are removed from proposed |
3 | | RD 22. Removing these towns allows the district to be more |
4 | | compact. A small portion of the eastern half of the Bedford |
5 | | Park neighborhood is an industrial area with rail yards and it |
6 | | is separated from the more populated western half of the |
7 | | neighborhood by the major north-south arterial road Harlem |
8 | | Avenue. The eastern portion of Bedford Park is included in |
9 | | proposed RD 22 while the more populous, less industrial western |
10 | | half is in the adjacent proposed RD 23. Whereas current RD 22 |
11 | | split portions of five Cook County Board Districts, proposed RD |
12 | | 22 splits only two Districts. |
13 | | Both current and proposed RD 22 includes Chicago's Midway |
14 | | International Airport, a major economic engine for the city and |
15 | | significant employer of residents in both the current and |
16 | | proposed RD 22. Midway, like most airports, is a major economic |
17 | | engine that binds the area as a community of common interest. |
18 | | Many local residents work at the airport in various capacities |
19 | | or in the multiple service industry businesses around the |
20 | | airport including hotels, restaurants, and transportation and |
21 | | parking services. The airport also dictates characteristics of |
22 | | the community including economic development projects, |
23 | | construction, traffic congestion, noise policing and public |
24 | | safety, all contributing to a community of interest that is |
25 | | best served by being kept in proposed RD 22. |
26 | | The economic makeup of much of proposed RD 22 is fairly |
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1 | | homogeneous, with an average family income range from $44,000 |
2 | | to $99,000. The majority of the district falls between $44,000 |
3 | | and $68,000, with a segment of Gage Park with a median income |
4 | | of less than $44,000 and segments in Garfield Ridge and |
5 | | Clearing with a median income between $68,000 and $99,000. A |
6 | | large portion of proposed RD 22 is made up of grid streets with |
7 | | single-family "bungalow" homes. Proposed RD 22 allows for a |
8 | | community of economic parity in terms of income, housing |
9 | | values, and quality of living, to remain in one district. |
10 | | Proposed RD 22 preserves the eastern core of the district |
11 | | and, at least to that extent, preserves the |
12 | | incumbent-constituent relationship that has existed since |
13 | | 1971. The partisan composition of proposed RD 22 is higher than |
14 | | the current partisan composition of current RD 22. For more |
15 | | discussion of the boundaries of proposed RD 22, refer to the |
16 | | summary of proposed RD 24. |
17 | | The Hispanic population in the city is growing on the |
18 | | Southwest Side and proposed RD 22 keeps this community of |
19 | | interest together. Proposed RD 22 has an African American |
20 | | voting-age population of 2.55%, a Hispanic voting-age |
21 | | population of 60.21%, and an Asian voting-age population of |
22 | | 1.07%. |
23 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 23 |
24 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 23 has a |
25 | | population of 104,427. Proposed RD 23 has a population of |
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1 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
2 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
3 | | RD 23 is different in shape from current RD 23 due, in part, to |
4 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
5 | | of the district by 4,307. |
6 | | Proposed RD 23 is a collection of suburban Cook County |
7 | | communities west of Chicago. Proposed RD 23 includes portions |
8 | | of current RDs 8, 21, 22, 23, 31, 41, and 82. The northern |
9 | | border of proposed RD 23 extends north to encompass much of the |
10 | | town of Riverside, which is currently divided into three |
11 | | representative districts. The northern and eastern boundary |
12 | | extends to include small portions of Berwyn and a large portion |
13 | | of Cicero, while removing portions of La Grange, La Grange |
14 | | Park, and Chicago. |
15 | | Proposed RD 23 takes in CSX-Bedford Park on the southeast |
16 | | and loosely runs along LaGrange Road on the west and west along |
17 | | 83rd Street and 87th Street on the southern border. |
18 | | Proposed RD 23 contains several major roadways and key |
19 | | intersections that serve as major transportation and freight |
20 | | corridors connecting several communities throughout the |
21 | | region. Ogden Avenue and the north-south corridors of Harlem |
22 | | Avenue, Archer Avenue, and La Grange Road (Highway 12/45) allow |
23 | | commercial and residential travelers to access the |
24 | | interstates. The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and Des |
25 | | Plaines River also bisect proposed RD 23, providing additional |
26 | | shipping and commercial corridors. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 23 contains all or portions of McCook, |
2 | | Riverside, Summit, Berwyn, Brookfield, Cicero, Countryside, La |
3 | | Grange, La Grange Park, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Hickory |
4 | | Hills, Hodgkins and Justice. Proposed RD 23 contains the |
5 | | following townships: Berwyn, Lyons, Proviso, Riverside, and |
6 | | Stickney. For more discussion of the boundaries of proposed RD |
7 | | 23, refer to the summary of proposed RD 24. |
8 | | The majority of proposed RD 23 has an average median income |
9 | | of $44,205 to $68,654, with small portions throughout the area |
10 | | reaching a median income up to $99,000 and La Grange and |
11 | | Riverside incomes reaching further to $148,000. A small section |
12 | | in Berwyn and a segment in Cicero have a median income of less |
13 | | than $44,205. |
14 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 23 is similar to |
15 | | current RD 21, the incumbent's current district. |
16 | | Proposed RD 23 has an African America voting-age population |
17 | | of 4.07%, Hispanic voting-age population of 46.27%, and an |
18 | | Asian voting-age population of 1.88%. |
19 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 24 |
20 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 24 has a |
21 | | population of 104,433. Proposed RD 24 has a population of |
22 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
23 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
24 | | RD 24 is different in shape from current RD 24 due, in part, to |
25 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
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1 | | of the district by 4,301. |
2 | | Proposed RD 24 includes most of Berwyn, a large portion of |
3 | | Cicero, portions of Riverside, Brookfield, and Stickney, and |
4 | | parts of Chicago's 22nd Ward. The southern border is made up of |
5 | | the city limits of Cicero and Berwyn, with the exception of the |
6 | | largely non-residential areas around Hawthorn Racecourse. The |
7 | | southern border also picks up a small part of the municipality |
8 | | of Stickney on the village's northwest side. The northern |
9 | | border is primarily along 15th Street in Berwyn and 26th Street |
10 | | in Cicero. Proposed RD 24 heads east into Chicago's South |
11 | | Lawndale community, which includes portions of Little Village. |
12 | | The proposed district extends southwest to add portions of |
13 | | Riverside and Brookfield. |
14 | | The boundaries and minority composition of proposed RD 24 |
15 | | were the subject of much debate. In an initial configuration of |
16 | | representative districts on the south side of Chicago, |
17 | | contained in House Amendment # 1 to House Bill 3760, there were |
18 | | complaints from minority voting rights organizations and |
19 | | others about the dispersion of Hispanic voting-age population |
20 | | among certain representative districts. Specifically, the |
21 | | complaints were directed at the allocation of this population |
22 | | among proposed RDs 1 (78.29%), 21 (75.20%), 22 (51.96%), and 24 |
23 | | (75.92%). A subsequent proposal drafted by House and Senate |
24 | | Democratic staff, never filed as legislation, attempted to even |
25 | | out the allocation and resulted in Hispanic voting-age |
26 | | population as follows: 68.26% for proposed RD 1; 60.14% for |
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1 | | proposed RD 21; 60.21% for proposed RD 22; and 87.45% for |
2 | | proposed RD 24. The proposal and attempt to settle differences |
3 | | were complicated by the fact that representative districts are |
4 | | "nested" in legislative (Senate) districts, and thus any change |
5 | | in representative boundaries could affect the composition of |
6 | | Senate districts. They were further complicated by the desire |
7 | | not to encroach on the population of adjacent proposed RD 6, |
8 | | because of its population needs and composition. |
9 | | Further criticism resulted from the proposal described |
10 | | above, not over the Hispanic voting-age populations for |
11 | | proposed RDs 1, 21, or 22, but over proposed RD 24's 87.45% |
12 | | figure. As a result of discussions and attempts at a political |
13 | | compromise, and to avoid any claim of unnecessary packing of a |
14 | | minority in a single district that was raised by interested and |
15 | | expert parties, the boundaries of proposed RD 24 are now drawn |
16 | | such that the Hispanic voting-age population of proposed RD 24 |
17 | | is changed from its current 2011 figure of 78.44% to 69.93%, |
18 | | and adjacent proposed RD 23 would now have a Hispanic |
19 | | voting-age population of 46.27% compared to 27.28% as |
20 | | originally proposed in House Bill 3760. |
21 | | Proposed RD 24 has a Hispanic voting-age population of |
22 | | 69.93%, an African American voting-age population of 2.56%, and |
23 | | an Asian voting-age population of 1.29%. |
24 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 25 |
25 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 25 has a |
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1 | | population of 91,147. Proposed RD 25 has a population of |
2 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
3 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
4 | | RD 25 is different in shape from current RD 25 due, in part, to |
5 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
6 | | of the district by 17,587. |
7 | | Proposed RD 25, like current RD 25, is a highly urban |
8 | | district with great cultural, economic, religious and ethnic |
9 | | diversity located along the shores of Lake Michigan on |
10 | | Chicago's South Side. Proposed RD 25 is similar to current RD |
11 | | 25, preserving ties of current communities of interest while |
12 | | expanding to the north and south in order to make up for a |
13 | | substantial loss of population over the last 10 years. Of its |
14 | | population, 67.41% reside in current RD 25. |
15 | | As with current RD 25, proposed RD 25 includes Chicago |
16 | | Wards 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 20. Larger portions of Wards 8 and 10 |
17 | | are added to acquire the necessary population. Proposed RD 25 |
18 | | expands on the current RD 25's territory in Kenwood on the |
19 | | northern edge of the district, keeps its Hyde Park boundary |
20 | | line unchanged following Ellis Avenue, keeps mostly to the same |
21 | | boundary lines as it moves through Woodlawn, moves further to |
22 | | the east in South Shore in a stair step fashion, retains much |
23 | | of South Chicago, before swinging west to take in a third of |
24 | | Calumet Heights, expanding its western and southern boundaries |
25 | | in the northeastern corner of South Deering, before moving |
26 | | south to take in nearly all of the East Side, and then taking a |
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1 | | zig zag pattern to exclude largely industrial areas in the |
2 | | northwestern corner of Hegewisch while capturing park and |
3 | | residential areas in its northeastern corner, turning north to |
4 | | follow the border of Illinois and Indiana before terminating in |
5 | | Lake Michigan. |
6 | | Like current RD 25, proposed RD 25 includes major medical, |
7 | | educational, and cultural institutions, including the |
8 | | University of Chicago and its affiliated medical center, La |
9 | | Rabida Children's Hospital, the Museum of Science and Industry, |
10 | | Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, the Smart Museum of Art, and |
11 | | numerous theological seminaries. These institutions employ and |
12 | | educate people who live in neighborhoods within and surrounding |
13 | | proposed RD 25. |
14 | | Proposed RD 25 maintains the core of current RD 25 and |
15 | | preserves the incumbent-constituency relationship, which is |
16 | | very important in this district since the incumbent has been |
17 | | serving the community for 32 years and has a very strong |
18 | | relationship with the residents as well as the community |
19 | | itself. The population and boundary shifts result in a very |
20 | | high drop in African-American voting-age population and a |
21 | | strong gain in Hispanic voting-age population. The partisan |
22 | | composition is relatively unchanged from current to proposed RD |
23 | | 25. |
24 | | Proposed RD 25 preserves an African American community in |
25 | | the center, a Hispanic community in the south, and an Asian |
26 | | community in the northern part. Proposed RD 25 has an African |
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1 | | American voting-age population of 50.42%, a Hispanic |
2 | | voting-age population of 21.79%, and an Asian voting-age |
3 | | population of 5.00%. |
4 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 26 |
5 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 26 has a |
6 | | population of 114,220. Proposed RD 26 has a population of |
7 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
8 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
9 | | RD 26 is different in shape from current RD 26 due, in part, to |
10 | | population shifts and the need to decrease the total population |
11 | | of the district by 5,486. |
12 | | Of the population in proposed RD 26, 71.33% reside in |
13 | | current RD 26. Proposed RD 26 has many similarities to current |
14 | | RD 26, keeping much of the same shape that has been in |
15 | | existence for the past 10 years. |
16 | | Like current RD 26, proposed RD 26 includes the 2nd, 3rd, |
17 | | 4th, 5th, 20th, 42nd and 43rd wards in the City of Chicago. |
18 | | Proposed RD 26 adds portions from the 7th, 8th and 10th wards |
19 | | while removing a portion of the 6th Ward found in current RD |
20 | | 26. These changes help proposed RD 26 remove the necessary |
21 | | population, maintain the core of current RD 26, and help |
22 | | adjoining proposed districts preserve communities of interest. |
23 | | To keep proposed RD 26 close to its current form, it |
24 | | maintains the same 43rd Ward northern boundary, with Lake |
25 | | Michigan serving as the eastern boundary for the northern |
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1 | | portion of the district. To reduce population, proposed RD 26 |
2 | | moves its most western boundary closer starting just north of |
3 | | Division Street on the near north side until the northern half |
4 | | of the 4th Ward. It resumes a western border close, or |
5 | | identical, to current RD 26 as it moves through the rest of the |
6 | | 4th Ward. Proposed RD 26 keeps the same western boundary in the |
7 | | first half of the 20th Ward as the current RD 26 and then moves |
8 | | east in the southwestern 5th Ward to reduce population. It then |
9 | | stairsteps to the southeast through the northern 8th and |
10 | | western 7th Ward. At its southern border in the 7th Ward, |
11 | | proposed RD 26 stays close against the eastern side of the |
12 | | Chicago Skyway, going no further than 91st Street and Metra's |
13 | | South Chicago line tracks in its southeastern corner. |
14 | | Included in proposed RD 26 are the neighborhoods of: Near |
15 | | North Side, Loop, Near South Side, Douglas, Oakland, Grand |
16 | | Boulevard, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Washington Park, Woodlawn, |
17 | | South Shore, South Chicago and Calumet Heights. These |
18 | | neighborhoods are all connected by their proximity to downtown |
19 | | Chicago and access to the numerous transportation lines that |
20 | | exist within proposed RD 26. Throughout proposed RD 26, the |
21 | | Metra Electric and South Shore commuter rail lines give |
22 | | residents access to southern parts of the city and the suburbs. |
23 | | These provide easy access to the Chicago Loop's services, |
24 | | merchants, restaurants, and recreational activities. |
25 | | Proposed RD 26 contains a number of Chicago's most famous |
26 | | institutions and attractions that give the district its unique |
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1 | | character, including the University of Chicago, Grant Park, |
2 | | Navy Pier, McCormick Place, Soldier Field, John G. Shedd |
3 | | Aquarium, Field Museum, Alder Planetarium, and DuSable Museum |
4 | | of African American History. All of these landmarks provide |
5 | | great employment opportunities for residents, and the public |
6 | | transit options, including buses, make it easy to get from one |
7 | | end of the district to the other. For an urban district, |
8 | | proposed RD 26 includes significant amounts of open space, |
9 | | including Grant Park, the lakefront's Burnham Park, Washington |
10 | | Park, and the western portion of the Midway Plaisance. |
11 | | These areas form a community of interest because the |
12 | | residents share concerns about the lakefront including |
13 | | maintenance of the beaches and pollution control. In addition, |
14 | | the residents of proposed RD 26 have a shared urban lifestyle, |
15 | | forming a community of interest. |
16 | | Proposed RD 26 preserves the core of the existing district. |
17 | | The shifting of the boundaries, primarily to the west to |
18 | | accommodate other districts' expansion and to the south to add |
19 | | population, results in an increase in Hispanic voting-age |
20 | | population and a small increase in the partisan incumbent |
21 | | advantage. |
22 | | Proposed RD 26 has an African American voting-age |
23 | | population of 54.00%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
24 | | 5.81%, and an Asian voting-age population of 7.92%. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 27 has a |
2 | | population of 97,634. Proposed RD 27 has a population of |
3 | | 108,734 and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
4 | | vote" principle. Proposed RD 27 is different in shape from |
5 | | current RD 27 due in part to population shifts and the need to |
6 | | increase the total population by 11,100. |
7 | | Proposed RD 27 was drawn to increase its population, |
8 | | preserve communities of influence, and increase its |
9 | | compactness. Proposed RD 27 adds population in Chicago and |
10 | | expands its boundaries in several suburban communities to |
11 | | achieve equal population. Of the population in proposed RD 27, |
12 | | 75.73% reside in current RD 27. |
13 | | Calumet Park is removed entirely from proposed RD 27 so it |
14 | | can lie entirely within proposed RD 28. Palos Park is also |
15 | | removed from proposed RD 27. Although it will still be split, |
16 | | it will remain mostly in a single representative district and |
17 | | entirely within one senatorial district adjacent to proposed RD |
18 | | 27. |
19 | | Proposed RD 27 shifts east in the City of Chicago to add |
20 | | population while receding from parts of Blue Island, Beverly, |
21 | | and the Washington Heights neighborhoods. Proposed RD 27 |
22 | | expands east into the Chicago neighborhoods of Morgan Park, |
23 | | Roseland, West Pullman, and Chatham and adds more of the |
24 | | suburban communities Alsip, Crestwood, Palos Heights and |
25 | | Robbins. Additionally, proposed RD 27 takes in a small portion |
26 | | of Orland Park to gain population. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 27 extends east to take in two stations along |
2 | | the CTA Red Line "L" and the district continues to include |
3 | | portions of the Rock Island Metra Line and the Electric South |
4 | | Shore Metra Line. Several major north-side roads are included |
5 | | in proposed RD 27, including the Dan Ryan Expressway, Western |
6 | | Ave, Cicero Ave and Harlem Ave. I-294 runs through the center |
7 | | of proposed RD 27 and has an interchange at Cicero Ave. 127th |
8 | | St. remains one of the few east-west corridors in the district. |
9 | | Most of proposed RD 27 has a median income between $44,000 |
10 | | and $68,000. Small areas in Chicago and large portions of the |
11 | | western suburbs in proposed RD 27 have upper-middle class |
12 | | incomes between $68,000 to $99,000, with some higher income |
13 | | residents in Palos Heights and Orland Park earning a median |
14 | | income between $99,000 and $148,000. |
15 | | In addition to the socioeconomic division proposed RD 27 |
16 | | follows through Blue Island, the suburban community is racially |
17 | | divided along proposed RD 27's boundary. To the east and south |
18 | | of proposed RD 27, Blue Island is more racially segregated |
19 | | between Whites, African Americans and Hispanics. The portion of |
20 | | Blue Island within proposed RD 27 contains a middle-class |
21 | | population that is more racially diverse. This population is |
22 | | more similar to the racially diverse populations of Alsip, |
23 | | another Cook County suburban community. Taking in more of Alsip |
24 | | not only increases the population for proposed RD 27, but also |
25 | | increases the racially diverse suburban community of interest |
26 | | in proposed RD 27 as these minority populations are more |
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1 | | similar to each other than to the minority areas of Chicago. |
2 | | Proposed RD 27's expansion meets the population target |
3 | | while allowing the district to maintain its core and preserve |
4 | | the incumbent-constituency relationship that has been formed |
5 | | over the past 12 election cycles. The incumbent has developed |
6 | | strong relationships with her constituents, and strong ties to |
7 | | the community, in over two decades representing this area. |
8 | | Proposed RD 27 maintains the same overall partisan composition |
9 | | of current RD 27 as it currently exists. Proposed RD 27 |
10 | | contains roughly the same racial composition of the district as |
11 | | originally drawn in 2001, with African-American voting-age |
12 | | population dipping by over four percent. |
13 | | Proposed RD 27 has an African American voting-age |
14 | | population of 57.86%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
15 | | 7.33%, and an Asian voting-age population of 0.97%. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 28 |
17 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 28 has a |
18 | | population of 93,237. Proposed RD 28 has a population of |
19 | | 108,734 and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
20 | | vote" principle. Proposed RD 28 is different in shape from |
21 | | current RD 28 primarily due to population shifts and the need |
22 | | to increase the total population by 15,497 but maintains |
23 | | current RD 28's basic shape. |
24 | | Of the population in proposed RD 28, 66.66% reside in |
25 | | current RD 28. Overall, the shape of proposed RD 28 is very |
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1 | | similar to current RD 28 and preserves linkages for current |
2 | | communities of interest, as well as keeps currently joined |
3 | | municipalities together. Proposed RD 28 has African American |
4 | | core populations in Wards 9 and 34 in Chicago, as well as in |
5 | | Calumet Park, Blue Island and Robbins. |
6 | | Boundaries for proposed RD 28 are kept very similar to |
7 | | current RD 28. Many municipalities in current RD 28 lost |
8 | | population or had insignificant gains, especially Chicago, |
9 | | therefore it was necessary to expand proposed RD 28 into cities |
10 | | that grew, such as Tinley Park and Orland Park. The territory |
11 | | added in this area in Oak Forest, Orland Park, and Tinley Park |
12 | | are similar in income levels to Crestwood and Midlothian in the |
13 | | geographic center of proposed RD 28. |
14 | | Proposed RD 28 lies entirely within Cook County. It |
15 | | contains all or portions of the following townships: Calumet, |
16 | | Worth, Bremen, Thornton, and Orland. These are the same |
17 | | townships in current RD 28. |
18 | | Proposed RD 28 contains portions of the following cities, |
19 | | towns, and villages: Chicago, Calumet Park, Blue Island, |
20 | | Robbins, Crestwood, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Orland Park and |
21 | | Tinley Park. All of these municipalities, except for Tinley |
22 | | Park, are already included in current RD 28. |
23 | | Proposed RD 28 is served by the following school districts: |
24 | | Chicago Public Schools 299, Calumet Public School District 132, |
25 | | General George Patton School District 133, Cook County School |
26 | | District 130, Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5, |
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1 | | West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147, Midlothian |
2 | | School District 143, Forest Ridge School District 142, |
3 | | Community Consolidated School District 146, Arbor Park School |
4 | | District 145, Orland School District 135, and Kirby School |
5 | | District 140. |
6 | | Residents are moving from this area further into the South |
7 | | Suburbs, south of I-80 and closer to the Cook-Will County |
8 | | border. Proposed RD 28 has a diverse mix of income levels, |
9 | | ranging from low income ($2,499-$44,205) to upper middle-class |
10 | | ($98,750-$147,955). The low income census blocks are near the |
11 | | northeastern corner of the district, starting in Chicago, and |
12 | | concentrated around Blue Island and Robbins. The western half |
13 | | of proposed RD 28 is more uniform in their median income. |
14 | | Residents in proposed RD 28 share the concern of access to |
15 | | reliable public transportation, mainly providing access to |
16 | | jobs, both in Chicago and across Cook County. The residents |
17 | | also care about improvements to local highways, construction of |
18 | | Interstates 57, 94, and 294, and the reduction of stress on |
19 | | local roads that are used by trucks to switch highways. |
20 | | Proposed RD 28 has easy access to multiple Metra stations with |
21 | | Blue Island as the location where the Rock Island line splits. |
22 | | Proposed RD 28's area east of I-294 is populated by a |
23 | | majority of African Americans with some Hispanic residents in |
24 | | the Blue Island area. Both the Chicago neighborhoods in the |
25 | | southwest side of the city and the suburban areas in this |
26 | | portion of proposed RD 28 share common concerns of urban |
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1 | | communities and have similar needs in terms of access to social |
2 | | services. The eastern half of proposed RD 28 is also bound |
3 | | economically by the fact that the residents are largely blue |
4 | | collar and live in industrial communities bordered on the south |
5 | | by Calumet Sag Channel which is used for barge traffic for |
6 | | industry. Hispanics in the Blue Island community are majority |
7 | | Catholic and live near St. Donatus Parish. |
8 | | West of I-294, proposed RD 28 maintains its shape, but the |
9 | | need to add population requires proposed RD 28 to take in |
10 | | larger portions of Orland Park and Tinley Park south of Tinley |
11 | | Creek Woods. This western portion of proposed RD 28 is a |
12 | | suburban community of working class residents and retirees. The |
13 | | areas added by proposed RD 28 are not as sprawling and affluent |
14 | | as portions of Orland Park and Tinley Park to the northwest and |
15 | | southwest, and therefore fit more naturally with other |
16 | | communities included in proposed RD 28. This community is |
17 | | largely centered by two major roads, Route 6 / 159th Street, |
18 | | which provides access to downtown Chicago and the collar |
19 | | counties, and Route 43 / Harlem Avenue, which provides access |
20 | | to I-294. |
21 | | The expansion of the proposed RD 28 maintains the core of |
22 | | the current district and the general demographic makeup of |
23 | | current RD 28. Proposed RD 28 preserves the |
24 | | incumbent-constituency relationships that have formed over the |
25 | | past 4 election cycles. The boundaries maintain the partisan |
26 | | composition of the current district. Proposed RD 28 drops its |
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1 | | African-American voting-age population by over eight percent |
2 | | compared to the district as originally drawn in 2001. |
3 | | Proposed RD 28 has an African American voting-age |
4 | | population of 52.76%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
5 | | 7.98%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.37%. |
6 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 29 |
7 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 29 has a |
8 | | population of 96,394. Proposed RD 29 has a population of |
9 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
10 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
11 | | RD 29 is different in shape from current RD 29 due in part to |
12 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
13 | | of the district. |
14 | | Despite that change of population, proposed RD 29 is |
15 | | similar to current RD 29 and maintains the core of the district |
16 | | while adding communities that are similar to current RD 29. The |
17 | | majority of proposed RD 29 contains residents of current RD 29 |
18 | | and portions of current RDs 28, 30, 79, and 80. |
19 | | Like current RD 29, proposed RD 29 includes portions of the |
20 | | communities of Calumet City, Dolton, Burnham, Ford Heights, |
21 | | Lansing, Lynwood, Glenwood, Thornton, and South Holland, as |
22 | | well as portions of Chicago's 9th Ward. The main difference |
23 | | between current and proposed RD 29 is that proposed RD 29 goes |
24 | | further south into the suburbs and Will County to pick up |
25 | | communities that share the same interests and to achieve equal |
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2 | | The east side of the boundary is Route 394 which helps |
3 | | create a natural boundary for the district, but also serves as |
4 | | a major roadway for the constituents on the east side of the |
5 | | district that need to go north or south. On the south end of |
6 | | the district, proposed RD 29 borders are made up of the |
7 | | southern edges of Crete and Monee Townships in Will County. |
8 | | These boundaries are defined geographic lines but also serve as |
9 | | a separation from the more rural parts of Will County and the |
10 | | more urban ones. On the west side of the district, in the Cook |
11 | | County portion, the boundary is State Street and Halsted. These |
12 | | two roads serve as natural boundaries for the district but also |
13 | | serve as a means of transportation for the residents to get |
14 | | north or south, but also connect them to several of the |
15 | | highways in the district. The north end of the district is in |
16 | | the 9th ward in the West Pullman neighborhood. This district |
17 | | serves as a border and separates neighborhoods in the Chicago |
18 | | part of the district. |
19 | | Proposed RD 29 adds portions of the communities of Chicago |
20 | | Heights, Sauk Village, Steger, Crete, University Park and |
21 | | Monee. Over the years, there has been a shift in population |
22 | | from Chicago into the south suburbs. Now that shift in |
23 | | population is moving from the near south suburbs to the |
24 | | southern part of Cook County and into the collar counties. |
25 | | Thus, proposed RD 29 extends into Will County to respond to |
26 | | population shifts and to capture additional population to reach |
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1 | | equal population. The new communities added to proposed RD 29 |
2 | | are similar demographically to communities in current RD 29, |
3 | | and they share similar housing stock. |
4 | | Prof. Robert Starks testified at the Chicago South hearing |
5 | | that African Americans who moved from Chicago to south and |
6 | | western suburbs should be incorporated into districts with |
7 | | other African Americans. He also testified that many African |
8 | | Americans who moved south and west out of the city did not move |
9 | | voluntarily but instead were forced out as a result of the |
10 | | closure of public housing projects in the city. Ten years ago, |
11 | | the communities of Sauk Village, Steger and Crete, were |
12 | | primarily Caucasian. Now these communities have a considerable |
13 | | number of African Americans, reaching 75% of the voting-age |
14 | | population in areas of Crete, Sauk Village, and Steger. |
15 | | Proposed RD 29 keeps African Americans who have moved into the |
16 | | areas of Crete, Sauk Village, and Steger together with African |
17 | | Americans to the north. These communities are added to current |
18 | | RD 29 because the residents share similar incomes, racial |
19 | | backgrounds, and lifestyles. These communities relate more to a |
20 | | suburban Chicago lifestyle than the rural lifestyle of southern |
21 | | Will County. |
22 | | Many of the thoroughfares in proposed RD 29 connect the |
23 | | south end of the district with the north end and the city of |
24 | | Chicago. Many of the residents in proposed RD 29 use these |
25 | | roadways to commute north to work, shop, and attend church. |
26 | | Highways like Illinois Route 394, the border of the district, |
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1 | | connect proposed RD 29 directly to the south side of Chicago as |
2 | | well as Downtown Chicago. Dixie Highway, which is centrally |
3 | | located in proposed RD 29, links the southern part of the |
4 | | district to the northern part and gives residents access to |
5 | | many local businesses, universities, colleges, and the |
6 | | neighboring south suburbs. The other main north south highway |
7 | | is I-57. This highway gives residents on the west side of |
8 | | proposed RD 29 a highway that connects them to the other south |
9 | | suburbs as well as an alternative route into the city of |
10 | | Chicago. All of these north-south roads are connected in the |
11 | | central part of the district by Interstate 80 which gives |
12 | | residents access to the western suburbs and Indiana. |
13 | | Other points of interest that link proposed RD 29 together |
14 | | are that the majority of the residents in these communities |
15 | | have more in common with the south suburbs of Chicago than the |
16 | | rural sections of Will County. These areas are not farmland. |
17 | | They are more urban and have more of a suburban feel than a |
18 | | rural one. In fact, many of the high schools in these |
19 | | communities compete against the south suburban schools more so |
20 | | than they do against any of the areas to the south of them in |
21 | | Will County. |
22 | | Socioeconomically, proposed RD 29 is fairly homogeneous. |
23 | | While portions in the northern part of the district are at a |
24 | | lower median income level, the majority of proposed RD 29 is |
25 | | made up of middle working class families having median income |
26 | | of $44,000 to $99,000. As with the majority of the other |
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1 | | demographics, this trait is similar to what it is under current |
2 | | RD 29. |
3 | | Proposed RD 29 maintains the core of the existing district |
4 | | and nearly the same partisan composition. The African-American |
5 | | voting-age population was 55.23% in the district as originally |
6 | | drawn in 2001 and climbed to over 68% in 2011. With proposed RD |
7 | | 29, the voting-age population for African-Americans drops to |
8 | | 61.89%. |
9 | | Proposed RD 29 contains a Hispanic voting-age population of |
10 | | 5.30% and an Asian voting-age population of 0.72%. |
11 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 30 |
12 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 30 has a |
13 | | population of 98,066. Proposed RD 30 has a population of |
14 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
15 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
16 | | RD 30 is different in shape from current RD 30 due in part to |
17 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
18 | | of the district. |
19 | | Proposed RD 30 includes 73.04% of current RD 30, with |
20 | | expansions necessary to achieve equal population. Proposed RD |
21 | | 30 removes a section of the city of Chicago on the northern |
22 | | edge and expands the boundaries to the south and west to |
23 | | achieve equal population. With these changes, proposed RD 30 is |
24 | | an entirely suburban district. |
25 | | At the southernmost point of the district, proposed RD 30 |
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1 | | extends west to include more of Homewood and maintains the most |
2 | | populous part of Homewood in one district. To gain population, |
3 | | proposed RD 30 extends west of the westernmost boundary of |
4 | | current RD 30 in to Oak Forest. The boundary of current RD 30 |
5 | | expands southwest to the border shared by the cities of Harvey |
6 | | and Markham. Proposed RD 30 keeps completely intact Posen, |
7 | | Dixmoor, Phoenix, and East Hazel Crest and keeps most of Harvey |
8 | | and Homewood in one district. |
9 | | Proposed RD 30 does not split more townships than current |
10 | | RD 30. Unlike current RD 30, proposed RD 30 includes a small |
11 | | portion of northeast Rich Township. The split in Rich Township |
12 | | occurs to maintain the base of Homewood and achieve equal |
13 | | population. |
14 | | The income levels in proposed RD 30 vary, as in current RD |
15 | | 30, with the lowest incomes ranging from $2,499 to $44,000 and |
16 | | higher incomes of $68,000 to $148,000 along the western and |
17 | | southern sections. |
18 | | Despite the boundary changes, proposed RD 30 maintains the |
19 | | core of its existing district and preserves the |
20 | | incumbent-constituency relationships that have formed over |
21 | | much of the last decade. The boundary adjustments maintain |
22 | | approximately the same partisan composition of current RD 30 as |
23 | | it exists in 2011. The African-American population of the |
24 | | district has dropped compared to the district as it was |
25 | | originally drawn in 2001. |
26 | | Proposed RD 30 contains an African American voting-age |
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2 | | 13.13%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.22%. |
3 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 31 |
4 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 31 has a |
5 | | population of 98,298. Proposed RD 31 has a population of |
6 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
7 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
8 | | RD 31 is different in shape from current RD 31 due, in part, to |
9 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
10 | | of the district by 10,436. |
11 | | Of the population in proposed RD 31, 58.45% reside in |
12 | | current RD 31. Proposed RD 31 extends to the southwestern |
13 | | suburbs to gain necessary population. Like current RD 31, |
14 | | proposed RD 31 remains mostly in the city of Chicago. Proposed |
15 | | RD 31 moves into the southwestern suburbs of Chicago Ridge, |
16 | | Palos Hills, Hometown, Willow Springs, Hodgkins, Countryside, |
17 | | and Burr Ridge in order to gain population. |
18 | | With this expansion, proposed RD 31 maintains similar |
19 | | median incomes and reflects the general trend of Chicago |
20 | | residents moving west. Socioeconomically, proposed RD 31 is |
21 | | predominately made up of working class families. There are many |
22 | | transportation corridors and options available in this area in |
23 | | order to get to work each day. Proposed RD 31 contains three |
24 | | Metra lines: the Heritage line runs through the northwest |
25 | | portion of proposed RD 31; the Rock Island-Main line runs |
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1 | | through the eastern portion; and the SouthWest Service line |
2 | | runs through the northeast and central portions of proposed RD |
3 | | 31. |
4 | | Proposed RD 31 maintains the core of its district and |
5 | | preserves an incumbent-constituent relationship that has |
6 | | existed since 1985; the incumbent is one of the House's |
7 | | longest-serving members. The African-American population drops |
8 | | by seven percent, primarily due to the expanded western and |
9 | | northwestern boundaries, which pick up an overwhelmingly |
10 | | Caucasian and, to a far lesser extent, Hispanic population. The |
11 | | partisan advantage for the incumbent diminishes slightly under |
12 | | proposed RD 31 compared to current RD 31, also due to the west |
13 | | and northwest expansion. |
14 | | Proposed RD 31 has an African American voting-age |
15 | | population of 53.78%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
16 | | 6.21%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.1%. |
17 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 32 |
18 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 32 has a |
19 | | population of 93,008. Proposed RD 32 has a population of |
20 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
21 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
22 | | RD 32 is different in shape from current RD 32 due, in large |
23 | | part, to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
24 | | population of the district by over 15,000 people. |
25 | | Of the population in proposed RD 32, 53.26% reside in |
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1 | | current RD 32. Proposed RD 32 has slight variations in its |
2 | | borders within the City of Chicago and expands west of Pulaski |
3 | | Avenue into suburban Cook County, in part to gain population, |
4 | | without adversely affecting the communities of interest within |
5 | | the district. Chicago's border in proposed RD 32 is very |
6 | | similar in shape to current RD 32. In both current and proposed |
7 | | RD 32, Kennedy-King College anchors its eastern end. In its |
8 | | western half, the territory added to proposed RD 32 is similar |
9 | | in shape and boundary lines to current RD 32. Proposed RD 32 |
10 | | extends into the suburban Cook County communities of Burbank, |
11 | | Bridgeview, Justice, Hickory Hills and Oak Lawn to gain |
12 | | population. At proposed RD 32's western terminus in Justice, |
13 | | the district includes a group of African American residents, |
14 | | otherwise isolated in that region but sharing a community of |
15 | | interest with African American residents in the eastern half of |
16 | | the district. Proposed RD 32 has a Hispanic community of |
17 | | interest west of Central Park Avenue that extends from the city |
18 | | into the district's suburban communities. |
19 | | Proposed RD 32 recedes entirely from Chicago's 16th Ward |
20 | | and from small portions of Chicago Wards 13, 15, and 18. The |
21 | | portion of Ward 18 removed is in the Chicago Lawn and West Lawn |
22 | | neighborhoods, which consists primarily of Hispanic residents. |
23 | | This was done, in part, to add population and increase the |
24 | | Hispanic residents within the adjoining district. Marquette |
25 | | Park, a non-residential park, which is in current RD 32, is not |
26 | | included in proposed RD 32. The removal provides a natural |
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1 | | boundary for proposed RD 32. Proposed RD 32 also recedes |
2 | | entirely out of the 16th Ward; like current RD 32, proposed RD |
3 | | 32 continues to contain portions of Chicago Wards 6, 13, 15, |
4 | | 17, 18, 20 and 21 and the neighborhoods of Ashburn, Chicago |
5 | | Lawn, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, West Englewood and |
6 | | Woodlawn. |
7 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 32 reflect the competing |
8 | | goals of preserving the existing district balanced against the |
9 | | need to obtain a significant amount of population to reach the |
10 | | equal population target. The largest expansion, the move |
11 | | westward for this population, adds Hispanic and Caucasian |
12 | | population. The African-American voting-age population of the |
13 | | district, which had held steady since 2001 at approximately |
14 | | 68%, now drops significantly to 52%. |
15 | | Proposed RD 32 has an African American voting-age |
16 | | population of 52.02%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
17 | | 15.86%, and an Asian-American voting-age population of 1.34%. |
18 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 33 |
19 | | According to 2010 Census, current RD 33 has a population of |
20 | | 93,407. Proposed RD 33 has a population of 108,734, the |
21 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
22 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 33 is different |
23 | | in shape from current RD 33 due, in part, to population shifts |
24 | | and the need to increase the total population of the district |
25 | | by 15,327. |
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1 | | Of the population in proposed RD 33, 43.64% reside in |
2 | | current RD 33. Many of the borders in the northern end of |
3 | | proposed RD 33 are identical to current RD 33, but proposed RD |
4 | | 33 moves south to capture the communities of Burnham, Calumet |
5 | | City, Lansing, Lynwood, Sauk Village and a tiny sliver in Ford |
6 | | Heights. Proposed RD 33 is located entirely within Cook County. |
7 | | The southern border of proposed RD 33 is formed by the |
8 | | Cook-Will County line and runs from the Illinois-Indiana state |
9 | | line to S. Torrence Avenue, a major north-south roadway. The |
10 | | western border follows Torrence Avenue north to Interstate |
11 | | 80/94, with some adjustments along the border of the Lansing |
12 | | Woods Forest Preserve and other areas to achieve equal |
13 | | population. Heading east on I-80/94, the border moves north |
14 | | largely along Burnham Road, with slight adjustments for |
15 | | population. Just past Michigan City Road, the border follows |
16 | | several streets, mainly to pick up needed population, before |
17 | | moving northwest along the Chicago South Shore and South Bend |
18 | | Railroad Line. The border follows the rail line until it |
19 | | rejoins S. Torrence Avenue, and then moves northwest along the |
20 | | Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Line. Proposed RD 33 then |
21 | | follows S. Cottage Grove Avenue north, turning east along E. |
22 | | 79th Street. Forming the proposed district's eastern border, |
23 | | the district line moves generally southward until reaching E. |
24 | | 95th Street, then eastward until moving south again along S. |
25 | | Torrence Avenue. From this point, the border moves generally |
26 | | southeast along several roads until reaching the Indiana border |
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1 | | just north of Wolf Lake. The final portion of the eastern |
2 | | border follows the Illinois-Indiana state line until reaching |
3 | | the Cook-Will County line in the southeastern corner of the |
4 | | district. |
5 | | According to land use data, proposed RD 33's area outside |
6 | | of the City of Chicago is largely urban, a characteristic |
7 | | shared with those residing in Chicago portion of the district. |
8 | | The communities in proposed RD 33 are home to many public |
9 | | employees, namely those working for municipal and county |
10 | | governments. Many police officers, firefighters and other City |
11 | | of Chicago workers live in proposed RD 33 because it allows |
12 | | them to meet residency requirements and still have easy access |
13 | | to the suburbs. In the suburban communities, most public |
14 | | employees or white collar workers reside east of S. Torrence |
15 | | Avenue, where housing stock is different than those residing |
16 | | west of the street. This common threat ties the communities |
17 | | together. |
18 | | Proposed RD 33, like the current district, has a community |
19 | | of interest made up of low to middle income residents. With the |
20 | | exception of two small areas where residents earn between |
21 | | $68,000 and $99,000 per year, the proposed district's resident |
22 | | earn below $68,000, with some areas of population showing a |
23 | | median income of under $44,000. |
24 | | Proposed RD 33 also keeps the Ford automobile factory in |
25 | | the district, a key employer for residents in both the Chicago |
26 | | and south suburban portions of proposed RD 33. A number of |
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1 | | manufacturing facilities exist in the area around the Ford |
2 | | factory, and many employees of these facilities have chosen to |
3 | | live in the surrounding communities. These manufacturing |
4 | | facilities and their workers are vital parts of proposed RD 33 |
5 | | and form a community of interest. |
6 | | With the closure of public housing units in south Chicago, |
7 | | many families relocated to the south suburbs, specifically in |
8 | | the areas contained in proposed RD 33. These individuals have |
9 | | strong ties to the Chicago portion of proposed RD 33 in the |
10 | | churches they attend, their places of employment and banking. |
11 | | By moving the current district's southern border further south, |
12 | | it allows district residents who still have family and friends |
13 | | in Chicago to share the same representative. |
14 | | Proposed RD 33 keeps African Americans in Chicago together |
15 | | with African Americans in the communities of Burnham, Calumet |
16 | | City, Lansing, Lynwood and Sauk Village recognizing an |
17 | | important community of interest. This is especially important |
18 | | as many African Americans residing in the southern part of the |
19 | | proposed district previously lived in Chicago. |
20 | | Proposed RD 33's ability to retain the core of its |
21 | | district, and to preserve the incumbent-constituent |
22 | | relationship enjoyed over the last decade, is hampered by the |
23 | | southward expansion of the district's boundaries necessary to |
24 | | compensate for a substantial population loss. But the need to |
25 | | move south is almost unavoidable: much of its eastern border is |
26 | | immovable, most of the surrounding districts also suffer from |
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1 | | population loss, and in any event, the population has migrated |
2 | | primarily southward. Current RD 33's African-American |
3 | | voting-age population, which has hovered around 66% since the |
4 | | 2001 map was drawn, drops to just below 62% with the boundary |
5 | | changes. The partisan advantage for the incumbent suffers a |
6 | | moderate drop as well. |
7 | | Proposed RD 33 has an African American voting-age |
8 | | population of 61.98%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
9 | | 11.7%, and an Asian voting-age population of 0.48%. |
10 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34 |
11 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 34 has a |
12 | | population of 95,793. Proposed RD 34 has a population of |
13 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
14 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
15 | | RD 34 is different in shape from current RD 34 due, in large |
16 | | part, to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
17 | | population of the district by 12,941. |
18 | | Of the population in proposed RD 34, 49.36% reside in |
19 | | current RD 34. It gains the population needed to meet the equal |
20 | | population number by extending further south, adding portions |
21 | | of Chicago's south suburbs and portions of eastern Will and |
22 | | Kankakee counties. In the Cook County portion of proposed RD |
23 | | 34, the borders closely resemble the borders of current RD 34 |
24 | | or follow major thoroughfares. Outside Cook County, proposed RD |
25 | | 34's borders follow township lines or natural boundaries, as |
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1 | | best as possible, deviating at points for purposes of equal |
2 | | population. |
3 | | Proposed RD 34 is made up of portions of the south side of |
4 | | Chicago, portions of Chicago's south suburbs, and portions of |
5 | | Will and Kankakee counties. As neighboring proposed |
6 | | representative districts in Chicago pushed southward and |
7 | | westward in response to population migration, the boundaries of |
8 | | proposed RD 34 followed suit, pushing slightly west from |
9 | | current RD 34 in Chicago. Proposed RD 34 includes portions of |
10 | | Burnham, Calumet City, and Lansing. Extending current RD 34 |
11 | | southward using these boundaries creates a logical path for |
12 | | adding the population needed while also allowing proposed RD 34 |
13 | | to preserve the core of current RD 34. |
14 | | Robert Starks, from the Harold Washington Institute for |
15 | | Research and Policy Studies, testified at the House |
16 | | Redistricting Hearing on April 20, 2011 at Chicago State |
17 | | University that too much of the African American population has |
18 | | left the city for the south and western suburbs. He stated that |
19 | | these relocated residents should be incorporated into existing |
20 | | African American districts or placed into coalition districts |
21 | | or influence districts. He wants to ensure African Americans |
22 | | have representation at all levels of the state legislature. |
23 | | Proposed RD 34 follows the migration of African Americans out |
24 | | of the south side of Chicago by adding pockets of African |
25 | | Americans in Crete Township in Will County and Ganeer Township |
26 | | in Kankakee County. |
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1 | | Additionally, with the closure of public housing units in |
2 | | south Chicago, many families relocated to the south suburbs, |
3 | | specifically in the areas contained in proposed RD 34. These |
4 | | individuals still have strong ties to the Chicago portion of |
5 | | proposed RD 34 in the churches they attend, their places of |
6 | | employment and banking. By moving proposed RD 34's southern |
7 | | border further south, it allows district residents who still |
8 | | have family and friends in Chicago to share the same |
9 | | representative. Robert Starks testified that African Americans |
10 | | who moved from Chicago to south and western suburbs should be |
11 | | incorporated into other African Americans districts, given |
12 | | that many African Americans who moved south and west out of the |
13 | | city did not move voluntarily, but instead were forced out as a |
14 | | result of the closure of public housing projects in the city. |
15 | | The Chicago boundaries of proposed RD 34 follow very |
16 | | closely to the boundaries of current RD 34 in its northern |
17 | | portion. Proposed RD 34 shifts slightly westward as neighboring |
18 | | representative districts to the east move westward in search of |
19 | | population. Proposed RD 34 also follows well-established |
20 | | roadways and other boundaries. On its western border, proposed |
21 | | RD 34 follows major roads such as the Dan Ryan Expressway and |
22 | | Cottage Grove Avenue, and a railroad. As proposed RD 34 extends |
23 | | southward into Chicago's south suburbs, the western boundary |
24 | | likewise shifts west, along the Shabonna Woods Forest Preserve |
25 | | and then follows the Bishop Ford Expressway/Interstate 394 |
26 | | southward to the Cook/Will county line. |
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1 | | The eastern border also closely resembles the boundaries of |
2 | | current RD 34, Route 20/12, a railroad, Torrence Avenue (which |
3 | | is one of the major roads in the Southland), Burnham Avenue, |
4 | | Interstate 80/294, the Lansing Woods Forest Preserve, and back |
5 | | down Torrence Avenue to the Cook/Will county line, at which |
6 | | point proposed RD 34 travels east to include a portion of Crete |
7 | | Township. |
8 | | In Will County, proposed RD 34 attempts to keep as many |
9 | | townships as possible intact. It splits Crete Township, |
10 | | following along Route 1/Dixie Highway (a heavily traveled road |
11 | | in the south suburbs), State Street, Burville Road, and the |
12 | | Bishop Ford Expressway/Interstate 394. This split is done for |
13 | | purposes of equal population, and it keeps the municipality of |
14 | | Crete almost solely within a neighboring representative |
15 | | district. Washington Township is split along West Eagle Lake |
16 | | Road and Route 1/Dixie Highway to add population from a portion |
17 | | of Beecher, then along West Beecher Road, splitting York |
18 | | Township, leaving the majority of Peotone, and the portion that |
19 | | may make up the proposed South Suburban Airport, in the |
20 | | Kankakee County-based proposed RD 79. In Kankakee County, |
21 | | proposed RD 34 almost exclusively travels along township lines |
22 | | to include Manteno, Sumner, and Yellowhead townships. Where the |
23 | | southern boundary of proposed RD 34 follows mostly along the |
24 | | Kankakee River, it splits Ganeer Township to include a |
25 | | concentration of African Americans residents. Proposed RD 34 |
26 | | includes almost all of Momence and continues its southern |
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1 | | border along the Kankakee River. The municipalities in proposed |
2 | | RD 34 are kept mostly intact, except for Peotone and virtually |
3 | | all of Bourbonnais, which are split along township lines and |
4 | | geographic boundaries. |
5 | | Socioeconomically, the north and south ends of proposed RD |
6 | | 34 are very similar to each other. While there are pockets of |
7 | | low-income households in the Riverdale, Grand Crossing, |
8 | | Chatham, and South Deering neighborhoods in Chicago and Ford |
9 | | Heights in the south suburbs, the rest of proposed RD 34 is |
10 | | predominantly lower-middle income to middle income. |
11 | | While proposed RD 34 contains several major interstates and |
12 | | highways, it also has numerous railroads. Proposed RD 34 |
13 | | contains a section of the Metra Electric line that allows daily |
14 | | commuters from the south suburbs to travel to and from Chicago. |
15 | | The City of New Orleans Amtrak line passes through the district |
16 | | as well as a number of major commercial lines that link |
17 | | Chicago's industrial areas to intermodal yards and main lines |
18 | | allowing freight to be shipped to the East and West coasts. The |
19 | | residents of proposed RD 34 share a common interest in ensuring |
20 | | that rail service is provided and maintained within the region. |
21 | | Proposed RD 34 follows the migration of African Americans |
22 | | out of the southside of Chicago and links them with segments of |
23 | | African-Americans in Crete Township and Ganeer Township in |
24 | | Kankakee County. |
25 | | The incumbent has served this district for 16 years, and |
26 | | the northern portion of proposed RD 34 is preserved, allowing |
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1 | | for the maintenance of the incumbent-constituent relationship |
2 | | at least to that extent. The ability to retain more of current |
3 | | RD 34's core is frustrated by the need to add almost 13,000 in |
4 | | population to ensure equal population, as well as the fact that |
5 | | searching for population from adjacent districts to the east, |
6 | | west, and north would entail removing population from districts |
7 | | that likewise have suffered population losses of over 10,000 |
8 | | each. (The lone exception is a miniscule shared border with |
9 | | proposed RD 5, which suffered a population loss of over 6,000.) |
10 | | The logical expansion is southward, especially given that this |
11 | | movement follows the population migration. This expansion |
12 | | leads to the addition of mostly Caucasian and Hispanic voters. |
13 | | As a result, proposed RD 34's African-American voting-age |
14 | | population, which under current RD 34 started in 2001 at over |
15 | | 68% and had climbed to almost 75% under the 2010 census, |
16 | | dropped almost seventeen percent under proposed RD 34. The |
17 | | partisan advantage for the incumbent drops significantly but |
18 | | remains strong. |
19 | | Proposed RD 34 would include an African American voting-age |
20 | | population of 58.13%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
21 | | 6.50%, and an Asian voting-age population of 0.35%. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 35 |
23 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 35 has a |
24 | | population of 105,864. Proposed RD 35 has a population of |
25 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
2 | | RD 35 is different in shape from current RD 35 due, in part, to |
3 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
4 | | of the district. |
5 | | Proposed RD 35, located in Cook County, has 49.36% of its |
6 | | residents from current RD 35. While allowing surrounding |
7 | | districts to gain population, proposed RD 35 maintains its |
8 | | general shape, and expands into the northeast and southwest to |
9 | | increase the necessary population. The east end of proposed RD |
10 | | 35 maintains similar boundaries as current RD 35. As with |
11 | | current RD 35, proposed RD 35 contains parts of Chicago |
12 | | neighborhoods of Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park. |
13 | | Proposed RD 35 expands into portions of Auburn Gresham and |
14 | | Washington Heights in order to gain population. |
15 | | Moving west vertically, proposed RD 35 follows similar |
16 | | patterns as current RD 35 through the city of Merrionette Park |
17 | | and parts of the cities of Alsip, Oak Lawn, Worth, Palos Park |
18 | | and Palos Heights. In order to pick up the necessary |
19 | | population, proposed RD 35 expands further into the southwest |
20 | | suburbs and includes most of the city of Orland Park and all of |
21 | | Orland Hills. The section of proposed RD 35 moving westward |
22 | | narrows when compared to current RD 35 to accommodate the need |
23 | | for more increasing population in neighboring proposed RDs 28 |
24 | | and 36. Proposed RD 35 splits three townships (current RD 35 |
25 | | splits four) and has two entire cities and seven split cities |
26 | | (current RD 35 has ten split cities). |
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1 | | The townships and municipalities within proposed RD 35 are |
2 | | united by common socioeconomic characteristics associated with |
3 | | the southwest Chicago land area. The majority of residents |
4 | | within these places are single-family homeowners who move into |
5 | | these communities to take advantage of their housing values, |
6 | | quality schools, and low crime rates. Many residents live in |
7 | | the southwest part of the city of Chicago because they want to |
8 | | be in a more "suburban" setting rather than a more urban area. |
9 | | Many of the residents of the suburban townships have either |
10 | | moved form Chicago themselves or are the children of former |
11 | | Chicago residents. Outside of the African-American communities |
12 | | in the northeast corner of the district, most of the residents |
13 | | are of Irish, Polish, or Italian decent. |
14 | | Proposed RD 35 includes portions of Chicago Wards 19 and |
15 | | 20, including the neighborhoods of Auburn-Gresham, Washington |
16 | | Heights, Beverly, Morgan Park, and Mount Greenwood to increase |
17 | | population, while preserving communities of interest in |
18 | | neighboring districts. As with current RD 35, proposed RD 35 |
19 | | contains the majority of the community of Beverly and Mount |
20 | | Greenwood. Beverly and Mount Greenwood represent a racially |
21 | | mixed community of interest with a high percentage of home |
22 | | owners who work for Chicago governmental agencies, including |
23 | | residents serving as police officers, fire fighters, and |
24 | | paramedics. These homeowners reside in Beverly because of the |
25 | | quality of homes, lower crime rates and better schools than |
26 | | many other Chicago neighborhoods. These residents have similar |
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1 | | transportation patterns, and use the Dan Ryan Expressway or the |
2 | | Metra Rock Island commuter train route to access downtown |
3 | | Chicago. |
4 | | The Chicago residency requirement also ties the eastern |
5 | | portion of the district with the western suburban portion |
6 | | through the migration of retired city workers who have trended |
7 | | further into the southwest suburbs of Orland, Palos and Tinley |
8 | | Park after they are no longer bound by residency. |
9 | | The narrow middle portion of proposed RD 35 maintains the |
10 | | core of suburban communities that are within current RD 35 |
11 | | while expanding southwest into Orland Park and Orland Hills. |
12 | | The suburban section of the district has similar household |
13 | | incomes between $44,000 and $99,000. The western section of the |
14 | | district contains the vast majority of Orland Park and all of |
15 | | Orland Hills. The Cook County border serves as the western |
16 | | border for the district. |
17 | | Religion is another binding factor between the Chicago |
18 | | portion of proposed RD 35 to the east and the suburban portion |
19 | | to the west. Beverly and Mount Greenwood are home to a number |
20 | | of Catholic parishes. Many of these Catholic residents, |
21 | | especially older or retired residents, move south and west when |
22 | | they are no longer bound by Chicago residency requirements, or |
23 | | to take advantage of the additional space, larger homes and |
24 | | backyards, and quieter quality of life in the suburbs. Many of |
25 | | these residents who have migrated from Beverly and Mount |
26 | | Greenwood into Palos and Orland Townships also populate several |
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1 | | Catholic churches throughout the suburbs. |
2 | | Major roads in proposed RD 35 include I-294, which runs |
3 | | through the narrow vertical center of the district and provides |
4 | | access to the City of Chicago and northwest suburbs going |
5 | | north, and to I-80 going south which provides access to Joliet |
6 | | and I-57, both of which are used by trades and local businesses |
7 | | to access collar counties. Southwest Highway which begins on |
8 | | 95th Street in the neighboring RD 36 provides easy access into |
9 | | the Palos / Orland area and allows for easy travel between the |
10 | | east and west sections of RD 35. In the western portion of the |
11 | | district, Route 45 and Route 6 / 159th Street are major artery |
12 | | streets that intersect at the southern end of the western |
13 | | portion of the district. |
14 | | A majority of the population within proposed RD 35 resides |
15 | | in current RD 35. The current partisan composition of proposed |
16 | | RD 35 is slightly higher than the current composition of |
17 | | current RD 35. |
18 | | Proposed RD 35 has an African American voting-age |
19 | | population of 16.44%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
20 | | 5.83%, and an Asian voting-age population of 2.65%. |
21 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 36 |
22 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 36 has a |
23 | | population of 103,284. Proposed RD 36 has a population of |
24 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
25 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
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1 | | RD 36 is different in shape from current RD 36 due, in part, to |
2 | | population shifts, the need to increase the total population of |
3 | | the district by 5,450, and efforts to preserve communities of |
4 | | interest. |
5 | | Of the population in proposed RD 36, 62.73% reside in |
6 | | current RD 36. Proposed RD 36 moves south and west of current |
7 | | RD 36 to gain needed population while respecting the population |
8 | | requirements of adjoining districts. Adjoining RD 31 is an |
9 | | African American majority district, which had to start moving |
10 | | west to increase population and remain within Cook County. The |
11 | | densest African American communities in proposed RD 31 are in |
12 | | the 17th, 18th, and 21st Chicago Wards. Proposed RD 36 |
13 | | transfers portions of Chicago Wards 18 and 21 in the |
14 | | northeastern portion of current RD 36 to proposed RD 36. These |
15 | | portions have a high density of African American communities |
16 | | and are therefore included in proposed RD 31 in order to |
17 | | solidify the communities of interest and preserve proposed RD |
18 | | 31 as an African American majority district. |
19 | | Like current RD 36, proposed RD 36 is entirely within Cook |
20 | | County and centers around Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn. Proposed |
21 | | RD 36 adds portions of Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge and Palos Hills |
22 | | (all in current RD 36) and expands to include sections of Worth |
23 | | and Palos Heights. Additional portions of the Chicago |
24 | | neighborhoods of Beverly and Mount Greenwood are also included |
25 | | in RD 36. The western border of proposed RD 36 expands to the |
26 | | Cook County border, in part to accommodate for population loss |
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1 | | in the east. A significant section of the western portion is |
2 | | within a forest preserve located in Lyons Township. Proposed RD |
3 | | 36 expanded into much of the township to reach pockets of |
4 | | population surrounding the forest preserve, both north (Willow |
5 | | Springs) and south (Palos Park). Much of the suburban area |
6 | | added to proposed RD 36 is socioeconomically and |
7 | | demographically similar to other portions of current and |
8 | | proposed RD 36. The median income ranges from $44,000 to |
9 | | $99,000, which is similar to current RD 36. |
10 | | Current and proposed RD 36 has a significant number of |
11 | | persons who identify with the Catholic Church or choose to send |
12 | | their children to neighborhood Catholic Schools. Brother Rice |
13 | | High School and Mother McAuley High School remain in proposed |
14 | | RD 36 at the confluence of Chicago, Evergreen Park and Oak |
15 | | Lawn. Many residents have ties to these schools that last long |
16 | | after their children have graduated. |
17 | | Proposed RD 36 is tied to Chicago's downtown, where many |
18 | | work and seek entertainment, via Metra's South West Service |
19 | | train line which runs through the heart of the district. |
20 | | Downtown Chicago is also easily accessed by automobile via the |
21 | | Interstate System. Interstate 294 also runs through proposed RD |
22 | | 36. Interstates 55, 57, 80 and 94 are all nearby and accessible |
23 | | via on ramps or from Interstate 294. |
24 | | Proposed RD 36 maintains a majority of the core from |
25 | | current RD 36. The partisan advantage in favor of the incumbent |
26 | | is lower than current RD 36. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 36 has an African American voting-age |
2 | | population of 12.21%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 8.7%, |
3 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 2.23%. |
4 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 37 |
5 | | Proposed RD 37 contains 108,734, the equal-population |
6 | | target, and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
7 | | vote" principle. Several districts shifted due to population |
8 | | issues, and thus proposed RD 37 contains portions of 3 current |
9 | | representative districts. |
10 | | Proposed RD 37 is located in Cook and Will counties and |
11 | | contains portions of current RD's 37 and 81. Proposed RD 37 |
12 | | lies mainly within the suburbs of Will County, with a small |
13 | | portion of Cook County. Proposed RD 37 contains portions New |
14 | | Lenox, Frankfort, Homer, and Orland Townships. Portions of the |
15 | | following communities are located within proposed RD 37: |
16 | | Mokena, Tinley Park, Frankfort Square, New Lenox, Frankfort, |
17 | | Orland Park, Homer Glen, Lockport, and Joliet. Proposed RD 37 |
18 | | unites communities that are demographically and culturally |
19 | | similar to towns that are part of current and proposed RD 37, |
20 | | including Homer Glen, Joliet, Lockport, Orland Park, and New |
21 | | Lenox. On its western edge, the proposed RD 37 observes the |
22 | | same boundary line that existed between the current RD 37 and |
23 | | adjacent current RD 85 and current RD 86. This ensures that |
24 | | sections can be preserved in those proposed neighboring |
25 | | districts, as well. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 37 is fairly economically homogeneous, with |
2 | | median annual income falling in the $85,000.01 - $115,000 |
3 | | range, save for a smaller and wealthier section of southwestern |
4 | | Mokena. Proposed RD 37 is unified by its major transportation |
5 | | corridors, Interstate 80, which runs through the middle, |
6 | | Interstate 355, which connects New Lenox to the western |
7 | | suburbs, and major north-south roads traversing the district, |
8 | | including (from east to west) 80th Avenue, LaGrange Road (US |
9 | | 45), Wolf Road, Cedar Road, Cougar Road, and Farrell Road |
10 | | Lincoln Highway (US 30) runs along the southern border. Metra's |
11 | | Rock Island commuter rail line, which connects Joliet to |
12 | | downtown Chicago, crosses the entirety of the district with |
13 | | stops in New Lenox, Mokena, Hickory Creek, and Tinley Park. The |
14 | | commuters who use this line create a community of interest. |
15 | | A majority of the population within proposed RD 37 resides |
16 | | within current RD 81, the incumbent's current district. |
17 | | Proposed RD 37 keeps the incumbent within the core of the |
18 | | district, thus preserving incumbent-constituent relationships |
19 | | developed over the past 7 election cycles. However, the |
20 | | partisan composition of proposed RD 37 is slightly lower than |
21 | | the incumbent's current district. |
22 | | Proposed RD 37 contains an African American voting-age |
23 | | population of 1.36%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 4.61%, |
24 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 2.71%. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 38 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 38 has a |
2 | | population of 111,279. Proposed RD 38 has a population of |
3 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
5 | | RD 38 is different in shape from current RD 38 due, in part, to |
6 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
7 | | of the district by 2,545. |
8 | | Compared to current RD 38, proposed RD 38 shifts to the |
9 | | west. One reason for this shift is the southward and westward |
10 | | push of surrounding districts that need to gain population. |
11 | | Despite proposed RD 38's move west, 65.66% of the population is |
12 | | in current RD 38. The northeast corner of the district is |
13 | | slightly reduced and the eastern border moves west. The |
14 | | northeast corner contains a staircase shaped boundary that |
15 | | almost exactly follows the border line of Hazel Crest and |
16 | | Homewood. The northwest boundary of the district is extended |
17 | | north, mainly to achieve equal population. The southwest border |
18 | | of proposed RD 38 remains the same as current RD 38. As in |
19 | | current RD 38, proposed RD 38 represents portions of the |
20 | | communities of Country Club Hills, Flossmoor, Olympia Fields, |
21 | | Park Forest, Hazel Crest, Markham, Matteson, Richton Park, |
22 | | Harvey, Frankfort and Oak Forest. Proposed RD 38 adds the |
23 | | communities of Tinley Park and Frankfort Square. |
24 | | The residents of the communities within proposed RD 38 |
25 | | share many common characteristics. As a whole, proposed RD 38 |
26 | | is a largely middle income district with a median income range |
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1 | | of $65,000 to $85,000 per year. Although there are minor |
2 | | variances within the district, this range is noticeably higher |
3 | | than districts to the north and east, while it is lower than |
4 | | those in districts to the south and west. Proposed RD 38 |
5 | | creates a community of interest containing upwardly mobile, |
6 | | middle class minorities. The additional population from Tinley |
7 | | Park and Frankfort Square share some socioeconomic |
8 | | similarities with the residents of Olympia Fields in terms of |
9 | | their median income of $85,000-$115,000 per year. |
10 | | Similar to current RD 38, proposed RD 38 includes a large |
11 | | Cook County forest preserve area and preserves the Interstate |
12 | | 57 and Interstate 80 corridors at the heart of the district. |
13 | | These roadways are a major source of commerce, allow local |
14 | | residents to reach their destinations with ease, and will be a |
15 | | driving factor in job growth. |
16 | | Despite the westward shift of proposed RD 38 to accommodate |
17 | | the population needs of surrounding districts, proposed RD 38 |
18 | | maintains the core and shape of current RD 38 and preserves the |
19 | | relationship between this five-year incumbent and many of his |
20 | | constituents. Proposed RD 38's African-American voting-age |
21 | | population drops substantially from the 2010 census figures for |
22 | | current RD 38, which was 71 percent. The partisan advantage to |
23 | | the incumbent drops as well but remains strong. |
24 | | Proposed RD 38 has an African American voting-age |
25 | | population of 51.14%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
26 | | 4.15%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.95%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 39 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 39 has a |
3 | | population of 95,126. Proposed RD 39 has a population of |
4 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
5 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
6 | | RD 39 is different in shape from current RD 39 due, in part, to |
7 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
8 | | of the district by 13,608. |
9 | | Proposed RD 39 contains portions of current RD's 3, 14, 19, |
10 | | 39, and 40. Of its population, 58.53% reside in current RD 39. |
11 | | To achieve equal population, the western half of current RD 39 |
12 | | shifts north and west, the northern boundary in the eastern |
13 | | half shifts south, and the southern boundary shifts slightly |
14 | | north. Proposed RD 39 lies entirely within Cook County on |
15 | | Chicago's Northwest Side. |
16 | | The major boundary streets in proposed RD 39 include Irving |
17 | | Park Road and West Belle Plaine to the north, Fullerton and |
18 | | Armitage Avenues to the south, Western Avenue to the east, |
19 | | Melvina and Austin Avenues to the west, and Milwaukee and Barry |
20 | | Avenues to the north. Other major arterial streets running |
21 | | north-south include Central Avenue, Laramie Avenue, Cicero |
22 | | Avenue, Pulaski Road, and Kedzie Avenue. The streets running |
23 | | east-west are Fullerton Avenue, Diversey Avenue, Belmont |
24 | | Avenue, Addison Street and Irving Park Road. |
25 | | Portions of the following Chicago wards are located in |
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1 | | proposed RD 39: 45, 1, 26, 30, 31, 35, and 38. The majority of |
2 | | split wards found in current RD 39 are also found in proposed |
3 | | RD 39: wards 1, 26, 30, 31, and 35. As with current RD 39, |
4 | | proposed RD 39 includes split Cook County Board districts 8 and |
5 | | 12. |
6 | | Proposed RD 39 includes portions of the following |
7 | | neighborhoods: Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Avondale, Logan Square |
8 | | (all of which are found in part within current RD 39), Portage |
9 | | Park, and Irving Park. These neighborhoods are either |
10 | | predominantly Hispanic or have growing Hispanic populations. |
11 | | On the western border, proposed RD 39 includes an eight-block |
12 | | section of the Dunning neighborhood, half of which is made up |
13 | | of the campus and playing field of the Chicago Academy |
14 | | elementary and high schools, which serve residents from |
15 | | proposed RD 39. Residents in proposed RD 39 are linked by the |
16 | | Logan Square Boulevards Historic District and the Six Corners |
17 | | shopping district, which are preserved within proposed RD 39. |
18 | | Residents of proposed RD 39 have many public transportation |
19 | | options, including the CTA Blue Line, which runs from suburban |
20 | | Park Forest through downtown Chicago and out to O'Hare airport, |
21 | | with a stop in the district at Irving Park; multiple CTA bus |
22 | | routes, connecting to commuter rail and other routes; and the |
23 | | Metra commuter railroad's Milwaukee District/North Line, which |
24 | | begins in Chicago and ends in north suburban Fox Lake near the |
25 | | Wisconsin border, runs on a northwest to southeast diagonal and |
26 | | stops in the district at the Grayland station. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 39 is primarily made up of middle-income |
2 | | households with a median income of between $45,000 and $70,000. |
3 | | There is a segment of upper-middle income households in the |
4 | | northwestern section of proposed RD 39, east of Cicero Avenue |
5 | | and north of Addison Street and east of Austin Avenue and north |
6 | | of Addison Street, and sections of households earning under |
7 | | $45,000. Generally, proposed RD 39 remains similar |
8 | | socioeconomically. |
9 | | Proposed RD 39 has an African American voting-age |
10 | | population of 3.16%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
11 | | 55.06%, and an Asian voting-age population of 3.46%. As |
12 | | Hispanic growth in Chicago is trending northwest, the district |
13 | | moves in that direction to keep this community of interest |
14 | | together and avoid diluting its voting strength, while gaining |
15 | | the necessary population. Proposed RD 39 extends northward on |
16 | | its northwest side to grab a portion of Kimball Avenue. This |
17 | | allows more Hispanic residents to be included in proposed RD |
18 | | 39, in response to expert and legal testimony provided at the |
19 | | House Redistricting hearing on May 24, 2011. |
20 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 40 |
21 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 40 has a |
22 | | population of 92,752. Proposed RD 40 has a population of |
23 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
24 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
25 | | RD 40 is different in shape from current RD 40 due, in part, to |
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1 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
2 | | of the district by 15,982. |
3 | | Of the population in proposed RD 40, 71.57% reside in |
4 | | current RD 40. Changes were made in part to meet the equal |
5 | | population requirement, make the district more compact, and |
6 | | maintain communities of interest in the district. Portions of |
7 | | current RD 40 extending to the southwest and southeast were |
8 | | eliminated. The southern border of the district was extended to |
9 | | encompass the Avondale neighborhood, and the western border was |
10 | | extended to take in more of Irving Park and a portion of |
11 | | Portage Park. |
12 | | Most of the western, northern and eastern borders are |
13 | | nearly identical. To accommodate a general shift in urban |
14 | | population, small portions of current RD 40 along the northern |
15 | | and eastern borders were given to neighboring districts to |
16 | | increase their populations to meet equal population |
17 | | requirements. The western border of proposed RD 40 is expanded |
18 | | to add more of Chicago's 38th and 39th Wards, while adding a |
19 | | portion of the 45th Ward. |
20 | | The southwestern extension of the district was removed, |
21 | | making proposed RD 40 more compact. The southern boundary of |
22 | | proposed RD 40 is extended to encompass the majority of the |
23 | | Avondale neighborhood to protect this community of interest. |
24 | | This also allows proposed RD 40 to incorporate more of the 35th |
25 | | Ward. |
26 | | As with current RD 40, proposed RD 40 is entirely with the |
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1 | | City of Chicago. Proposed RD 40 contains portions of Wards 1, |
2 | | 30, 33, 35, 38, 39, and 45. To make the district more compact, |
3 | | portions of the 30th and 38th Ward in current RD 40's southwest |
4 | | side and the 31st Ward are removed. Current RD 40 and proposed |
5 | | RD 40 both contain portions of Cook County Board Districts 8 |
6 | | and 12. |
7 | | The northern border of current RD 40 is substantially |
8 | | maintained to preserve the Albany Park Neighborhood. Albany |
9 | | Park has one of the highest foreign-born populations in the |
10 | | city and is the third most diverse zip code in the country with |
11 | | more than 40 languages spoken in the area's public schools. |
12 | | Residents are from regions of Central America, South America, |
13 | | Eastern Europe, India, Southeast Asia and Eastern Asia. At the |
14 | | April 21, 2011 Redistricting Hearing in Chicago-Downtown, |
15 | | Hyeyoung Lee of Korean American Community Services testified |
16 | | that Albany Park residents with roots in Korea and other parts |
17 | | of Asia have shared cultural and social similarities and |
18 | | contributed to the redevelopment of Lawrence Avenue into a |
19 | | commercial corridor. This community of interest along Lawrence |
20 | | Avenue within the Albany Park Neighborhood has been preserved |
21 | | in a single district within proposed RD 40 in the same manner |
22 | | that it is in current RD 40. |
23 | | The middle section of proposed RD 40 contains the Irving |
24 | | Park Neighborhood. The majority of the Irving Park Neighborhood |
25 | | is within proposed RD 40, including small portions of the Old |
26 | | Irving Park Neighborhood west of Pulaski. This neighborhood was |
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1 | | originally settled by European immigrants in the early 1900s, |
2 | | but is now predominantly Hispanic. The European history and |
3 | | development along Irving Park Road and Montrose Avenue, |
4 | | combined with the growing Hispanic community in this |
5 | | neighborhood, ensure this community of interest is maintained |
6 | | within proposed RD 40 in the same manner as current RD 40. |
7 | | Proposed RD 40 preserves almost all the Avondale |
8 | | neighborhood within the borders of proposed RD 40 by extending |
9 | | the southern boundary of the district approximately four blocks |
10 | | to the south. This neighborhood community of interest is |
11 | | located between Addison Street and Diversey Avenue. Avondale |
12 | | was originally settled by blue-collar European immigrants of |
13 | | mostly Polish, German and Scandinavian descent, but has seen |
14 | | steady increases in its Hispanic population. The Avondale |
15 | | community of interest is almost entirely within proposed RD 40 |
16 | | now that the southern border of the district has extended |
17 | | south. |
18 | | Proposed RD 40 is more compact than current RD 40, because |
19 | | it includes fewer portions of the Portage Park neighborhood and |
20 | | no longer includes the North Center and Lincoln Park |
21 | | neighborhoods. |
22 | | Proposed RD 40 contains a majority of the core from current |
23 | | RD 40. The partisan composition is nearly identical to the |
24 | | composition of current RD 40. |
25 | | Proposed RD 40 has an African American voting-age |
26 | | population of 3.80%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
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1 | | 48.96%, and an Asian voting-age population of 9.04%. |
2 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 41 |
3 | | Proposed RD 41 has a population of 108,734, the |
4 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
5 | | "one person, one vote" principle. To ensure the preservation of |
6 | | equal representation and to create compact, contiguous |
7 | | representative districts that reflect the interest of the |
8 | | populations, several districts are rearranged to accurately |
9 | | reflect the 2010 census data. Proposed RD 41 is a composite |
10 | | district made up of portions of current RDs 48, 85, 95, and 96. |
11 | | Proposed RD 41 contains a majority of current RD 96 and |
12 | | strengthens it by adding more of its core municipality. |
13 | | Proposed RD 41 is very similar in shape to current RD 96. |
14 | | Proposed RD 41 loses population by receding completely from the |
15 | | city of Aurora but gains population to the north by adding more |
16 | | of Warrenville and to the west by adding more of Naperville. In |
17 | | doing so, proposed RD 41 becomes essentially a Naperville-based |
18 | | district, encompassing almost the entire municipality and |
19 | | portions of Warrenville. The core of proposed RD 41 is |
20 | | Naperville, which is similar to current RD 96, but including |
21 | | more of Naperville allows proposed RD 41 to be more |
22 | | Naperville-centric and focus more on the issues and concerns of |
23 | | the municipality and Warrenville. |
24 | | Proposed RD 41 includes almost the same Will County portion |
25 | | of the municipality of Naperville, with boundaries essentially |
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1 | | the same. Proposed RD 41 adds portions of two additional |
2 | | townships (Lisle Township in DuPage County and DuPage Township |
3 | | in Will County), but does so as part of proposed RD 41's |
4 | | expansion into the municipality of Naperville. Therefore, |
5 | | proposed RD 41 includes portions of five townships instead of |
6 | | three under current RD 96. |
7 | | The communities in proposed RD 41 are socioeconomically |
8 | | similar. Most of proposed RD 41 has a median income bracket of |
9 | | between $99,000 and $148,000. Slightly lower income areas exist |
10 | | around the northern end of Warrenville in the northern edge of |
11 | | the district and in a section of Naperville. |
12 | | Proposed RD 41 is located in the heart of the Illinois |
13 | | Research & Development Corridor formed by Interstate 88, which |
14 | | runs through proposed RD 41. Many business and corporations |
15 | | like Alcatel-Lucent, Edward Hospital, Nicor, and Tellabs |
16 | | contribute to the population of proposed RD 41 by housing their |
17 | | headquarters within the district. The BP Amoco Research Center |
18 | | is also partially in proposed RD 41, straddling the |
19 | | Naperville/Lisle township line. The Corridor helps to provide a |
20 | | community of interest of professionals within proposed RD 41. |
21 | | The DuPage River flows through the middle of proposed RD 41 |
22 | | and the main population center of Naperville, linking the |
23 | | district from top to bottom. The city of Naperville provides a |
24 | | River Trail for pedestrians and cyclists year-round. Along with |
25 | | the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve, the river helps |
26 | | provide Naperville and proposed RD 41 with recreational |
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1 | | opportunities and an awareness of environmental concerns, such |
2 | | as pollution, flooding, and water usage. |
3 | | A majority of the population within proposed RD 41 resides |
4 | | within current RD 96, the incumbent's current district. |
5 | | Proposed RD 41 keeps the incumbent with the core of the |
6 | | district, and is similar to the current partisan composition of |
7 | | current RD 41 as well as current RD 96. |
8 | | Proposed RD 41 contains an African American voting-age |
9 | | population of 4.01%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 5.72%, |
10 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 11.31%. |
11 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 42 |
12 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 42 has a |
13 | | population of 106,361. Proposed RD 42 has a population of |
14 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
15 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
16 | | To ensure the preservation of equal representation and to |
17 | | create compact, contiguous representative districts that |
18 | | reflect the interests of the populations, several |
19 | | representative districts are rearranged to accurately reflect |
20 | | the 2010 census data. Current RDs 42, 45, 48, and 95 need to |
21 | | gain additional population to meet the equal-population |
22 | | target; whereas neighboring current RDs 55, 84, 85, and 96 all |
23 | | dramatically gained population over the last 10 years. Thus, |
24 | | proposed RD 42 is significantly different from current RD 42 |
25 | | due in part to the need to add population to the district, |
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1 | | account for population shifts in neighboring districts, and |
2 | | ensure all districts have equal population. |
3 | | Proposed RD 42 is located wholly in DuPage County, and its |
4 | | population includes 44.79% of current RD 95, as well as |
5 | | portions of current RDs 48, 45, 55, and RD 42. It contains |
6 | | portions of the townships of Winfield, Wayne, Bloomingdale, |
7 | | Milton, and Lisle, and municipalities of Winfield, Wheaton, |
8 | | Carol Stream, Lisle, Naperville, West Chicago, and |
9 | | Warrenville. The boundaries of proposed RD 42 follow along |
10 | | township lines, well-known roads in DuPage County, waterways |
11 | | and, a rail line bordering the Fermi National Accelerator |
12 | | Laboratory on the west side of the district. |
13 | | Proposed RD 42 is a strong professional community with |
14 | | socioeconomic similarities. A majority of proposed RD 42 has a |
15 | | median income range of between $99,000 and $148,000. Proposed |
16 | | RD 42 includes Illinois Benedictine University and open space |
17 | | recreational land, including Timber Ridge County Forest |
18 | | Preserve, Kline Creek Farm of DuPage County Forest Preserve, |
19 | | Blackwell County Forest Preserve, Danada Forest Preserve, and |
20 | | Morton Arboretum. Proposed RD 42 is united by its proximity to |
21 | | open space recreational land. |
22 | | The current political composition of proposed RD 42 |
23 | | slightly increases the partisan advantage for the incumbent. |
24 | | Proposed RD 42 has an African American voting-age |
25 | | population of 3.54%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 8.53%, |
26 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 7.80%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 43 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 43 has a |
3 | | population of 108,419. Proposed RD 43 has a population of |
4 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
5 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. The very |
6 | | minor differences in shape between proposed and current RD 43 |
7 | | are due to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
8 | | population of the district. |
9 | | Of the population in proposed RD 43, 95.87% reside in |
10 | | current RD 43. The northern border (McHenry-Kane County line) |
11 | | and the eastern border on the north half (Cook-Kane County |
12 | | line) of current RD 43 remain the same in proposed RD 43. The |
13 | | southern half of the eastern border of proposed RD 43 is very |
14 | | similar to current RD 43 with three small census tract |
15 | | additions. The southern border of proposed RD 43 also remains |
16 | | the same as current RD 43. The biggest changes in proposed RD |
17 | | 43 occur on the western border. In the southern part of |
18 | | proposed RD 43, the district is extended west to include more |
19 | | of the City of Elgin so that the center of the population of |
20 | | the city is preserved and to add a growing Hispanic |
21 | | neighborhood, thereby keeping the community of interest more |
22 | | intact. The most significant change from current RD 43 is the |
23 | | removal of three precincts along the Fox River in the northern |
24 | | part of the district, one in downtown Carpentersville and two |
25 | | in East Dundee to reach the target population. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 43 is split between Cook and Kane Counties with |
2 | | most of the district remaining in Kane County, just as it is in |
3 | | current RD 43. The same areas of Cook County in current RD 43 |
4 | | are included in proposed RD 43. As it is in current RD 43, |
5 | | proposed RD 43 is split between three townships, Dundee and |
6 | | Elgin Townships in Kane County and Hanover Township in Cook |
7 | | County. Like current RD 43, the City of Elgin makes up the core |
8 | | of proposed RD 43, including the section of the city that is in |
9 | | Cook County and all of proposed RD 43 south of I-90 except for |
10 | | a small section of South Elgin at the very southernmost tip of |
11 | | proposed RD 43, which is also in current RD 43. Proposed RD 43 |
12 | | north of I-90 includes parts of East Dundee, Carpentersville |
13 | | and Barrington Hills. The Barrington Hills split in proposed RD |
14 | | 43 remains the same as it is in current RD 43. The sections of |
15 | | Carpentersville and East Dundee are removed in proposed RD 43 |
16 | | to reach the target population. |
17 | | Similar to current RD 43, proposed RD 43 splits several |
18 | | Kane and Cook County Board Districts. The splits in both |
19 | | counties occur to preserve the shape of current RD 43 as much |
20 | | as possible. Proposed RD 43 splits Community Unit School |
21 | | District 300, Barrington School District 200 and School |
22 | | District U-46, and the same splits occur in current RD 43. Just |
23 | | as it is in current RD 43, most of proposed RD 43 remains in the |
24 | | Elgin Community College District, but the northern most tip of |
25 | | proposed RD 43 remains in the Harper College District. |
26 | | Proposed RD 43 is drawn to preserve the downtown area of |
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1 | | Elgin and contains Elgin City Hall, The Centre of Elgin, the |
2 | | Gail Borden Library, the historical districts of Elgin, and |
3 | | Elgin Community College. Most of proposed RD 43 has a median |
4 | | income in the $44,000 to $70,000 with some areas in East Dundee |
5 | | and on the edges of Elgin in the $70,000 to $90,000 range. |
6 | | The Fox River, which runs north to south through the center |
7 | | of proposed RD 43, just as it does in current RD 43, is a major |
8 | | landmark and attracts residential population as well as |
9 | | commercial developments and tourism. Like current RD 43, |
10 | | proposed RD 43 contains mostly densely populated urban areas, |
11 | | but there are some forest and open land areas along the Fox |
12 | | River. |
13 | | Proposed RD 43 contains almost the entire core of current |
14 | | RD 43. There is a slight increase in the partisan advantage for |
15 | | the incumbent compared to current RD 43. |
16 | | Proposed RD 43 has an African American voting-age |
17 | | population of 7.10%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
18 | | 48.31%, and an Asian voting-age population of 3.89%. |
19 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 44 |
20 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 44 has a |
21 | | population of 113,164. Proposed RD 44 has a population of |
22 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
23 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
24 | | RD 44 is different in shape from current RD 44 due, in part, to |
25 | | population shifts and the need to decrease the total population |
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1 | | of the district by 4,430. |
2 | | Of the population in proposed RD 44, 98.70% reside in |
3 | | current RD 44. Like current RD 44, proposed RD 44 is entirely |
4 | | within Cook County and Hanover and Schaumburg townships. |
5 | | Proposed RD 44 loses portions of the southeastern corner of |
6 | | current RD 44 due in part to population issues and an attempt |
7 | | to keep communities of interest intact within proposed RD 56. |
8 | | This keeps the southwestern areas of Schaumburg within one |
9 | | representative district (currently represented by 2 |
10 | | districts). The result is that the portions of Schaumburg CCSD |
11 | | 54 within current RD 44 are included in proposed RD 56, rather |
12 | | than proposed RD 44. With this change, proposed RD 44 is mainly |
13 | | within School District U-46. This also places a currently split |
14 | | precinct (Schaumburg 16) entirely within proposed RD 56 and |
15 | | straightens the border between proposed RD 44 and proposed RD |
16 | | 56. |
17 | | The remainder of proposed RD 44's eastern border is |
18 | | unchanged from current RD 44, with the exception of a single |
19 | | precinct in Schaumburg that is added for equal population |
20 | | purposes. Adding this precinct in northwestern Schaumburg to |
21 | | proposed RD 44 makes sense since a sizable portion of this area |
22 | | of Schaumburg is within current RD 44 and proposed RD 44. |
23 | | Under proposed RD 44, the northern border of current RD 44 |
24 | | remains unchanged, heading west to Barrington Road. At this |
25 | | point, the northern boundary of proposed RD 44 heads south then |
26 | | west again down Shoe Factory Road which runs through an |
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1 | | unpopulated forest preserve. At Beverly Road, the border heads |
2 | | north again to Interstate 90 and continues west as with current |
3 | | RD 44. The only change, in terms of population, along the |
4 | | northern border from current RD 44 and proposed RD 44 is |
5 | | immediately east of Beverly Road where a pocket of population |
6 | | is removed from current RD 44 due to the need to achieve equal |
7 | | population. |
8 | | The western border of proposed RD 44 is mainly unchanged |
9 | | under proposed RD 44 with the exception of a handful of |
10 | | adjustments to achieve equal population. The southern border of |
11 | | current RD 44 is also unchanged except for two minor |
12 | | adjustments. The first adjustment made under proposed RD 44 |
13 | | incorporates the only pocket north of Lake Street not in |
14 | | current RD 44. Adding this area not only straightens out the |
15 | | border but adds pockets of Hispanic population to the Hispanic |
16 | | population that lives in the nearby Village of Streamwood. The |
17 | | other adjustment along the southern border adds a small |
18 | | population to help proposed RD 44 achieve equal population. |
19 | | Proposed RD 44 maintains a substantial core of current RD |
20 | | 44 and preserves incumbent-constituent relationships developed |
21 | | over the past 2 election cycles. The current partisan |
22 | | composition is very similar to the current composition under |
23 | | current RD 44. |
24 | | Proposed RD 44 has an Asian voting-age population of |
25 | | 18.35%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 23.04%, and an |
26 | | African American voting-age population of 4.57%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 45 |
2 | | Proposed RD 45 contains 108,734, the equal-population |
3 | | target, and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
4 | | vote" principle. Several districts shifted due to population |
5 | | issues, and thus proposed RD 45 contains portions of three |
6 | | current representative districts. Proposed RD 45 is located in |
7 | | Cook and DuPage counties and its population contains 48.78% of |
8 | | current RD 55 and portions of current RDs 45, 46, and 56. |
9 | | Proposed RD 45 is a new district in the northwest suburbs |
10 | | of Chicago located largely in DuPage County with a small |
11 | | portion in Cook County. It contains, from east to west, |
12 | | portions of current RDs 46, 45, 56, and 55. |
13 | | Proposed RD 45 includes territory west of O'Hare |
14 | | International Airport and shares its eastern border with |
15 | | proposed RD 77. Proposed RD 45 runs just south of the Cook |
16 | | County border from the area surrounding Chicago O'Hare |
17 | | International Airport in Wood Dale west to Bartlett, with |
18 | | adjustments in the communities of Hanover Park and Roselle so |
19 | | that neighboring districts can achieve equal population. |
20 | | Proposed RD 45 contains all or the majority of a number of |
21 | | municipalities. Itasca is entirely within proposed RD 45. The |
22 | | majority of Wood Dale, Bloomingdale and Bartlett are within the |
23 | | district, as are portions of Addison, Roselle, Hanover Park, |
24 | | West Chicago, Wayne, Elk Grove Village, and Carol Stream. The |
25 | | only segment of proposed RD 45 in Cook County is a portion of |
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1 | | the municipality of Bartlett, which crosses county lines into |
2 | | DuPage County. This area is bordered on the north by the |
3 | | arterial road of W. Lake Street and west by Illinois Route 59. |
4 | | Lake Street and the Elgin O'Hare Expressway run through |
5 | | proposed RD 45. These roadways make O'Hare Airport and the |
6 | | businesses and jobs that surround it easily accessible to local |
7 | | residents. Interstates 290 and 355 and the arterial roads of |
8 | | Schick Road, Sutton Road, Roselle Road, Bloomingdale Road and |
9 | | Kingery Highway are all within or in close proximity to |
10 | | proposed RD 45. Residents who want to live in economically |
11 | | fairly diverse communities but have a desire to work, shop and |
12 | | seek entertainment elsewhere can do so in proposed RD 45 |
13 | | because of this extensive network of roads. |
14 | | The communities within proposed RD 45 are very similar |
15 | | socioeconomically because they have median incomes between |
16 | | $45,000 and $150,000, making proposed RD 45 predominately |
17 | | middle to upper middle-income. To the south of the proposed RD |
18 | | 45, the median income is generally between $45,000 and $75,000. |
19 | | Stratford Square Mall is in the center of proposed RD 45. |
20 | | Stratford Square Mall is currently within the southernmost |
21 | | portion of current RD 56, a district that is comprised of the |
22 | | majority of Schaumburg, which has Woodfield Mall and |
23 | | surrounding shopping centers that bring revenue into the |
24 | | district. Residents in proposed RD 45 have a strong financial |
25 | | interest in the Mall as the commercial center of proposed RD |
26 | | 45. Stratford Square Mall and surrounding developments bring |
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1 | | people into proposed RD 45 and this benefits the residents of |
2 | | the district. |
3 | | The current partisan composition of proposed RD 45 |
4 | | increases to favor the incumbent party of current RD 45. |
5 | | Proposed RD 45 has an Asian voting-age population of |
6 | | 11.07%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 8.27%, and an |
7 | | African American voting-age population of 2.12%. |
8 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 46 |
9 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 46 has a current |
10 | | population of 107,630. Proposed RD 46 has a population of |
11 | | 108,735, the equal population target, and is therefore |
12 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
13 | | RD 46 is different in shape from current RD 46 due in part to |
14 | | population shifts and to need to increase the total population |
15 | | of the district. |
16 | | Proposed RD 46 moves to the west, largely due to population |
17 | | needs of districts to the north, south, and east of current RD |
18 | | 46. Proposed RD 46 includes portions of RDs 41, 42, 45, 46, and |
19 | | 55. The border extends south to include more of York Township |
20 | | and west to incorporate larger portions of Milton and |
21 | | Bloomingdale Townships. The south and westward expansions of |
22 | | proposed RD 46, as best as possible, follow the boundaries of |
23 | | Villa Park and Glendale Heights while also maintaining strong |
24 | | business districts, the DuPage County Forest Preserve, and |
25 | | access to Interstate 355. The southwestern border of the |
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1 | | district protrudes south to preserve the majority of Villa Park |
2 | | and to add a similar portion of Oakbrook Terrace. The southern |
3 | | border of the district follows the Churchill Prairie Nature |
4 | | Preserve's boundaries before heading west along Geneva Road. |
5 | | The southern border allows proposed RD 46 to keep the entirety |
6 | | of the Village of Glendale Heights in one representative |
7 | | district, as opposed to current RD 46 which divides the |
8 | | densely-populated Glendale Heights between two districts. |
9 | | Proposed RD 46 continues west to encompass a large portion of |
10 | | the Village of Carol Stream. |
11 | | The median income of proposed RD 46 remains fairly |
12 | | consistent. Glendale Heights, the portion of Addison found in |
13 | | proposed RD 46, major portions of Carol Stream, and the portion |
14 | | of the Village of Glen Ellyn found in proposed RD 46 all have |
15 | | median incomes of $45,000 to $75,000. This level of parity in |
16 | | median income creates a district of similar socioeconomic |
17 | | characteristics binding the interests of the residents. It is |
18 | | clear from the median income data that proposed RD 46 is a |
19 | | community of interest as median income increases quickly once |
20 | | outside the boundary of proposed RD 46. This area is a more |
21 | | affordable option for those families looking for a suburban |
22 | | lifestyle, but who need to commute to the city for work. |
23 | | Proposed RD 46 contains a majority of the core from current |
24 | | RD 45 and portions of several other current districts. The |
25 | | partisan advantage of proposed RD 46 increases in favor of |
26 | | Democrats when compared to the average partisan advantages of |
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1 | | the current districts which form proposed RD 46. |
2 | | Proposed RD 46 has an African American voting-age |
3 | | population of 5.59%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
4 | | 18.91%, and an Asian voting-age population of 14.51%. |
5 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 47 |
6 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 47 has a |
7 | | population of 102,695. Proposed RD 47 has a population of |
8 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
9 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
10 | | To ensure the preservation of equal representation and to |
11 | | create compact, contiguous representative districts that |
12 | | reflect the interests of the populations, several |
13 | | representative districts are rearranged to accurately reflect |
14 | | the 2010 census data. Thus, proposed RD 47 is significantly |
15 | | different from current RD 47 due in part to the need to add |
16 | | population to the district, account for population shifts in |
17 | | neighboring districts, and ensure all districts have equal |
18 | | population. |
19 | | In comparison with current RD 47, proposed RD 47 expands to |
20 | | the north and south, and contracts from the east and west, |
21 | | reorienting to a north-south direction rather than an east-west |
22 | | layout. Proposed RD 47 contains substantial portions of three |
23 | | current representative districts (47, 41, 46) and smaller |
24 | | portions of two current representative districts (82 and 42). |
25 | | Proposed RD 47 is located almost entirely within DuPage County, |
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1 | | with the exception of a small sliver of Lyons Township that is |
2 | | socioeconomically similar to the other portions of proposed RD |
3 | | 47. Generally, proposed RD 47 is more ethnically and |
4 | | economically cohesive and centered around upper-middle class |
5 | | quality of life concerns. |
6 | | Overall, proposed RD 47 is located within a larger |
7 | | quadrilateral frame of interstates, I-290 to the north, I-55 to |
8 | | the south, I-294 to the east, and I-355 to the west. Much of |
9 | | proposed RD 47's eastern border runs along the Cook/DuPage |
10 | | County line, but it extends further north than current RD 47. |
11 | | In many instances the lines follow municipal borders or |
12 | | slightly deviate for population purposes. |
13 | | Proposed RD 47 contains portions of the townships of |
14 | | Downers Grove, York, Addison, and Lyons. Proposed RD 47 |
15 | | contains the following municipalities: Downers Grove, Darien, |
16 | | Westmont, Willowbrook, Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Western |
17 | | Springs, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park, and Elmhurst. |
18 | | In most cases, except for Willowbrook, Downers Grove, Darien, |
19 | | Villa Park and Western Springs, the majority of these |
20 | | municipalities are included in proposed RD 47, and the lines |
21 | | follow municipal borders in many locations, including |
22 | | Elmhurst, Oak Brook, and Hinsdale. |
23 | | Proposed RD 47 generally has an upper median income, with a |
24 | | small number of census blocks having a median income of |
25 | | $45,000-75,000. These blocks are located in the |
26 | | Westmont/Willowbrook/Clarendon Hills area, as well as a small |
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1 | | portion of an unincorporated area north of Butterfield Road |
2 | | between Lombard and Oakbrook Terrace. The remainder of proposed |
3 | | RD 47 falls into the range of $75,000 - $260,000 median income. |
4 | | Proposed RD 47 contains the corporate headquarters of |
5 | | Sunshine Biscuits, Keebler (owned by Kellogg Company), |
6 | | McMaster-Carr, McDonald's Corporation, Ace Hardware, Blistex, |
7 | | Dominick's, Federal Signal Corporation, Paper Mate, Crowe |
8 | | Horwath, Inland Real Estate Corporation and one of the largest |
9 | | shopping centers, Oakbrook Center. With most of proposed RD 47 |
10 | | made up of solidly upper-middle class residents, the residents |
11 | | share a common economic situation and similar concerns about |
12 | | issues including income and property taxes, quality of public |
13 | | schools, saving for their children's college and their |
14 | | retirement, and the health of the economy. Additionally, these |
15 | | communities take an interest in seeing policies enacted that |
16 | | will improve the state's business climate and economic |
17 | | competitiveness. |
18 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 47 favors current |
19 | | RD 47's incumbent party. |
20 | | Proposed RD 47 has an African American voting-age |
21 | | population of 2.17%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 5%, |
22 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 8.95%. The Asian |
23 | | population is mostly concentrated in Oak Brook, Oakbrook |
24 | | Terrace, Westmont and Elmhurst. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 48 |
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1 | | Proposed RD 48 contains 108,734, the equal-population |
2 | | target, and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
3 | | vote" principle. Several districts shifted due to population |
4 | | issues, and thus proposed RD 48 contains portions of 6 current |
5 | | representative districts. Proposed RD 48 is located in DuPage |
6 | | County and contains a significant portion (69.40%) of current |
7 | | RD 42 and lesser portions of current RDs 41, 45, 46, 48, and |
8 | | 95. |
9 | | Proposed RD 48 maintains much of the core of current RD 42 |
10 | | with slight changes to increase population and make the |
11 | | district more compact. To maintain equal population, proposed |
12 | | RD 48 removes portions of Downers Grove, Oak Brook Terrace and |
13 | | Lisle and small sections of Glen Ellyn, Lombard and Glendale |
14 | | Heights while adding residential areas in portions of Wheaton |
15 | | and Lombard and a smaller section of Lisle. Proposed RD 48 |
16 | | remains only in DuPage County and its boundaries generally |
17 | | follow logical boundaries like Interstates 355 and 80, Ogden |
18 | | Avenue, Butterfield Road and Geneva Road. |
19 | | The expansions in proposed RD 48 do not add new |
20 | | municipalities to the district. To gain population in the |
21 | | northeast corner of the district, proposed RD 48 gains most of |
22 | | the municipality of Lombard. Lombard is made up of upper-middle |
23 | | income residents earning between $68,654 and $98,750. Adding |
24 | | more of Lombard increases the community of interest of middle |
25 | | income families more similar to the other residents of Lombard |
26 | | and moderate income earners in the same range in Lisle on the |
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1 | | south end of proposed RD 48. |
2 | | In the northwest corner of proposed RD 48, a larger portion |
3 | | of the municipality of Wheaton is added. Wheaton is the county |
4 | | seat of DuPage County and an important landmark and destination |
5 | | within proposed RD 48. To achieve equal population, a section |
6 | | of Downers Grove is removed from proposed RD 48 so most of the |
7 | | population base of the municipality remains in a neighboring |
8 | | district. |
9 | | Proposed RD 48 is anchored by Interstate 355, Interstate |
10 | | 88, the College of DuPage, Wheaton College, Hidden Lake Forest |
11 | | Preserve and the Morton Arboretum. The district consists of |
12 | | middle class neighborhoods with retail and commercial areas, |
13 | | and is served by the Union Pacific West Line Metra. Even though |
14 | | the municipalities of proposed RD 48 are split in the district, |
15 | | the residents in this cluster of western suburbs are similar, |
16 | | with a number of recreational opportunities like golf courses, |
17 | | country clubs, green spaces, single-family housing stock and |
18 | | middle class residents. |
19 | | A population of Asian households stretch from south section |
20 | | of Lombard to the portion of Downers Grove located in proposed |
21 | | RD 48, and across the middle of the district, in both current |
22 | | RD 42 and proposed RD 48, from east to west. There are two |
23 | | Hindu Temples located in proposed RD 48. These places of |
24 | | worship tie the Asian communities of interest together in the |
25 | | central section of both proposed RD 48. |
26 | | Proposed RD 48 maintains a majority of the core of current |
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1 | | RD 42. The representative in current RD 42 becomes the |
2 | | incumbent in proposed RD 48, and proposed RD 48 preserves the |
3 | | incumbent-constituent relationship developed over the past 4 |
4 | | election cycles. The partisan advantage is very similar to the |
5 | | current composition of current RD 42. |
6 | | Proposed RD 48 contains a 3.79% African American voting-age |
7 | | population, a 5.71% Latino voting-age population, and a 7.87% |
8 | | Asian voting-age population. |
9 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 49 |
10 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 49 has a |
11 | | population of 154,080. Proposed RD 49 has a population of |
12 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
13 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
14 | | RD 49 is different in shape from current RD 49 due, in part, to |
15 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
16 | | of the district. |
17 | | To ensure the preservation of equal representation and to |
18 | | create compact, contiguous representative districts that |
19 | | reflects the interests of the populations, several districts |
20 | | are rearranged to accurately reflect the 2010 census data. |
21 | | Proposed RD 49 includes portions of current RDs 49, 50, 55, 95, |
22 | | and 96. Proposed RD 49 shifts to the south and to the east to |
23 | | reflect the significant population growth in the far western |
24 | | suburbs of Chicago, including the areas in current RD 49 and |
25 | | the districts surrounding it. Because of this dramatic increase |
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1 | | in population, the overall size of proposed RD 49 is |
2 | | extensively reduced, with its Kane County territory shrinking |
3 | | and shifting to southeast. Proposed RD 49 also expands into |
4 | | DuPage County in order to absorb excess population from |
5 | | existing districts. These population shifts result in a |
6 | | proposed RD 49 that is an improvement over current RD 49 |
7 | | because it is more compact. Proposed RD 49 also allows for the |
8 | | DuPage County Airport to be put into one representative |
9 | | district instead of being split in two, as it is currently. |
10 | | The Fox River remains a major, regional economic resource |
11 | | and is a contributing factor to the region's rapid population |
12 | | growth. Other contributing factors include the major area |
13 | | transportation routes, such as I-88, accessible public |
14 | | transportation through Metra, and relatively lower cost of |
15 | | living and safer neighborhoods when compared to Chicago. |
16 | | The median income of proposed RD 49 remains fairly |
17 | | consistent. West Chicago, portions of Wayne, St. Charles, |
18 | | Aurora, North Aurora, and Batavia all have median incomes of |
19 | | $99,000 to $148,000. Portions of the southern end of proposed |
20 | | RD 49 in Geneva, Aurora, and Naperville contain contiguous |
21 | | areas with median incomes of $68,000 to $99,000. |
22 | | Proposed RD 49 includes a substantial population from |
23 | | current RD 95, the incumbent's current district. The boundaries |
24 | | of proposed RD 49 create a partisan composition that is similar |
25 | | to the percentages of current RD 95. |
26 | | The African American voting-age population is 2.98%, the |
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1 | | Hispanic voting-age population is 15.48%, and the Asian |
2 | | voting-age population is 7.63% in proposed RD 49. |
3 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 50 |
4 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 50 has a |
5 | | population of 178,899. Proposed RD 50 has a population of |
6 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
7 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
8 | | Proposed RD 50 is different in shape from current RD 50 due |
9 | | to the population shifts and the need to reduce total |
10 | | population in the district. The proposed district retains its |
11 | | core and is almost exclusively contained within the current RD |
12 | | 50. Of the population in proposed RD 50, 94.66% reside in |
13 | | current RD 50. Proposed RD 50 is more compact, containing only |
14 | | small portions of Kane and Kendall counties and reducing the |
15 | | number of entirely included intact townships from 17 to 3. |
16 | | The communities within proposed RD 50 are expanding at a |
17 | | rapid pace and will likely continue to do so over the next 10 |
18 | | years. These towns and cities form a community of interest of |
19 | | fast-growth communities that are dealing with urban planning |
20 | | issues related to a rapid expansion in population. By centering |
21 | | proposed RD 50 on these communities and removing many of the |
22 | | slower-growing, more agricultural areas, the elected |
23 | | representative of this proposed district will be better able to |
24 | | focus on issues important to this specific community of |
25 | | interest. Those moving into this district are in search of |
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1 | | larger yards and better schools for their children. |
2 | | At the House Redistricting hearing held in Aurora on April |
3 | | 18, 2011, Ms. Marilyn Michelini, Montgomery Village President, |
4 | | testified that Montgomery's population has grown dramatically |
5 | | in the last decade with the majority of Montgomery residents |
6 | | living in Kendall County. She stated that it would be ideal |
7 | | that Montgomery should not be joined with communities that have |
8 | | different interests than Montgomery. Proposed RD 50 fulfills |
9 | | that request. |
10 | | Proposed RD 50 has relatively homogeneous income levels. |
11 | | The district is overwhelmingly upper middle class, with median |
12 | | income levels in most of the district ranging from $75,000 to |
13 | | $150,000. Only a few areas have a lower median income level of |
14 | | $45,000 to $75,000, still keeping the district upper middle |
15 | | class overall. |
16 | | Proposed RD 50 includes a substantial population from |
17 | | current RD 50. The current partisan composition of proposed RD |
18 | | 50 is nearly identical to the current composition of current RD |
19 | | 50. |
20 | | Proposed RD 50 has an African American voting-age |
21 | | population of 3.83%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 10.23% |
22 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 2.88%. |
23 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 51 |
24 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 51 has a |
25 | | population of 117,696. Proposed RD 51 has a population of |
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1 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
2 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
3 | | The minimal differences in boundaries between current and |
4 | | proposed RD 51 are due, in part, to population shifts, the need |
5 | | to reduce the total population of the district, and to locate |
6 | | the district entirely within Lake County. Of the population in |
7 | | proposed RD 51, 81.66% reside in current RD 51. Proposed RD 51 |
8 | | removes portions of Round Lake, Round Lake Park, and Grayslake |
9 | | in the northwest, Mundelein in the center, and the section of |
10 | | current RD 51 located in Cook County. The section removed in |
11 | | Round Lake, Round Lake Park, and Grayslake contains Campbell |
12 | | Airport and a small residential area surrounding the airport, |
13 | | which is now included in proposed RD 62 to the north. The |
14 | | removed section of Mundelein has a lower income level than |
15 | | proposed RD 51 and is moved to proposed RD 59, which is more |
16 | | demographically and socioeconomically similar. |
17 | | Proposed RD 51 adds sections of Waukegan, Green Oaks, |
18 | | Mettawa, Vernon Hills, Libertyville and Long Grove on the east |
19 | | side of proposed RD 51, much of Barrington, North Barrington, |
20 | | and Tower Lakes, and portions of Lake Barrington. Proposed RD |
21 | | 51 now includes all of Libertyville, instead of splitting the |
22 | | village in two districts. Adding more of Green Oaks allows the |
23 | | residential area of the municipality to be in one district. |
24 | | Proposed RD 51 is bordered by Interstate 94, keeping Lamb's |
25 | | Farm and a small commercial area in Green Oaks on the east side |
26 | | of Interstate 94 in a neighboring district. Proposed RD 51's |
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1 | | addition of more of Long Grove follows the municipality border, |
2 | | keeping the municipality intact whereas it is split in current |
3 | | RD 51. |
4 | | Proposed RD 51 mainly consists of upper-middle income and |
5 | | high income neighborhoods and high-end retail and commercial |
6 | | areas. Proposed RD 51 is socioeconomically very similar, with |
7 | | the median income of between $100,000 and $260,000 covering an |
8 | | overwhelming majority of proposed RD 51. The residents of this |
9 | | area generally move to this area to get away from more |
10 | | congested suburbs, find good schools for their children and |
11 | | find additional recreational opportunities for their families. |
12 | | Like current RD 51, proposed RD 51 remains in one library |
13 | | system and one diocese, but proposed RD 51 is in one Regional |
14 | | Office of Public Health; whereas, current RD 51 is in two. Like |
15 | | current RD 51, proposed RD 51 is anchored by Interstate 94 and |
16 | | US Route 12 and includes IL Route 83, Milwaukee Avenue, and |
17 | | Illinois Route 22. |
18 | | Proposed RD 51 includes a significant number of people from |
19 | | current RD 51, which preserves the incumbent-constituent |
20 | | relationship that has developed over the last four election |
21 | | cycles. The partisan composition of proposed RD 51 is nearly |
22 | | identical to the composition of current RD 51. |
23 | | Proposed RD 51 contains an African American voting-age |
24 | | population of 1.14%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 4.48%, |
25 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 8.40%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 52 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 52 has a |
3 | | population of 130,902. Proposed RD 52 has a population of |
4 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
5 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
6 | | Proposed RD 52 is different in shape from current RD 52 due |
7 | | in part to population shifts and the need to reduce the total |
8 | | population of the district by 22,168. Additionally, the shape |
9 | | of proposed RD 52 differs based on the need for neighboring |
10 | | districts to dramatically reduce population in order to achieve |
11 | | equal population, the desire to create a more compact district, |
12 | | and an effort to decrease the number of split townships, all |
13 | | while maintaining the socioeconomic characteristics of the |
14 | | district. Proposed RD 52 contains large populations of current |
15 | | RDs 52 and 64, and portions of current RDs 43, 44, 49, 51, and |
16 | | 54. |
17 | | Like current RD 52, proposed RD 52 contains portions of |
18 | | Cook, Kane, McHenry, and Lake counties. Proposed RD 52 reduces |
19 | | the number of townships in the district from nine to seven, |
20 | | and, as a result, proposed RD 52 contains portions of the |
21 | | townships of Barrington, Algonquin, Cuba, Dundee, Hanover, |
22 | | Nunda, and Wauconda. |
23 | | To reduce the population of the district, proposed RD 52 |
24 | | loses territory from the north and northwestern portions of |
25 | | current RD 52. Proposed RD 52 shifts south to create a more |
26 | | compact district due to significant population shifts to the |
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1 | | north and west of current RD 52. To ensure compactness and |
2 | | maintain communities of interest, proposed RD 52 extends south |
3 | | to take in more of Cook County and to incorporate larger |
4 | | portions of McHenry and Kane counties. A westbound divergence |
5 | | of the boundary in Barrington Township is made to keep Baker |
6 | | Lake and its surrounding population intact in a neighboring |
7 | | district. Proposed RD 52 extends south into Cook County with |
8 | | the southern expansion of proposed RD 52 following the borders |
9 | | of Barrington Township, as best as possible, to keep it almost |
10 | | intact. Current RD 52 splits Barrington Township into two |
11 | | parts, separating Barrington Hills from South Barrington. |
12 | | Along the southwestern border of proposed RD 52, district |
13 | | boundaries move south into Kane County and Dundee Township to |
14 | | capture densely populated areas with socioeconomic |
15 | | characteristics similar to most of proposed RD 52. The western |
16 | | border of proposed RD 52 maintains a cohesive block of similar |
17 | | median incomes found in Carpentersville, Algonquin, Lake in the |
18 | | Hills, and Crystal Lake. The split areas in Algonquin and |
19 | | Crystal Lake are used to maintain a core socioeconomic |
20 | | community in proposed RD 52. The socioeconomic border in |
21 | | Algonquin separates the high median income of western Algonquin |
22 | | from the average $75,000 to $100,000 found in the eastern |
23 | | portion of Algonquin. Similarly, to maintain a compact and |
24 | | similar socioeconomic core, Crystal Lake is separated into two |
25 | | distinct areas. The western portion is similar to the rest of |
26 | | proposed RD 52 with a median income of $75,000 to $100,000, |
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1 | | with the eastern portion outside of proposed RD 52 having a |
2 | | median income of $45,000 to $75,000. |
3 | | The northernmost portion of proposed RD 52 moves east by |
4 | | following Neville Road and County Highway 44 and then south |
5 | | following well-trafficked US-12 before entering the community |
6 | | surrounding the Bangs Lake. A westward pitch in proposed RD 52 |
7 | | in Wauconda Township allows the Bangs Lake community to remain |
8 | | full and intact. In Cuba Township, proposed RD 52's boundaries |
9 | | shift, losing all of Tower Lakes, most of North Barrington and |
10 | | Barrington, and a portion of Lake Barrington to proposed RD 51. |
11 | | These losses are made up by adding all of Oakwood Hills and |
12 | | Port Barrington, most of Island Lake, and a portion of Prairie |
13 | | Grove. |
14 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 52 is substantially |
15 | | similar to the partisan composition of current RD 52. |
16 | | Under proposed RD 52, the voting age percentages for |
17 | | Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics and Asians will |
18 | | remain very similar to current RD 52. Proposed RD 52 has an |
19 | | African American voting-age population of 1.01%, a Hispanic |
20 | | voting-age population of 8.23%, and an Asian voting-age |
21 | | population of 5.36%. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 53 |
23 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 53 has a |
24 | | population of 101,209. Proposed RD 53 has a population of |
25 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
2 | | RD 53 is different in shape from current RD 53 due, in part, to |
3 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
4 | | of the district. |
5 | | To create a district with equal population that strengthens |
6 | | communities of interest, proposed RD 53 shifts south to include |
7 | | a majority of Arlington Heights, Prospect Heights, and Mount |
8 | | Prospect, with small portions of Des Plaines and Wheeling. |
9 | | Proposed RD 53 contains major portions of current RDs 53 |
10 | | and 66, and portions of current RDs 57 and 65. Proposed RD 53 |
11 | | is entirely within Cook County. Proposed RD 53 contains |
12 | | portions of Elk Grove, Maine, and Wheeling Townships and |
13 | | removes current RD 53's portions of Palatine and Vernon |
14 | | Townships. Proposed RD 53 contains almost all of Arlington |
15 | | Heights, with small populations of residents north of Hintz |
16 | | Road, west of Ridge Avenue and south of Golf Road in adjacent |
17 | | districts. Proposed RD 53 also contains the majority of Mount |
18 | | Prospect, with small portions south of Dempster Street, east of |
19 | | the North Central Metra Line, and between Euclid Avenue and |
20 | | Rand Road remaining in adjacent districts. Proposed RD 53 |
21 | | includes more of Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect than any |
22 | | current House district. A majority of Prospect Heights is also |
23 | | retained in proposed RD 53. Proposed RD 53 removes Buffalo |
24 | | Grove, allowing the community to remain more intact in other |
25 | | districts that are centered in Lake County. Proposed RD 53's |
26 | | new borders allows the district to take in more of Arlington |
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1 | | Heights, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights, while allowing |
2 | | surrounding districts to achieve equal population. |
3 | | The communities within proposed RD 53 are connected by the |
4 | | Unions Pacific Northwest Metra Line, U.S. Highway 12, U.S. |
5 | | Highway 14, and Illinois Route 83. Along the perimeters of the |
6 | | district are Interstate 90, Illinois Route 53, Algonquin Road, |
7 | | Golf Road, and the North Central Metra Line. As many of |
8 | | proposed RD 53's residents commute to work within the suburbs |
9 | | or to the city of Chicago, public transportation options and |
10 | | the quality of local roadways matter a great deal. These |
11 | | commuters form a community of interest. |
12 | | The residents moving to and living in this area are upper |
13 | | middle class. The median family income throughout the district |
14 | | is generally between $68,654 and $147,955, with large pockets |
15 | | of the district ranging from $98,750 to $147,955. This creates |
16 | | a homogeneous community of interest in their shared economic |
17 | | position. |
18 | | There are several pockets of Asian communities within |
19 | | proposed RD 53, forming a community of interest. Proposed RD 53 |
20 | | has three Asian worship centers within the district to serve |
21 | | this community of interest: the Korean Central United Methodist |
22 | | Church; the Agape Presbyterian Church; and Rissho Kosei-Kai of |
23 | | Chicago. |
24 | | Almost half of the population of proposed RD 53 comes from |
25 | | current RD 66. Proposed RD 53 maintains a partisan composition |
26 | | that reflects the relative average of the current districts |
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1 | | within the new boundaries. |
2 | | Proposed RD 53 has a 1.34% African American voting-age |
3 | | population, a 7.16% Hispanic voting-age population, and an |
4 | | 8.72% Asian-American voting-age population. |
5 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 54 |
6 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 54 has a |
7 | | population of 106,744. Proposed RD 54 has a population of |
8 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
9 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
10 | | RD 54 is different in shape from current RD 54 due in part to |
11 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
12 | | of the district. |
13 | | Of the population in proposed RD 54, 76.11% reside in |
14 | | current RD 54. Proposed RD 54 is entirely within Cook County. |
15 | | Current and proposed RD 54 are anchored by Arlington Park Race |
16 | | Track in the southeast, Northwest Highway that cuts through the |
17 | | district, Illinois Route 53 that leads to major Interstate |
18 | | Highways, the UP-NW Metra Route, and suburban neighborhoods |
19 | | with higher-end commercial areas. |
20 | | Sections of Palatine and Arlington Heights in the northeast |
21 | | corner of current RD 54, that contains the entrance onto |
22 | | Illinois Route 53, Palatine High School, and a large commercial |
23 | | retail area, including a Whole Foods Market, Staples, Target, |
24 | | and several restaurants, are removed from proposed RD 54. |
25 | | There is a pocket of Hispanic population clustered in the |
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1 | | area that is removed from proposed RD 54, mainly to keep that |
2 | | community of interest intact in a neighboring district. The |
3 | | removed section has a lower income level than the rest of |
4 | | proposed RD 54, and this change makes proposed RD 54 more |
5 | | similar economically. Socioeconomically, the district is |
6 | | fairly affluent with income levels mostly in the $68,000 to |
7 | | $148,000 range. |
8 | | To achieve equal population, three new areas are added to |
9 | | proposed RD 54. In the northwestern corner of the district, |
10 | | more of Barrington is added to keep Baker's Lake and the |
11 | | Barrington Forest Preserve intact instead of splitting it as in |
12 | | current RD 54. Proposed RD 54 also includes all of Deer Grove |
13 | | Forest Preserve and Paul Douglas Forest Preserve. Uniting these |
14 | | forest preserves in one district allows residents in the |
15 | | surrounding areas to ensure the natural resources in their |
16 | | communities are well represented. It also joins together |
17 | | communities of suburban residents who want to live near urban |
18 | | areas but also have proximity to more open space. The community |
19 | | around Baker's Lake also includes several large car dealerships |
20 | | and other employers, its own post office, elementary school, |
21 | | and fire department. |
22 | | Proposed RD 54 adds Harper College and the neighborhood |
23 | | immediately to the east of the college. This area is similar in |
24 | | income level to the rest of proposed RD 54. |
25 | | Current RD 54 has an Asian population scattered throughout |
26 | | the district. Proposed RD 54 contains the following three Asian |
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1 | | worship centers throughout to better serve the Asian community |
2 | | of interest: Sikh Religious Society; New Life Community Church; |
3 | | and Chicago Northwest Suburbs Chinese Christian Church. |
4 | | Three-fifths of the population in proposed RD 54 resides in |
5 | | current RD 54. The partisan composition of proposed RD 54 is |
6 | | almost identical to the current composition under current RD |
7 | | 54. |
8 | | Proposed RD 54 contains a 1.61% African American voting-age |
9 | | population, 8.82% Hispanic voting-age population, and 9.33% |
10 | | Asian voting-age population. |
11 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 55 |
12 | | Due to the shifting of other districts, current RD 65 is |
13 | | essentially renumbered as proposed RD 55. According to the 2010 |
14 | | Census, current RD 65 has a population of 105,147. Proposed RD |
15 | | 55 has a population of 108,735, the equal-population target, |
16 | | and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one vote" |
17 | | principle. Proposed RD 55 is different in shape from current RD |
18 | | 65 due, in part, to population shifts and the need to increase |
19 | | the total population of the district. |
20 | | The population of proposed RD 55 includes 59.59% of current |
21 | | RD 65. Proposed RD 55 also contains portions of current RDs 20, |
22 | | 57, and 66. Like current RD 65, proposed RD 55 is entirely |
23 | | within Cook County. Current RD 65 contains portions of the |
24 | | municipalities of Chicago, Des Plaines, Rosemont, Niles, |
25 | | Norridge, Mount Prospect, and Elk Grove Village, and most of |
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1 | | Park Ridge. Portions of Chicago, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Mount |
2 | | Prospect, and Elk Grove Village remain in proposed RD 55. |
3 | | Rosemont, Niles and Norridge, along the eastern portion of |
4 | | current RD 65 are not in proposed RD 55 due to shifting |
5 | | proposed RD 55 north and west. The western portion of proposed |
6 | | RD 55 adds portions of Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows |
7 | | along with large segments of Elk Grove Village. These areas |
8 | | have similar median incomes to those areas both in current RD |
9 | | 65 and the newly added areas of proposed RD 55 in Mt. Prospect |
10 | | and Des Plaines. Park Ridge, which is largely in current RD 65, |
11 | | is only partially in proposed RD 55. This split occurs along |
12 | | Busse Highway/Northwest Highway. Park Ridge in proposed RD 55 |
13 | | is split along the line of the Metra train tracks and Busse |
14 | | Highway, running northwest to the southeast. Immediately north |
15 | | of Busse Highway and the train tracks is Northwest Highway, and |
16 | | all three together create a distinct division between the |
17 | | residential areas of Park Ridge. Park Ridge south of this |
18 | | division is in proposed RD 55. These changes are due in part to |
19 | | a need to achieve equal population. |
20 | | Proposed RD 55 links areas with median incomes between |
21 | | $44,000 to $99,000 in current RD 65 with similar areas to the |
22 | | north in current RD 57 and to the west in current RD 66. Areas |
23 | | farther north in both current RD 57 and current RD 66 that are |
24 | | not included in proposed RD 55 have median incomes as high as |
25 | | $148,000. Median income areas under $99,000 that are added to |
26 | | proposed RD 55 from current RD 57 are predominately in Des |
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1 | | Plaines. These areas are joined to similar areas in Des Plaines |
2 | | that are within current RD 65 and proposed RD 55. Elk Grove |
3 | | Village east of Interstate 290 also has a median income that is |
4 | | also below $99,000. Portions of current RD 66 that are included |
5 | | in proposed RD 55 are more similar socioeconomically to areas |
6 | | east of Interstate 290 than other nearby areas. The areas that |
7 | | would be considered less similar socioeconomically to proposed |
8 | | RD 55 - west of I-290 in current RD 56 and to the south in |
9 | | DuPage County in current RD 46 - are not included in proposed |
10 | | RD 55. |
11 | | Communities in proposed RD 55 are linked by Interstate 90, |
12 | | running east to west. The eastern portion of the district is |
13 | | also served by Interstate 294 which runs north from Interstate |
14 | | 90. These two interstates, and in particular Interstate 90, and |
15 | | the arterial roads that feed them allow residents of proposed |
16 | | RD 55 to easily travel to nearby areas where many jobs are |
17 | | concentrated such as Woodfield Mall immediately west of the |
18 | | district, the business and retail districts around O'Hare |
19 | | Airport to the south of proposed RD 55, and downtown Chicago. |
20 | | Two Metra lines, North Central Service and Union Pacific NW, |
21 | | run through proposed RD 55 providing residents with easy access |
22 | | to downtown Chicago for work or recreation. |
23 | | A majority of the population within proposed RD 55 resides |
24 | | within current RD 65, the incumbent's current district. |
25 | | Proposed RD 55 keeps the incumbent with the core of the |
26 | | district, thus preserving incumbent-constituent relationships |
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1 | | developed over the past 18 years. However, the partisan |
2 | | composition of the incumbent party is slightly lower than the |
3 | | composition in the incumbent's current district. |
4 | | Proposed RD 55 includes a 2.15% African American voting-age |
5 | | population, a 14.04% Hispanic voting-age population, and a |
6 | | 9.07% Asian voting-age population. |
7 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 56 |
8 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 56 has a |
9 | | population of 102,327. In its proposed form, RD 56 has a |
10 | | population of 108,734 and is therefore compliant with the "one |
11 | | person, one vote" principle. Proposed RD 56 is different in |
12 | | shape from current RD 56 due in part to population shifts and |
13 | | the need to increase the total population by 6,407. |
14 | | The population of proposed RD 56 includes 86.16% of |
15 | | residents of current RD 56. Overall, the borders are |
16 | | substantially similar to current RD 56, with portions of |
17 | | current RDs 44, 45, 55, and 66 added to increase the population |
18 | | and enhance the compactness of proposed RD 56. |
19 | | The core of proposed RD 56 is Schaumburg and Schaumburg |
20 | | Township, similar to current RD 56. In proposed RD 56, the |
21 | | eastern border of current RD 56 is extended eastward to the |
22 | | border between Schaumburg and Elk Grove Townships so that those |
23 | | portions of eastern Schaumburg and Schaumburg Township that are |
24 | | in current RD 66 are joined with the majority of Schaumburg and |
25 | | Schaumburg Township. The eastern border along Schaumburg and |
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1 | | Elk Grove Township closely follows Interstate 290. The border |
2 | | of proposed RD 56 is expanded to continue following Interstate |
3 | | 290, which brings in parts of Elk Grove Township. The southern |
4 | | boundary extends west along the Cook County-DuPage County |
5 | | border, as it does in current RD 56, to include portions of |
6 | | Roselle. Proposed RD 56 deviates from current RD 56 by heading |
7 | | west along Lake Street and the southern border of Roselle. |
8 | | Proposed RD 56 removes Bloomingdale altogether so that it may |
9 | | be included in another proposed district, but continues to |
10 | | include portions of Roselle and Hanover Park in Bloomingdale |
11 | | Township. |
12 | | Proposed RD 56 also includes part of Hanover Park in Wayne |
13 | | Township. Hanover Park Mayor Rod Craig testified at the Elgin |
14 | | House Redistricting Hearing on April 18, 2011 that he feels it |
15 | | is healthy that Hanover Park is and should continue to be |
16 | | represented by multiple representatives. He felt the diversity |
17 | | of views benefited his community. Under proposed RD 56, Hanover |
18 | | Park continues to have multiple representatives. |
19 | | Proposed RD 56 extends the border west into Wayne Township |
20 | | to encompass additional parts of Hanover Park and to add Asian |
21 | | population to the existing Asian community of interest. At the |
22 | | Elgin House Redistricting hearing on April 18, 2011, Roger |
23 | | Bianco, a private citizen and a member of the Schaumburg |
24 | | Township Democrats, indicated that there has been a significant |
25 | | demographic shift in the township resulting in an increase in |
26 | | the Asian population. He indicated he would like to see |
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1 | | communities of interest, like the Asians, taken into |
2 | | consideration during the redistricting process. Proposed RD 66 |
3 | | not only keeps much of the Asian community in Schaumburg |
4 | | Township together but also adds to it in Schaumburg Township |
5 | | and DuPage County. |
6 | | At the southwest corner of proposed RD 56, the boundary |
7 | | heads north along the border of Hanover Park to the border of |
8 | | Cook and DuPage Counties, then east to Schaumburg. The border |
9 | | then extends north, including a small portion of the Schaumburg |
10 | | that is in current RD 44. Small portions of Schaumburg |
11 | | previously within other districts are joined in proposed RD 56. |
12 | | The northern border is almost identical to current RD 56, |
13 | | except for a small portion of Rolling Meadows, which is almost |
14 | | entirely removed. |
15 | | Proposed RD 56 maintains a significant majority of the |
16 | | population within current RD 56. Because much of the current |
17 | | district remains unchanged, the partisan composition of |
18 | | proposed RD 56 is substantially similar to the partisan |
19 | | composition of current RD 56. |
20 | | Proposed RD 56 has an African American voting-age |
21 | | population of 3.53%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
22 | | 16.09%, and an Asian voting-age population of 9.24%. |
23 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 57 |
24 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 57 has a |
25 | | population of 104,842. Proposed RD 57 has a population of |
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1 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
2 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
3 | | RD 57 is different in shape from current RD 57 due, in part, to |
4 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
5 | | of the district by 3,892. |
6 | | The shape of the district differs based on the need to gain |
7 | | more population to the west. This change is due to significant |
8 | | changes to the south and east of current RD 57, where other |
9 | | districts also need to gain population. The result is that |
10 | | portions of the eastern and central current RD 57 in Northfield |
11 | | and Wheeling townships remain in proposed RD 57 and proposed RD |
12 | | 57 extends west to take in more of Wheeling and parts of |
13 | | Palatine and Vernon townships. The westward expansion in the |
14 | | center of proposed RD 57 where it narrows follows as close as |
15 | | possible to the Wheeling city border. |
16 | | The northwestern border of the district is drawn to ensure |
17 | | that the city of Buffalo Grove is split into only two |
18 | | districts. The far west border extends to take in a portion of |
19 | | Palatine township, which is necessary to gain population. The |
20 | | western edge reaches out to bring in the more densely populated |
21 | | areas of Palatine that border Wheeling Township, but not the |
22 | | less dense open space or forest areas further west. The |
23 | | southeastern border maintains portions of current RD 57 and |
24 | | traces along the previous district border line in the far |
25 | | southwest corner. The narrow southwestern portion is drawn to |
26 | | keep the majority of the cities of Prospect Heights and |
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1 | | Arlington Heights in a neighboring district. |
2 | | As with current RD 57, both Northfield and Wheeling |
3 | | Townships are in proposed RD 57. Proposed RD 57 includes part |
4 | | of Vernon Township in Lake County and Palatine Township. Cities |
5 | | in proposed RD 57 include Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Des |
6 | | Plaines, Glenview, Northbrook, Palatine, Prospect Heights and |
7 | | Wheeling. The main difference from current RD 57 is the |
8 | | exclusion of Niles and the addition of Buffalo Grove. The |
9 | | majority of proposed RD 57 is in Cook County with a portion in |
10 | | southern Lake County. The purpose of including the Lake County |
11 | | portion in proposed RD 57 is to include enough of the city of |
12 | | Buffalo Grove to ensure the city is only split between two |
13 | | districts. Proposed RD 57 also allows more of the Lake County |
14 | | portion of Buffalo Grove to remain with the rest of the Lake |
15 | | County section of the city. |
16 | | The median income of proposed RD 57 remains fairly |
17 | | consistent. Northbrook, the northern portion of Buffalo Grove, |
18 | | and part of Palatine all have slightly higher median incomes of |
19 | | $99,000 to $148,000 a year with the majority of the remainder |
20 | | of the district between $44,000 and $99,000 a year. This level |
21 | | of parity in median income creates a district of similar |
22 | | socioeconomic characteristics that help bind the interests of |
23 | | the residents. The only area where the median income drops |
24 | | below $44,000 is the section of northeast Palatine Township on |
25 | | the far western edge of the district. However, that section is |
26 | | more similar to the urban areas of proposed RD 57 than the more |
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1 | | rural areas of the areas of Palatine to the west of proposed RD |
2 | | 57 making this western portion a more natural fit in proposed |
3 | | RD 57 than in any neighboring districts. |
4 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 57 is nearly |
5 | | identical to the partisan composition of current RD 57. |
6 | | The Hispanic voting-age population is 17.89%, with the |
7 | | densest portion in the western section of Palatine Township. As |
8 | | previously noted, this portion of Palatine township is included |
9 | | in proposed RD 57 to gain population. It also creates a |
10 | | community of interest whereby the more urban and densely |
11 | | populated Hispanic voters in northwest Palatine are placed in a |
12 | | similarly dense urban dense area rather than in a district to |
13 | | their north or west where there are no notable Hispanic |
14 | | populations. |
15 | | The Asian voting-age population is 12.42%. This is a |
16 | | decrease from current RD 57 due to the changes in the eastern |
17 | | districts that resulted in a movement away from Niles, |
18 | | Glenview, and Park Ridge which have Indian and Pakistani |
19 | | communities. The Asian population in proposed RD 57 is |
20 | | scattered throughout the district, with the most densely |
21 | | populated section in the Northfield / Wheeling township area |
22 | | that is also in current RD 57. |
23 | | Proposed RD 57 has 2.02% African American voting-age |
24 | | population. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 58 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 58 has a |
2 | | population of 101,562. Proposed RD 58 has a population of |
3 | | 108,725, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
5 | | RD 58 is different in shape from current RD 58 due, in part, to |
6 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
7 | | of the district. |
8 | | Proposed RD 58 maintains the general outline of current RD |
9 | | 58 and 76.31% of the population resides in current RD 58. |
10 | | Compared to current RD 58, proposed RD 58 reduces the portion |
11 | | of the district within Cook County and increases the portion |
12 | | within Lake County.. The majority of current RD 58 lies within |
13 | | Lake County, with a small portion in Cook County along the |
14 | | southern border. Further, proposed RD 58 adds a portion of |
15 | | current RD 59's western border. All but a small portion of the |
16 | | City of Lake Forest is included within proposed RD 58. Proposed |
17 | | RD 58 contains all of Bannockburn, Highland Park, and Lake |
18 | | Bluff and portions of Deerfield, Glencoe, Knollwood, Lake |
19 | | Bluff, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Northbrook, North Chicago |
20 | | and Riverwoods. Lincolnshire and North Chicago are included in |
21 | | proposed RD 58. These changes are made to achieve equal |
22 | | population, to make the district more of a Lake County |
23 | | district, and to ensure the district is more compact. |
24 | | Current RD 58 contains, in its entirety, Lake County Board |
25 | | Districts 17 and 23. It also contains portions of Lake County |
26 | | Board Districts 11 and 16 and portions of Cook County Board |
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1 | | Districts 13 and 14. Proposed RD 58 adds portions of Lake |
2 | | County Board Districts 11, 12, and 16, while reducing areas |
3 | | within the two Cook County Board Districts. These changes add |
4 | | population in Lake County and portions of Lake Forest that are |
5 | | in current RD 59. |
6 | | Proposed RD 58 contains all of Moraine Township in Lake |
7 | | County (as it is in current RD 58) and adds all of West |
8 | | Deerfield Township (only a portion is in current RD 58). |
9 | | Proposed RD 58 contains a greater portion of Shields Township, |
10 | | reduces the portions of New Trier and Northfield Townships in |
11 | | Cook County, and adds the Lake County townships of Vernon and |
12 | | Libertyville. The addition of these new townships places the |
13 | | overwhelming majority of the City of Lake Forest within |
14 | | proposed RD 58. Lake Forest is currently divided between |
15 | | current RD 58 and 59. |
16 | | Three-fifths of the population within proposed RD 58 |
17 | | resides in current RD 58, which preserves |
18 | | incumbent-constituent relationships that have developed over |
19 | | the last decade. The current partisan composition of the |
20 | | incumbent party is higher than the composition of the |
21 | | incumbent's current district. |
22 | | Proposed RD 58 has a 4.34% African American voting-age |
23 | | population, a 7.63% Hispanic voting-age population, and a 4.97% |
24 | | Asian voting-age population. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 59 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 59 has a |
2 | | population of 112,327. Proposed RD 59 has a population of |
3 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
5 | | Proposed RD 59 is similar in shape to current RD 59 and |
6 | | shares many of the same boundaries, but differs slightly due in |
7 | | part to population shifts and the need to reduce the total |
8 | | population of proposed RD 59. Of the population in proposed RD |
9 | | 59, 80.21% reside in current RD 59. Like current RD 59, |
10 | | proposed RD 59 is within Cook and Lake Counties, with most of |
11 | | its population in Lake County. While proposed RD 59 adds |
12 | | population in Fremont Township, it is more compact than current |
13 | | RD 59 as it recedes entirely from Northfield, Shields and West |
14 | | Deerfield townships. Current RD 59 contains residents of 22 |
15 | | municipalities and unincorporated communities while proposed |
16 | | RD 59 removes all of its population in Great Lakes, Green Oaks, |
17 | | Lake Bluff, Libertyville and Long Grove, and most of Lake |
18 | | Forest, Gurnee, Knollwood, and North Chicago, while expanding |
19 | | in Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Waukegan and adding |
20 | | unincorporated community of Horatio Gardens in Lake County. |
21 | | The boundary of proposed RD 59 follows the existing |
22 | | district lines in most areas. Where the district recedes from |
23 | | villages or adds population, proposed RD 59 follows natural |
24 | | geographic boundaries, roads and local government divisions. |
25 | | The western border and much of the southern border of proposed |
26 | | RD 59 in Cook County are the same as current RD 59, then follow |
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1 | | township lines to remove Northfield Township. In northeastern |
2 | | Vernon Township, the district excludes Lake Forest and portions |
3 | | of unincorporated Lake Forest and Lincolnshire, both more |
4 | | similar to Lake Forest with larger properties that are farther |
5 | | away from each other. Here the district follows Illinois Route |
6 | | 22 West, then heads north along Riverwoods Road and east along |
7 | | Everett Road to Interstate 94. Proposed RD 59 still contains a |
8 | | small, non-residential portion of Lake Forest surrounding the |
9 | | tollway oasis and Chicago Bears practice facilities, which are |
10 | | major landmarks in the area. Proposed RD 59 then again follows |
11 | | township boundaries north. |
12 | | The north border of proposed RD 59 ends at Washington |
13 | | Street, which allows proposed RD 59 to lose Gurnee without |
14 | | losing population from Park City. Proposed RD 59 then follows |
15 | | precinct lines to take in a portion of Waukegan with mostly |
16 | | newer developments that are more similar to the portions of |
17 | | Waukegan in current RD 59. Proposed RD 59 then follows |
18 | | Interstate 94 and local roads and removes the residential |
19 | | portion of Green Oaks, retaining only small commercial portions |
20 | | of this village. |
21 | | Proposed RD 59 uses local roads and railroads as boundaries |
22 | | to remove portions of Mettawa. The removed areas are mostly |
23 | | open spaces and more similar to other areas to the north along |
24 | | the Des Plaines River and near the Old School Forest Preserve |
25 | | in portions of Libertyville, Green Oaks and other |
26 | | unincorporated areas not included in proposed RD 59. In Vernon |
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1 | | Hills, proposed RD 59 follows roadways as boundaries to remove |
2 | | population and keep residents of Vernon Hills living in new |
3 | | developments that were not inhabited during the 2000 Census |
4 | | process in the same district with similar communities and |
5 | | developments along the Milwaukee Avenue corridor to the north |
6 | | in Libertyville. West of these developments, proposed RD 59 |
7 | | follows the EJ & E Railroad tracks and continues straight |
8 | | through White Deer Run Golf Course then follows Gregg's Parkway |
9 | | to Butterfield Road. |
10 | | In Mundelein, proposed RD 59's boundary moves slightly |
11 | | north to take in the commercial businesses on the north side of |
12 | | Allanson Road, then travels north along the high voltage power |
13 | | lines to St. Mary's Lake, taking in Carmel Catholic High School |
14 | | and St. Mary's of the Lake Seminary. Proposed RD 59 then |
15 | | follows local roadways and open space south of Loch Lomond and |
16 | | adds Mundelein High School, Church of the Nazarene, Sure |
17 | | Foundation Church, Calvary Baptist Church and Kirk of the Lakes |
18 | | Presbyterian Church until the boundary rejoins the high voltage |
19 | | lines on the south side of Mundelein. |
20 | | Proposed RD 59 again uses the high voltage power lines as a |
21 | | natural border and follows the eastern border of Long Grove |
22 | | until rejoining current RD 59 border at Checker Road in Buffalo |
23 | | Grove. The southern border of proposed RD 59 shifts south to |
24 | | strengthen a community of interest and take on increased |
25 | | population to ensure that Buffalo Grove is represented by only |
26 | | two representatives instead of three as it is under current RD |
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1 | | 59. |
2 | | Vernon Township in southern Lake County has several |
3 | | significant communities that are unincorporated from the |
4 | | surrounding village of Buffalo Grove, and these regions are |
5 | | strengthened as a community of interest in proposed RD 59. |
6 | | Current RD 59 has two major unincorporated communities |
7 | | bordering Buffalo Grove: unincorporated Prairie View and |
8 | | unincorporated Deerfield. Proposed RD 59 expands the southern |
9 | | border along Deerfield Parkway in Buffalo Grove to include the |
10 | | unincorporated community of Horatio Gardens. These |
11 | | unincorporated areas pay lower property taxes and share common |
12 | | services through the county and nearby municipalities. |
13 | | Many residents live in the communities in proposed RD 59 |
14 | | because of the high quality public schools. Proposed RD 59 |
15 | | expands the community of interest of high-performing public |
16 | | schools as it expands to include five additional high schools. |
17 | | These groups of residents are kept together in an educational |
18 | | community of interest in proposed RD 59. This community of |
19 | | interest provides a high quality of life and outstanding |
20 | | education within the Aptakisic-Tripp Consolidated School |
21 | | District and Stevenson High School District 125, but at a lower |
22 | | cost of living due to the lower property taxes paid. |
23 | | Incorporating Horatio Gardens into proposed RD 59 strengthens |
24 | | this community of interest. |
25 | | There are several senior retirement communities within |
26 | | proposed RD 59, including a senior residential community in the |
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1 | | portion of Northbrook kept in proposed RD 59. These senior |
2 | | residential facilities create a community of interest. In |
3 | | addition to this community, apartment-style independent living |
4 | | facilities through proposed RD 59 include Sedgebrook in |
5 | | Lincolnshire, The Park at Vernon Hills and Hawthorne Lakes in |
6 | | Vernon Hills. Senior citizens residing in these communities are |
7 | | strengthened as a community of interest. |
8 | | The area included in proposed RD 59 continues growing with |
9 | | new development and housing. While the area is experiencing |
10 | | growth, new residents move here because they appreciate the |
11 | | open space compared to other more congested areas of the |
12 | | suburbs. The median income for the area shows that those |
13 | | families moving in are becoming more upper middle class as |
14 | | opposed to the area in the south where incomes are more |
15 | | moderate. |
16 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 59 contain most of the core |
17 | | of current RD 59. The partisan composition favoring the |
18 | | incumbent increases slightly under proposed RD 59. |
19 | | There are pockets of Hispanics in various regions of the |
20 | | district, including Mundelein, Park City, Prairie View and |
21 | | Wheeling, which are kept together as a community of interest |
22 | | under proposed RD 59. Proposed RD 59 has an African American |
23 | | voting-age population of 2.37%, a Hispanic voting-age |
24 | | population of 18.89%, and an Asian voting-age population of |
25 | | 12.95%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 60 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 60 has a |
3 | | population of 101,630. Proposed RD 60 has a population of |
4 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
5 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
6 | | RD 60 is different in shape from current RD 60 due in part to |
7 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
8 | | of the district. |
9 | | In its proposed form, RD 60 contains 81.78% of current RD |
10 | | 60. Proposed RD 60 has few changes from RD 60, including the |
11 | | minority composition. In order to achieve equal population, |
12 | | proposed RD 60 has expanded to the north and northwest, adding |
13 | | more of Waukegan, eastern Gurnee, the southern portion of Beach |
14 | | Park and a sliver of Park City. In addition, proposed RD 60 |
15 | | loses a portion of North Chicago. |
16 | | Proposed RD 60 is contained entirely within Lake County and |
17 | | includes all of Waukegan Township, whereas current RD 60 only |
18 | | contains a portion of Waukegan Township. Proposed RD 60 splits |
19 | | two townships, Shields Township on the southern portion of the |
20 | | district, which is also split in current RD 60, and Warren |
21 | | Township in the northwest portion of the district. In Shields |
22 | | Township, the proposed border follows the current border |
23 | | through the City of Waukegan along Highway 137/Buckley Road |
24 | | until it heads north and east along railroad tracks and streets |
25 | | for a short distance before reaching the shores of Lake |
26 | | Michigan. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 60 extends north along Lake Michigan and then |
2 | | west along the northern Waukegan and Warren township lines |
3 | | until reaching the Soo Rail Line. Forming proposed RD 60's |
4 | | western border, the district follows the Soo Rail Line south |
5 | | into the community of Gurnee, turning east generally along |
6 | | Washington Street until it reaches the Waukegan Township line |
7 | | in the community of Park City. Finally, the western border is |
8 | | complete as the boundary moves south along the western Waukegan |
9 | | and Shield townships lines, eventually meeting proposed |
10 | | district's southern border. |
11 | | Proposed RD 60 is primarily middle-class with a majority |
12 | | median family income range between $44,205 and $68,654 that |
13 | | remains consistent with current RD 60. The portions of current |
14 | | RD 59 that are added to RD 60 are more economically similar to |
15 | | proposed RD 60 than proposed RD 59. |
16 | | The district's reliance on Lake Michigan as an economic |
17 | | engine and recreational attraction provides for a community of |
18 | | interest. Proposed RD 60 contains the southernmost portion of |
19 | | the Illinois Beach State Park South. This community of interest |
20 | | is especially important as the lakefront communities continue |
21 | | to deal with issues of hazardous pollution and efforts to |
22 | | revitalize the area. |
23 | | Proposed RD 60 has several areas of Waukegan and North |
24 | | Chicago with high crime rates and the efforts of local |
25 | | residents who are working to protect their neighborhoods form a |
26 | | community of interest. Another community of interest exists |
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1 | | through the district as many residents rely on public transit |
2 | | and commute to Chicago via the Union Pacific-North Line. |
3 | | Proposed RD 60 removes almost all of the Great Lakes Naval |
4 | | Training Center to maintain that community of interest in |
5 | | proposed RD 58. Waukegan and the surrounding communities of |
6 | | Park City and North Chicago experience similar challenges and |
7 | | proposed RD 60 keeps large portions of these communities |
8 | | together. Stella Jones testified on behalf of Democrats United |
9 | | for Fairness at the House redistricting hearing in Waukegan on |
10 | | April 19, 2011, and stated that the communities of North |
11 | | Chicago, Park City, and Waukegan face similar challenges |
12 | | including the lack of fair housing, low graduation rates, and |
13 | | higher crime rates. Ms. Jones requested that these communities |
14 | | continue to be in the same district so the residents who share |
15 | | similar concerns can continue to benefit from the services |
16 | | provided to these communities. |
17 | | Proposed RD 60 contains a vast majority of current RD 60. |
18 | | However, the partisan advantage favoring the incumbent |
19 | | decreases compared to current RD 60. |
20 | | Proposed RD 60 has an African American voting-age |
21 | | population of 21.61%, Hispanic voting-age population of |
22 | | 46.64%, and an Asian voting-age population of 3.2%. The |
23 | | expansion of current district's boundaries north and northwest |
24 | | adds areas of larger predominately Hispanic population. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 61 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 61 has a |
2 | | population of 120,629. Proposed RD 61 has a population of |
3 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
5 | | RD 61 is different in shape from current RD 61 due in part to |
6 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
7 | | of the district by almost 12,000 people. |
8 | | Proposed RD 61, located entirely within Lake County, |
9 | | reduces its size on the west and southeast while gaining more |
10 | | land in the south central part of the district to make the area |
11 | | more compact and contiguous. Proposed RD 61 is more compact and |
12 | | includes 59.37% of current RD 61, 33.58% of current RD 62, and |
13 | | small portions of 52. |
14 | | Like current RD 61, proposed RD 61 maintains its northern |
15 | | border as the Illinois-Wisconsin state line and its eastern |
16 | | border as Lake Michigan. However, in order to achieve equal |
17 | | population, yet maintain the district's interests, the south |
18 | | central border is adjusted to take in portions of Venetian |
19 | | Village and Long Lake. |
20 | | The proposed RD 61 also recedes completely out of Channel |
21 | | Lake, Lake Catherine, Fox Lake, Fox Lake Hills, while including |
22 | | the communities of Antioch, Gurnee, Lake Villa, Old Mill Creek, |
23 | | Lindenhurst, Wadsworth, Beach Park, Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor, |
24 | | and Zion, which are currently located in RD 61. Proposed RD 61 |
25 | | also includes Third Lake, Gages Park, and Grandwood Park. |
26 | | In addition to the needed balance of population, the shift |
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1 | | of the district into the Lindenhurst area was necessary to |
2 | | bring the local Hispanic populations together in the same |
3 | | representative district. In a redistricting hearing that was |
4 | | held in nearby Waukegan, several Hispanic organizations spoke |
5 | | about the need for a more unified representative district that |
6 | | took into account the growing number of Hispanics in the |
7 | | northern Lake County Region. Proposed RD 61 accomplishes this |
8 | | by moving into the Lindenhurst area and portions of Gurnee to |
9 | | include them in the same district with the Hispanic families |
10 | | that make up the Old Mill Creek, Beach Park and Zion |
11 | | communities. |
12 | | Socioeconomically, the district contains middle and |
13 | | upper-middle income residents, with median incomes between |
14 | | $75,000 and $150,000; however, there are segments of residents |
15 | | with higher incomes. Lower-middle income residents are located |
16 | | in the eastern end of proposed RD 61. |
17 | | Proposed RD 61 also recognizes a community of interest in |
18 | | that it contains a number of communities that border the state |
19 | | of Wisconsin. As Illinois competes for jobs and federal |
20 | | resources with neighboring states, the communities of this |
21 | | border district are major stakeholders and a community of |
22 | | interest. The district continues to be more of an east-west |
23 | | district rather than a north-south district to keep this |
24 | | community of interest intact. |
25 | | Proposed RD 61 retains the core of current RD 61 and |
26 | | subsequently has a substantially similar partisan composition |
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1 | | compared to current RD 61. |
2 | | Proposed RD 61 would contain an African American voting-age |
3 | | population of 10.57%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
4 | | 12.06% and an Asian voting-age population of 6.39%. |
5 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 62 |
6 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 62 has a |
7 | | population of 117,334. Proposed RD 62 has a population of |
8 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
9 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
10 | | RD 62 is different in shape from current RD 62 due, in part, to |
11 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
12 | | of the district. |
13 | | Proposed RD 62 retains 69.22% of population of current RD |
14 | | 62. In order to achieve equal population, proposed RD 62, which |
15 | | is located entirely within Lake County, shifts to the west and |
16 | | extends southwest while receding out of Gurnee, Grandwest Park, |
17 | | Lindenhurst, Old Mill Creek, Venetian Village, Long Lake, Round |
18 | | Lake Park, and Round Lake Heights. Proposed RD 62 adds more of |
19 | | Round Lake Park and Round Lake to keep the municipalities |
20 | | intact and extends into portions of Wauconda to achieve equal |
21 | | population. Proposed RD 62 also expands its territory in |
22 | | Grayslake, which is now almost completely in proposed RD 62. |
23 | | The central portion of proposed RD 62 includes a community |
24 | | of interest made up of homeowners who live along the district's |
25 | | many lakes, wetlands, and forest preserves. These individuals |
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1 | | live in similar housing and live where they do because it |
2 | | provides local access to quality schools, natural areas, and |
3 | | retail shopping, all within a commute to major employers in |
4 | | Chicago. The additional population added in Long Lake on |
5 | | proposed RD 62's western edge also fits into this community of |
6 | | interest. |
7 | | Proposed RD 62 acknowledges a tourism and recreational |
8 | | community of interest consisting of the population impacted by |
9 | | the attractions of the Gurnee Mills Mall and Six Flags Great |
10 | | America. These businesses and surrounding attractions bring in |
11 | | visitors from around the region and provide a vital source of |
12 | | revenue for local communities, create jobs, and keep many |
13 | | tourism businesses running. |
14 | | As the population of Lake County continues to grow, |
15 | | commuter traffic and city planning have become major issues as |
16 | | residents and businesses contend with extreme traffic |
17 | | congestion. A controversial plan to expand Belvidere Road is of |
18 | | major interest to all residents of proposed RD 62. More of this |
19 | | roadway is added to proposed RD 62 allowing commuters and |
20 | | landowners to have a representative who will be responsive on |
21 | | the issue. |
22 | | At a redistricting hearing in Waukegan, several Hispanic |
23 | | organizations testified about the need to take into account the |
24 | | growing number of Hispanics in the northern Lake County region. |
25 | | A Round Lake resident urged that all of Round Lake be included |
26 | | in one Legislative District. Proposed RD 62 keeps virtually all |
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1 | | of the Round Lake community intact and in one Representative |
2 | | District. |
3 | | Proposed RD 62 maintains most of the core of current RD 62 |
4 | | and preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship that has |
5 | | developed over the last two election cycles. The partisan |
6 | | advantage in favor of the incumbent decreases slightly compared |
7 | | to the current partisan composition under current RD 62. |
8 | | Proposed RD 62 contains an African American voting-age |
9 | | population of 3.83%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 8.97%, |
10 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 8.88%. |
11 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 63 |
12 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 63 has a |
13 | | population of 122,290. Proposed RD 63 has a population of |
14 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
15 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
16 | | RD 63 is different in shape from current RD 63 due, in part, to |
17 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
18 | | of the district. |
19 | | All of the residents within proposed RD 63 live in current |
20 | | RD 63. Proposed RD 63 reduces population by removing areas in |
21 | | the communities of Crystal Lake, Lakewood, McHenry, Johnsburg, |
22 | | Spring Grove, and Fox Lake. All but a small section of |
23 | | Woodstock remains in proposed RD 63. Proposed RD 63 is entirely |
24 | | within current RD 63, but removes these areas to reduce the |
25 | | necessary population. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 63 maintains a similar shape as current RD 63 |
2 | | while accounting for population change and preserving |
3 | | communities. The northern boundary is the state line; the |
4 | | western boundary is along the McHenry County line; the southern |
5 | | boundary keeps all of Riley and Coral Townships within the |
6 | | district; and the eastern boundary runs along the township |
7 | | divide between Coral and Grafton on the south, splitting Dorr, |
8 | | McHenry and Richmond Townships. The split townships differ from |
9 | | those split in current RD 63 in order to reduce population. |
10 | | Interstate 90 crosses the southwestern section of the |
11 | | district, connecting the district to Chicago and Wisconsin. The |
12 | | Union Pacific Northwest Metra line runs from the east central |
13 | | border of proposed RD 63 in Woodstock to Harvard; and the |
14 | | eastern arm of the Metra runs from outside of the district in |
15 | | Crystal Lake to McHenry. The Fox River connects communities |
16 | | along the eastern boundary of proposed RD 63. Wonder Lake and |
17 | | McCullom Lake are included in their entirety within proposed RD |
18 | | 63. Most of proposed RD 63 is agricultural land and grasslands, |
19 | | with medium to low-density urban land, urban open space and |
20 | | minimal high-density urban land in the cities of McHenry, |
21 | | Harvard, Woodstock and Marengo. There has been recent growth in |
22 | | the area and the residents here have common interests. The |
23 | | residents in proposed RD 63 prefer a suburban feel to their |
24 | | surroundings with convenient commercial areas. |
25 | | The key differences between proposed RD 63 and current RD |
26 | | 63 are due to population reduction along the central eastern |
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1 | | edge in Dorr Township. Proposed RD 63 removes population from |
2 | | McHenry Township to keep the city of McHenry more intact in a |
3 | | bordering district. The proposed district loses all of Burton |
4 | | Township and most of the city of Spring Grove. The section of |
5 | | Spring Grove that is within proposed RD 63 is lightly populated |
6 | | and the split occurs so that the majority of the population of |
7 | | Spring Grove remains together, outside of the district. The |
8 | | core of Woodstock is kept intact in the proposed RD 63 to |
9 | | maintain equal population. |
10 | | McHenry County remains split, as it is in the current RD |
11 | | 63. Proposed RD 63 includes the following townships in their |
12 | | entirety: Alden, Chemung, Coral, Dunham, Greenwood, Hartland, |
13 | | Hebron, Marengo, Riley and Seneca. Proposed RD 63 splits the |
14 | | townships of: Dorr, McHenry, and Richmond. Dorr Township is |
15 | | split in such a way as to keep more of the city of Woodstock |
16 | | together in proposed RD 63. Most of Woodstock is in proposed RD |
17 | | 63, with precinct Dorr 11 in proposed RD 64 to keep that |
18 | | precinct intact. The city of Woodstock is also split along its |
19 | | eastern border to keep several cul de sacs together in one |
20 | | district. The part of Crystal Lake included in RD 63 is |
21 | | precinct Dorr 10, and the majority of the rest of the city is |
22 | | in proposed RD 64. McHenry Township is split to keep the |
23 | | community of Pistakee Highlands together in RD 63 and to keep |
24 | | the city of Lakemoor together outside of the district. Richmond |
25 | | Township is split to keep more of the village of Richmond |
26 | | together in the proposed RD 63 and keep more of the city of |
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1 | | Spring Grove together outside of proposed RD 63. The cities of |
2 | | Marengo, Union, Chemung, Harvard, Hebron, McCullom Lake, |
3 | | Richmond, Ringwood, Pistakee Highlands and Greenwood are |
4 | | entirely within the proposed RD 63. The parts of Bull Valley |
5 | | located in Greenwood Township are in proposed RD 63 and the |
6 | | parts of Bull Valley located in McHenry Township are in |
7 | | proposed RD 64. Bull Valley is split in the same manner under |
8 | | current RD 63. The southeastern part of the city of Wonder Lake |
9 | | is not in RD 63 and is instead in RD 64 to keep the precinct of |
10 | | McHenry 10 intact in one district. |
11 | | McHenry County has experienced a surge in population in the |
12 | | last two decades, with the southwest portion of the county |
13 | | seeing the most growth. Communities in the slower growth areas |
14 | | share more common characteristics with each other than with the |
15 | | communities in the southwest corner, and those slower growth |
16 | | areas remain together in proposed RD 63. The majority of rural |
17 | | and agricultural portions of McHenry County are within proposed |
18 | | RD 63, helping to reflect the wishes of Mary Donner, |
19 | | Vice-Chairperson for the Planning and Development committee of |
20 | | McHenry County, at the House Redistricting hearing in Marengo, |
21 | | IL on April 16, 2011. |
22 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 63 maintain almost the entire |
23 | | core of current RD 63. This allows the incumbent-constituent |
24 | | relationship that has existed over the past decade to be |
25 | | preserved. Because the core has been held substantially intact, |
26 | | the partisan composition of proposed RD 63 is similar to the |
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1 | | partisan composition of current RD 63. |
2 | | In proposed RD 63, the voting-age population of Hispanic |
3 | | residents is 12.78% , the voting-age population for African |
4 | | American residents is 0.90%, and the voting-age population for |
5 | | Asian residents is 1.18%. Smaller Hispanic populations are |
6 | | spread out across the district. Most of the district is |
7 | | comprised of middle-class incomes ranging from $68,654 to |
8 | | $98,750. |
9 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 64 |
10 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 64 has a |
11 | | population of 132,417. Proposed RD 64 has a population of |
12 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
13 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
14 | | RD 64, located in McHenry and Lake counties, consists of |
15 | | portions of current RDs 52, 61, 62, 63, and 64. |
16 | | Using the Wisconsin-Illinois state line as its northern |
17 | | border, proposed RD 64 follows the McHenry-Lake County line |
18 | | south and then expands east to west to include the communities |
19 | | of Spring Grove, Fox Lake, Channel Lake, Lake Catharine, |
20 | | Antioch, Fox Lake Hills, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Holiday Hills, |
21 | | McHenry, Bull Valley, Woodstock, Lakewood, Prairie Grove, |
22 | | Wauconda, Volo, Venetian Village, Lindenhurst, Round Lake |
23 | | Heights, and Lake Villa, as well as small portions of Island |
24 | | Lake and Crystal Lake. Many of these communities are spread out |
25 | | and more rural in nature, a feature desired by local residents. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 64 contains all or portions of the townships of |
2 | | Richmond, Burton, Antioch, Grant, McHenry, Nunda, Dorr, |
3 | | Grafton, Algonquin, Wauconda, and Lake Villa. |
4 | | The splits that occur in many of these communities are |
5 | | based upon the need to achieve equal population and uses easily |
6 | | recognizable features such as roads, lakes, and governmental |
7 | | boundaries. The split in Crystal Lake allows an additional lake |
8 | | to be included in proposed RD 64 and then follows the McHenry |
9 | | Township line, while the splits in Dorr and McHenry townships |
10 | | allow most of the communities of Woodstock and McHenry to |
11 | | remain in proposed RD 63. Proposed RD 64 also takes in the more |
12 | | outlying areas in the communities of Johnsburg and Antioch. |
13 | | These residents live in more rural areas and the area's many |
14 | | residential areas around several local lakes. |
15 | | One central feature of proposed RD 64 is the area's many |
16 | | lakes, state parks, wetlands, and forested areas. These natural |
17 | | resources are appealing to local residents who choose to live |
18 | | in a relaxed and natural setting that provides easy access to |
19 | | more populated locales for employment and recreation. As there |
20 | | is more population growth in McHenry and Lake counties, efforts |
21 | | to preserve and protect proposed RD 64's natural resources |
22 | | while balancing the need for enhanced transportation options |
23 | | will become paramount. |
24 | | U.S. Highway 12, Illinois Route 31, and Illinois Route 59 |
25 | | provide residents with access to Wisconsin, the suburbs and the |
26 | | city of Chicago. As residents contend with suburban sprawl, |
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1 | | proposed RD 64's residents who utilize or live on these |
2 | | roadways will contend with urban planning and traffic issues, |
3 | | creating a community of interest. |
4 | | Proposed RD 64's median family income is predominately |
5 | | middle class with several census blocks reporting upper middle |
6 | | class median family incomes of $98,740 to $147,955. There are |
7 | | no census blocks listing a median family income of under |
8 | | $68,654. |
9 | | Proposed RD 64 is comprised of sections from several |
10 | | current districts. The partisan composition of proposed RD 64 |
11 | | remains relatively similar to the average partisan |
12 | | compositions of the current districts that now make up proposed |
13 | | RD 64. |
14 | | Proposed RD 64 contains an African American voting-age |
15 | | population of 1.13%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 6.81%, |
16 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 2.36%. |
17 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 65 |
18 | | Proposed RD 65 has a population of 108,735, the |
19 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
20 | | "one person, one vote" principle. |
21 | | To ensure the preservation of equal representation and to |
22 | | create compact, contiguous representative districts that |
23 | | reflect the interests of the populations, several districts are |
24 | | rearranged to accurately reflect the 2010 census data. Proposed |
25 | | RD 65 includes much of the population of current RD 49 (88.62%) |
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1 | | and small portions of current RDs 43, 50, 55, and 64. Proposed |
2 | | RD 65 is different in shape from current RD 49 due in part to |
3 | | population shifts and the need to decrease the total population |
4 | | of the district by 45,346. |
5 | | To achieve equal population and due to major population |
6 | | shifts in the northwest suburbs, proposed RD 65 recedes |
7 | | completely out of the communities of Algonquin, Burlington, |
8 | | Sleepy Hollow, West Dundee and Carpentersville, and maintains |
9 | | only a small portion of Gilberts. Proposed RD 65 adds territory |
10 | | in the southern end of current RD 49 to gain population in |
11 | | South Elgin and Wayne. |
12 | | Proposed RD 65 is located entirely within Kane County. The |
13 | | boundaries, to a large degree, follow the boundary lines of |
14 | | current RD 49, and also follow the natural dividing lines of |
15 | | towns and major landmarks in the area. |
16 | | Proposed RD 65 reflects the natural growth of communities |
17 | | that are expanding outward and to the west. The corridors along |
18 | | Illinois Route 47 and Interstate 90 are extremely important to |
19 | | the residents and businesses of proposed RD 65, as these |
20 | | roadways provide key transportation routes through the |
21 | | district and into the suburbs and city of Chicago. As the |
22 | | population continues to grow in the northwest suburbs and in |
23 | | proposed RD 65, the people who utilize and live on these |
24 | | roadways form a community of interest concerned with traffic |
25 | | congestion, highway maintenance and construction, and |
26 | | sprawling suburban growth. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 65 is a mixture of middle to upper-middle |
2 | | income wage earners, with a portion of Huntley having a |
3 | | slightly lower median income. Outside proposed RD 65's border |
4 | | near Elgin, the income level drops significantly, a good reason |
5 | | for these areas to remain in an adjoining district. |
6 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 65 also reflect the need to |
7 | | preserve the minority influence in the area and surrounding |
8 | | districts. Proposed RD 65 loses more of the city of Elgin to a |
9 | | neighboring district to ensure that the African American and |
10 | | Hispanic populations are adequately represented. |
11 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 65 contain no portion of |
12 | | current RD 65; however, proposed RD 65 retains the vast |
13 | | majority of current RD 49. This preserves the |
14 | | incumbent-constituent relationship that has existed for over a |
15 | | decade. Additionally, proposed RD 65 retains a nearly identical |
16 | | partisan composition compared to the composition under current |
17 | | RD 49. |
18 | | Proposed RD 65 has an African American voting-age |
19 | | population of 1.93%, a Hispanic voting-age population 9.09%, |
20 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 4.98%. |
21 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 66 |
22 | | Proposed RD 66 contains 108,734, the equal-population |
23 | | target, and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
24 | | vote" principle. Several districts shifted due to population |
25 | | issues, and thus proposed RD 66 contains portions of 3 current |
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1 | | representative districts. Proposed RD 66 is located in McHenry |
2 | | and Kane counties. Most of its population include current RD 64 |
3 | | (67.52%) current RD 49 (30.18%), and a small portion of current |
4 | | RD 43. |
5 | | Proposed RD 66 includes all of the communities of Gilberts, |
6 | | Sleepy Hollow, and West Dundee, and portions of the communities |
7 | | of Lakewood, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Lake of the Hills, |
8 | | Algonquin, Carpentersville, Elgin and East Dundee. Local |
9 | | residents are largely middle to upper middle class and live in |
10 | | similar housing stock throughout the district. As the |
11 | | population grows, interests of these communities overlap. |
12 | | The McHenry and Kane County communities of proposed RD 66 |
13 | | share many of the same characteristics and use many of the same |
14 | | resources. Randall Road links these communities together. This |
15 | | road is a major north and south thoroughfare in the district |
16 | | and gives residents access to many local businesses, shopping |
17 | | centers, restaurants, hospitals, and churches. Proposed RD 66 |
18 | | residents have an interest in this vital roadway. |
19 | | In addition to being connected to local resources, Randall |
20 | | Road also allows residents to access I-90, which provides |
21 | | residents the ability to go east to Chicago or west to DeKalb, |
22 | | home of Northern Illinois University, which has a large |
23 | | population of commuter students. Both Randall Road and I-90 |
24 | | provide the residents with easy access to the Big Timber |
25 | | Shopping Center and Elgin Metra Lines, which allow residents to |
26 | | reach employment and entertainment opportunities in downtown |
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1 | | Chicago. |
2 | | Socioeconomically, proposed RD 66 is very homogeneous. |
3 | | Proposed RD 66 consists of middle to upper middle income |
4 | | families who live in single family homes and have a median |
5 | | income level of $44,000 to $148,000, with an average income of |
6 | | $68,654 per year. Many residents of proposed RD 66 work in |
7 | | nearby suburban communities and rely less on public |
8 | | transportation than the communities further south and east. |
9 | | As with many suburban communities, the communities in |
10 | | proposed RD 66 form a community of interest built around the |
11 | | issues of dealing with population growth and increased traffic |
12 | | congestion. As more people relocate within RD 66, serious |
13 | | consideration will be given to preparing for future growth and |
14 | | such considerations will have an enormous impact on the |
15 | | residents who live along the district's main roadways or rely |
16 | | on them for quick travel. |
17 | | Proposed RD 66 is comprised of multiple existing districts; |
18 | | however, it maintains the core of current RD 64 and preserves |
19 | | the incumbent-constituent relationship that has existed for |
20 | | six years. The partisan composition of proposed RD 66 is |
21 | | similar to the composition as it exists under current RD 64. |
22 | | Proposed RD 66 contains an African American voting-age |
23 | | population of 1.93%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 9.19%, |
24 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 6.93%. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 67 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 67 has a |
2 | | population of 103,737. Proposed RD 67 has a population of |
3 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
5 | | RD 67 is different in shape from current RD 67 due, in part, to |
6 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
7 | | of the district. |
8 | | Proposed RD 67 has 79.85% of its population from current RD |
9 | | 67. The difference in shape is due in part to population shifts |
10 | | and a desire to keep communities of interest together. To |
11 | | achieve greater compactness, proposed RD 67 is entirely within |
12 | | Winnebago County, comprised mainly of Rockford Township with |
13 | | small sections of Owen and Cherry Valley Townships. |
14 | | The northern border of current RD 67 is moved north to |
15 | | include most of the city of Rockford, while small populations |
16 | | from other less populated cities and precincts to the south and |
17 | | west that are largely agricultural with low populations are |
18 | | removed. Current RD 67 splits three cities (Rockford, Cherry |
19 | | Valley, and New Milford), whereas proposed RD 67 contains only |
20 | | Rockford and several unincorporated areas. Proposed RD 67 |
21 | | removes Cherry Valley and New Milford which are less urban and |
22 | | more affluent. City government centers, residential services, |
23 | | major roads and transportation hubs will all remain in one |
24 | | district. |
25 | | Proposed RD 67 contains a major section of the region's |
26 | | transportation corridor. US 20 runs along the western border |
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1 | | and cuts through the south central area of the district. This |
2 | | is a bypass roadway, used to connect to Interstate 39/US 51 and |
3 | | I-90. The interchange from US 20 to Interstate 39/US 51 is |
4 | | included in the district. Alpine Road, Route 251, and Route 2 |
5 | | are also used to connect major commercial and residential areas |
6 | | in Rockford. The interchange of Route 20 and Route 2 is also in |
7 | | RD 67, with Route 2 being the most direct route into downtown |
8 | | Rockford and extends to government centers, the old railroad |
9 | | station, sports facilities, and to the Rockford Airport. |
10 | | Interstate 39/US 51 is along the furthest east border and |
11 | | contains an interchange between US 20 and Highway 39, which is |
12 | | the gateway to southern areas of the state, and also connects |
13 | | to I-90, which runs north into Wisconsin. US Business 20 is |
14 | | also known as State Street, and it is the major gateway through |
15 | | Rockford running east to west. It connects the residential |
16 | | areas on the west side of the river to the government centers |
17 | | in the center of the district and the commercial areas on the |
18 | | east side of the district. Route 2, or Main Street, is |
19 | | considered a gateway to the city running north to south through |
20 | | the district. It connects southern industrial areas to northern |
21 | | residential areas. State Route 251 runs through the center of |
22 | | the district and connects Rockford to municipalities in the |
23 | | north. |
24 | | Proposed RD 67 is entirely within the Rock Watershed. Rock |
25 | | River runs vertically through the center of proposed RD 67 and |
26 | | then connects to the top eastern border of the district. Keith |
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1 | | Creek runs horizontally through the center of proposed RD 67 |
2 | | from the Rock River to the east edge of the district. |
3 | | Proposed RD 67 contains mostly high and medium density |
4 | | urban areas and preserves many neighborhoods. Proposed RD 67 |
5 | | contains urban open space and general industrial areas in the |
6 | | southern and western parts of the district. There are |
7 | | commercial areas in the east center of proposed RD 67. Proposed |
8 | | RD 67 is mostly incorporated and has few agricultural areas. |
9 | | Proposed RD 67 keeps the city of Rockford together and removes |
10 | | unincorporated, agricultural areas on the outer edge of current |
11 | | RD 67. Along the western and southwestern edge of proposed RD |
12 | | 67, some forest, wetlands and fields remain. |
13 | | Proposed RD 67 contains the following landmarks, services, |
14 | | and cultural centers: Rockford Airport, Rockford City Hall, |
15 | | Rockford Police Headquarters, Rockford Mass Transit District |
16 | | main bus station, Winnebago County Court House, Winnebago |
17 | | County Jail, State of Illinois Building, Swedish American |
18 | | Hospital, Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford Main Post |
19 | | Office, Rockford Park District Headquarters, Rockford Sanitary |
20 | | District Headquarters, Rockford Board of Education |
21 | | Headquarters, Burpee Museum and Discovery Center, Rockford Art |
22 | | Museum and MetroCentre stadium/arena. These are all important |
23 | | landmarks, government offices and destinations within the city |
24 | | of Rockford and therefore, are maintained in one district. |
25 | | Proposed RD 67 preserves 18 of the 20 neighborhood groups |
26 | | within Rockford: Ellis Heights Weed and Seed, Northwest |
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1 | | Community Center, Cunningham St. Block Club, Riverview |
2 | | Neighborhood Association, Concord Commons, Orchid 3rd College |
3 | | and Union, South Sixth Street Neighborhood Organization, 7th |
4 | | Ward Now, Jassy Neighborhood Watch, Forest Avenue Neighborhood |
5 | | Group, River District Association, Churchill Grove |
6 | | Neighborhood Association, Signal Hill Neighborhood |
7 | | Association, North End Square Neighborhood Association, |
8 | | Rolling Green Neighborhood Association, Hilltop Neighborhood |
9 | | Watch, Oaks Neighborhood Association, and Midtown District. |
10 | | Two neighborhood groups are split: Sinnissippi Park and |
11 | | Edgewater Neighborhood Association. In an article published in |
12 | | the February 13, 2011 Rockford Register Star entitled "Chuck |
13 | | Sweeney: Neighborhood Groups a Valuable Tool for Residents," |
14 | | Sweeney states: |
15 | | The 10th Ward has seven neighborhood groups. I don't know |
16 | | how many similar associations are active throughout the city, |
17 | | but the more groups like Alpine Ridge we have, the better for |
18 | | the democratic process. Homeowners, residents and business |
19 | | owners need to know in advance what the city intends to do to |
20 | | them, so we can have government by the people, not on the |
21 | | people. |
22 | | Neighborhood groups are important to the fabric of the city |
23 | | of Rockford and it is important in drawing a new map to |
24 | | preserve as many of these groups within a district as possible |
25 | | to enable better representation. |
26 | | Proposed RD 67 generally has a median household income of |
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1 | | $45,000. Although the central Rockford urban area has several |
2 | | areas where the figure falls below $20,000 and other sections |
3 | | reach above $60,000, this average is well below the median |
4 | | income of surrounding, more affluent districts that include |
5 | | towns outside of Rockford. Proposed RD 67 preserves those with |
6 | | a moderate median income as a community of interest. |
7 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 67 maintain the core of |
8 | | current RD 67 and allow the incumbent-constituent relationship |
9 | | that has developed over the last decade to be preserved. The |
10 | | partisan composition in favor of the incumbent party increases |
11 | | slightly when compared to the composition of current RD 67. |
12 | | Proposed RD 67 keeps the African American population in |
13 | | Rockford together as a community of interest. Under proposed RD |
14 | | 67, the African American voting-age population is 24.25%, the |
15 | | Hispanic voting-age population is 15.27%, and the Asian |
16 | | voting-age population is 2.35%. |
17 | | The three key differences between proposed RD 67 and |
18 | | current RD 67 are: proposed RD 67 extends further north to take |
19 | | in more of the city of Rockford, removes agricultural areas on |
20 | | the southwest and southeast borders of the district, and |
21 | | removes the towns of New Milford and Cherry Valley. These |
22 | | changes establish the target population, preserve the downtown |
23 | | Rockford area its cultural centers, and existing neighborhood |
24 | | organizations, and keep most of proposed RD 67 within the city |
25 | | of Rockford. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 68 has a |
3 | | population of 117,743. Proposed RD 68 has a population of |
4 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
5 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
6 | | RD 68 is different in shape from current RD 68 due, in part, to |
7 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
8 | | of the district. |
9 | | Proposed RD 68 includes 63.60% of the core of current RD |
10 | | 68. Proposed RD 68 makes the district more compact, while |
11 | | respecting the urban and rural communities of interest in and |
12 | | around the proposed district. There are four key differences |
13 | | between proposed RD 68 and current RD 68. Proposed RD 68: (1) |
14 | | removes the majority of the low populated, agricultural land |
15 | | and forest/marsh area in the north and northwest; (2) removes |
16 | | Shirland, Rockton and Roscoe Townships in the north; (3) adds |
17 | | more of the city of Rockford in the southern area; and (4) |
18 | | removes an area from Owen Township down to Auburn Street in |
19 | | Rockford Township, which was incorporated into proposed RD 67. |
20 | | Proposed RD 68 maintains equal population, attempts to follow |
21 | | township lines, connects neighborhoods with similar economic |
22 | | interest, keeps the more suburban areas surrounding Rockford |
23 | | together, and maintains Machesney Park and the majority of |
24 | | Loves Park. |
25 | | Proposed RD 68 is now entirely within Winnebago County, |
26 | | reduces the more rural areas of the north and northwest, and |
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1 | | keeps more of the Rockford metro area together. Proposed RD 68 |
2 | | is mostly incorporated, and drawn to take in the more suburban |
3 | | and rural areas of Rockford, which include small towns to the |
4 | | north of Rockford. To accomplish this, two primarily |
5 | | agricultural townships on the north are removed and a section |
6 | | of metropolitan Rockford is added. Proposed RD 68 keeps |
7 | | communities that lie between the Rock River and I-90 together |
8 | | and reduces the number of townships in the district. Proposed |
9 | | RD 68 follows township lines along the north and west |
10 | | boundaries of the district. |
11 | | Proposed RD 68 includes several significant roadways used |
12 | | for local and regional travel and commerce. Highway 2 runs |
13 | | vertically through Owen Township, which connects the district |
14 | | to the city of Rockford downtown area and the Rockford Airport. |
15 | | Highway 251 and I-90 run vertically through Harlem Township and |
16 | | I-90 forms portions of the eastern border of proposed RD 68. US |
17 | | Business 20 runs horizontally through the southern part of |
18 | | proposed RD 68 and connects the district to commercial areas. |
19 | | Highway 70 leads from the west into the City of Rockford. |
20 | | Proposed RD 68 maintains a long section of commercial areas |
21 | | along US Business 20 including the interchange where US |
22 | | Business 20 and I-90 meet. There is a commercial area also near |
23 | | Cherryvale Mall, in the southeast area of the district, which |
24 | | is preserved. |
25 | | Proposed RD 68 keeps the following districts and landmarks |
26 | | together: Rockford College, Rock Valley Community College, |
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1 | | Rockford School of Medicine, Cherryvale Mall, Rock Cut State |
2 | | Park, Atwood Forest Preserve, Rockford Speedway, Magic Waters, |
3 | | Forest Hills Country Club and the Rockford Country Club. |
4 | | Proposed RD 68 also includes the 7th Street Commercial District |
5 | | and keeps the following neighborhoods together: North Highland |
6 | | Square, Calvin Park Boulevard, Palmwood Neighborhood, Alpine |
7 | | Ridge, Parkland Homeowners Association and the Rock Cut Area |
8 | | Homeowners Association. |
9 | | Proposed RD 68 has a median income level between $45,000 |
10 | | and $80,000. Although the income levels vary throughout |
11 | | proposed RD 68, they are generally higher levels than the other |
12 | | urban areas of Rockford included in proposed RD 67. The area of |
13 | | Rockford that was in current RD 67 but is now in proposed RD 68 |
14 | | is more similar in income to the communities within current RD |
15 | | 68, which is why they are included in proposed RD 68. |
16 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 68 is nearly |
17 | | identical to the current partisan composition under current RD |
18 | | 68. |
19 | | Within Proposed RD 68, the Hispanic voting-age population |
20 | | is 5.76%, the African American voting-age population is 4.71%, |
21 | | and the Asian voting-age population is 2.69%. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 69 |
23 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 69 has a |
24 | | population of 123,633. Proposed RD 69 has a population of |
25 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
2 | | Proposed RD 69 includes a population of 68.37% of current |
3 | | RD 69 and portions of current RDs 67, 68, and 89. Proposed RD |
4 | | 69 is different in shape from current RD 69 due, in part, to |
5 | | population shifts, the need to reduce the total population of |
6 | | the district by 14,899, and an effort to keep municipalities |
7 | | and communities of interest intact. Proposed RD 69 includes |
8 | | portions of Boone and Winebago counties, and removes current RD |
9 | | 69's portion of DeKalb County, while keeping communities of |
10 | | interest together in the northwest by extending the district |
11 | | border to the boundary of current RD 68. |
12 | | Proposed RD 69 removes a large portion of suburban Rockford |
13 | | that stretches from the Rock River to Perryville and the towns |
14 | | of Kirkland, Kingston and Genoa in DeKalb County. Proposed RD |
15 | | 69's borders south of Rockford extend west to the Rockford |
16 | | Township line to take in the community of New Milford. A |
17 | | section of current RD 68 is added to the northwest portion of |
18 | | proposed RD 69 to keep a larger segment of the municipalities |
19 | | of Roscoe and South Beloit intact. Proposed RD 69 includes |
20 | | Rockton, which is socioeconomically and demographically |
21 | | similar to Roscoe and South Beloit. The northwestern boundary |
22 | | of proposed RD 69 is identical to the boundary of current 68 - |
23 | | this boundary follows the Shirland Township line and the Sugar |
24 | | River, and is the boundary for Winnebago County Board District |
25 | | 2. |
26 | | Most of proposed RD 69 is in the $44,000 to $99,000 median |
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1 | | annual income range, with some variations in the south central |
2 | | part of the district and near South Beloit. The median annual |
3 | | income is fairly consistent throughout proposed RD 69. |
4 | | Proposed RD 69 contains a partisan composition that is |
5 | | substantially similar to the current partisan composition |
6 | | under current RD 69. |
7 | | Proposed RD 69 contains a 2.20% African American voting-age |
8 | | population, 9.03% Hispanic voting-age population, and 1.93% |
9 | | Asian voting-age population. |
10 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 70 |
11 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 70 has a |
12 | | population of 121,976. Proposed RD 70 has a population of |
13 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
14 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
15 | | RD 70 is different in shape from current RD 70 due in part to |
16 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
17 | | of the district. |
18 | | Residents of proposed RD 70 include 65.29% of current RD 70 |
19 | | and portions of current RDs 49, 50, and 69. In order to adjust |
20 | | for a population gain in current RD 70, proposed RD 70 is |
21 | | smaller in overall size and shifts east to accommodate |
22 | | neighboring districts to the west that need population. |
23 | | Proposed RD 70 lies within the counties of Boone, DeKalb, and |
24 | | Kane. The borders for proposed RD 70 generally follow major |
25 | | roadways or county and township boundaries. Proposed RD 70 |
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1 | | follows the western DeKalb County border from Malta Township to |
2 | | the Boone/DeKalb County boundary. The northern border of |
3 | | proposed RD 70 follows Flora Township line before following |
4 | | township lines to take in Bonus and Spring Townships in Boone |
5 | | County. |
6 | | The eastern border of proposed RD 70 follows the Genoa |
7 | | Township border in DeKalb County then heads east into Hampshire |
8 | | Township along major roadways then follows the border of |
9 | | Burlington Township in Kane County, cutting out a small corner |
10 | | of the township so the outskirts of the town of North Plato can |
11 | | be included in the same adjacent proposed district as the rest |
12 | | of the town. The border for proposed RD 70 continues along the |
13 | | outside of Campton Township until reaching Plato Road. At this |
14 | | point, the border turns east and to the south to the Elgin |
15 | | Township border along a railroad line. The border then turns |
16 | | west through Campton Hills along Illinois Route 64 back to the |
17 | | Virgil Township border, with some variations to account for the |
18 | | population needs of the district. |
19 | | The border for the southern end of proposed RD 70 follows |
20 | | the outside boundaries of Kaneville, Big Rock, Squaw Grove and |
21 | | Pierce Townships. These townships are all completely intact |
22 | | with the exception of Squaw Grove, which does not include the |
23 | | King Nursery tree farm and some of the outskirts of the village |
24 | | of Franks. Proposed RD 70's border then follows major roadways |
25 | | through DeKalb, including Illinois Routes 23 and 38. The border |
26 | | then follows Illinois Route 38 west to the Dekalb County |
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1 | | border. This provides for Northern Illinois University's |
2 | | campus to be wholly within proposed RD 70. |
3 | | Almost all municipalities within proposed RD 70 are kept |
4 | | intact. The communities of DeKalb and Campton Hills are split |
5 | | along major roads to achieve equal population. Sugar Grove and |
6 | | Big Rock in southern Kane County straddle the boundary of Big |
7 | | Rock Township and are split along the township borderline to |
8 | | keep the township intact. |
9 | | Current RD 70 is split between four different watersheds, |
10 | | while proposed RD 70 is only within two watersheds, Kishwaukee |
11 | | and Fox. Rivers and other waterways are an important |
12 | | characteristic of proposed RD 70. Proposed RD 70 expands north |
13 | | to take in significantly more of the South Branch Kishwaukee |
14 | | River and expands east into central Kane County to include |
15 | | Ferson Creek and into the southwestern corner of Kane County to |
16 | | take in large parts of Welch, Big Rock and Little Rock creeks. |
17 | | The areas with higher concentrations of population are all near |
18 | | waterways in proposed RD 70. Current RD 70 contains fewer |
19 | | waterways and more open farmland. The small-to-medium sized |
20 | | towns along the rivers and creeks in proposed RD 70 make up a |
21 | | community of interest because of the major issues these towns |
22 | | share over water pollution and resource management. Proposed RD |
23 | | 70 keeps this community of interest intact and allows it to |
24 | | elect representatives that will focus on these issues and |
25 | | concerns. |
26 | | Proposed RD 70 is also an overwhelmingly agricultural |
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1 | | district. It is essentially one developed area, a college town, |
2 | | surrounded by farmland and farm towns. The main economic |
3 | | drivers for the area are education, health care, distribution, |
4 | | retail, some small-level manufacturing, and agriculture. |
5 | | Northern Illinois University has a student population of over |
6 | | 23,000 and is a huge part of the area's economy. Keeping the |
7 | | Northern Illinois University campus intact and part of one |
8 | | district, as well as including Kishwaukee College in proposed |
9 | | RD 70, preserves the campus town community of interest, where |
10 | | issues like higher education funding are a top priority. |
11 | | Proposed RD 70 contains most of the same major roads as |
12 | | current RD 70. These roads, including Routes 64, 23, 38, 72 and |
13 | | 30, connect the towns in proposed RD 70. Interstate 88 is an |
14 | | important economic resource for proposed RD 70, and the retail |
15 | | establishments along the interstate provide tax revenues for |
16 | | DeKalb County. The easy drive to the Chicago metro area along |
17 | | Interstate 88 has made DeKalb a distribution center for major |
18 | | national companies like Target and 3M. |
19 | | Current RD 70 is relatively homogeneous in terms of median |
20 | | income levels and becomes even more so under proposed RD 70. |
21 | | Current RD 70 is made up of lower middle income to middle |
22 | | income households, with a lower-middle income area existing |
23 | | within the city of DeKalb. Proposed RD 70 retains the lower |
24 | | income area within DeKalb but consolidates more of the middle |
25 | | income households by losing much of the lower-middle income |
26 | | areas in rural DeKalb County and all of Ogle County and gaining |
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1 | | more middle income households in portions of Kane County. |
2 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 70 retain the core of current |
3 | | RD 70 preserving the incumbent-constituent relationship that |
4 | | has existed over the last nine years. Proposed RD 70 has a |
5 | | partisan composition that is very similar to the current |
6 | | partisan composition of current RD 70. |
7 | | Proposed RD 70 has a 5.76% African American voting-age |
8 | | population, a 8.22% Hispanic voting-age population, and a 2.72% |
9 | | Asian voting-age population. |
10 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 71 |
11 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 71 has a |
12 | | population of 104,867. Proposed RD 71 has a population of |
13 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
14 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
15 | | RD 71 is different in shape from current RD 71 due, in part, to |
16 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
17 | | of the district. |
18 | | Proposed RD 71 includes 55.58% of current RD 71. The |
19 | | changes are the addition of population in Whiteside County, and |
20 | | the removal of portions of Henry and Carroll Counties and urban |
21 | | Rock Island County from current RD 71. |
22 | | As with current RD 71, proposed RD 71 splits four counties: |
23 | | Carroll, Henry, Rock Island and Whiteside. The splits occur |
24 | | along boundaries to keep townships or precincts intact. The |
25 | | Carroll County border is along the Washington Township and |
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1 | | Savanna Township lines to the east, as well as York Township to |
2 | | the east and south. The Henry County border is based upon the |
3 | | Colona Township boundary and Hanna Township Precinct 1. The |
4 | | Rock Island County border is based upon the Rural Township |
5 | | boundary to the west, the Rock River, and several major |
6 | | roadways, namely Interstate 74 and the Avenue of the Cities. |
7 | | The boundaries in Rock Island County include natural borders |
8 | | such as the Rock River, easily recognizable roadways, ethnic |
9 | | and socioeconomic trends, and municipal/government districts, |
10 | | such as city lines. The Whiteside County border is based on |
11 | | township borders. The northern three townships of Whiteside |
12 | | County are not contained in proposed RD 71 in order to achieve |
13 | | proportional representation. |
14 | | Proposed RD 71 is comprised of the entire communities of |
15 | | Albany, Carbon Cliff, Cleveland, Coal Valley, Colona, Cordova, |
16 | | Deer Grove, Erie, Fulton, Hampton, Hillsdale, Lyndon, |
17 | | Morrison, Port Byron, Prophetstown, Rapids City, Rock Falls, |
18 | | Savanna, Sterling, Tampico, and Thomson. While these |
19 | | communities are individually small in population, collectively |
20 | | they represent a large piece of proposed RD 71. Small |
21 | | communities like these, located along the Mississippi River and |
22 | | amongst vast tracts of farmland, are common in Northwestern |
23 | | Illinois, forming a community of interest and common identity |
24 | | which have been made more pronounced with the loss of urban |
25 | | areas in proposed RD 71. |
26 | | The communities of Moline, East Moline and Silvis are |
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1 | | split. Moline and East Moline are split at the Avenue of the |
2 | | Cities (north border), a major thoroughfare, and Interstate 74 |
3 | | and 158th Street (west border). |
4 | | Proposed RD 71 contains portions of the following |
5 | | townships: Blackhawk, South Moline, Hampton, Hanna, and York. |
6 | | The largely rural southeastern portion of Blackhawk Township is |
7 | | in proposed RD 71, while the more populated portion of the |
8 | | township is in proposed RD 72, boundaries that reflect the |
9 | | borders of the cities of Milan and Rock Island. The north |
10 | | border of the Blackhawk Township portion is the Rock River. The |
11 | | proposed RD 72 portion of Coal Valley Township contains four |
12 | | uninhabited census blocks to keep the Rock River as a natural |
13 | | border between proposed RD 71 and proposed RD 72. |
14 | | Proposed RD 71 contains all but the southwestern portion of |
15 | | Hampton Township, which keeps more of the city of East Moline |
16 | | in proposed RD 72 while keeping the non-East Moline portion of |
17 | | the township in proposed RD 71, as was done in current RD 71. |
18 | | Proposed RD 71 takes one of the two precincts in Hanna |
19 | | Township in Henry County which keeps a precinct intact and the |
20 | | municipality of Cleveland intact. Colona makes the most sense |
21 | | of the Henry County communities to be in a district with the |
22 | | communities of Rock Island County nearer the Quad Cities. |
23 | | Colona residents are within the block of municipalities in the |
24 | | area and are more likely to share common interests with Rock |
25 | | Island County. |
26 | | The southern and western portions of York Township, |
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1 | | following from north to south along the logical boundary of |
2 | | Fairhaven Road, from west to east along the logical boundary of |
3 | | Scenic Bluff Road, and then southwest to the Carroll/Whiteside |
4 | | county line along the natural border of the Otter Creek River, |
5 | | are included to take in the community of Thomson, keeping the |
6 | | community intact and within proposed RD 71, as the city is in |
7 | | current RD 71. |
8 | | Interstate 88 runs through the center of proposed RD 71, |
9 | | connecting Sterling and Rock Falls with the southern part of |
10 | | the district in Rock Island County. Route 84 runs north/south |
11 | | through much of the district along the Mississippi River, |
12 | | connecting the communities of Savanna, Thomson, Fulton, |
13 | | Albany, Cordova, Port Byron, Rapids City, Hampton and Silvis. |
14 | | Highway 30 links Rock Falls with Fulton on the Mississippi |
15 | | River and Interstate 74 provides a boundary in the Rock Island |
16 | | County portion of proposed RD 71. Through this road system, |
17 | | Quad Cities is a regional center for employment, medical care, |
18 | | shopping, and recreation. |
19 | | Moline's split occurs at Interstate 74, which serves as the |
20 | | western border within the community while the Avenue of the |
21 | | Cities is the northern border. Proposed RD 71's northern border |
22 | | in East Moline is also formed by the Avenue of the Cities, but |
23 | | the western border is created by 158th Street. North of the |
24 | | Avenue of the Cities are the major urban areas of Moline and |
25 | | East Moline. In this regard, this split is logical just as it |
26 | | was for the split that exists in South Moline Township. |
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1 | | The Mississippi River forms the western boundary for a |
2 | | majority of proposed RD 71 and is a driving force for the local |
3 | | economy. Proposed RD 71's boundaries in the Quad Cities area |
4 | | are more nuanced but based on the idea of preserving the |
5 | | urban-centered community of interest that exists in proposed RD |
6 | | 72 and the more rural/suburban community of interest in RD 71. |
7 | | Proposed RD 71 also maintains a strong urban/agricultural |
8 | | mix that exists under current RD 71, although it is slightly |
9 | | modified to protect agricultural communities of interest. |
10 | | Decreasing the total number of residents in urban areas in |
11 | | proposed RD 71 provides for greater representation for the |
12 | | agricultural communities of interest that exist in the many |
13 | | rural parts of proposed RD 71. |
14 | | As proposed RD 71 is primarily agricultural, the district's |
15 | | residents in general share a common interest as it pertains to |
16 | | an economic engine, creating a community of interest. A number |
17 | | of testifiers at the House Redistricting Committee's hearings |
18 | | throughout the state spoke about the need to recognize an |
19 | | agricultural community of interest. |
20 | | The following school districts are in proposed RD 71: |
21 | | Riverdale CUSD 100, Riverbend CUSD 2, Sterling CUSD 5, |
22 | | Prophetstown-Lydon-Tampico CUSD 3, West Carroll CUSD 314, |
23 | | Morrison CUSD 6, Geneseo CUSD 228, Orion CUSD 223, Moline Unit |
24 | | School District 40, Rock Island School District 41, Sherrard |
25 | | CUSD 200. The following elementary school districts are in |
26 | | proposed RD 71: Hampton School District 29, Colona School |
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1 | | District 190, Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36, Rock |
2 | | Falls Elementary School District 13, East Coloma School |
3 | | District 12, Riverdale School District 14, Montgomery CCSD, |
4 | | East Moline School District 7 and Silvis School District 34. By |
5 | | having several school districts in proposed RD 71, the district |
6 | | and communities are connected to one another. This sense of |
7 | | community identity is desirable in proposed RD 71 because it is |
8 | | comprised of smaller, more rural areas. |
9 | | Urban areas exist in proposed RD 71, although to a lesser |
10 | | degree than under current RD 71. Compared to current RD 71, |
11 | | proposed RD 71 is significantly more rural, providing the |
12 | | agricultural community in proposed RD 71 greater strength in |
13 | | advocating for agriculture issues. |
14 | | By taking in the additional portions of Whiteside County, |
15 | | proposed RD 71 unites the lower-middle income residents of |
16 | | Sterling and Rock Falls with similar wage earners in Savanna |
17 | | and Silvis. The combination of areas of lower-middle income |
18 | | residents on the east side and north side of proposed RD 71 |
19 | | allows proposed RD 71 to reflect similar income patterns as |
20 | | current RD 71. |
21 | | Proposed RD 71 maintains the majority of the core of |
22 | | current RD 71. The partisan composition is roughly the same to |
23 | | the current composition under current RD 71. |
24 | | Proposed RD 71 has a 2.23% African American voting-age |
25 | | population, a 6.89% Hispanic voting-age population, and a 1.14% |
26 | | Asian voting-age population. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 72 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 72 has a |
3 | | population of 101,862. Proposed RD 72 has a population of |
4 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
5 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
6 | | Proposed RD 72 includes 73.24% of current RD 72. Proposed |
7 | | RD 72 locates the district entirely within Rock Island County |
8 | | to strengthen communities of interest and it utilizes existing |
9 | | commonly recognized boundaries in order to achieve equal |
10 | | population. The key differences between proposed RD 72 and |
11 | | current RD 72 include: proposed RD 72 will now be located |
12 | | entirely within Rock Island County; Hispanic and |
13 | | African-American communities of interest are represented by |
14 | | one representative; and the most rural portions of current RD |
15 | | 72 are now part of generally more rural districts. |
16 | | The "Quad Cities" region of Illinois has an established |
17 | | collective identity as a blue-collar community. This region is |
18 | | comprised of the municipalities of Rock Island, Moline and East |
19 | | Moline. To a large degree, what happens in one community is |
20 | | viewed as something occurring in the other towns of the Quad |
21 | | Cities. In that spirit, proposed RD 72 incorporates additional |
22 | | portions of the Quad Cities while removing rural areas whose |
23 | | interests are not as similar. The further one gets from the |
24 | | Quad Cities, the less connected they become to the Quad Cities. |
25 | | Within the Quad Cities region there are also other unique |
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1 | | identities that connect communities together, including shared |
2 | | professions and socioeconomic status, as well as the common |
3 | | interest shared by individuals residing in an urban area that |
4 | | is closely tied with the Mississippi River. Proposed RD 72 is |
5 | | comprised of the cities of Andalusia, Coyne Center, East |
6 | | Moline, Milan, Moline, Oak Grove, Rock Island, and Silvis. It |
7 | | contains a mixture of urban and agricultural areas. In the Quad |
8 | | Cities area, the municipalities of Rock Island, Moline, East |
9 | | Moline, Silvis and Milan are more densely populated, while |
10 | | outlying areas are more rural in nature. Proposed RD 72 removes |
11 | | some of the rural areas, which were in the southern end of |
12 | | current RD 72 in favor of additional urban areas in Moline, |
13 | | East Moline and Silvis. These changes make proposed RD 72 more |
14 | | uniform. |
15 | | Proposed RD 72 uses township divisions and natural |
16 | | boundaries. Proposed RD 72 contains the following townships in |
17 | | their entirety: Andalusia, Bowling, Buffalo Prairie, Drury, |
18 | | Edgington, Moline, Rock Island and South Rock Island. Drury, |
19 | | Buffalo Prairie, Andalusia, Moline, South Rock Island and Rock |
20 | | Island townships all share a common characteristic of bordering |
21 | | the Mississippi River, the major economic engine for the entire |
22 | | region. |
23 | | Four townships are split under proposed RD 72: Blackhawk, |
24 | | Coal Valley, South Moline, and Hampton. The western portion of |
25 | | Blackhawk Township is in proposed RD 72 and a small portion of |
26 | | the eastern portion is in proposed RD 71. This division occurs |
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1 | | along 10th Avenue E/Knoxville Road, a well-travelled |
2 | | thoroughfare, along the Rock River and the municipal boundaries |
3 | | of the community of Milan. This split puts the more rural areas |
4 | | of Blackhawk Township in proposed RD 71 and keeps the |
5 | | municipality of Milan in proposed RD 72, as it is in current RD |
6 | | 72. Proposed RD 72 in Coal Valley Township, which is split by a |
7 | | river, contains four uninhabited census blocks to keep the Rock |
8 | | River as a natural border between proposed RD 72 and proposed |
9 | | RD 71. Proposed RD 72 contains the area of Moline Township |
10 | | north of the Avenue of the Cities, a major local thoroughfare |
11 | | and logical divider, and west of I-74, using major roadways as |
12 | | a division within the township. South Moline Township north of |
13 | | the Avenue of the Cities is in proposed RD 72; South Moline |
14 | | Township south of the Avenue of the Cities is in proposed RD |
15 | | 71. Proposed RD 72 contains the southwestern portion of Hampton |
16 | | Township in order to keep more of the city of East Moline in |
17 | | one district. Parts of the city of Silvis west of Samuelson |
18 | | Drive and north of 5th Avenue account for the other portion of |
19 | | Hampton Township in proposed RD 72 to achieve equal population. |
20 | | Moline's split occurs at I-74, which serves as the eastern |
21 | | border within the community and the Avenue of the Cities as the |
22 | | southern border. Proposed RD 72's southern border in East |
23 | | Moline is formed by the Avenue of the Cities and the eastern |
24 | | border is created by 158th Street. North of the Avenue of the |
25 | | Cities is the major urban area of Moline and East Moline. Since |
26 | | Moline and East Moline are more urban and Hispanic, they are |
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1 | | included in proposed RD 72 with other urban and Hispanic areas. |
2 | | Parts of Silvis west of Samuelson Drive and north of 5th |
3 | | Avenue are contained within proposed RD 72. This division |
4 | | exists to keep the Hispanic population as a community of |
5 | | interest in the same district with other Hispanics, mainly in |
6 | | East Moline and Moline. By moving RD 72's boundaries east |
7 | | within the Quad Cities, the proposed district keeps together a |
8 | | community of interest of low income residents that exist in the |
9 | | mainly urban areas of Rock Island, East Moline, Moline and |
10 | | Silvis, which is split along a major roadway and census blocks |
11 | | to achieve equal population. This community of interest, which |
12 | | includes dense populations of African Americans and Hispanic |
13 | | residents, shares a socioeconomic status and housing stock. |
14 | | They also have commonalities related to recreational |
15 | | activities, shopping and travel activities and in the fact that |
16 | | they inhabit an urban area of the Mississippi River. |
17 | | An example of the different connections between Quad Cities |
18 | | residents can be seen in Silvis. The western portion of the |
19 | | community has a larger Hispanic population than the eastern |
20 | | portion. For this reason, proposed RD 72 was drawn to include |
21 | | the western precincts of Silvis in proposed RD 72, where many |
22 | | other Hispanics will be represented. While the community of |
23 | | Silvis is split, the dividing line is drawn to keep the western |
24 | | portion of the town that has a greater Hispanic population |
25 | | within proposed RD 72, providing a stronger community of |
26 | | interest. Proposed RD 72 also preserves the Hispanic community |
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1 | | of interest that exists in Rock Island, Moline and East Moline. |
2 | | Proposed RD 72 keeps together Rock Island's African |
3 | | American populations and joins together much of the region's |
4 | | Hispanic population into one district, rather than two as under |
5 | | current RD 72. The boundaries of proposed RD 72 keep African |
6 | | Americans together as a community of interest, specifically in |
7 | | western Rock Island, western Moline, and southern Hampton |
8 | | Township. |
9 | | Proposed RD 72 has some major transportation avenues. |
10 | | Interstates 280 and 74 run through the northern part of |
11 | | proposed RD 72, and I-74 serves as a natural border with |
12 | | proposed RD 71 at a small portion on the east within the city |
13 | | of Moline. The close proximity of these thoroughfares, along |
14 | | with the addition of the Burlington Northern Railroad running |
15 | | though the district's northern end, connecting Rock Island, |
16 | | Moline and East Moline, create a major economic center and |
17 | | engine for the region. |
18 | | The communities in proposed RD 72 share a lot of the same |
19 | | services and values and interact with each other on a daily |
20 | | basis, which is demonstrated by the street system's layout. For |
21 | | example, 12th Avenue in Rock Island runs through Moline and |
22 | | East Moline and into Silvis, eventually becoming 30th Avenue. |
23 | | It is this street grid that has allowed a lot of movement of |
24 | | people from one community to the next as they go to work, shop |
25 | | or visit family and friends. Many people also have to pass |
26 | | through another community to reach one of the bridges that |
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1 | | leads to Iowa, another common destination for work and |
2 | | recreation. |
3 | | Proposed RD 72 lies within the Peoria Catholic Diocese, the |
4 | | 309 area code, and the Davenport-Rock Island-Moline media |
5 | | market-all distinctions carried over from current RD 72. In |
6 | | addition, proposed RD 72 is entirely served by IDOT District 2, |
7 | | whereas current RD 72 is split between two IDOT districts. The |
8 | | communities of Rock Island, Milan, Moline and East Moline are |
9 | | served by the MetroLink bus service. Proposed RD 72 contains |
10 | | one regional airport authority in Moline, is represented by the |
11 | | Tri-City Building Trades, operates on the Bi-State Regional |
12 | | Commission and is covered by the Moline office of the |
13 | | Department of Employment Security. All of these |
14 | | characteristics are carried over from current RD 72. Proposed |
15 | | RD 72 will be entirely in the Regional Office of Education Area |
16 | | II. Current RD 72 is divided between two ROE areas. |
17 | | The areas of the Quad Cities region with the lowest median |
18 | | income (below $44,205) are almost exclusively located within |
19 | | proposed RD 72, and the entire proposed RD 72 can be described |
20 | | as predominately middle-income. |
21 | | Proposed RD 72 maintains a substantial majority of the |
22 | | population in current RD 72 to maintain incumbent-constituent |
23 | | relationships that have developed over four election cycles. |
24 | | The partisan composition is similar to the current composition |
25 | | under current RD 72. |
26 | | Proposed RD 72 includes an African American voting-age |
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2 | | 10.65%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.48%. |
3 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 73 |
4 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 73 has a |
5 | | population of 117,527. Proposed RD 73 has a population of |
6 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
7 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
8 | | Of the population in proposed RD 73, 86.35% live in current |
9 | | RD 73. Proposed RD 73 includes portions of Bureau, LaSalle, |
10 | | Woodford and Peoria counties and all of Stark and Marshall |
11 | | counties. Many of current and proposed RD 73's borders are |
12 | | based on county and township boundaries. Proposed RD 73's |
13 | | western border begins on the Peoria-Knox County border in |
14 | | Elmwood Township and heads north, ultimately following the |
15 | | Stark-Knox County border. The border then extends east in |
16 | | southern Bureau County along the Mineral Township line. The |
17 | | district turns north on Illinois Route 40, intersecting the |
18 | | small community of Buda along the highway. The border then |
19 | | moves east along U.S. Highway 6/34, veering slightly to keep |
20 | | the entirety of the community of Wyanet in proposed RD 73. As |
21 | | the border moves east, it veers south of Princeton to keep the |
22 | | town entirely within neighboring proposed RD 74. The border |
23 | | then turns south along the Princeton Township line until |
24 | | reaching the Putnam-Bureau County line. Proposed RD 73 moves |
25 | | east along the Putnam-Marshall County line, then turns north, |
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1 | | east and south along township lines in LaSalle County. Heading |
2 | | south along the LaSalle County line, the border turns west |
3 | | along the Woodford County line before moving south along the |
4 | | Cazenovia and Metamora townships lines. Proposed RD 73 then |
5 | | heads east into the community of Roanoke to add population |
6 | | before heading back to the Illinois River along the Woodford |
7 | | County line. |
8 | | Proposed RD 73's district line around Peoria loosely |
9 | | follows Northmoor Road west and then moves south generally |
10 | | along the Peoria city limits, before heading west along the |
11 | | Kickapoo Township line. Proposed RD 73 comes to a close along |
12 | | the Kickapoo, Rosefield, and Elmwood township lines in Peoria |
13 | | County. |
14 | | Proposed RD 73 also recedes completely out of three |
15 | | townships in southern Peoria County: Trivoli, Logan and |
16 | | Limestone. Importantly, proposed RD 73 also recedes out of the |
17 | | Peoria County community of Bartonville, which has two |
18 | | representatives under proposed map, as opposed to three |
19 | | representatives as currently exists. |
20 | | Proposed RD 73 adds all of Stark County. The small |
21 | | adjustment in Bureau County is to achieve equal population |
22 | | while keeping the large community of Princeton whole in a |
23 | | neighboring district. The additional townships in LaSalle |
24 | | County are added to achieve equal population and are largely |
25 | | rural, like much of the district. Proposed RD 73 recedes out of |
26 | | the community of Minonk, which is split in current RD 73. |
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1 | | Finally, in Woodford County, the district recedes out of the |
2 | | community of Eureka completely, which is spilt in current RD |
3 | | 73. |
4 | | Current and proposed RD 73 preserves many townships in |
5 | | their entirety, something that is important in rural areas of |
6 | | Illinois where a number of citizens rely on township services. |
7 | | These rural residents form a community of interest recognized |
8 | | in current and proposed RD 73. |
9 | | Agriculture, another community of interest, plays a large |
10 | | role in current and proposed RD 73 and is a major economic |
11 | | engine that impacts many residents in proposed RD 73. |
12 | | Proposed RD 73 also has a community of interest based on |
13 | | income that is manifested around the city of Peoria. These |
14 | | residents are largely white-collar professionals earning |
15 | | upper-middle incomes who have relocated to the northern portion |
16 | | of Peoria or into communities such as Chillicothe and Dunlap |
17 | | because of shared interests, such as desire for a quiet |
18 | | lifestyle, safe neighborhoods, and access to quality |
19 | | education. |
20 | | The Illinois River is a vital part of current and proposed |
21 | | RD 73 and is essential to the livelihood of local residents and |
22 | | businesses. The river is used to transport agricultural and |
23 | | industrial products and draws in tourists and outdoor |
24 | | recreationists who contribute to the local economy. |
25 | | Proposed RD 73 maintains a substantial majority of the core |
26 | | of current RD 73 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
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1 | | relationship that has existed over decades of the same |
2 | | representation. The partisan composition is roughly the same to |
3 | | the current composition under current RD 73. |
4 | | Proposed RD 73 has an African American voting-age |
5 | | population of 2.14%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 1.60%, |
6 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 3.77%. |
7 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 74 |
8 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 74 has a |
9 | | population of 100,949. Proposed RD 74 has a population of |
10 | | 108,735, the equal population target, and is therefore |
11 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
12 | | RD 74 is different in shape from current RD 74 due, in part, to |
13 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
14 | | of the district. |
15 | | Of the population in proposed RD 74, 63.64% reside in |
16 | | current RD 74. Proposed RD 74 follows township and county |
17 | | borders as much as possible while also maintaining communities |
18 | | of interest and socioeconomic and cultural commonalities found |
19 | | in current RD 74. Proposed RD 74 also reflects an effort to |
20 | | keep Mercer County intact and together with Henry County to the |
21 | | extent possible. |
22 | | Proposed RD 74 contains all of Mercer County, most of |
23 | | Henry, Knox, and Bureau Counties, and the southwestern quadrant |
24 | | of Lee County. Mercer County, which is currently split between |
25 | | two representative districts, is kept together in proposed RD |
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1 | | 74, and Henry County, currently split between three |
2 | | representative districts, is kept mostly intact in proposed RD |
3 | | 46. As close as practicably possible, proposed RD 74 follows |
4 | | township borders and major causeways to maintain |
5 | | commonalities, create reasonably homogeneous socioeconomic |
6 | | characteristics, and maintain agricultural communities of |
7 | | interest found in current RD 74. |
8 | | The southern border of proposed RD 74 follows township |
9 | | lines to Chestnut Township, where it diverts north to Knox |
10 | | Township. A township split occurs between Knox and Galesburg |
11 | | townships following Highway 74, maintaining the northern half |
12 | | of the city of Galesburg in proposed RD 74 by proceeding down |
13 | | primary thoroughfare of Main Street in Galesburg to the western |
14 | | end of Galesburg Township. Galesburg is split along |
15 | | socioeconomic lines, with the north side middle-income earners |
16 | | ($44,000 to $68,000) and the south side lower-income earners |
17 | | ($2,499 to $44,000). |
18 | | Proposed RD 74 then moves north to North Henderson Township |
19 | | where it shifts west following Mercer County and township |
20 | | borders to the Mississippi River. Proposed RD 74 incorporates |
21 | | Mercer County by following the Mississippi River north and |
22 | | moving east at Eliza Township to Richland Grove Township where |
23 | | Henry County begins. Proposed RD 74 splits a small portion of |
24 | | Henry County between the river communities in Colona and Hamm |
25 | | townships and the primarily agricultural communities of Henry |
26 | | County in proposed RD 74. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 74 then follows the northern border of Henry |
2 | | County east from Phenix Township until Greenville Township, |
3 | | where it moves north along the Lee County line to incorporate |
4 | | socioeconomic and agricultural communities similar to those |
5 | | found in Mercer and Knox counties. Proposed RD 74 continues to |
6 | | follow township borders before splitting Amboy and Sublette |
7 | | Townships to follow Highway 52. Proposed RD 74 continues to |
8 | | follow the Bureau County and township borders before heading |
9 | | west to increase population by keeping Princeton mainly whole |
10 | | and following major transportation path U.S. Route 34 through |
11 | | Wyanet and Concord townships. Proposed RD 74's boundary resumes |
12 | | following township boundary lines as it moves west and south |
13 | | back to Salem Township. Stark County, which is a part of |
14 | | current RD 74, is shifted in its entirety into the adjoining |
15 | | proposed RD 73. |
16 | | Proposed RD 74 preserves agricultural and small town |
17 | | communities of interest by keeping as many townships and |
18 | | municipalities as possible intact. Many of the municipalities |
19 | | in current and proposed RD 74 are rural, non-densely populated |
20 | | areas found in between the urban, more-densely populated river |
21 | | cities of Rock Island to the northwest and Peoria to the |
22 | | southeast. The relatively homogeneous socioeconomic and |
23 | | population density characteristics of proposed RD 74 are |
24 | | consistent with current RD 74. |
25 | | Proposed RD 74 maintains the majority of the core of |
26 | | current RD 74 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
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1 | | relationship that has existed for 18 years. The partisan |
2 | | composition is similar to the current composition under current |
3 | | RD 74. |
4 | | Proposed RD 74 contains a 1.33% African American voting-age |
5 | | population, a 2.46% Hispanic voting-age population, and a 0.50% |
6 | | Asian American voting-age population. |
7 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 75 |
8 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 75 has a |
9 | | population of 125,585. Proposed RD 75 has a population of |
10 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
11 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
12 | | RD 75 is different in shape from current RD 75 due, in part, to |
13 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
14 | | of the district. |
15 | | Proposed RD 75 includes 60.55% of the residents current RD |
16 | | 75. Proposed RD 75 removes portions of current RD 75 in LaSalle |
17 | | County and all of Kankakee, Iroquois, and Livingston counties |
18 | | in the current RD 75 and adds population in Kendall County that |
19 | | is in current RD 50. In doing so, proposed RD 75 becomes a more |
20 | | compact district while preserving communities of interest and |
21 | | achieving equal population. |
22 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 75 mostly conform to township |
23 | | boundaries. The Kendall County portion of proposed RD 75 |
24 | | follows township boundaries, except in Kendall Township where |
25 | | most of the municipality of Yorkville is kept intact in a |
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1 | | neighboring representative district. The northern border of |
2 | | proposed RD 75 follows the Little Rock Township line east and |
3 | | south until Plano, where it follows Highway 34 and Needham |
4 | | Road, Hale Road, and Schaefer Road. |
5 | | The northeastern border of proposed RD 75 begins at the |
6 | | northeast corner of Na-Au-Say Township in Kendall County and |
7 | | runs south to Channahon Township, where the district extends |
8 | | east and then travels south along a waterway off the Des |
9 | | Plaines River and Route 6 before running along the Aux Sable |
10 | | Township border, the Wilmington Township border in Will County, |
11 | | Goodwin Road, through the southeast corner of Florence |
12 | | Township, and south down the eastern border of Wesley Township. |
13 | | The southern border of proposed RD 75 follows exclusively |
14 | | along township boundaries. Along the western border, proposed |
15 | | RD 75 splits Otter Creek Township in LaSalle County, keeping |
16 | | the municipality of Streator within proposed RD 76, as it is in |
17 | | current RD 76. Manlius Township is split along E. 27th Road |
18 | | until the road hits Highway 6, at which point the border |
19 | | extends westward, with the western portion of Manlius Township |
20 | | in proposed RD 76. This allows proposed RD 76 to contain the |
21 | | developed parts of the city of Marseilles. |
22 | | The Illinois River, a major tributary of the Mississippi |
23 | | River, begins in proposed RD 75 in eastern Grundy County, at |
24 | | the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers. Proposed |
25 | | RD 75 also includes the Kankakee River. |
26 | | Proposed RD 75 moves out of more rural areas and becomes a |
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1 | | representative district that will become more suburban over the |
2 | | next 10 years. The area has experienced dramatic growth over |
3 | | the past several years and this growth will likely continue. |
4 | | The communities in proposed RD 75 face similar issues with new |
5 | | planned developments, sewer and water issues, and road |
6 | | construction, just to name a few. The Channahon/Minooka area of |
7 | | current RD 75 is currently experiencing this rapid growth. |
8 | | Keeping many of these communities together in proposed RD 75 as |
9 | | they continue dealing with these issues over the next decade |
10 | | will benefit the region. Proposed RD 75 is a solidly middle |
11 | | class district with a median income ranging from $44,000 - |
12 | | $99,000. |
13 | | Proposed RD 75 maintains a majority of the core from |
14 | | current RD 75. The partisan composition is roughly the same as |
15 | | the current composition under current RD 75. |
16 | | Proposed RD 75 includes a 3.19% African-American |
17 | | voting-age population, 27.63% Hispanic voting-age population, |
18 | | and a 1.12% Asian voting-age population. |
19 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 76 |
20 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 76 has a |
21 | | population of 105,699. Proposed RD 76 has a population of |
22 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
23 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
24 | | RD 76 is different in shape from current RD 76 due, in part, to |
25 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
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1 | | of the district. |
2 | | Of the population in proposed RD 76, 90.81% reside in |
3 | | current RD 76. Proposed RD 76 has few changes from current RD |
4 | | 76, keeping intact the communities of interest and |
5 | | commonalities of the current district. Proposed RD 76 keeps |
6 | | townships as intact as possible and keeps the same number of |
7 | | counties as current RD 76. The core of proposed RD 76 remains |
8 | | in western LaSalle County, as it is in current RD 76. Proposed |
9 | | RD 76 expands slightly at its northwest corner, gaining two |
10 | | full townships and the western portion of a third township, and |
11 | | it loses territory in its northern portion and southeast |
12 | | portion. |
13 | | Proposed RD 76 contains all of Putnam County and portions |
14 | | of Bureau, LaSalle and Livingston counties. The same counties |
15 | | within current RD 76 are in proposed RD 76. Proposed RD 76 |
16 | | contains all the townships of Berlin, Brace, Deer Park, Dayton, |
17 | | Dimmick, Eagle, Eden, Fall River, Farm Ridge, Grand Rapids, |
18 | | Granville, Hall, Hennepin, LaSalle, Leepertown, Magnolia, |
19 | | Ophir, Ottawa, Peru, Rutland, Senachwine, Serena, South |
20 | | Ottawa, Troy Grove, Utica, Vermillion, Wallace, Waltham, and |
21 | | Westfield. Portions of the townships of Mendota, Reading, Otter |
22 | | Creek, and Manlius are in proposed RD 76. |
23 | | The township splits occur along geographic boundaries. |
24 | | Mendota Township is split along Highway 34, with the southern |
25 | | portion in proposed RD 76. Manlius Township is split along E. |
26 | | 27th Road until the road hits Highway 6, at which point the |
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1 | | border turn westward, with the western portion of Manlius |
2 | | Township in proposed RD 76. This allows proposed RD 76 to |
3 | | contain the developed parts of the city of Marseilles. Otter |
4 | | Creek Township is split, keeping the municipality of Streator |
5 | | within proposed RD 76, as in current RD 76. Reading Township is |
6 | | split, keeping Streator intact with the northern half of the |
7 | | township in proposed RD 76. The portion where the southern |
8 | | border of proposed RD 76 deviates from a straight east/west |
9 | | line is in order to ensure equal population. |
10 | | Proposed RD 76 contains all the municipalities of |
11 | | Arlington, Bureau Junction, Cedar Point, Cherry, Dalzell, |
12 | | Dayton, Grand Ridge, Granville, Hennepin, Hollowayville, |
13 | | Kangley, Ladd, LaSalle, Magnolia, Malden, Mark, McNabb, North |
14 | | Utica, Oglesby, Ottawa, Peru, Seatonville, Spring Valley, |
15 | | Standard, Streator, Tonica, and Troy Grove. The municipalities |
16 | | of Dover, Marseilles, and Mendota are split in proposed RD 76. |
17 | | Proposed RD 76 was drawn to keep Ottawa intact and within one |
18 | | district. Proposed RD 76 also keeps the municipality of Dayton |
19 | | intact, though in current RD 76 it is split. In municipalities |
20 | | that did not remain intact in proposed RD 76, the split occurs |
21 | | along a natural boundary (Illinois River), a logical boundary |
22 | | (IL 34), or keeps a split that is present in current RD 76. |
23 | | Marseilles is split along the Illinois River, with the northern |
24 | | portion in proposed RD 76. The more developed part of the city |
25 | | is kept together in proposed RD 76 so the bulk of the populace |
26 | | remains in one district. Mendota is split along U.S. Highway |
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1 | | 34, with the southern portion in proposed RD 76. As under |
2 | | current RD 76, Dover is split along a township boundary in |
3 | | proposed RD 76. |
4 | | Proposed RD 76 preserves the agricultural communities of |
5 | | interest by keeping as many towns and townships as possible |
6 | | intact. Many of the municipalities in current and proposed RD |
7 | | 76 are river communities, placed at various points along the |
8 | | Illinois, Fox and Vermillion Rivers and thus sharing similar |
9 | | geographic and economic characteristics. These communities are |
10 | | also connected by the crossroads of the region, the point at |
11 | | which Interstates 80 and 39 meet near LaSalle, which creates an |
12 | | economic center that remains intact in proposed RD 76. |
13 | | Proposed RD 76 is a major water district, as is current RD |
14 | | 76. It includes the Illinois, Fox, and Vermillion Rivers, the |
15 | | Illinois and Michigan (I & M) Canal, and Senachwine Lake. These |
16 | | waterways create natural boundaries and commonalities among |
17 | | communities in proposed RD 76. Communities in proposed RD 76 |
18 | | rely upon these waterways for tourism dollars and commerce. The |
19 | | Illinois River runs east/west through the center of proposed RD |
20 | | 76, just south of I-80, from Marseilles to Putnam County as it |
21 | | flows towards the Mississippi River. It serves as a natural |
22 | | boundary of the proposed RD 76 at Marseilles in Manlius |
23 | | Township, which is why proposed RD 76 was drawn as it was. The |
24 | | Fox River serves as a district and township border in Serena |
25 | | Township. In addition to a number of water recreation |
26 | | opportunities, the region includes other points of recreation |
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1 | | on which to rely for tourism dollars. The tourist attractions |
2 | | of Starved Rock State Park, Matthiessen State Park, and the |
3 | | national historic site of Washington Park in Ottawa are |
4 | | included in proposed RD 76. |
5 | | Proposed RD 76 has homogeneous socioeconomic |
6 | | characteristics. While portions of LaSalle County and Putnam |
7 | | County have higher median household incomes, the median |
8 | | household income in proposed RD 76 still ranges from around |
9 | | $44,000 to about $99,000. Overall, proposed RD 76 is |
10 | | overwhelmingly middle class. These socioeconomic |
11 | | characteristics are consistent with current RD 76. |
12 | | Proposed RD 76 maintains similar housing patterns as |
13 | | current RD 76, with greater levels of vacant housing in western |
14 | | Putnam County and southern Bureau County and in the |
15 | | municipalities of Ottawa, Streator, and LaSalle. |
16 | | Proposed RD 76 maintains the vast majority of the core of |
17 | | current RD 76 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
18 | | relationship that has existed over two decades. The partisan |
19 | | composition is similar to the current composition while |
20 | | increasing slightly under current RD 76. |
21 | | The African American voting-age population in proposed RD |
22 | | 76 is 1.06%, the Hispanic voting-age population is 7.26%, and |
23 | | the Asian voting-age population is 0.82%. |
24 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 77 |
25 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 77 has a |
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1 | | population of 100,987. Proposed RD 77 has a population of |
2 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
3 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
4 | | RD 77 is different in shape from current RD 77 due, in part, to |
5 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
6 | | of the district. |
7 | | Proposed RD 77 contains portions of current RDs 7, 46, 65, |
8 | | 66, 77, and 78. Proposed RD 77 continues to keep O'Hare |
9 | | Airport, which occupies a considerable geographic footprint |
10 | | and impacts the daily lives of local residents in the district |
11 | | and many of the surrounding areas contained in current RD 77. |
12 | | Proposed RD 77 shifts west as districts to the east needed to |
13 | | pick up population; it also shifts south so that the majority |
14 | | of the municipalities of Melrose Park and Northlake, and all of |
15 | | Stone Park, are each within one district. Many of those |
16 | | communities that are in current RD 77 are also maintained |
17 | | within one district, whether that is proposed RD 77 or a |
18 | | proposed neighboring district. Proposed RD 77 also increases |
19 | | the Hispanic voting-age population to 50.64% from current RD 77 |
20 | | Hispanic voting-age population of 30.24%. |
21 | | The communities within proposed RD 77 are tied economically |
22 | | to O'Hare Airport and the extensive network of freight train |
23 | | lines and roadways that run through the area, such as |
24 | | Interstate Highways 90, 290 and 294. Businesses that have |
25 | | developed around O'Hare rely on these different methods of |
26 | | transportation to move their goods, creating a commercial |
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1 | | community of interest that is preserved by proposed RD 77. |
2 | | The border of proposed RD 77 moved west to the eastern |
3 | | border of O'Hare Airport due in part to the need for proposed |
4 | | districts to the east to increase population. The Village of |
5 | | Schiller Park, which is in current RD 77, is not in proposed RD |
6 | | 77; instead it is entirely within proposed RD 20. Similarly, |
7 | | the majority of the Village of Rosemont is removed, allowing it |
8 | | to be nearly all within proposed RD 20. A small part of |
9 | | Rosemont, at the northeast corner of O'Hare that is in current |
10 | | RD 65, is added instead to proposed RD 77 because it is tied |
11 | | closely to O'Hare and has a sizable Hispanic population. |
12 | | South of the River Road border is the eastern section of |
13 | | current RD 77. Due to the need of proposed districts coming |
14 | | from the east to gain population, the eastern most portion of |
15 | | current RD 77 could not be included in proposed RD 77. Instead, |
16 | | Elmwood Park and River Forest are almost completely within the |
17 | | borders of proposed RD 78. Effort was taken to maintain the |
18 | | residential areas of each of these communities wholly within |
19 | | one representative district, as they are in current RD 77. |
20 | | The southern border of proposed RD 77 deviates from current |
21 | | RD 77 and encompasses a pocket of Hispanic residents in Maywood |
22 | | as well as the vast majority of Melrose Park. Under proposed RD |
23 | | 77, the entire residential area of Melrose Park is within the |
24 | | district, with only a small section excluded. The Village of |
25 | | Stone Park is entirely within proposed RD 77. Both Melrose Park |
26 | | and Stone Park have sizeable Hispanic populations that form a |
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1 | | community of interest with those in the area of Maywood |
2 | | incorporated into proposed RD 77. |
3 | | Currently, the City of Northlake is divided between three |
4 | | representative districts, including current RD 77. All of the |
5 | | residential areas of Northlake are included in proposed RD 77. |
6 | | The pressure from districts to the east to add residents to |
7 | | achieve equal population required the Village of Franklin Park |
8 | | to be divided between proposed RDs 77, 78 and, to a lesser |
9 | | extent, 20. |
10 | | Proposed RD 77 allows Elmhurst to be almost entirely within |
11 | | proposed RD 47. Proposed RD 77 contains a majority of the |
12 | | Village of Addison, which has a significant concentration of |
13 | | Hispanic residents. Proposed RD 7 includes the entirety of |
14 | | Bensenville and a section of Wood Dale that include the |
15 | | intersection of Route 83 and Irving Park Road and a Hispanic |
16 | | concentration. |
17 | | From a socioeconomic perspective, the district is fairly |
18 | | homogeneous, with the median annual income in most of the |
19 | | district between $44,000 and $68,000. Smaller pockets in the |
20 | | north of the district have an income range of $68,000 to |
21 | | $98,000 and those in the southeast report median incomes less |
22 | | than $44,000. Proposed RD 77 preserves a "working class" |
23 | | community of interest. |
24 | | At the House redistricting hearing held in Springfield on |
25 | | April 25, 2011, Yesenia Sanchez of PASO: West Suburban Action |
26 | | Project, testified that the western suburbs need a House |
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1 | | district to represent the substantial Hispanic community of |
2 | | interest found across Addison, Franklin Park, Maywood, Melrose |
3 | | Park, Northlake, and Stone Park, that is interested in |
4 | | addressing issues of language barriers, immigration, and |
5 | | access to government services. Similarly, at the same hearing |
6 | | Martin Torres of the Latino Policy Forum explained that |
7 | | Franklin Park could be the nucleus around which a west suburban |
8 | | majority Hispanic district could be built. Such a district |
9 | | would also connect Latinos living in municipalities within |
10 | | proposed RD 77 with those living in unincorporated areas who |
11 | | find themselves less represented by local government. |
12 | | The partisan advantage in proposed RD 77 favors Democrats. |
13 | | Proposed RD 77 contains a 3.68% African American voting-age |
14 | | population, 50.62% Hispanic voting-age population, and 3.80% |
15 | | Asian voting-age population. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 78 |
17 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 78 has a |
18 | | population of 100,580. Proposed RD 78 has a population of |
19 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
20 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
21 | | RD 78 is different in shape from current RD 78 due, in part, to |
22 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
23 | | of the district. |
24 | | Of population in the proposed RD 78, 54.87% reside in |
25 | | current RD 78. Proposed RD 78 shifts northwest to add |
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1 | | population, while maintaining the cores of multiple cities that |
2 | | are similar. |
3 | | Like current RD 78, proposed RD 78 contains the western |
4 | | portion of the Austin neighborhood in Chicago and the majority |
5 | | of Oak Park in suburban Cook County, with a border in this area |
6 | | still following the Milwaukee railroad on the north, and |
7 | | borders of North Central Avenue to the east, and Harlem Avenue |
8 | | to the west. West of Harlem Avenue, proposed RD 78 shifts north |
9 | | and northwest to encompass the majority of three suburban |
10 | | communities, gain population, and preserve communities of |
11 | | interest within a single district. Current RD 78 contains |
12 | | portions of six different municipalities west of Harlem Avenue. |
13 | | In contrast, proposed RD 78 includes the majority of only three |
14 | | municipalities to the west of Harlem Avenue, splitting fewer |
15 | | towns than current RD 78. |
16 | | Proposed RD 78 contains the majority of four suburban |
17 | | municipalities, including Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Oak |
18 | | Park, and River Grove in Cook County, and portions of City of |
19 | | Chicago Wards 29, 36, and 37. Current RD 78 includes portions |
20 | | of those wards and the 28th Ward, which is removed for |
21 | | population purposes and to preserve a community of interest. |
22 | | Proposed RD 78 contains a small commercial portion of Melrose |
23 | | Park, but there are no residents in this area. Like current RD |
24 | | 78, proposed RD 78 contains portions of Leyden and Oak Park |
25 | | townships; however, unlike current RD 78, proposed RD 78 |
26 | | contains no portion of River Forest Township and only the |
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1 | | commercial portion of Melrose Park in Proviso Township. Thus, |
2 | | proposed RD 78 splits fewer townships than current RD 78. |
3 | | The suburban communities of Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, |
4 | | and River Grove are contiguous and more similar demographically |
5 | | to each other than to the western suburbs in current RD 78. |
6 | | Proposed RD 78 has almost all of Elmwood Park and River Grove, |
7 | | but divides Franklin Park along socioeconomic lines. A |
8 | | significant portion of the wealthiest parts of Franklin Park, |
9 | | with a median income between $65,000 and $75,000, is kept in |
10 | | proposed RD 78, as this area is more economically similar to |
11 | | parts of Oak Park and north Austin in Chicago. Portions of |
12 | | Franklin Park not in proposed RD 78 have higher populations of |
13 | | Hispanic residents than areas in proposed RD 78, keeping |
14 | | proposed RD 78 more similar throughout and keeping larger |
15 | | Hispanic populations together in adjacent districts. Under |
16 | | proposed RD 78, Oak Park is split with proposed RD 8. In the |
17 | | current map, Oak Park is split among three representative |
18 | | districts. |
19 | | In its southeastern corner, proposed RD 78 recedes from |
20 | | Chicago, removing portions of the Austin neighborhood that have |
21 | | lower median incomes than most of the rest of the district. |
22 | | Proposed RD 78 removes portions of Chicago with median incomes |
23 | | below $40,000, keeping a majority of the Austin neighborhood |
24 | | with a median income of $40,000 to $65,000. The western part of |
25 | | proposed RD 78 has a similar median income, with small portions |
26 | | exceeding $65,000. Oak Park and parts of Elmwood Park are |
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1 | | wealthier communities with a median income exceeding $75,000 in |
2 | | many areas. |
3 | | Proposed RD 78 has several major regional transportation |
4 | | corridors. North-south roadways within proposed RD 78 include |
5 | | 1st Avenue, Austin Avenue, Harlem Avenue/Route 43, and Oak Park |
6 | | Avenue. East-west roadways include Belmont Avenue, Chicago |
7 | | Avenue, Grand Avenue, Fullerton Avenue, Lake Street and North |
8 | | Avenue/Route 64. Metra commuter rail serves proposed RD 78 on |
9 | | the following lines: Milwaukee District West Line, stopping at |
10 | | Galewood, Mars, Mont Clare, Elmwood Park, River Grove and |
11 | | Franklin Park; North Central Line, stopping at River Grove; and |
12 | | the Union Pacific West Line, stopping at Oak Park. |
13 | | Additionally, the CTA Green Line operates through the southern |
14 | | portion of proposed RD 78, with stops between Austin Avenue and |
15 | | the end of the line at Harlem Avenue. These transportation |
16 | | routes are major landmarks in proposed RD 78 and major commuter |
17 | | routes. |
18 | | Half of the population within proposed RD 78 resides within |
19 | | current RD 78. The partisan composition of the incumbent party |
20 | | slightly decreases compared to the composition under current RD |
21 | | 78. |
22 | | Proposed RD 78 contains an African American voting-age |
23 | | population of 29.02%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
24 | | 13.20%, and an Asian voting-age population of 3.29%. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 79 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 79 has a |
2 | | population of 115,123. Proposed RD 79 has a population of |
3 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
5 | | RD 79 is different in shape from current RD 79 due in part to |
6 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
7 | | of the district. |
8 | | Current RD 79 encompasses a diverse range of communities, |
9 | | from the communities of Monee and University Park in the north |
10 | | to Bradley and Kankakee further south, as well as the |
11 | | agricultural areas of Iroquois County. Proposed RD 79 includes |
12 | | 62.56% of current RD 79. Proposed RD 79 loses much of the areas |
13 | | tied to Chicago and its suburbs, and instead centers around and |
14 | | takes in nearly all of the adjoined municipalities of Kankakee, |
15 | | Bradley, and Bourbonnais, as well as many nearby small towns |
16 | | that are tied to those three municipalities economically, |
17 | | commercially, and through retail and health services. |
18 | | Proposed RD 79 is also mostly within Kankakee County. The |
19 | | majority of the boundaries of proposed RD 79 follow township |
20 | | lines, but where townships have been divided, the boundary |
21 | | lines follow local roads or a natural waterway. It contains 14 |
22 | | of the 17 townships in Kankakee County (12 in their entirety). |
23 | | Current RD 79 contains only 10 full townships and 2 partial |
24 | | townships within Kankakee County. Proposed RD 79 also contains |
25 | | sections of two Will County townships in and around Peotone on |
26 | | the border of Will and Kankakee counties; in contrast to |
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1 | | current RD 79, which has full or partial sections of seven Will |
2 | | County townships and four full Iroquois County townships. With |
3 | | these changes, proposed RD 79 is more rural and centered on |
4 | | Kankakee County in terms of population, jobs, and services than |
5 | | the current RD 79. |
6 | | Much of the northern portion of current RD 79 is lost to |
7 | | the overall push southward of proposed representative |
8 | | districts on Chicago's south side and the south suburbs and |
9 | | their need to gain residents to achieve equal population. The |
10 | | northern areas of proposed RD 79 that were lost to this |
11 | | southward expansion from Chicago and south suburbs are more |
12 | | tied economically and socially to the suburban communities to |
13 | | the north than they are to the city of Kankakee. |
14 | | The three municipalities of Kankakee, Bradley, and |
15 | | Bourbonnais, are intertwined with each other in most aspects, |
16 | | but are divided between current RD 79 and current RD 75. These |
17 | | three cities share common borders and essentially run together, |
18 | | which is a rarity in downstate Illinois. Except for a few |
19 | | streets in northern Burbonnais, proposed RD 79 keeps these |
20 | | municipalities within one representative district, as the |
21 | | three municipalities clustered together are the economic and |
22 | | social engine for much of Kankakee County. |
23 | | The Grundy County municipalities of South Wilmington, |
24 | | Gardner, Coal City and Braceville that are within proposed RD |
25 | | 79 are similar socioeconomically to the smaller Kankakee County |
26 | | communities of Essex, Herscher, Bonfield, Chebanse, and St. |
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1 | | Anne in proposed RD 79. All the areas within proposed RD 79, |
2 | | with the exception of the African American communities, are |
3 | | predominately Caucasian with a median income of $44,000 to |
4 | | $99,000. |
5 | | The African American population of proposed RD 79 is |
6 | | clustered in eastern Kankakee and Hopkins Park, which is to the |
7 | | east of Kankakee in Pembroke Township. Hopkins Park and other |
8 | | African American areas of Kankakee are tied together |
9 | | culturally, spiritually, and socioeconomically. The median |
10 | | income is no more than $44,000 in these areas; therefore, the |
11 | | communities are also linked by their predominant median income |
12 | | which falls below that of surrounding areas within the |
13 | | district. |
14 | | A majority of the population in proposed RD 79 is from |
15 | | current RD 79. This preserves the incumbent-constituent |
16 | | relationship that has existed over 4 election cycles. The |
17 | | partisan composition slightly decreases as compared to the |
18 | | current composition under current RD 79. |
19 | | Proposed RD 79 contains an African American voting-age |
20 | | population of 14.30%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
21 | | 6.94%, and an Asian voting-age population of 0.99%. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 80 |
23 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 80 has a |
24 | | population of 105,281. Proposed RD 80 has a population of |
25 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
2 | | RD 80 is different in shape from current RD 80 due in part to |
3 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
4 | | of the district. |
5 | | Proposed RD 80 includes portions of Cook and Will counties |
6 | | and the communities of Glenwood, Chicago Heights, and South |
7 | | Chicago Heights. Proposed RD 80 includes 39.58% of current RD |
8 | | 80 and gains necessary population to the south and west. This |
9 | | is possible, and necessary, because of the considerable |
10 | | population growth in Will County that requires the reduction in |
11 | | size of several current representative districts. |
12 | | In the Cook County portion of proposed RD 80, both Rich and |
13 | | Bloom townships are divided. The portion of Rich Township |
14 | | included in proposed RD 80 is still heavily African American |
15 | | and is very similar to the portion of Bloom Township included |
16 | | in proposed RD 80. The cities in the Rich Township portion of |
17 | | proposed RD 80 include most of Flossmoor, nearly all of Park |
18 | | Forest, and a significant portion of Olympia Fields. The |
19 | | portion of Bloom Township included in proposed RD 80 not only |
20 | | contains a large African American population, it also contains |
21 | | the areas with the most concentrated Hispanic population within |
22 | | proposed RD 80. This portion of Bloom Township is also included |
23 | | in current RD 80. Proposed RD 80 includes most of Chicago |
24 | | Heights and South Chicago Heights. |
25 | | In the Will County portion of proposed RD 80, proposed RD |
26 | | 80 contains the entirety of Manhattan and Green Garden |
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1 | | Townships, following the Manhattan Township boundary for part |
2 | | of the western border. Nearly all of Florence Township is |
3 | | included in proposed RD 80, with only the portion south of |
4 | | Kahler Road excluded from the district. The southern border |
5 | | following Kahler Road rejoins the Florence Township boundary at |
6 | | South Martin Long Road, and extends to the Rockville Township |
7 | | line. Proposed RD 80's southern border then follows local roads |
8 | | through Wilton and Peotone townships until the intersection of |
9 | | Peotone and Monee townships in Will County for purposes of |
10 | | equal population. The border of proposed RD 80 then heads north |
11 | | along Harlem Avenue, which serves as the eastern boundary of |
12 | | Peotone and Green Garden Townships. Monee and Crete townships |
13 | | are also partially within proposed RD 80. Monee Township is |
14 | | divided by West Monee Manhattan Road to keep the Monee |
15 | | Reservoir intact outside of the district. The border then |
16 | | follows South Governor's Highway northeast through the city of |
17 | | University Park to preserve some of the more industrial |
18 | | portions of the township in proposed RD 80. The district border |
19 | | then moves further east so that the entirety of Governor State |
20 | | University can be included in proposed RD 80, as well as a |
21 | | large portion of the residential areas of University Park. |
22 | | Proposed RD 80 then heads north and west around the outside of |
23 | | Laurel Park in Crete Township until it reaches Kings Grove |
24 | | Forest Preserve in Cook County. The other partial townships |
25 | | within Will County are New Lenox and Frankfort Townships. |
26 | | Proposed RD 80 reaches into New Lenox Township. The border then |
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1 | | follows Laraway Road until moving north to Route 74 for the |
2 | | entire length of Frankfort Township. |
3 | | The majority of proposed RD 80 is middle class with a |
4 | | median income of $44,000 to $99,000, similar to current RD 80. |
5 | | Proposed RD 80 does gain some higher income areas in both Will |
6 | | and Cook Counties, while losing some lower income areas in Cook |
7 | | County. Thus, the overall median income is higher than in |
8 | | current RD 80. |
9 | | Many of the residents of proposed RD 80 commute to their |
10 | | jobs either in Chicago, other south suburban communities, or |
11 | | the Joliet area. Transportation is a major issue as the area is |
12 | | currently underserved in mass transit, especially buses. |
13 | | Residents have few options, outside of driving, if they need to |
14 | | get to work in Chicago. The northeastern portion of proposed RD |
15 | | 80 is served by the Metra Electric Line, which does not run 24 |
16 | | hours a day. |
17 | | Proposed RD 80 and current RD 80 have an almost identical |
18 | | partisan composition. |
19 | | Proposed RD 80 reflects a shift in the African American |
20 | | population measured in the 2010 Census. Many African Americans |
21 | | have moved out of Chicago and further into the southern and |
22 | | western suburbs. The new portions of Will County included in |
23 | | proposed RD 80 have increased both their African American and |
24 | | Hispanic populations. Proposed RD 80 contains a unique |
25 | | community of interest of African American and Hispanic families |
26 | | who have generally chosen to leave the city for better housing |
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1 | | and educational opportunities in the suburbs. In addition to |
2 | | keeping a minority community of interest together, the area is |
3 | | increasing in population quickly. These towns and cities form a |
4 | | community of interest of fast-growth communities that are |
5 | | dealing with urban planning, transportation, and government |
6 | | services issues related to a rapid expansion in population. |
7 | | Proposed RD 80 contains an African American voting-age |
8 | | population of 34.72%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
9 | | 12.04%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.14%. |
10 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 81 |
11 | | Proposed RD 81 contains a population of 108,735, the |
12 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
13 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Several districts shifted due |
14 | | to population issues, and thus proposed RD 81 contains portions |
15 | | of 4 current representative districts. Proposed RD 81 contains |
16 | | large portions of current RDs 47 and 48, as well as small |
17 | | portions of RDs 42 and 82. |
18 | | Proposed RD 81 is in Will and DuPage counties and contains |
19 | | a substantial portion of Downers Grove as well as portions of |
20 | | Lisle, Milton, and Downers Grove townships in DuPage County and |
21 | | DuPage Township in Will County. Proposed RD 81 includes the |
22 | | municipalities of Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Darien, Lisle, |
23 | | Naperville, Westmont, and Woodridge. These additions are |
24 | | necessary to attain the equal population target. |
25 | | Proposed RD 81 is a district of heavy residential |
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1 | | development but works to cater to a recreational community of |
2 | | interest with the Greene Valley Forest Preserve, Four Lakes |
3 | | Village (for snowboarding and skiing), and the Lisle Park |
4 | | District Golf Course. |
5 | | The entire proposed RD 81 has similar socioeconomic |
6 | | characteristics and has a median income of $99,000 to $148,000. |
7 | | These upper middle income households comprise the majority of |
8 | | the areas on both side of Interstate 355, which runs through |
9 | | the center of proposed RD 81. |
10 | | The partisan composition is roughly similar to the current |
11 | | composition of the portions of the districts that create |
12 | | proposed RD 81. |
13 | | A section of the southern boundary is extended to include |
14 | | an Asian neighborhood with similar economic and cultural |
15 | | interests. Proposed RD 81 contains an African American |
16 | | voting-age population of 4.18%, an Asian voting-age population |
17 | | of 9.75%, and a Hispanic voting-age population of 5.69%. |
18 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 82 |
19 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 82 has a |
20 | | population of 108,906. Proposed RD 82 has a population of |
21 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
22 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
23 | | Of the population in proposed RD 82, 73.83% reside in |
24 | | current RD 82. Proposed RD 82 essentially retains the current |
25 | | shape, and has many similar boundaries. Proposed RD 82 contains |
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1 | | portions of Will, DuPage and Cook counties and contains all or |
2 | | portions of the Homer, Lemont, Downers Grove, and Lyons |
3 | | townships. Proposed RD 82 also contains all or portions of the |
4 | | following cities and towns: Burr Ridge, Countryside, Darien, |
5 | | Homer Glen, Indian Head Park, La Grange, Lemont, Lockport, |
6 | | Palos Park, Western Springs, Willowbrook, Willow Springs, and |
7 | | Woodridge. |
8 | | With the Des Plaines River running through the heart of |
9 | | proposed RD 82 along Willow Springs and through Lemont, |
10 | | residents also share concerns about flooding problems, wetland |
11 | | preservation to mitigate flooding, and a general desire for |
12 | | open space preservation. |
13 | | As with current RD 82, the center of proposed RD 82 is |
14 | | Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne is a major employer and |
15 | | economic engine for proposed RD 82, with many of the employees |
16 | | living in adjacent communities in proposed RD 82. Proposed RD |
17 | | 82 also has many parks, open spaces, golf courses, and forest |
18 | | preserves. |
19 | | Proposed RD 82 has an upper median income, ranging between |
20 | | $75,000 and $260,000. Only two areas have a median income |
21 | | between $45,000 and $75,000, which are located in portions of |
22 | | the Darien/Willowbrook area, and also the sparsely inhabited, |
23 | | unincorporated territory below I-55 between Burr Ridge and |
24 | | Woodridge. With most of proposed RD 82 made up of solidly |
25 | | middle-income class and upper middle-class income residents, |
26 | | the residents create a community of interest of a shared common |
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1 | | economic situation and concerns over issues like income and |
2 | | property taxes, quality of public schools, saving for their |
3 | | children's college and their retirement, and hold similar |
4 | | perspectives on policies affecting the health of the economy. |
5 | | Proposed RD 82 maintains a substantial majority of the core |
6 | | of current RD 82 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
7 | | relationship that has existed for 6 election cycles. The |
8 | | partisan composition is roughly the same to the current |
9 | | composition under current RD 82. |
10 | | Proposed RD 82 has an African American voting-age |
11 | | population of 2.50%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 4.59%, |
12 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 5.78%. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 83 |
14 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 83 has a |
15 | | population of 135,617. Proposed RD 83 has a population of |
16 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
17 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
18 | | RD 83 is different in shape from current RD 83 due, in part, to |
19 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
20 | | of the district by 26,883. |
21 | | Of the population in proposed RD 83, 96.31% reside in |
22 | | current RD 83. Similar to current RD 83, proposed RD 83 is in |
23 | | one county, Kane County, and includes portions of Aurora, North |
24 | | Aurora and Montgomery. |
25 | | To achieve the necessary reduction in population, the |
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1 | | southern boundary of current RD 83 is moved north. The western |
2 | | border of proposed RD 83 stays relatively the same, except that |
3 | | it is extended north, following a township boundary, in order |
4 | | to make proposed RD 83 more identifiable. The northern border |
5 | | is extended west, which now runs the entire length of the |
6 | | Aurora Township boundary. Proposed RD 83 attempts to follow the |
7 | | eastern border of current RD 83, but the south and southeastern |
8 | | portions of current RD 83 have been removed in order to reduce |
9 | | the population to comply with equal population. The southern |
10 | | border of proposed RD 83 begins to follow the railroad tracks |
11 | | from the eastern border of proposed RD 83, moves south on Ohio |
12 | | Street, goes around Phillips Park, goes west on Parker Avenue |
13 | | on the east side of the Fox River, and then goes across the |
14 | | river on Ashland Avenue to the western border. The southern |
15 | | border line is drawn so the historic neighborhoods around |
16 | | downtown Aurora and East Aurora High School, both located on |
17 | | the east side of the river, remain intact and in one district. |
18 | | The section of North Aurora that is located within Aurora |
19 | | Township is included in proposed RD 83, which is different from |
20 | | current RD 83, so that the border of the representative |
21 | | district can share the entire northern border of Aurora |
22 | | Township. A section of the municipality of Montgomery is |
23 | | included so the proposed RD 83's southern boundary line can be |
24 | | drawn straight down a portion of Galena Boulevard. |
25 | | The majority of Aurora is split between two representative |
26 | | districts, as requested by Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner, Kane |
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1 | | County Board Member Jesse Vasquez, and Aurora Township Board |
2 | | Member Bill Catchings at the House Redistricting Committee |
3 | | hearing in Aurora on April 18, 2011. At the same hearing, North |
4 | | Aurora Village Trustee Mark Guethle requested that the map be |
5 | | drawn so that most of Aurora is included in one Legislative |
6 | | District - this is accomplished. |
7 | | Proposed RD 83 strives to keep the downtown Aurora |
8 | | community of interest together and contains the following |
9 | | landmarks and services: Aurora City Hall, Aurora Police |
10 | | Headquarters, Kane County Health Department, Fox Valley |
11 | | Community Correctional Center, Illinois Math and Science |
12 | | Academy and an outlet mall. Proposed RD 83 keeps together the |
13 | | following neighborhood groups: Near South East Neighbors, |
14 | | Pigeon Hill Neighbors, North East Neighbors, West Park |
15 | | Neighbors, Northwest Territory, Randall West Association, and |
16 | | Arrow Wood McCarty's Mill Neighbors. |
17 | | Areas of proposed RD 83 are tied together by income. For |
18 | | example, the downtown area of Aurora, surrounding the |
19 | | government centers and river, has an income level of $30,000 to |
20 | | $50,000 and the outer edge of proposed RD 83 has an income |
21 | | level of $50,000 to $90,000. This is generally similar to |
22 | | current RD 83. |
23 | | Proposed RD 83 maintains almost the entire current RD 83 |
24 | | and preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship developed |
25 | | over the past 4 election cycles. The partisan composition of |
26 | | proposed RD 83 is almost identical to that of current RD 83. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 83 has a Hispanic voting-age population of |
2 | | 51.34%, an African American voting-age population of 10.13%, |
3 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 1.64%. |
4 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 84 |
5 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 84 has a |
6 | | population of 202,008. Proposed RD 84 has a population of |
7 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
8 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
9 | | RD 84 is different in shape from current RD 84 due, in part, to |
10 | | rapid growth of this and surrounding districts and the need to |
11 | | reduce the total population of the district by 93,273. |
12 | | Proposed RD 84 includes portions of current RDs 83, 84, and |
13 | | 96. Proposed RD 84 is centered in Aurora and contains portions |
14 | | of four adjacent cities. Numerous persons testifying during |
15 | | hearings of the House Redistricting Committee hearing stated |
16 | | their opposition to splitting Aurora in several districts. One |
17 | | person specifically mentioned that the city, at one time, had |
18 | | five members of the House Representatives. These requests were |
19 | | considered and taken into account. Under the new proposed map, |
20 | | much of Aurora is contained in one centralized legislative |
21 | | district and two representative districts. In addition to |
22 | | Aurora, proposed RD 84 includes portions of Naperville, Oswego, |
23 | | Montgomery and Boulder Hill. Those who testified at the |
24 | | redistricting hearing stated that residents of surrounding |
25 | | areas more strongly identify with the city of Aurora, rather |
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1 | | than with local counties or townships. As a result, proposed RD |
2 | | 84 attempts to keep the Aurora metro area intact rather than |
3 | | follow county and township borders. Proposed RD 84 contains the |
4 | | southwestern corner of DuPage County and Naperville Township, |
5 | | the southwestern corner of Kane County and Aurora Township, the |
6 | | northwestern corner of Will County and Wheatland Township, and |
7 | | the northeastern corner of Kendall County and Oswego Township. |
8 | | During the House Redistricting Committee hearing in |
9 | | Aurora, residents and representatives of minority groups |
10 | | discouraged using the natural geographic borders, like the Fox |
11 | | River. In the opinion of the witnesses, these borders do not |
12 | | reflect population patterns and, if followed, may divide |
13 | | existing communities of interest. Instead, the borders of |
14 | | proposed RD 84 mostly follow major area roads and railroads. On |
15 | | the south, the district runs along Wolf's Crossing Road and |
16 | | continues along 103rd Street. The northern border follows the |
17 | | BNSF railway tracks, which also serves as a Metra line, though |
18 | | there are no stops in proposed RD 84. The border extends north |
19 | | along Aurora Road, which includes an area with a substantial |
20 | | Asian population that was kept together. The western border |
21 | | starts at Ohio Street, expands west to include the Phillips |
22 | | Park Golf Course and the entirety of the South Park |
23 | | Neighborhood, while excluding Mastadon Lake and the Park |
24 | | Terrace Apartments and then proceeds south down Douglas Road. |
25 | | The eastern border mainly follows Route 59, a major |
26 | | thoroughfare for the area, and goes further east along W. |
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1 | | Jefferson and Ogden Avenue (mainly to keep the shopping |
2 | | district in that area together in one district), and again |
3 | | expands east along 95th Street and the Wheatland Township |
4 | | border to Skyline Drive (in order to take in Arlene Welch |
5 | | Elementary School). A section of Montgomery is included in |
6 | | proposed RD 84 to allow proposed RD 84 to expand slightly to |
7 | | the south of Aurora while remaining compact and contiguous. The |
8 | | northern portion of Naperville included in proposed RD 84 |
9 | | combines the West Ridge Court, Heritage Square, Yorkshire, |
10 | | NaperWest Plaza and Fox River Commons Shopping Centers with the |
11 | | Westfield Shoppingtown Complex in Aurora in order to ensure |
12 | | that the commercial area remains in one district. The portions |
13 | | of Boulder Hill and Oswego included in proposed RD 84 include |
14 | | areas with a high concentration of minority residents, |
15 | | particularly Asians. The southern portion of Naperville |
16 | | includes a cluster of Asians who will benefit from being placed |
17 | | with the Asian population in Aurora. |
18 | | The 5 cities within proposed RD 84 share many common |
19 | | characteristics and together form a community of interest. |
20 | | Proposed RD 84 is much more urban than rural, with some |
21 | | agricultural areas in the less populated southern portion of |
22 | | the district. Although the city of Aurora contains some of the |
23 | | densest urban areas, portions of Aurora also have medium |
24 | | density and low density areas, which are similar to the |
25 | | surrounding communities included in proposed RD 84. The lower |
26 | | density areas of Aurora in proposed RD 84 form a community of |
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1 | | interest of residents who strongly identify with the city of |
2 | | Aurora but have different concerns and priorities than Aurora |
3 | | residents in the denser, more urban center of the city. The |
4 | | median income for proposed RD 84 ranges from $30,000 to |
5 | | $150,000 a year. The mix of incomes within proposed RD 84 |
6 | | correlates with the mix of incomes within the city of Aurora. |
7 | | The lowest income areas are around the center of the city and |
8 | | the northwestern part of proposed RD 84. There is also a |
9 | | community of interest of higher income households including |
10 | | southeast Aurora and the portions of Oswego and Naperville |
11 | | included in proposed RD 84. |
12 | | The Aurora metro area has many active and involved |
13 | | neighborhoods that serve as communities of interest and are |
14 | | represented by neighborhood associations. Under proposed RD |
15 | | 84, many of these associations remain intact, including Inner |
16 | | Circle Neighborhood Group, Taking Back our Community |
17 | | Neighborhood Group, Georgetown Relief Efforts Neighborhood |
18 | | Organization and the Neighborhood Association of Southeast |
19 | | Aurora. Keeping these organizations together in one district |
20 | | preserves the strong sense of community and attracts many |
21 | | residents to the area. |
22 | | The city of Aurora contains five school districts, three of |
23 | | which are contained in proposed RD 84, with the other two |
24 | | contained in proposed RD 83. The school districts in proposed |
25 | | RD 84 are Aurora East Unit School District 131, Oswego |
26 | | Community Unit School District 308 and Indian Prairie Community |
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1 | | School District 204. Proposed RD 84 is entirely within the |
2 | | Regional Office of Education Region 1 and is split evenly |
3 | | between the DuPage Library District and the Prairie Area |
4 | | Library District. |
5 | | The partisan composition slightly increases as compared to |
6 | | the average of the compositions of the portions of districts |
7 | | that create proposed RD 84. |
8 | | Proposed RD 84 includes a 10.35% African American |
9 | | voting-age population, a 21.81% Hispanic voting-age |
10 | | population, and a 12.48% Asian voting-age population. Proposed |
11 | | RD 84 keeps intact areas occupied by several minority groups. |
12 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 85 |
13 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 85 has a |
14 | | population of 139,496. Proposed RD 85 has a population of |
15 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
16 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
17 | | RD 85 is different in shape from current RD 85 due, in part, to |
18 | | population shifts and the need to decrease the total population |
19 | | of the district by 30,762. |
20 | | Proposed RD 85 is almost entirely within the borders of |
21 | | current RD 85. Current RD 85 is entirely within Will County, |
22 | | and contains almost all of Lockport Township, the majority of |
23 | | DuPage Township and a small fragment of Plainfield Township. |
24 | | Proposed RD 85 maintains nearly all of the eastern portions of |
25 | | current RD 85. In an effort to achieve equal population, the |
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1 | | western border of the proposed RD 85 is moved east from its |
2 | | current location along the western border of Lockport and |
3 | | DuPage townships. In order to reach equal population, proposed |
4 | | RD 85 loses its small fragment of Plainfield Township, portions |
5 | | of Crest Hill, Romeoville west of Weber Road in Lockport |
6 | | Township, and the western portions of Romeoville and the |
7 | | Village of Bolingbrook in DuPage Township. Proposed RD 85 is |
8 | | more compact due to these changes. |
9 | | Proposed RD 85 continues to be centered around the older |
10 | | developments in Lockport, Romeoville and Bolingbrook. |
11 | | Tremendous growth in the district in the last decade, mainly |
12 | | west of Weber Road in Romeoville and Bolingbrook, requires the |
13 | | district to remove people to achieve equal population. The |
14 | | areas in the west that are lost were built up as individual |
15 | | subdivisions and do not have the ties to the history and |
16 | | residents who have called Romeoville and Bolingbrook home for |
17 | | decades. These areas are similar in housing stock and racial |
18 | | makeup to many of the subdivisions that now comprise proposed |
19 | | RD 98 to the west of proposed RD 85. |
20 | | The only additions to proposed RD 85 not within current RD |
21 | | 85 are in the northern portions of the district. The northern |
22 | | border in DuPage Township adds portions of Bolingbrook to |
23 | | straighten out the border running along Royce Road. Proposed RD |
24 | | 85 then takes in a small portion of the village of Woodridge in |
25 | | Lisle Township in Du Page County. This area, not within current |
26 | | RD 85, is home to both a small Hispanic and African American |
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1 | | community that is more similar in makeup to that portion of |
2 | | Bolingbrook to the south than the other nearby communities in |
3 | | Lisle Township. This portion of Woodridge also shares a similar |
4 | | median income, $44,205 to $68,654, with that of nearby |
5 | | Bolingbrook within both the current and proposed RD 85, |
6 | | strengthening this moderate income minority population in |
7 | | proposed RD 85. |
8 | | While proposed RD 85 is geographically close to Joliet, it |
9 | | is tied to Chicago and its downtown. Metra's Heritage Corridor |
10 | | train line offers commuter rail service from the district to |
11 | | downtown Chicago. For those traveling by car, Interstate 55 |
12 | | through Bolingbrook and Interstate 80 to the south of the |
13 | | district allow quick and easy access to Chicago and the |
14 | | region's interstate system. Proposed RD 85 also includes the |
15 | | major commercial interchange of Illinois Route 53 and |
16 | | Interstate 55. |
17 | | Proposed RD 85 remains home to Lewis University and the |
18 | | Romeoville Campus of Joliet Junior College. Current and |
19 | | proposed RD 85 is also home to Stateville Prison, historic |
20 | | downtown Lockport - settled in the 1830s as one of the first |
21 | | towns plotted after the creation of the Illinois and Michigan |
22 | | Canal - and the Promenade Bolingbrook, an outdoor mall. All are |
23 | | places within the area that residents identify with as anchors |
24 | | of their communities. |
25 | | Proposed RD 85 maintains a substantial majority of the core |
26 | | of current RD 85. The partisan composition remains very similar |
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1 | | but slightly increases favoring Democrats as compared to the |
2 | | current composition under current RD 85. |
3 | | The African American voting-age population is 16.21%, the |
4 | | Hispanic voting-age population is 19.87% and the Asian |
5 | | voting-age population is 6.50%. |
6 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 86 |
7 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 86 has a current |
8 | | population of 113,396. Proposed RD 86 has a population of |
9 | | 108,735, the equal population target, and is therefore |
10 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
11 | | RD 86 is different in shape from current RD 86 due, in part, to |
12 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
13 | | of the district. |
14 | | Due to the need to decrease population, proposed RD 86 |
15 | | becomes more compact and uses more traditional boundaries while |
16 | | maintaining the central population base of Joliet as in current |
17 | | RD 86. Similar to current RD 86, proposed RD 86 remains |
18 | | entirely within Will County, includes the majority of the city |
19 | | of Joliet and the entirety of Rockdale and Preston Heights. |
20 | | Proposed RD 86 also contains all of Elwood and portions of |
21 | | Ingalls Park, Crest Hill, and Channahon. Unlike current RD 86, |
22 | | proposed RD 86 contains no portions of New Lenox or Manhattan, |
23 | | and removes the section of Shorewood that lies west of |
24 | | Interstate 55, and a section of Joliet and Crest Hill in Joliet |
25 | | Township. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 86 contains all of Jackson Township, the vast |
2 | | majority of Joliet Township, the vast majority of Channahon |
3 | | Township and a portion of Troy and Lockport Townships. |
4 | | The eastern border of proposed RD 86 runs exactly along the |
5 | | Joliet and Jackson Township lines. The southern border is drawn |
6 | | along the Jackson and Channahon township lines. The western |
7 | | border runs along the Channahon Township line and then moves |
8 | | north along I & M Canal, and north up I-55. The border follows |
9 | | the interstate until it moves east along W. Black Road, adding |
10 | | population from Crest Hill and generally following Joliet |
11 | | Township's northern border. These borders follow township |
12 | | lines or major roadways, railways or waterways and avoid, to a |
13 | | great extent, dividing precincts. This follows the |
14 | | recommendation of Larry Walsh, Will County Executive, provided |
15 | | at the House Redistricting Hearing held in Joliet on April 21, |
16 | | 2011. |
17 | | Will County is one of the fastest growing counties in the |
18 | | nation, resulting in a community of interest comprised of |
19 | | municipalities and citizens who are faced with serious urban |
20 | | planning and transportation issues related to massive |
21 | | population growth. As population continues to move into Will |
22 | | County and into proposed RD 86, it is essential that these |
23 | | communities share a representative that understands the |
24 | | challenges that are presented. |
25 | | The geographic and population center of proposed RD 86 |
26 | | remains the city of Joliet. The areas outside of Joliet's urban |
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1 | | center have grown into Chicago exurb communities with many |
2 | | people moving in from the north. Affordable housing, good |
3 | | public schools and job opportunities are major driving factors |
4 | | that bring people to Will County from more urban areas. |
5 | | Maintaining Joliet as the center of the district follows the |
6 | | recommendation of Thomas Thanas, Joliet City Manager. He |
7 | | suggested that Joliet continue to have a representative based |
8 | | in Joliet at the House Redistricting Hearing on April 21, 2011. |
9 | | Proposed RD 86 contains all of the village of Elwood, |
10 | | whereas this town is divided under current RD 86. In the last |
11 | | decade, Elwood has grown significantly with the development of |
12 | | the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and the CenterPoint |
13 | | Intermodal facility. Proposed RD 86 recognizes this growing |
14 | | town as a community of interest and keeps it intact while its |
15 | | boundaries follow township lines. |
16 | | Channahon is another fast-growing community and proposed |
17 | | RD 86 includes the western portion of Channahon that has grown |
18 | | along the Des Plaines River. Proposed RD 86 expands to include |
19 | | substantially more of Channahon along I & M Canal and the Will |
20 | | County border. Two casinos on the Des Plaines River provide a |
21 | | strong tie between Joliet and Channahon. Harrah's Casino is in |
22 | | downtown Joliet while the Hollywood Casino is located closer to |
23 | | Channahon. River boat casinos provide a significant economic |
24 | | engine and residents in both communities find employment either |
25 | | within the casinos themselves or in service industries built |
26 | | around the casinos. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 86 also expands slightly into Lockport Township |
2 | | to gain population in Crest Hill. This section of Crest Hill |
3 | | has similar economic qualities and housing values to Joliet's |
4 | | and is more comparable to Joliet's middle-class neighborhoods |
5 | | than the rest of the city. |
6 | | Proposed RD 86 maintains a major hub of road, rail and |
7 | | waterway transportation that has developed in the Joliet |
8 | | region. Interstate 80, which runs east to west along the |
9 | | northern portion of the district, provides quick access to |
10 | | Chicago to the east and neighboring communities in Will and |
11 | | Grundy to the west. Interstate 55 runs north to south along the |
12 | | western portion of proposed RD 86 and is one of the major |
13 | | commuter and freight arteries in the state. Several U.S. routes |
14 | | provide fluid access throughout proposed RD 86 and ensure there |
15 | | are no isolated communities within the district. US Route 6 |
16 | | runs diagonally across the district connecting Channahon to |
17 | | Joliet. Illinois Route 53 runs down the middle of the district |
18 | | and connects Elwood to Joliet. US Route 30 runs east through |
19 | | Joliet and connects to Ingalls Park. The commuters and |
20 | | businesses that rely on these major roadways for commerce and |
21 | | transportation form a community of interest. |
22 | | The Des Plaines River is a major industrial waterway used |
23 | | for a large amount of grain and cargo shipping and supports |
24 | | industries such as the Exxon Mobile refinery in Channahon. The |
25 | | industries and individuals invested in the river for recreation |
26 | | or commerce form another community of interest in proposed RD |
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1 | | 86. |
2 | | Proposed RD 86 keeps the majority of urban Joliet together |
3 | | and thus, keeps the core of the African-American and Hispanic |
4 | | populations together. These residents have a similar |
5 | | socioeconomic status, largely live in low to moderately priced |
6 | | housing, and share concerns over public safety, employment |
7 | | opportunities, and quality educational opportunities. |
8 | | Proposed RD 86 maintains a substantial majority of the core |
9 | | of current RD 86 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
10 | | relationship that has existed for two decades of the same |
11 | | representation. The partisan composition is very similar to the |
12 | | current composition under current RD 86. |
13 | | The African American voting-age population in proposed RD |
14 | | 86 is 18.47%, the Hispanic voting-age population is 25.83%, and |
15 | | the Asian voting-age population is 1.04%. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 87 |
17 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 87 has a |
18 | | population of 106,764. In its proposed form, RD 87 has a |
19 | | population of 108,734, the equal-population target, and is |
20 | | therefore perfectly compliant with the "one person, one vote" |
21 | | principle. |
22 | | As part of an effort to make the districts of Central and |
23 | | Eastern Illinois more compact, proposed RD 87 shifts west and |
24 | | includes portions of current RDs 87 and 100. Proposed RD 87 |
25 | | includes all of Logan and Menard counties and portions of |
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1 | | Sangamon and Tazewell counties. |
2 | | Proposed RD 87 contains all of Menard County and follows |
3 | | the north, west, and southern borders of the county. The |
4 | | boundary on the southern border of Menard continues due east |
5 | | into Sangamon County to Sherman, where it follows the current |
6 | | border of RD 99 and RD 100. The border then cuts back west and |
7 | | south and then takes in the northern, blue-collar areas of |
8 | | Springfield past Highway 55. The border then continues due east |
9 | | and south, splitting the municipality and township of Rochester |
10 | | for purposes of equal population. The boundary then continues |
11 | | to pick up the northern border of Christian County to the end |
12 | | of the Sangamon/Christian border. It then follows the eastern |
13 | | Sangamon County border north to the Logan County line and turns |
14 | | east and then north to encompass the entirety of Logan County. |
15 | | The border then follows the eastern Tazewell County line until |
16 | | it reaches the northern corner of Little Mackinaw Township, |
17 | | where it turns due west, and then moves northeast and back |
18 | | northwest, taking a portion of Mackinaw Township then most of |
19 | | Tremont Township. It then stays westward, taking in all of Elm |
20 | | Grove Township and the southwestern corner of Groveland |
21 | | Township before heading south down the western borders of Sand |
22 | | Prairie and Malone Townships. The boundary then heads eastward |
23 | | along the southern boundary of Malone Township, and finally |
24 | | turns south at the northwest corner of Prairie Creek Township, |
25 | | where it follows township boundaries to the northeast corner of |
26 | | Menard County. |
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1 | | A vast majority of proposed RD 87's territory is in the |
2 | | median income brackets of $44,205 to $68,654 and $68,654 to |
3 | | $98,750, making the district overwhelmingly middle class. The |
4 | | consistent median income bracket throughout proposed RD 87 |
5 | | creates a district that is a community of interest based around |
6 | | a shared economic outlook. Many people in proposed RD 87 live |
7 | | in small rural towns but work in larger cities like |
8 | | Springfield, Peoria, Bloomington, and Decatur. Much of |
9 | | proposed RD 87 is made up of the rural areas between all these |
10 | | cities. Agriculture is also an important part of proposed RD |
11 | | 87, and is utilized in nearly every part of the district. |
12 | | In addition to sharing an economic outlook, many towns in |
13 | | proposed RD 87 share a common economic engine, the interstate |
14 | | highway. Interstate 55 runs from Springfield in the |
15 | | southwestern part of the district to Bloomington, and provides |
16 | | tax revenue from gas and service stations, as well as |
17 | | interstate truck traffic, to the towns of Sherman, |
18 | | Williamsville, Elkhart, Lincoln, Broadwell, and Atlanta. At |
19 | | Lincoln, Interstate 55 divides, and motorists can take I-155 |
20 | | north to Peoria, passing through Hartsburg and Tremont. In |
21 | | addition to Interstates 55 and 155, Interstate 72/US Highway 36 |
22 | | runs perpendicular to the southern border of proposed RD 87, |
23 | | connecting Springfield to Decatur. |
24 | | Proposed RD 87 is more compact and more economically |
25 | | homogeneous than the districts that currently exist within its |
26 | | footprint. It contains many small rural towns that share common |
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1 | | identities, such as identities with their small-town high |
2 | | school and athletic teams. Families in proposed RD 87 are |
3 | | solidly middle-class, due to agriculture and good-paying jobs |
4 | | working for government bodies and manufacturers in larger |
5 | | municipalities like Springfield, Peoria, Bloomington, and |
6 | | Decatur. |
7 | | The partisan composition is similar to the average of the |
8 | | compositions of the portions of districts that create proposed |
9 | | RD 87. |
10 | | Proposed RD 87 contains an African American voting-age |
11 | | population of 4.68%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 1.61%, |
12 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 0.59%. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 88 |
14 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 88 has a |
15 | | population of 118,626. Proposed RD 88 has a population of |
16 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
17 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
18 | | RD 88 is different in shape from current RD 88 due, in part, to |
19 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
20 | | of the district. |
21 | | As part of an effort to make the districts of Central and |
22 | | Eastern Illinois more compact, proposed RD 88 is made up of |
23 | | portions of current RDs 87, 88, 91 and 106. Proposed RD 88 |
24 | | includes the counties of McLean, Tazewell, and Woodford, which |
25 | | include communities from East Peoria to Bloomington, forming a |
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1 | | district of largely middle income individuals who share many |
2 | | common characteristics. |
3 | | Proposed RD 88 contains, in their entirety, the townships |
4 | | of Allin, Dale, Danvers, Deer Creek, Dry Grove, Morton, |
5 | | Bloomington, Funks Grove, and Mount Hope, as well portions of |
6 | | the townships of Bloomington, Fondulac, Groveland, Mackinaw, |
7 | | Tremont, and Washington. Mackinaw and Tremont Townships are |
8 | | split along agricultural fields, the Mackinaw River, roadways |
9 | | on the outskirts of the town of Mackinaw, and a small waterway |
10 | | to reconnect proposed RD 88 boundary with the township border. |
11 | | The western boundary of proposed RD 88 follows the pattern of |
12 | | current RD 106 along the Tazewell County line, and moving east |
13 | | in areas to achieve population. In the community of Goodfield, |
14 | | a split occurs along the Montgomery-Deer Creek Township line. |
15 | | In central McLean County, proposed RD 88 includes the |
16 | | western area of Normal, containing important commercial |
17 | | landmarks including the Mitsubishi assembly plant and other |
18 | | industries. Proposed RD 88's border moves through Bloomington |
19 | | along roadways to the south and east and then rejoins the |
20 | | township boundary, taking in OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, |
21 | | Eastland Mall, and the headquarters of State Farm Insurance. |
22 | | Within proposed RD 88, several major roadways connect most |
23 | | of the communities within the district, including Interstate |
24 | | 74, Interstate 55, Interstate 155, State Route 9/Market Street, |
25 | | Highway 24, State Route 8/Washington Road, Highway 150, and |
26 | | State Route 117. These roadways connect several mid-sized |
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1 | | suburban or rural communities that surround larger urban areas |
2 | | in the Peoria area and Bloomington-Normal area. |
3 | | These small communities share common values and are grouped |
4 | | together as a community of interest in proposed RD 88. These |
5 | | are historically rural towns that have benefitted from the |
6 | | highways traveling nearby and the larger cities that drive the |
7 | | Central Illinois economy. Much of the land area is rural, |
8 | | agricultural land; however, many residents living in these |
9 | | areas no longer farm and instead commute to the larger cities |
10 | | where industries are based, such as three universities, two |
11 | | community colleges, the headquarters of two larger insurance |
12 | | companies, and several large manufacturers. These communities |
13 | | have experienced an increase in development over the past ten |
14 | | years. Most residents living between the Peoria and |
15 | | Bloomington-Normal area are a community of interest. |
16 | | In the Peoria area, major employers include three |
17 | | hospitals, Illinois Central College, Bradley University, |
18 | | Par-a-Dice Casino, Caterpillar and Komatsu. In the |
19 | | Bloomington-Normal area, employers include two hospitals, |
20 | | Illinois State University, State Farm Insurance, COUNTRY |
21 | | Financial, Illinois Wesleyan University, Heartland Community |
22 | | College, Mitsubishi, and Firestone. These large employers help |
23 | | increase the median income of proposed RD 88 compared to the |
24 | | surrounding rural areas. The majority of proposed RD 88 is |
25 | | generally middle class. |
26 | | The partisan composition is similar to the average of the |
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1 | | compositions of the portions of districts that create proposed |
2 | | RD 88. |
3 | | Proposed RD 88 has a 4.99% African American voting-age |
4 | | population, a 2.97% Hispanic voting-age population and a 2.49% |
5 | | Asian American voting-age population. |
6 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 89 |
7 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 89 has a |
8 | | population of 106,266. Proposed RD 89 has a population of |
9 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
10 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
11 | | RD 89 is different in shape from current RD 89 due, in part, to |
12 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
13 | | of the district. |
14 | | Of the population in proposed RD 89, 90.73% reside in |
15 | | current RD 89. It includes all or part of the same five |
16 | | counties in current RD 89 (Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, |
17 | | Ogle and Winnebago), and adds a portion of Whiteside County to |
18 | | increase population. Several townships within these counties |
19 | | (Carroll, Ogle and Whiteside) were added to increase |
20 | | population. Proposed RD 89 is bounded by the Illinois-Wisconsin |
21 | | border on the north and the Mississippi River on the west. The |
22 | | eastern border includes Laona, Harrison, Burritt and Winnebago |
23 | | townships, and the southern border includes Clyde, Genesee and |
24 | | Jordan townships. |
25 | | Proposed RD 89 has some slight variations from current RD |
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1 | | 89 to gain population. The eastern border of proposed RD 89 in |
2 | | Winnebago Township extends slightly eastward into |
3 | | unincorporated Rockford Township. This extension assists with |
4 | | gaining population while following a logical boundary of |
5 | | Highway 20. As a result, the district respects the Rockford |
6 | | boundary and does not lead to fragmenting the city of Rockford |
7 | | which is kept intact in proposed RD 67. In Ogle County, |
8 | | proposed RD 89 gains Rockvale and Eagle Point Townships but |
9 | | loses Byron Township. This change allows for population growth |
10 | | and permits the municipality of Byron to remain intact in |
11 | | proposed RD 90, rather than split between two representative |
12 | | districts as it is currently. Additionally, proposed RD 89 |
13 | | keeps Mount Morris Township intact, whereas current RD 89 |
14 | | splits the township. |
15 | | Townships on the west side of Carroll County (Fairhaven, |
16 | | Freedom, Mount Carroll, Woodland, and Salem) and several |
17 | | Whiteside County townships (Clyde, Genesee, and Jordan) are |
18 | | included in proposed RD 89 to gain population. York Township in |
19 | | Carroll County is split with proposed RD 71 for purposes of |
20 | | equal population and to preserve a community in its current |
21 | | representative district. Specifically, the eastern and |
22 | | northern portions of York Township, following from north to |
23 | | south along the logical boundary of Fairhaven Road, from west |
24 | | to east along the logical boundary of Scenic Bluff Road, and |
25 | | then southwest to the Carroll/Whiteside county line along the |
26 | | natural border of the Otter Creek River, are included in |
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1 | | proposed RD 89 to keep the municipality of Thomson intact in |
2 | | proposed RD 71 (as it is in current RD 71). |
3 | | Both current and proposed RD 89 are primarily agricultural. |
4 | | The northern portion of the district along the Wisconsin border |
5 | | consists of vast rolling landscapes that are not found in the |
6 | | rest of "flatland" Illinois. Proposed RD 89 has many tourist |
7 | | attractions including local vineyards, the Main Street |
8 | | atmosphere and historical site of President U.S. Grant's home |
9 | | in Galena, scenic highways, and the site of a Lincoln-Douglas |
10 | | debate in 1858 in Freeport. These areas are all retained in |
11 | | proposed RD 89. |
12 | | There are very few busy routes in the district but Route |
13 | | 20, which runs east/west through Winnebago, Stephenson and Jo |
14 | | Daviess counties, is attractive to tourists and motorcyclists |
15 | | because of its scenic views. Route 20 also helps connect the |
16 | | southern and southwestern parts of proposed RD 89 with the rest |
17 | | of the district via Route 26, which runs north/south from |
18 | | Freeport, the district's most populous city. |
19 | | Socioeconomically, the district is fairly homogeneous. |
20 | | While a pocket of lower-income households is in the city of |
21 | | Freeport, the rest of proposed RD 89 has median household |
22 | | incomes ranging from $44,000 to $99,000. This is consistent |
23 | | with current RD 89. |
24 | | Proposed RD 89 maintains a vast majority of the core of |
25 | | current RD 89 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
26 | | relationship that has existed for 4 election cycles. The |
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1 | | partisan composition is very similar to the current composition |
2 | | under current RD 89. |
3 | | Proposed RD 89 consists of mostly Caucasian residents, but |
4 | | there is a small segment of African-American residents in the |
5 | | Freeport area in Stephenson County. The African American |
6 | | voting-age population is 3.77%, the Hispanic voting-age |
7 | | population is 1.98%, and the Asian voting-age population is |
8 | | 0.55%. |
9 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 90 |
10 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 90 has a |
11 | | population of 103,604. Proposed RD 90 has a population of |
12 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
13 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
14 | | RD 90 is different in shape from current RD 90 due, in part, to |
15 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
16 | | of the district. |
17 | | Proposed RD 90 keeps the core of current RD 90 intact but |
18 | | shifts the district eastward. Proposed RD 90 contains portions |
19 | | of DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, and Ogle counties. Current RD 90 |
20 | | contains all or portions of Ogle, Whiteside, and Henry |
21 | | Counties, as well as the entirety of Lee County. The loss of |
22 | | population over the last 10 years in Lee, Whiteside, and Henry |
23 | | Counties, plus the loss of population in counties to the south |
24 | | of proposed RD 90, necessitated the shift of current RD 90 to |
25 | | the east and slightly north to Ogle, LaSalle, and DeKalb |
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1 | | counties - counties that actually gained population over the |
2 | | last 10 years. |
3 | | In DeKalb County, proposed RD 90 contains the entirety of |
4 | | the townships of Afton, Clinton, Milan, Paw Paw, Sandwich, |
5 | | Shabbona, Somonauk, and Victor, while splitting only Squaw |
6 | | Grove Township, DeKalb, and Malta Townships. The townships of |
7 | | DeKalb and Malta are split along Illinois Routes 23 and 38. In |
8 | | LaSalle County, proposed RD 90 contains the entirety of Adams, |
9 | | Earl, Freedom, and Meriden, while splitting Mendota Township |
10 | | along Highway 34 and Northville Township using the boundary of |
11 | | Lake Holiday. In Lee County, proposed RD 90 includes the |
12 | | entirety of Alto, Ashton, Bradford, Brooklyn, Dixon, Franklin |
13 | | Grove, Nachusa, Nelson, Palmyra, Reynolds, South Dixon, Viola, |
14 | | Willow Creek, and Wyoming townships and splits Amboy, Lee |
15 | | Center, and Sublette townships along Highway 52. In Ogle, |
16 | | proposed RD 90 contains the complete townships of Buffalo, |
17 | | Byron, Dement, Flagg, Grand Detour, Lafayette, Lynnville, |
18 | | Marion, Monroe, Oregon-Nashua, Pine Creek, Pine Rock, Scott, |
19 | | Taylor, White Rock, and Woosung, while only splitting Rockvale |
20 | | Township to include the entire community of Oregon. |
21 | | Proposed RD 90 contains the following cities, towns, and |
22 | | villages: Amboy, Ashton, Byron, Compton, Creston, Davis |
23 | | Junction, DeKalb, Dixon, Earlville, Franklin Grove, Grand |
24 | | Detour, Hillcrest, Lake Holiday, Lee, Leland, Lost Nation, |
25 | | Malta, Meriden, Monroe Center, Nelson, Oregon, Paw Paw, Polo, |
26 | | Rochelle, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, Steward, Stillman |
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1 | | Valley, Waterman, and West Brooklyn. |
2 | | Because proposed RD 90 is mostly agricultural land, it is |
3 | | linked together mainly through a grid of east-west and |
4 | | north-south county roads, with a general circular ring of |
5 | | highways connecting Dixon, Oregon, Rockford, DeKalb, and |
6 | | Mendota that generally follows the shape of proposed RD 90. |
7 | | Proposed RD 90 is divided almost in half in both directions by |
8 | | Highway 39/51 that runs north-south from Bloomington to |
9 | | Rockford and by Interstate 88, which connects proposed RD 90 to |
10 | | the Chicago suburbs. I-88 also connects proposed RD 90's |
11 | | residents to the Quad Cities in the west. Proposed RD 90 has a |
12 | | major waterway, the Rock River, which is a major tributary of |
13 | | the Mississippi River running from Rockford along the |
14 | | northwestern border of proposed RD 90 (though not forming the |
15 | | boundary), connecting Oregon, Dixon, and Sterling. |
16 | | Proposed RD 90 links communities of similar socioeconomic |
17 | | status, as most of proposed RD 90's census blocks fall within |
18 | | two median income brackets: $44,000 to $68,000 and $68,000 to |
19 | | $99,000. Shifting the district eastward makes the median income |
20 | | of proposed RD 90 more homogeneous because a significant |
21 | | low-income area is lost in Sterling and Rock Falls. This |
22 | | connects residents who share the concerns and needs that |
23 | | middle-class families share. |
24 | | By losing a heavily forested section of south-central and |
25 | | southwestern Lee County and adding predominately agricultural |
26 | | land in DeKalb, northern LaSalle, and eastern Ogle Counties, |
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1 | | proposed RD 90 is able to maintain a more consistent |
2 | | agricultural identity, which empowers it as a community of |
3 | | interest. |
4 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 90 generally run in straight |
5 | | lines along township boundaries, with 90-degree changes of |
6 | | direction in most locations. The only places where the |
7 | | boundaries lose their straightness is in the city of DeKalb and |
8 | | in the northeastern corner of LaSalle County, where the line |
9 | | generally follows a lake. |
10 | | The partisan composition slightly decreases as compared to |
11 | | the average of the composition of current RD 90. |
12 | | Proposed RD 90 contains an African American voting-age |
13 | | population of 2.71%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 6.39%, |
14 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 0.77%. |
15 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 91 |
16 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 91 has a |
17 | | population of 105,176. Proposed RD 91 has a population of |
18 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
19 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
20 | | RD 91 is slightly different in shape from current RD 91 due, in |
21 | | part, to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
22 | | population of the district. |
23 | | Of the population in proposed RD 91, 87.06% reside in |
24 | | current RD 91. Proposed RD 91 is comprised of portions of |
25 | | Fulton, Peoria, and Tazewell Counties. It is a mixture of |
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1 | | medium-sized towns and rural communities in Central Illinois, |
2 | | with the largest population center along Illinois Route 29 from |
3 | | East Peoria to Pekin, encompassing the additional towns of |
4 | | Marquette Heights, Creve Coeur, and North Pekin. The Tazewell |
5 | | County communities in proposed RD 91 are linked by Illinois |
6 | | Route 29, which residents use to commute to work, go shopping, |
7 | | or attend church. Proposed RD 91, like current RD 91, preserves |
8 | | this corridor in one district. Fulton County is more rural than |
9 | | Tazewell, but they have a lot in common, including similar |
10 | | ethnicities, cultural attitudes, political leanings, |
11 | | socioeconomic status and other characteristics. The Peoria |
12 | | County portion of proposed RD 91 contains several rural towns |
13 | | similar to those found in Fulton and Tazewell Counties. Despite |
14 | | the fact that these communities are in Peoria County and in |
15 | | close proximity to the City of Peoria, they are more similar to |
16 | | the communities in proposed RD 91 in terms of values, |
17 | | socioeconomic status, and a desire to reside in a quieter, less |
18 | | busy community. |
19 | | Proposed RD 91 contains many municipalities in their |
20 | | entirety; however, several were split for specific reasons. |
21 | | Bartonville is split to separate the more urban-focused portion |
22 | | of the town into a community of interest with Peoria in |
23 | | proposed RD 92, while Morton and Pekin are split to preserve |
24 | | the Pekin and Morton Township Boundaries. The boundaries of |
25 | | proposed RD 91 in East Peoria were designed to keep the |
26 | | Illinois Route 21 corridor intact while adding needed |
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1 | | population. Pekin, Marquette Heights, and Creve Coeur line the |
2 | | corridor between East Peoria and Pekin. Slightly more rural in |
3 | | nature, they maintain many of the same characteristics of East |
4 | | Peoria and Pekin such as ethnicity, profession, income, and |
5 | | cultural attitudes. Proposed RD 91 adds Hanna City and Norwood, |
6 | | which bring in populations that are very much like the other |
7 | | communities in proposed RD 91. |
8 | | Under Currie II, the Village of Bartonville and Limestone |
9 | | Township are split between three legislative districts, |
10 | | whereas this proposal places Bartonville and Limestone |
11 | | Township entirely within proposed RDs 91 and 92. The eastern |
12 | | portion of the township, which includes the vast majority of |
13 | | Bartonville and is more associated with the City of Peoria, is |
14 | | in proposed RD 92, while the rural outlying western portion is |
15 | | in proposed RD 91. Proposed RD 91's Bartonville precincts are |
16 | | less populated and contain residents who identify themselves as |
17 | | rural. |
18 | | The borders along Fulton and Tazewell counties are |
19 | | identical to current RD 91. To achieve equal population, |
20 | | proposed RD 91 adds additional townships in rural Peoria County |
21 | | and adjusts borders in East Peoria. Proposed RD 91 extends |
22 | | north into Peoria County to include all of Trivoli and Logan |
23 | | Townships and the eastern half of Limestone Township. It |
24 | | expands east to include a new portion of East Peoria in |
25 | | Fondulac Township and a small part of Morton in order to gain |
26 | | needed population. It loses West Peoria Township and a small |
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1 | | southern portion of East Peoria in Groveland Township. |
2 | | Many residents rely on township and county governments for |
3 | | services. Because of this reliance on township government, |
4 | | proposed RD 91 keeps intact the townships of Banner, Buckheart, |
5 | | Canton, Cincinnati, Fairview, Farmington, Hollis, Joshua, |
6 | | Lewistown, Liverpool, Logan, Orion, Pekin, Putnam, Spring |
7 | | Lake, Timber, and Trivoli. Proposed RD 91 splits the more rural |
8 | | townships of Groveland, Fondulac, Limestone, and Washington, |
9 | | which rely more upon municipal services than township services. |
10 | | The communities of proposed RD 91 have many similar |
11 | | economic and social interests. As a whole, union membership is |
12 | | high within the communities in proposed RD 91, particularly |
13 | | with the United Auto Workers who work at Caterpillar. Many |
14 | | large scale employers have left the region over the past two |
15 | | decades, including International Harvester (Canton), coal mine |
16 | | operations (Fulton County), Corn Products (Pekin), Keystone |
17 | | Steel and Wire (Bartonville), and there have been layoffs at |
18 | | Caterpillar. East Peoria is home to a large Caterpillar (CAT) |
19 | | facility and the company plays a large role in the region's |
20 | | success. With the addition of Cook Medical in Canton, Canton is |
21 | | now drawing workers from around proposed RD 91, not just from |
22 | | Canton. Communities in Fulton County are small, rural |
23 | | communities that are almost exclusively white, more |
24 | | conservative in nature, pro-gun, and in many cases involved in |
25 | | the agricultural community. The citizens quite often have to |
26 | | travel out of their own community to buy groceries and other |
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1 | | necessities. Many of these communities lack a base of commerce, |
2 | | high schools, medical facilities and libraries, thus |
3 | | increasing their connection to the other communities in |
4 | | proposed RD 91. Additionally, East Peoria is becoming a |
5 | | shopping destination for people on the east side of the river |
6 | | who do not want to travel to Peoria. |
7 | | The major roadways, Interstates 74 and 474, Illinois Routes |
8 | | 9, 29 and 78, and U.S. Route 24, link people and commerce |
9 | | throughout proposed RD 91 and take motorists through a number |
10 | | of communities. For example, people who live or work in Canton |
11 | | or Pekin have some experience through their travel with the |
12 | | community of Banner on Route 9. It is these kinds of |
13 | | connections that make it easier to relate with one another. |
14 | | The hospitals in Canton and Pekin also play an important |
15 | | role in connecting the communities within proposed RD 91. While |
16 | | people may go to Peoria for more specialized care, a lot of |
17 | | their interactions with medical professionals will be at the |
18 | | Graham or Pekin hospitals. |
19 | | Proposed RD 91 maintains a substantial majority of the core |
20 | | of current RD 91. The partisan composition is very similar to |
21 | | the current composition under current RD 91. |
22 | | Proposed RD 91 contains a 2.85% African American voting-age |
23 | | population, a 2.14% Hispanic voting-age population and a 0.55% |
24 | | Asian voting-age population. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 92 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 92 has a |
2 | | population of 97,673. Proposed RD 92 has a population of |
3 | | 108,735 people, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
5 | | Of the population in proposed RD 92, 84.68% reside in |
6 | | current RD 92. The shape of proposed RD 92 is very similar to |
7 | | current RD 92, with some changes due in part to the need to |
8 | | gain population, and keep communities of interest together. |
9 | | Proposed RD 92 is located entirely within Peoria County and |
10 | | includes Peoria, West Peoria, Bartonville, Peoria Heights, and |
11 | | Bellevue. |
12 | | Proposed RD 92 takes in more of the City of Peoria than |
13 | | current RD 92, yet its borders maintain shared socioeconomic |
14 | | characteristics and communities of interest. Proposed RD 92 |
15 | | encompasses more of Peoria so that there is one representative |
16 | | for the unique but linked portions of the city. The |
17 | | southwestern border of current RD 92 moves north to encompass |
18 | | virtually all of Bartonville, an adjustment made to achieve |
19 | | equal population and to keep Bartonville largely intact. |
20 | | Bartonville is currently served by three representative |
21 | | districts. The district's northern and northwestern boundaries |
22 | | are based on socioeconomic status and school districts. The |
23 | | areas outside of proposed RD 92 are wealthier and have less in |
24 | | common with the inner parts of proposed RD 92. |
25 | | Several areas included in current RD 92 are removed from |
26 | | proposed RD 92. The more rural and affluent areas of Kickapoo |
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1 | | Township are included in proposed RD 73. Norwood is included in |
2 | | proposed RD 91, a change that puts that rural community |
3 | | together with other similarly rural communities in Peoria |
4 | | County. |
5 | | The communities within proposed RD 92 are more urban than |
6 | | other neighboring communities and are linked to each other in |
7 | | significant ways. Peoria is the primary community in this |
8 | | portion of Central Illinois in terms of population and its |
9 | | economy. Downtown Peoria is the primary economic engine in |
10 | | proposed RD 92 and many residents within proposed RD 92 work in |
11 | | this area. Residents of Peoria have much in common because of |
12 | | where they work and because of the transportation system that |
13 | | so closely binds them. Bartonville residents are connected to |
14 | | Peoria's South End in that only a small strip of land and |
15 | | Interstate 474 separates them and economic development |
16 | | activities as well as the transportation network bring them |
17 | | together. Peoria Heights and West Peoria are drastically |
18 | | impacted by the housing trends and economic activities that |
19 | | take place in Peoria. Peoria Heights is a mixture of |
20 | | upper-middle class and middle class families who likely work in |
21 | | Peoria. A person can travel from Peoria into Peoria Heights |
22 | | without even knowing it. Peoria Heights also has a high-end |
23 | | business district that draws customers from around the |
24 | | district. Bellevue is a small community located north of Peoria |
25 | | International Airport and west of West Peoria that connects |
26 | | with other parts of proposed RD 92, namely Bartonville. As the |
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1 | | City of Peoria grows, Bellevue is likely to become more |
2 | | populated and generate more economic activity. |
3 | | Proposed RD 92 includes a large number of students who |
4 | | attend Bradley University and Illinois Central Community |
5 | | College-North(ICC). Proposed RD 92 is also bound together by a |
6 | | medical community consisting of three major hospitals: |
7 | | Methodist, OSF St. Francis and Proctor. These facilities and |
8 | | their many affiliated services employ thousands, provide care |
9 | | to hundreds of thousands, and are all located in proposed RD |
10 | | 92. The communities are connected by many services, both at the |
11 | | county and local level, including a network of highways and a |
12 | | transit system that are available throughout the district. |
13 | | Proposed RD 92 maintains a substantial majority of the core |
14 | | of current RD 92. The partisan composition is very similar to |
15 | | the current composition under current RD 92. |
16 | | Proposed RD 92 ensures that the large minority population |
17 | | is effectively represented and blue-collar residents are not |
18 | | grouped to any large degree with white-collar executives. |
19 | | Proposed RD 92 has an African American voting-age population of |
20 | | 24.20%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 4.13%, and an Asian |
21 | | voting-age population of 2.00%. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 93 |
23 | | Proposed RD 93 contains a population of 108,734, the |
24 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
25 | | "one person, one vote" principle. Several districts shifted due |
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1 | | to population issues, and thus proposed RD 93 contains portions |
2 | | of 3 current representative districts (74, 93, and 94). |
3 | | Proposed RD 93 contains all of McDonough, Schuyler, Brown, |
4 | | Cass and Mason counties, and portions of Warren, Knox and |
5 | | Fulton counties. Proposed RD 93 contains all the townships in |
6 | | McDonough, Schuyler, Brown, Cass and Mason counties. It |
7 | | contains the split township of Point Pleasant and the intact |
8 | | townships of Swan, Greenbush, Berwick, Floyd, Coldbrook, and |
9 | | Kelly in Warren County. It includes the split township of |
10 | | Galesburg and the intact townships of Cedar, and Indian Point |
11 | | in Knox County, and the Fulton County townships of Union, Lee, |
12 | | Harris, Farmers, Vermont, Astoria, Woodland, Pleasant, |
13 | | Bernadotte, Cass, Deerfield, Ellisville, Young Hickory, |
14 | | Isabel, Kerton, and Waterford. |
15 | | The boundary of proposed RD 93 generally follows county |
16 | | lines and rivers, and where counties are divided, the split |
17 | | generally happens along township borders. The split in Fulton |
18 | | County occurs completely along township boundaries. In Warren |
19 | | County, the split in Point Pleasant Township occurs along |
20 | | country roadways. In Knox County, the split in Galesburg occurs |
21 | | along Route 150. |
22 | | The major municipalities in proposed RD 93 are Macomb, |
23 | | southern Galesburg, Havana and Beardstown. Proposed RD 93 |
24 | | contains all cities, towns, and villages in McDonough, |
25 | | Schuyler, Brown, Cass and Mason counties. It also contains many |
26 | | smaller towns. The only major split municipality is Galesburg, |
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1 | | which is split generally along Route 164 and North Street near |
2 | | the northern county board line of Knox District 3, adding only |
3 | | a small portion of Knox District 2. This split leaves the Knox |
4 | | College campus in proposed RD 93, making the representative |
5 | | district home to two institutions of higher learning. The |
6 | | higher education institutions in proposed RD 93 - Western |
7 | | Illinois University in Macomb and Knox College - create a |
8 | | community of interest consisting of students and academic |
9 | | professionals within proposed RD 93. |
10 | | Most of proposed RD 93's territory is middle class with a |
11 | | median income ranging from $44,000 to $68,000. |
12 | | Proposed RD 93 contains four rivers and major tributaries, |
13 | | including the Illinois River, Spoon River, La Moine River, and |
14 | | Sangamon River. Towns along the Illinois River rely on |
15 | | shipping, and share environmental concerns from decades of |
16 | | river pollution and Asian carp. They also share historic |
17 | | cultures that have been cultivated over more than 100 years of |
18 | | river commerce. The other major community of interest is the |
19 | | community of small towns that are dispersed across the |
20 | | district. Residents here have carved farm fields out of any |
21 | | available space in the vast forested land, or work in the |
22 | | larger cities of Macomb, Galesburg, Peoria, Springfield, |
23 | | Quincy and Rock Island. However, even those who work in these |
24 | | larger towns live in more rural communities in proposed RD 93. |
25 | | Major employers in proposed RD 93 include Western Illinois |
26 | | University, Knox College, and DOT Foods in Mt. Sterling. |
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1 | | The partisan composition is very similar, while slightly |
2 | | increasing favoring Democrats, to the average of the |
3 | | compositions of the portions of districts that create proposed |
4 | | RD 93. |
5 | | Proposed RD 93 contains an African American voting-age |
6 | | population of 6.54%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 4.38%, |
7 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 0.98%. |
8 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 94 |
9 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 94 has a |
10 | | population of 100,005. Proposed RD 94 has a population of |
11 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
12 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
13 | | RD 94 is different in shape from current RD 94 due, in part, to |
14 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
15 | | of the district by 8,729. |
16 | | Of the population in proposed RD 94, 37.5% reside in |
17 | | current RD 94 and 62.5% reside in current RD 93. Current RD 94 |
18 | | has a total of six counties, whereas proposed 94 includes all |
19 | | areas of three counties (Adams, Hancock and Henderson) and the |
20 | | most populous portion of Warren County. |
21 | | Proposed RD 94 recedes from several inland counties and |
22 | | stretches further south along the Mississippi River and is now |
23 | | oriented more north to south, rather than east to west. By |
24 | | stretching further south along the Mississippi River from |
25 | | Henderson County to Adams County, proposed RD 94 combines |
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1 | | communities of interest along the river and Illinois' border |
2 | | with Missouri and Iowa. Proposed RD 94 follows the Mississippi |
3 | | River and county lines, and divides Warren County along the |
4 | | western borders of Spring Grove, Monmouth, Lenox and Roseville |
5 | | Townships. The border travels west along the southern border of |
6 | | Roseville Township and divides Point Pleasant Township in half, |
7 | | keeping the community of Roseville wholly in proposed RD 94, |
8 | | before rejoining the county line. |
9 | | Proposed RD 94 is connected along the Mississippi River, a |
10 | | major tourist, commercial and transportation corridor. The |
11 | | Mississippi River also poses certain flooding threats, which |
12 | | creates a common concern among the community. Additionally, the |
13 | | river serves as the state's western border and the communities |
14 | | near bridge towns like Gulf Port, Hamilton-Warsaw, Niota and |
15 | | Quincy share common concerns of losing local revenue, |
16 | | businesses, workers, shoppers and residents to Iowa or |
17 | | Missouri. This creates a community of interest along the |
18 | | Mississippi River. |
19 | | Proposed RD 94 has primarily rural residents who hold |
20 | | socially conservative viewpoints, residing in small towns |
21 | | scattered throughout the district. Larger population centers |
22 | | in Quincy and Monmouth anchor the ends of proposed RD 94 and |
23 | | small, mostly rural and county roads link the district. Quincy |
24 | | is the largest city in proposed RD 94 and was listed as eighth |
25 | | in the top fifteen small cities to raise a family in the United |
26 | | States by Forbes magazine in 2010 for its commute times, high |
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1 | | school graduation rate, median household income, home |
2 | | ownership rate and cost of living. It is also the home of |
3 | | Niemann Foods, which operates 90 supermarkets across Illinois, |
4 | | Missouri and Iowa. The median income throughout proposed RD 94 |
5 | | is between $44,000 and $68,000, with small areas of deviation |
6 | | within Quincy, Monmouth and northeastern Hancock County. |
7 | | The rural nature of proposed RD 94 creates an agricultural |
8 | | community of interest. For many of the rural residents, the |
9 | | need for adequate and safe country roads is important, |
10 | | especially since proposed RD 94 lacks an interstate highway, |
11 | | with the exception of a small interstate extension in Quincy. |
12 | | Those living in smaller, rural communities typically travel to |
13 | | Quincy, Macomb, Galesburg, or Nauvoo along township and county |
14 | | roads, making the district's adherence to full township |
15 | | representation important. |
16 | | The partisan composition is very similar and slightly |
17 | | increases favoring Republicans when compared to the average of |
18 | | the compositions of the portions of districts that create |
19 | | proposed RD 94. |
20 | | Proposed RD 94 has a 2.35% African American voting-age |
21 | | population, a 1.77% Hispanic voting-age population and a 0.61% |
22 | | Asian voting-age population. |
23 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 95 |
24 | | Due to the shifting of districts, current RD 98 is |
25 | | essentially renumbered as proposed RD 95. According to the 2010 |
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1 | | Census, current RD 98 has a population of 103,277. Proposed RD |
2 | | 95 has a population of 108,734, the equal-population target, |
3 | | and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one vote" |
4 | | principle. Any difference in shape between proposed RD 95 and |
5 | | current RD 98 is due in part to population shifts and the need |
6 | | to increase the total population of the district. |
7 | | Of the population in proposed RD 95, 89.40% reside in |
8 | | current RD 98. It gains the population needed to meet the equal |
9 | | population number by taking on additional rural portions of |
10 | | Macoupin, Christian, and Madison counties, all three of which |
11 | | are in current RD 98. Proposed RD 95 is extremely similar to |
12 | | current RD 98 in shape and geography. Virtually all of the |
13 | | boundaries in proposed RD 95 occur along township and county |
14 | | lines. The one exception is the northern boundary of proposed |
15 | | RD 95. This boundary was drawn through townships in order to |
16 | | achieve equal population, but it runs along logical boundaries |
17 | | such as Route 48 where possible. |
18 | | Proposed RD 95 splits the following four counties, which |
19 | | are also split under current RD 98: Christian, Macoupin, |
20 | | Madison and Montgomery. Proposed RD 95 removes the portions of |
21 | | Fayette and Shelby Counties that are included in current RD 98, |
22 | | which shifts the southwest section of current RD 98 slightly to |
23 | | the west and south to gain additional territory in Macoupin and |
24 | | Madison Counties. This movement improves current RD 98 by |
25 | | reducing the number of split counties in proposed RD 95 from |
26 | | six to four. Part of the Macoupin County portion that proposed |
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1 | | RD 95 gains is south of Carlinville. Proposed RD 95 adds the |
2 | | rural portions of Carlinville and thus keeps the entire city in |
3 | | proposed RD 95. |
4 | | Nearly all of the 53 townships in proposed RD 95 are kept |
5 | | intact, with the exception of four townships in northern |
6 | | Christian County. These townships are split in order to achieve |
7 | | equal population. |
8 | | Proposed RD 95 includes all or portions of the |
9 | | municipalities of Worden, Livingston, Williamson, New Douglas, |
10 | | Holiday Shores, Shipman, Bunker Hill, Royal Lakes, Dorchester, |
11 | | Wilsonville, Staunton, Mount Olive, White City, Sawyerville, |
12 | | Benld, Mount Clare, Lake Ka-Ho, Eagerville, Gillespie, East |
13 | | Gillespie, Carlinville, Standard City, Girard, Nilwood, |
14 | | Virden, Medora, Brighton, Staunton, Langleyville, Stonington, |
15 | | Taylorville, Assumption, Moweaqua, Pana, Farmersville, |
16 | | Waggoner, Raymond, Harvel, Litchfield, Walshville, Butler, |
17 | | Schram City, Hillsboro, Taylor Springs, Wenonah, Nokomis, |
18 | | Coalton, Witt, Irving, Coffeen, Fillmore, Panama, Donnellson, |
19 | | Ohlman, Morrisonville, Palmer, and Owaneco. The municipalities |
20 | | that are split are done so because their municipal limits cross |
21 | | township or cross county boundaries or, in the case of proposed |
22 | | RD 95's northern boundary, for purposes of achieving equal |
23 | | population. |
24 | | Proposed RD 95 maintains the primarily agricultural |
25 | | community of interest that exists in current RD 98. Farming and |
26 | | agri-business are the primary professions for much of current |
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1 | | RD 98 and proposed RD 95. Proposed RD 95 also maintains the |
2 | | area's strong community identity and connection to the coal |
3 | | industry. Many towns in current RD 98 and proposed RD 95 were |
4 | | incorporated by families working the coal mines in Montgomery, |
5 | | Macoupin and Christian Counties. Dozens of coal mines once |
6 | | operated in the region, and a few remain active today. The |
7 | | Dominion Power Station in Kincaid in current RD 98 is a |
8 | | coal-fired electric power plant that employs many who live in |
9 | | current and proposed RD 95. A strong labor contingent has been |
10 | | built around the coal mines and remains today. Besides |
11 | | agriculture and farming, the communities in proposed RD 95 |
12 | | share a common bond of their coal heritage. The agricultural |
13 | | and coal communities of interest are vital to this region and |
14 | | are maintained in proposed RD 95. |
15 | | Just as in current RD 98, proposed RD 95 is represented by |
16 | | two community college districts: Lincoln Land Community |
17 | | College and Lewis and Clark Community College. Proposed RD 95 |
18 | | includes roughly the same number of school districts as current |
19 | | RD 98. In losing portions of Christian, Fayette and Shelby |
20 | | Counties, it also loses all or portions of four school |
21 | | districts. It adds Edwardsville Community Unit 7 and a very |
22 | | small portion of Alton Community Unit 11, as these school |
23 | | district boundaries cross township lines in Madison County. The |
24 | | school districts proposed RD 95 removed from the southeast |
25 | | portion of current RD 98 have fewer ties to the schools in the |
26 | | core of proposed RD 95. Most of the remaining schools, located |
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1 | | in Montgomery and Macoupin Counties, have longstanding |
2 | | rivalries and have been in the same athletic conferences for |
3 | | years. |
4 | | Proposed RD 95 is comprised mostly of population in current |
5 | | RD 98. The partisan composition of proposed RD 95 is very |
6 | | similar to current RD 98. |
7 | | The only significant segments of African American |
8 | | population in proposed RD 95 are in Taylorville and Royal |
9 | | Lakes. These communities of interest are kept intact within |
10 | | proposed RD 95. Proposed RD 95 has a 1.89% African American |
11 | | voting-age population, a 1.08% Hispanic voting-age population, |
12 | | and a 0.41% Asian voting-age population. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 96 |
14 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 96 has a |
15 | | population of 123,458. Proposed RD 96 has a population of |
16 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
17 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
18 | | RD 96 is different in shape from current RD 96 due, in part, to |
19 | | population shifts and the need to reduce the total population |
20 | | of the district. |
21 | | Proposed RD 96 connects the urban communities of |
22 | | Springfield and Decatur, which share socioeconomic |
23 | | characteristics. Proposed RD 96 is comprised of portions of |
24 | | current RD 99 within the city of Springfield, current RD 100 in |
25 | | the area south of Springfield, current RD 98 in Christian |
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1 | | County, current RD 87 in northern Christian County and western |
2 | | Macon County, and current RD 101 in the city of Decatur. |
3 | | Proposed RD 96 is formed by joining two communities of |
4 | | interest, specifically the two urban areas of Springfield and |
5 | | Decatur with a concentration of lower-income populations and |
6 | | the surrounding rural areas between them. Proposed RD 96's |
7 | | borders adhere to township boundaries, follow major roadways |
8 | | such as Illinois Route 48, or run along natural boundaries, |
9 | | such as the Sangamon River. |
10 | | The boundaries of proposed RD 96 are defined by two |
11 | | factors. First, in the northeast and northwest corners, |
12 | | proposed RD 96 ties together the ethnically and |
13 | | socioeconomically similar communities of Decatur and the east |
14 | | side of Springfield. The second factor that defines proposed RD |
15 | | 96's boundaries is local governmental boundaries, primarily |
16 | | townships and counties. In many rural areas, township and |
17 | | county governments are responsible for maintenance, public |
18 | | safety, and other services; therefore, unified townships serve |
19 | | the rural residents between the two population centers well. To |
20 | | maintain a continuous district from east to west, many township |
21 | | lines and the Christian County border are utilized as the |
22 | | majority of the northern line of proposed RD 96. |
23 | | Proposed RD 96 includes parts of Christian, Macon, and |
24 | | Sangamon Counties. It encompasses all of the following |
25 | | townships: Blue Mound, Buckhart, Cotton Hill, Harristown, |
26 | | Mosquito, Mount Auburn, and Pleasant View. It contains parts of |
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1 | | Capital, Cooper, Decatur, Hickory Point, Long Creek, May, |
2 | | Niantic, Oakley, Rochester, Springfield, South Fork, |
3 | | Stonington, Taylorville, and Woodside Townships. |
4 | | Municipalities in proposed RD 96 include all of Blue Mound, |
5 | | Boody, Edinburg, Harristown, Jeisyville, Kincaid, and Mount |
6 | | Auburn. Partial municipalities include Decatur, Niantic, |
7 | | Springfield, Stonington, and Taylorville. Springfield and |
8 | | Decatur are split, keeping neighborhoods together that are |
9 | | socioeconomically similar. Springfield is also split in such a |
10 | | way as to keep intact the Mid-Illinois Medical District in |
11 | | Springfield, only the second of its kind in Illinois. The two |
12 | | major hospitals are within the medical district and proposed RD |
13 | | 96, as are numerous banks and churches. Along with the two |
14 | | hospitals in Decatur, proposed RD 96 contains a strong medical |
15 | | community of interest. Niantic is split to keep the southern |
16 | | portion of the town in proposed RD 96 because it is more |
17 | | similar to Harristown and western Decatur in terms of housing |
18 | | stock and socioeconomic status. In Christian County, |
19 | | Taylorville is split in part along a logical boundary, Route |
20 | | 104, and then along county roads until another logical |
21 | | boundary, Route 48, to allow the majority of Taylorville to |
22 | | remain in the adjacent district. Rochester Township and |
23 | | Rochester are split in part for population purposes to help |
24 | | ensure the medical district can be intact. |
25 | | The majority of the territory in proposed RD 96 includes |
26 | | socioeconomically similar residents, with much of the city of |
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1 | | Springfield and city of Decatur in proposed RD 96 having median |
2 | | household incomes of less than $45,000. Rather than creating |
3 | | two representative districts with a significant portion of |
4 | | lower-income residents, proposed RD 96, by joining much of |
5 | | Decatur with the east side of Springfield, creates a |
6 | | representative district in which the needs and concerns of |
7 | | lower-income residents can be better addressed by one |
8 | | representative. |
9 | | The southern border of proposed RD 96 goes east to west |
10 | | along the Pleasant View Township border and then follows |
11 | | Illinois Route 48 diagonally south. Further west, the southern |
12 | | border splits Taylorville Township to allow the vast majority |
13 | | of the non-rural parts of the city of Taylorville to remain in |
14 | | proposed RD 95, as they are in current RD 98, and cuts across |
15 | | southern South Fork Township where it meets the western border |
16 | | of proposed RD 96. In part because the boundaries of proposed |
17 | | RD 96 are predominantly along county and township boundaries, |
18 | | much of the southern boundary of proposed RD 96 is drawn in |
19 | | order to meet equal population. |
20 | | The boundaries in Decatur are to a large extent based upon |
21 | | major roadways and Decatur's municipal borders. Proposed RD 96 |
22 | | does not contain the more affluent areas of Decatur on the east |
23 | | and south sides of Lake Decatur. The boundaries within |
24 | | Springfield are largely based on socioeconomic status. The |
25 | | Springfield area of proposed RD 96 is located east of MacArthur |
26 | | Boulevard, a recognizable east-west boundary to Springfield |
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1 | | residents. Proposed RD 96 also features a community of interest |
2 | | in the downtown areas of Springfield and Decatur as both |
3 | | communities work to revitalize and maintain core economic |
4 | | engines in these areas of town. In addition, proposed RD 96 |
5 | | keeps the villages of Jerome and Southern View and the city of |
6 | | Leland Grove in an adjacent district that contains the rest of |
7 | | the city of Springfield. Jerome, Southern View, and Leland |
8 | | Grove share more in common with the west, north, and south |
9 | | sides of Springfield in that they have a much lower percentage |
10 | | of minorities and a higher median income than the east side of |
11 | | Springfield. Proposed RD 96's boundary in Springfield also |
12 | | roughly follows the line that divides Springfield Wards 2, 3, |
13 | | and 5 from Wards 6, 7, and 8. |
14 | | The western border of proposed RD 96 runs along the borders |
15 | | of South Fork and Cotton Hill townships and then moves into the |
16 | | city of Springfield and takes in the low-income areas of the |
17 | | city. |
18 | | Springfield and Decatur are joined by Interstate 72 in |
19 | | proposed RD 96. I-72 provides a significant link between the |
20 | | communities of Springfield and Decatur. Many Decatur residents |
21 | | who work in state government live in Decatur and travel to work |
22 | | via I-72. Several trades and other businesses use the highway |
23 | | to conduct business back and forth between the two communities. |
24 | | I-72 is included in proposed RD 96 district as much as |
25 | | possible, while still using existing local government |
26 | | boundaries as the northern border of proposed RD 96. Interstate |
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1 | | 55 and I-72 meet in Springfield and residents from both |
2 | | communities often use I-55 as the main connection between their |
3 | | Central Illinois cities and Chicago to the north or St. Louis |
4 | | to the south. |
5 | | The significant bodies of water in proposed RD 96 represent |
6 | | another community of interest. Proposed RD 96 includes most of |
7 | | Lake Springfield, Sangchris Lake, and Lake Decatur. As |
8 | | recreational and residential areas, these lakes and the people |
9 | | who enjoy them form a community of interest. |
10 | | With the seat of state government in Springfield, many |
11 | | state workers commute from Decatur to Springfield, and some |
12 | | Springfield residents work at the hospitals and manufacturing |
13 | | facilities in Decatur, creating a shared interest on those |
14 | | fronts. Additionally, a state prison is located in Decatur with |
15 | | many employees living in proposed RD 96. That, in addition to |
16 | | the fact that both Springfield and Decatur are also the |
17 | | government seats of Sangamon and Macon Counties, respectively, |
18 | | creates a vocal and active community of interest of government |
19 | | employees that are more effectively represented by one |
20 | | representative. |
21 | | Linking the residents of Decatur and eastern Springfield |
22 | | into one district is beneficial to those residents for a number |
23 | | of reasons. Both communities are central Illinois, urban |
24 | | population centers with a high percentage of African Americans. |
25 | | Under the current map, both of these communities are isolated |
26 | | and surrounded by rural farm communities with few minorities |
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1 | | and have little in common with their neighbors. Under proposed |
2 | | RD 96, these two urban population centers are enjoined and are |
3 | | able to form a more influential community of interest. When |
4 | | considering economics, both areas have lower median incomes, |
5 | | requiring a different level of social services than their |
6 | | surrounding rural communities. Socially, the communities are |
7 | | linked by a major highway, and many residents who live in |
8 | | Decatur work within state government in Springfield. In both |
9 | | Springfield and Decatur, many African American residents of one |
10 | | community have links to the other either through family, |
11 | | churches, or their employment. |
12 | | Proposed RD 96 contains a mixture of current RDs 87, 98, |
13 | | 99, 100, and 101 and has a lower partisan advantage than |
14 | | current RD 96, as well as current RD 101, which makes up a |
15 | | majority of proposed RD 96. |
16 | | Proposed RD 96 contains an African American voting-age |
17 | | population of 24.87%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
18 | | 1.73%, and an Asian voting-age population of 1.01% primarily |
19 | | located in the two urban centers of Springfield and Decatur. |
20 | | Proposed RD 96 unites the only two significant African |
21 | | Americans communities of interest in the region. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 97 |
23 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 84 has a |
24 | | population of 202,008. Proposed RD 97 has a population of |
25 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
2 | | RD 97 is different in shape from current RD 84 due, in part, to |
3 | | population shifts and the need to decrease the total population |
4 | | of the district by 93,274. |
5 | | To ensure the preservation of equal representation and to |
6 | | create compact, contiguous representative districts that |
7 | | reflects the interests of the populations, several districts |
8 | | are rearranged to accurately reflect the 2010 census data. Of |
9 | | the population in proposed RD 97, 94.5% reside in current RD |
10 | | 84. The changes in proposed RD 97 make the district more |
11 | | compact than current RD 84 and strengthen important communities |
12 | | of interest. |
13 | | Current RD 84 is located in the counties of Kendall, Will |
14 | | and DuPage, whereas proposed RD 97 is located only in Kendall |
15 | | and Will counties. The majority of proposed RD 97 is in Will |
16 | | County, and Plainfield remains both the geographical and |
17 | | population center of the district. Proposed RD 97 contains |
18 | | portions of Oswego Township in Kendall County, and parts of |
19 | | Wheatland, Plainfield, and Troy townships in Will County. |
20 | | In this part of the state, it is almost impossible to avoid |
21 | | splitting municipalities, as they spread out with tentacles of |
22 | | development, annexing new subdivisions as quickly as they can |
23 | | be built for the rapidly growing population. Proposed RD 97 |
24 | | contains all or portions of Oswego, Boulder Hill, Aurora, |
25 | | Plainfield, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Channahon, Montgomery, |
26 | | Joliet, and Shorewood. It has most of the municipality of |
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1 | | Plainfield, with part of the eastern border of proposed RD 97 |
2 | | drawn to be perpendicular to the Plainfield county line. This |
3 | | border keeps the entire eastern border of Plainfield |
4 | | municipality in proposed RD 97, but excludes the western part |
5 | | of the city, which has new development subdivisions. Proposed |
6 | | RD 97 has most of the most heavily populated subdivisions of |
7 | | Oswego on both sides of the Fox River and keeps Caterpillar |
8 | | Manufacturing in the same district. Almost all of Shorewood is |
9 | | within proposed RD 97, with two small corners that overlap the |
10 | | border of I-55 removed to maintain the border of the interstate |
11 | | highway. |
12 | | Proposed RD 97 is a solidly upper middle-class district, |
13 | | with the median annual income ranging from $68,654 to $147,955 |
14 | | and only Boulder Hill being below the district average. Since |
15 | | most residential areas in proposed RD 97 are fairly new, many |
16 | | of the families are also new to the area and have not yet built |
17 | | generational ties to the region. This makes income level a |
18 | | common characteristic shared by residents who also sought out |
19 | | suburban, single-family homes built on larger lots than is |
20 | | common in suburban areas closer to Chicago. As the population |
21 | | continues its expansion west, transportation concerns, |
22 | | including road upkeep and access to mass transit options, and |
23 | | preserving the quality of life that attracted residents in the |
24 | | first place are concerns that unify the district. |
25 | | At the House Redistricting Committee Hearing in Joliet on |
26 | | April 21, 2011, Sherri Hale, the President of the Black Bar |
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1 | | Association of Will County, testified that transplanted |
2 | | residents share many of the same concerns about schools, |
3 | | transportation, and connections to the community. She stated |
4 | | that it makes sense for these communities of generally new |
5 | | residents to be kept together in Will, Kendall and Kane |
6 | | Counties as opposed to being grouped with others downstate. |
7 | | Proposed RD 97 responds to this request by joining these |
8 | | communities of new housing with like neighborhoods. |
9 | | Most of the core of current RD 84 is contained in proposed |
10 | | RD 97, which preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship |
11 | | that has existed for almost two decades. Further, proposed RD |
12 | | 97 maintains a similar partisan composition to the partisan |
13 | | composition under current RD 84. |
14 | | Proposed RD 97 has an African American voting-age |
15 | | population of 5.16%, a Hispanic voting-age population of |
16 | | 11.26%, and an Asian voting-age population of 5.06%. |
17 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 98 |
18 | | Proposed RD 98 has a population of 108,734, the |
19 | | equal-population target, and is therefore compliant with the |
20 | | "one person, one vote" principle. To ensure the preservation of |
21 | | equal representation and to create compact, contiguous |
22 | | representative districts that reflect the interest of the |
23 | | populations, several districts are rearranged to accurately |
24 | | reflect the 2010 census data. Proposed RD 98 is a composite |
25 | | district made up of portions of current RDs 84, 85, and 86. |
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1 | | To create a compact district and strengthen communities of |
2 | | interest, proposed RD 98 includes portions of six townships, |
3 | | all in Will County, along Interstate 55. Except for a new |
4 | | southwestern extension, proposed RD 98 is a condensed, |
5 | | reverse-image version of current RD 84 shifted east and using |
6 | | natural geography and roadways as borders. Proposed RD 98 is |
7 | | mostly suburban and residential in character, with some light |
8 | | industrial areas, a number of parks, and open spaces, including |
9 | | the Rock Run County, O'Hara Woods, DuPage River, and Lily Cache |
10 | | nature preserves, and the Naperbrook, Bolingbrook, and |
11 | | Mistwood golf courses. |
12 | | The northern border of proposed RD 98 is the east branch of |
13 | | the DuPage River between Weber Road and Plainfield-Naperville |
14 | | Road/County Road 14. The eastern border, which crosses I-55, |
15 | | generally follows main roads as it moves south, including a |
16 | | long continuous stretch of Weber Road. The southern border |
17 | | follows much of Black Road through Joliet before following main |
18 | | roads in northwestern Joliet encompassing subdivisions sharing |
19 | | similar characteristics to the homes that have developed over |
20 | | the last twenty years in this fast growing area southwest of |
21 | | Chicago. At the House Redistricting Committee hearing held in |
22 | | Joliet on April 21, 2011, Sherri Hale, President of the Black |
23 | | Bar Association of Will County, testified that transplanted |
24 | | residents share many of the same concerns about schools, |
25 | | transportation and connections to the community. She stated |
26 | | that it makes sense for these communities of generally new |
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1 | | residents to be kept together in Will County as opposed to |
2 | | being grouped with others downstate. Proposed RD 98 |
3 | | accommodates this request by joining these communities of new |
4 | | housing with like neighborhoods rather than the rural areas to |
5 | | the south or west. |
6 | | The western border largely follows I-55 and Essington Road |
7 | | until connecting again with the east branch of the DuPage River |
8 | | at the north end of the district. Bolingbrook's Clow |
9 | | International Airport is kept fully within the district's |
10 | | northwestern corner. |
11 | | Proposed RD 98 includes portions of DuPage, Joliet, |
12 | | Lockport, Plainfield, Troy, and Wheatland townships. |
13 | | Additionally, proposed RD 98 includes portions of the following |
14 | | five municipalities: Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Crystal Lawns, |
15 | | Joliet, and Romeoville. |
16 | | All of Crystal Lawns is in proposed RD 98. The other |
17 | | suburbs are split. Although these suburbs are split, the |
18 | | boundary generally respects the borders of Plainfield to ensure |
19 | | that Plainfield can remain primarily within an adjoining |
20 | | district. Proposed RD 98 includes newer developments in the |
21 | | northern outskirts of the city of Joliet that are more similar |
22 | | to the other suburban communities in proposed RD 98 than the |
23 | | older portions of the city. Portions of Romeoville and Crest |
24 | | Hill east of proposed RD 98 are mostly industrial, undeveloped |
25 | | or other open-spaces along the Weber Road corridor. This causes |
26 | | the populations of western Romeoville and Crest Hill to be |
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1 | | disconnected from the populations in the eastern portion of |
2 | | those municipalities. Therefore, the industrial corridor |
3 | | serves as a sensible border to split these suburbs between |
4 | | proposed representative districts. |
5 | | Proposed RD 98 includes the intersection of Interstate 55 |
6 | | and Weber Road. This area has developed into a major trucking |
7 | | distribution center with several logistical facilities |
8 | | operating along the frontage roads and industrial complexes. |
9 | | These facilities provide blue and white collar jobs for many in |
10 | | the region and create a community of interest. |
11 | | Proposed RD 98 also contains three gated retirement |
12 | | communities located along Weber Road. These neighborhoods are |
13 | | comprised of individuals from similar age groups, financial |
14 | | positions and perspectives. Proposed RD 98 preserves these |
15 | | neighborhoods as a community of interest. |
16 | | Most residents in proposed RD 98 are middle class with a |
17 | | median annual income between $44,205 and $98,750. The portion |
18 | | of Bolingbrook in proposed RD 98 is a higher income area, |
19 | | though not excessively so, than the rest of the district and |
20 | | other parts of Bolingbrook east of the district. This area has |
21 | | a median income between $98,750 and $147,955. |
22 | | Proposed RD 98 contains portions of current RDs 84, 85, and |
23 | | 86. The partisan composition of proposed RD 98 favors Democrats |
24 | | and is similar to that of current districts that proposed RD 98 |
25 | | contains. |
26 | | Proposed RD 98 has an 11.77% African American voting-age |
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1 | | population, a 17.47% Hispanic voting-age population, and a |
2 | | 7.22% Asian voting-age population. |
3 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 99 |
4 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 99 has a |
5 | | population of 101,016. Proposed RD 99 has a population of |
6 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
7 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
8 | | RD 99 is different in shape from current RD 99 due, in part, to |
9 | | population shifts and the need to increase the total population |
10 | | of the district. |
11 | | Current RD 99 and current RD 100 are partially combined to |
12 | | help each district reach the target equal population. By |
13 | | expanding west and south, and still remaining entirely within |
14 | | Sangamon County, proposed RD 99 unites residents on the west |
15 | | and south sides of Springfield with those of similar incomes. |
16 | | Proposed RD 99 also includes residents who have moved west and |
17 | | south as Springfield and surrounding suburban growth expands in |
18 | | that direction. |
19 | | The northern district boundary follows the county line, as |
20 | | does the eastern half of the southern boundary. The |
21 | | southernmost eastern boundary also follows the county line, |
22 | | then extends north around the southwest leg of Lake |
23 | | Springfield. The city of Springfield is divided from the |
24 | | southeast to the northwest roughly along a line that makes |
25 | | proposed RD 99 socioeconomically similar by removing |
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1 | | lower-income families on the east side of Springfield and |
2 | | uniting them with lower-income families in Macon County in |
3 | | another proposed district, and strengthening this community of |
4 | | interest. The line also roughly follows the line that divides |
5 | | Springfield Wards 2, 3 and 5 from Wards 6, 7 and 8. |
6 | | Springfield contains autonomous municipalities such as |
7 | | Leland Grove, Jerome and Southern View that are entirely |
8 | | surrounded by Springfield. The boundary line in proposed RD 99 |
9 | | splitting Springfield keeps these three "island" communities |
10 | | together in proposed RD 99. These three autonomous communities |
11 | | form one larger community of interest. For example, when |
12 | | Illinois passed a precursor law to the statewide smoking ban |
13 | | that allowed municipalities to decide to ban indoor smoking, |
14 | | these island communities enjoyed a shared economic benefit as |
15 | | public establishments surrounding them were forced by |
16 | | Springfield politicians to go Smoke-Free while these |
17 | | communities were able to allow smoking. As the debate |
18 | | intensified as to whether the whole of Sangamon County, or the |
19 | | entire state, should be declared a Clean Indoor Air zone, these |
20 | | island municipalities were able to join together for a common |
21 | | interest to oppose this move, which they believed would have a |
22 | | direct negative effect on their local economies. |
23 | | Proposed RD 99 contains the entirety of the following |
24 | | townships: Auburn, Ball, Cartwright, Chatham, Curran, |
25 | | Divernon, Gardner, Island Grove, Loami, New Berlin, and Pawnee. |
26 | | The few townships that are split include Capital, Fancy Creek, |
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1 | | Maxwell and Woodside. A very small portion of Talkington |
2 | | Township is in proposed RD 99 and is split for purposes of |
3 | | equal population. With the exception of two split |
4 | | municipalities, the municipalities included in proposed RD 99 |
5 | | are entirely within proposed RD 99. The only municipality that |
6 | | is split is Springfield. |
7 | | Residents and property developers in Springfield |
8 | | traditionally expand westward. Such westward expansion is |
9 | | natural because more forested land and the Sangamon River lie |
10 | | in the east, creating more work and upfront expenses for |
11 | | developers. Westward expansion into formerly flat farmland is |
12 | | likely to continue over the next decade, as several large |
13 | | development projects are in the works, or have been recently |
14 | | completed in this region of Sangamon County. Population is also |
15 | | expanding south of Springfield. From 2000 to 2010, for example, |
16 | | the population of Chatham grew approximately 33%. This growth |
17 | | is partly attributable to state employees who want to live |
18 | | closer to Springfield to cut down on commute times, or |
19 | | Springfield state workers looking for more land and better |
20 | | schools. |
21 | | Proposed RD 99 contains a large community of interest in |
22 | | Sangamon County south and west of the city of Springfield with |
23 | | a shared need to commute or occasionally travel to Springfield |
24 | | as urban development and suburban areas grow outside of |
25 | | Springfield, but who do not want to live in the city. Proposed |
26 | | RD 99 keeps this large community of interest intact and |
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1 | | includes several major transportation corridors between the |
2 | | perimeters of the district and Springfield. Major east-west |
3 | | corridors include Interstate 72/Highway 36, Route 97/123, and |
4 | | IL Highway 104. Major north-south corridors include Interstate |
5 | | 55, Route 4, and a small stretch of Route 29. |
6 | | Proposed RD 99 includes most of the higher-income areas of |
7 | | Sangamon County in one district, joining a community of |
8 | | interest around shared economic concerns. Much of the area |
9 | | removed from proposed RD 99 on the east side of Springfield |
10 | | falls into the lowest income bracket of $2,499 to $45,000, and |
11 | | also contains more vacant housing, ranging from areas of 6% to |
12 | | 50% vacancies. Proposed RD 99 is more homogeneous as it relates |
13 | | to housing vacancies, ranging from 0 to 10% (with a small |
14 | | pocket with 11% to 25% vacancy), suggesting a more stable |
15 | | economic situation for proposed RD 99. |
16 | | Proposed RD 99 reflects the population changes by expanding |
17 | | its boundaries west and south as Sangamon County residents do |
18 | | the same. As these boundaries expand, proposed RD 99 removes |
19 | | lower-income residents on the eastern border who face economic |
20 | | challenges of foreclosures and vacant properties depressing |
21 | | property values and discouraging growth and development. |
22 | | Within proposed RD 99, a state employee community of |
23 | | interest is better preserved than in current RD 99, which |
24 | | combines state workers in a district with lower-income workers |
25 | | in east Springfield. As state employees move south and west |
26 | | into new developments and suburbs of Springfield, proposed RD |
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1 | | 99 includes more state employees. |
2 | | Proposed RD 99 also preserves an agricultural community of |
3 | | interest within Sangamon County. The Sangamon County |
4 | | agricultural community is unique from neighboring agricultural |
5 | | communities as rural Sangamon County faces expansion from |
6 | | Springfield urban development and sprawl. With proposed RD 99, |
7 | | the rural portions of Sangamon County facing the threat of |
8 | | development are preserved as a community of interest. |
9 | | Proposed RD 99 includes portions of current RDs 99 and 100 |
10 | | and maintains the core of current RD 100. The partisan |
11 | | composition of proposed RD 99 is similar to the partisan |
12 | | compositions of both current RDs 99 and 100. |
13 | | Proposed RD 99 contains an African American voting-age |
14 | | population of 5.95%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 1.5%, |
15 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 2.47%. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 100 |
17 | | Due to the shifting of other districts, current RD 97 is |
18 | | renumbered as proposed RD 100. According to the 2010 census, |
19 | | current RD 97 has a population of 103,784. Proposed RD 100 has |
20 | | a population of 108,734, the equal-population target, and is |
21 | | therefore compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
22 | | Any differences in shape between proposed RD 100 and |
23 | | current RD 97 are due in part to population shifts and the need |
24 | | to increase the total population of the district. Of the |
25 | | population in proposed RD 100, 89.89% reside in current RD 97. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 100 looks very similar to current RD 97 but adds |
2 | | population by including Scott County, portions of rural |
3 | | Sangamon County, and the parts of Pike County not in current RD |
4 | | 97. By adding these areas, the shape of the district gains a |
5 | | consistent northern boundary along the southern boundaries of |
6 | | Cass, Brown, and Adams Counties. Because proposed RD 100 is |
7 | | very similar to current RD 97, longstanding ties formed through |
8 | | being in one representative district are maintained. |
9 | | Proposed RD 100 is comprised of nine counties. Five |
10 | | counties (Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Pike and Scott) are wholly |
11 | | contained within proposed RD 100 and four (Jersey, Macoupin, |
12 | | Madison, and Sangamon) are divided. Proposed RD 100 contains |
13 | | more counties that are completely intact than current RD 97. |
14 | | As the borders of proposed RD 100 contain many full |
15 | | counties, very few townships are split. Proposed RD 100 |
16 | | contains all townships in Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Pike and |
17 | | Scott Counties. The only township in Jersey County not at least |
18 | | partially in proposed RD 100 is Elsah Township, which is moved |
19 | | into proposed RD 111 to keep the township intact. In Macoupin |
20 | | County, all of the townships of Barr, Bird, Chesterfield, North |
21 | | Palmyra, North Otter, Polk, Scottville, South Palmyra, South |
22 | | Otter and Western Mound are within proposed RD 100, while four |
23 | | townships in the county are lost in proposed RD 100. This |
24 | | four-township loss permits the entire city of Carlinville to be |
25 | | in proposed RD 98, instead of having its southern rural |
26 | | portions split between current RD 97 and current RD 98. In |
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1 | | Madison County, portions of Godfrey and Foster townships are |
2 | | within proposed RD 100, and in Sangamon County, portions of the |
3 | | townships of Maxwell and Talkington are included. Portions of |
4 | | Maxwell and Talkington Townships in rural southwestern |
5 | | Sangamon County are added for purposes of equal population |
6 | | without disturbing townships or municipalities in neighboring |
7 | | proposed legislative districts. |
8 | | Proposed RD 100 contains the entirety of a majority of the |
9 | | municipalities in the district. In Morgan County, the entirety |
10 | | of the municipalities of Meredosia, Concord, Chapin, |
11 | | Lynnville, Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, Woodson, |
12 | | Murrayville, Franklin, and Waverly are in current RD 97 and |
13 | | proposed RD 100. In Scott County, the entirety of the |
14 | | municipalities of Naples, Bluffs, Exeter, Winchester, Glasgow, |
15 | | Alsey, and Manchester are in proposed RD 100. In Pike County, |
16 | | the entirety of the municipalities of Valley City, Griggsville, |
17 | | Florence, Pearl, Milton, Detroit, Time, Pittsfield, Pleasant |
18 | | Hill, Nebo, Baylis, New Salem, Hull, Kinderhook, Barry, New |
19 | | Canton, and El Dara are in proposed RD 100. Under current RD |
20 | | 97, Pike County is split, but the county is kept intact under |
21 | | proposed RD 100. |
22 | | In Calhoun County, the entirety of the municipalities of |
23 | | Kampsville, Hamburg, Hardin, Batchtown, and Brussels are in |
24 | | current RD 97 and proposed RD 100. In Greene County, the |
25 | | entirety of the municipalities of Wilmington, Roodhouse, |
26 | | Hillview, White Hall, Eldred, Carrollton, Kane, Rockbridge and |
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1 | | Greenfield are in current RD 97 and proposed RD 100. |
2 | | In Jersey County, the entirety of the municipalities of |
3 | | Fieldon, Grafton, Otterville, Jerseyville, and Fidelity, and a |
4 | | portion of Brighton, are in proposed RD 100. This is the same |
5 | | as under current RD 97. In Macoupin County, all of |
6 | | Chesterfield, Hettick, Modesto, Palmyra and Scottville are in |
7 | | proposed RD 100, as well as portions of Brighton and Medora. |
8 | | Brighton's split occurs along the Jersey-Macoupin County line, |
9 | | and the Medora split occurs on a township line. As in current |
10 | | RD 97, the Madison County portion of proposed RD 100 contains a |
11 | | section of Godfrey. The borders within Godfrey, which follow |
12 | | along roads or the natural boundary of a waterway that flows |
13 | | into Warren Levis Lake, have been adjusted under proposed RD |
14 | | 100 to reflect population changes. In the Sangamon County |
15 | | portion, proposed RD 100 gains a rural population and no |
16 | | municipalities. |
17 | | Proposed RD 100 is primarily an agricultural district, even |
18 | | in the zone between the Mississippi River and Illinois Route |
19 | | 96. This highway provides a distinct boundary for an |
20 | | agricultural zone that runs from the northwestern corner of |
21 | | proposed RD 100 down the western border to the municipality of |
22 | | Hamburg in Calhoun County. Another distinct agricultural zone |
23 | | runs from the north-central top boundary of proposed RD 100 and |
24 | | follows the eastern side of the Illinois River until it runs |
25 | | into a north-south ridge of forest that generally follows |
26 | | Illinois Highway 100. Most of the forest land in proposed RD |
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1 | | 100 lies in the delta between the Mississippi and Illinois |
2 | | Rivers. A majority of the eastern half of proposed RD 100 is |
3 | | agricultural, especially along the eastern border of the |
4 | | district that starts in the northeast corner of Morgan County. |
5 | | The balance of agriculture and access to riverways creates a |
6 | | strong community of interest that is dependent on farming and |
7 | | water tourism on the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. This |
8 | | community of interest is preserved from current RD 97. Calhoun |
9 | | County is also prone to heavy flooding because it lies within |
10 | | the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. This community of interest |
11 | | of river towns remains intact in proposed RD 100. |
12 | | Many of the census blocks in proposed RD 100 fall within |
13 | | the median income range of $44,205 to $70,000, making the |
14 | | district fairly homogeneous and recognizing a common economic |
15 | | interest. Southwestern Morgan County up to Jacksonville is in a |
16 | | higher bracket, $68,654 to $100,000, and only two other areas |
17 | | of this income bracket exist in proposed RD 100, one in the |
18 | | area of Macoupin County around and north of Carlinville, and in |
19 | | the part of Godfrey that is included in proposed RD 100. A few |
20 | | areas of the lowest income bracket, $2,499 to $45,000, exist |
21 | | around Jacksonville and near White Hall and Roodhouse in |
22 | | northern Greene County. These areas are in current RD 97 and |
23 | | proposed RD 100. |
24 | | Proposed RD 100 is the renumbered version of current RD 97. |
25 | | Proposed RD 100 maintains nearly all of current RD 97 and |
26 | | preserves the decade-old relationship between the incumbent |
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1 | | and constituents of current RD 97. Proposed 100's partisan |
2 | | composition is roughly the same as current RD 97. |
3 | | Proposed RD 100 contains a 2.82% African American |
4 | | voting-age population, 1.05% Hispanic voting-age population, |
5 | | and 0.38% Asian voting-age population. |
6 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 101 |
7 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 101 has a |
8 | | population of 101,824. Proposed RD 101 has a population of |
9 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
10 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
11 | | RD 101 is different in shape from current RD 101 due, in part, |
12 | | to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
13 | | population of the district. |
14 | | Proposed RD 101 is comprised of portions of current RDs 87, |
15 | | 101, 105, 106 and 110 and is created to fully represent the |
16 | | many agricultural areas and communities of small and mid-sized |
17 | | towns in Central Illinois. Proposed RD 101 is compact and |
18 | | contains many mid-sized, rural towns between the major |
19 | | communities of Bloomington-Normal, Champaign-Urbana, and |
20 | | Decatur. These towns are similar ethnically, culturally, and |
21 | | economically. Thus, proposed RD 101 preserves a strong |
22 | | community of interest. The compactness of proposed RD 101 makes |
23 | | it easier for residents to understand boundaries, for residents |
24 | | to know who their elected officials are, and for elected |
25 | | representatives to provide equal services and representation |
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1 | | throughout the entire district. |
2 | | Proposed RD 101 keeps the counties of De Witt and Piatt |
3 | | completely intact and uses their boundaries as a border for |
4 | | much of the eastern and western portions of the district. |
5 | | Similar to current RDs 87, 101, 105, 106 and 110, the portions |
6 | | of McLean, Champaign and Macon Counties included in proposed RD |
7 | | 101 are almost entirely outside of the city limits of |
8 | | Bloomington, Champaign, and Decatur while still containing |
9 | | much of the highways that connect the three metro areas. These |
10 | | portions were included in proposed RD 101 in order to preserve |
11 | | the community of interest of people who commute to work in each |
12 | | major area while still living in a smaller town. |
13 | | When not following county boundaries, the borders of |
14 | | proposed RD 101 follow township lines as much as possible while |
15 | | still preserving specific communities of interest. 39 out of |
16 | | the 47 total townships within proposed RD 101 are entirely |
17 | | intact. Those townships that are divided are split for specific |
18 | | reasons. Ludlow Township in Champaign County is divided along |
19 | | 3200 North Road in order to keep the city of Rantoul entirely |
20 | | within a neighboring district. Champaign City Township extends |
21 | | into Hensley Township for a very small subdivision that does |
22 | | not yet have any houses built in it. This portion of Champaign |
23 | | City Township is included in proposed RD 101 to keep the |
24 | | borders consistent and retain as much of Hensley Township as |
25 | | possible while excluding populated portions of the City of |
26 | | Champaign and its township. The portions of Hensley Township |
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1 | | not included in proposed RD 101 contain populated portions of |
2 | | the City of Champaign. Niantic Township is split in order to |
3 | | allow the southern portion of the township to be included with |
4 | | similar areas along the Springfield to Decatur corridor of |
5 | | Interstate 72. These towns comprise a community of interest. |
6 | | Mount Hope Township is split so that Olympia High School is in |
7 | | the same representative district as Stanford, the closest town |
8 | | to the school and one of the main sources of its student |
9 | | population. There is a suburban community of interest on the |
10 | | outskirts of Decatur and in the immediately surrounding areas |
11 | | where there are higher income, less urban areas that have more |
12 | | in common with surrounding towns than the lower income urban |
13 | | center of Decatur. In order to preserve this community of |
14 | | interest, Decatur, Long Creek, Hickory Point, and Mount Zion |
15 | | Townships are split in a way that unites the higher income, |
16 | | less urban areas into one community of interest and the core of |
17 | | Decatur into another community of interest outside of proposed |
18 | | RD 101. Even with these divisions, proposed RD 101 preserves |
19 | | the townships of Austin, Barnett, Bellflower, Bement, Blue |
20 | | Ridge, Brown, Cerro Gordo, Clintonia, Condit, Creek, DeWitt, |
21 | | Downs, East Bend, Empire, Friends Creek, Funks Grove, Goose |
22 | | Creek, Harp, Illini, Mahomet, Maroa, Monticello, Newcomb, |
23 | | Nixon, Oakley, Randolph, Rutledge, Sangamon, Santa Anna, |
24 | | Texas, Tunbridge, Unity, Wapella, Waynesville, West, Willow |
25 | | Branch and Windsor. |
26 | | Proposed RD 101 keeps 30 of the municipalities within it |
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1 | | whole but divides 7 for specific reasons. The municipality of |
2 | | Atwood straddles the border of Piatt and Douglas Counties, and |
3 | | only the Piatt County portion is include in proposed RD 101. |
4 | | Similarly, Ivesdale straddles the border of Piatt and Champaign |
5 | | Counties and only the Piatt County portion is included in |
6 | | proposed RD 101 to preserve the integrity of the county |
7 | | boundaries. There is a very small portion of the outskirts of |
8 | | Champaign that is included in proposed RD 101 because it |
9 | | extends into Hensley Township, which is almost entirely within |
10 | | proposed RD 101. The village of Downs is partially in Downs |
11 | | Township and partially in Old Town Township. Proposed RD 101 |
12 | | only includes the Downs Township portion in order to preserve |
13 | | the township boundaries. Proposed RD 101 partially uses |
14 | | Interstate 72 and US Highway 51 in determining the boundary |
15 | | around Decatur, leaving a very small portion of Forsyth out of |
16 | | proposed RD 101. The southern portion of Niantic is separated |
17 | | into a different district because it has more in common with |
18 | | Harrisburg and the west end of Decatur; whereas, the northern |
19 | | portion has more in common with the more rural areas in |
20 | | proposed RD 101. Portions of Decatur are included in proposed |
21 | | RD 101, but these portions are on the outskirts of the city and |
22 | | have higher income households that more readily identify with |
23 | | the higher income community of interest that are outside |
24 | | Decatur, Bloomington, and Champaign. Intact municipalities |
25 | | include Argenta, Bellflower, Bement, Cerro Gordo, Cisco, |
26 | | Clinton, De Land, De Witt, Farmer City, Fisher, Foosland, |
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1 | | Hammond, Kenney, Lake of the Woods, LaPlace, Le Roy, Long |
2 | | Creek, Ludlow, Mahomet, Mansfield, Maroa, McLean, Monticello, |
3 | | Mount Zion, Oreana, Wapella, Warrensburg, Waynesville, Weldon, |
4 | | and White Heath. |
5 | | One major factor that unites proposed RD 101 as a community |
6 | | of interest is the triangle of major interstates and highways |
7 | | that connects the entire district, including U.S. Highway 51, |
8 | | Interstate 74 and Interstate 72. The towns along these roadways |
9 | | have similar economic interests and rely on the personal and |
10 | | commercial travelers on these highways for much of their |
11 | | economic development and tax revenue. Residents of these towns |
12 | | easily commute to jobs in any of the three major metro areas |
13 | | outside of the district: Bloomington-Normal to the northwest, |
14 | | Decatur to the southwest and Champaign-Urbana to the east. |
15 | | These residents choose to live in smaller towns outside of the |
16 | | major metro areas because of a shared desire for a small-town |
17 | | lifestyle. The easy transportation routes allow the avid high |
18 | | school fans of the area to attend both home and away games. |
19 | | Many of the high schools in the area play each other frequently |
20 | | for this reason as well, and many are within the same high |
21 | | school sports conferences. As a community of interest, the |
22 | | residents of this area need a representative that understands |
23 | | the needs and concerns of small commuter communities. Often |
24 | | when these communities are included with a major metropolitan |
25 | | area, their needs can be overshadowed by those of the larger |
26 | | cities. Keeping these communities within proposed RD 101, and |
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1 | | keeping the larger cities within another district, preserves |
2 | | this unique community of interest. |
3 | | Proposed RD 101 has a median income between $40,000 and |
4 | | $80,000, making this a strong middle class community of |
5 | | interest. Proposed RD 101 improves upon previous area districts |
6 | | because it separates this community of interest from the |
7 | | larger, more urban communities of interest that have different |
8 | | income levels and different needs as a result. |
9 | | Proposed RD 101 contains a mix of current RDs 87, 101, 103, |
10 | | 105, 106, and 110. The partisan advantage favors the |
11 | | Republicans as it does under the current districts that are |
12 | | included in proposed RD 101. |
13 | | Proposed RD 101 contains a 1.68% African American |
14 | | voting-age population, a 1.14% Hispanic voting-age population |
15 | | and a 0.92% Asian voting-age population. |
16 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 102 |
17 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 102 has a |
18 | | population of 118,987. Proposed RD 102 has a population of |
19 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
20 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
21 | | RD 102 is different in shape from current RD 102 due, in part, |
22 | | to population shifts and the need to reduce the total |
23 | | population of the district. |
24 | | Proposed RD 102 is an almost entirely new district due to |
25 | | the need to reduce population, unite towns that share a common |
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1 | | interest, and accommodate surrounding districts in east |
2 | | central Illinois. Proposed RD 102 includes portions of current |
3 | | RDs 87, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109, and 110. Proposed RD |
4 | | 102 is overwhelmingly agricultural and includes a large number |
5 | | of small towns in east central Illinois that share a common |
6 | | identity and similar interests, preserving a strong community |
7 | | of interest. At redistricting hearings across the state, |
8 | | residents from rural areas and those with an interest in |
9 | | preserving these areas, including local Farm Bureau |
10 | | representatives, testified that rural communities identify |
11 | | strongly with their counties and that county boundaries should |
12 | | be followed if possible. Proposed RD 102 to a great extent |
13 | | follows county boundaries to help keep the rural, |
14 | | county-identified communities of interest intact. Keeping |
15 | | counties intact within the district also helps ensure easy |
16 | | coordination between the county-level and state-level elected |
17 | | officials. |
18 | | An effort was made to reduce the number of split counties |
19 | | in proposed RD 102, and as a result, fewer counties are split |
20 | | than in current RD 102, which splits six counties. Proposed RD |
21 | | 102 keeps the counties of Shelby, Moultrie, and Douglas |
22 | | completely intact and uses their boundaries as a southern |
23 | | border. Shelby County is currently divided among current RDs |
24 | | 98, 101, 102, and 109. Proposed RD 102 includes most of Edgar |
25 | | County, which is now divided between current RDs 109 and 110. |
26 | | The portions of Macon, Champaign, and Vermilion Counties that |
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1 | | are included in proposed RD 102 are distinctly more rural than |
2 | | other parts of those counties. These portions are included in |
3 | | proposed RD 102 because these communities have more in common |
4 | | with the rural communities in the surrounding counties than the |
5 | | more urban areas they share a county with. Separating these |
6 | | smaller towns from the more urban areas strengthens them as a |
7 | | rural community of interest and helps ensure that elected |
8 | | officials focus on issues that are more pressing to rural |
9 | | communities, like methamphetamine production, taxation of |
10 | | farming equipment, and long commutes to schools. Macon, |
11 | | Champaign, and Vermilion Counties are all split under current |
12 | | RD 102 as well. |
13 | | When not following county boundaries, the borders of |
14 | | proposed RD 102 follow township borders as much as possible. In |
15 | | total, 67 out of the 76 townships within proposed RD 102 are |
16 | | entirely intact. Jamaica Township in Vermilion County is split |
17 | | along 600 East Road so that the border of proposed RD 102 is |
18 | | more in line with the boundaries of Sidell and Vance Townships. |
19 | | Ogden Township in Champaign County is similarly split along |
20 | | 1700 North Road to line up proposed RD 102's border better with |
21 | | the St. Joseph Township border. In Buck and Embarrass |
22 | | Townships, the border of proposed RD 102 is logical and closely |
23 | | follows 1200 North Road until reaching the border of Coles |
24 | | County. South Wheatland Township is split in proposed RD 102 to |
25 | | avoid including any of the city of Decatur in order to keep the |
26 | | city intact. Mt. Zion Township is also split in proposed RD 102 |
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1 | | to keep the municipalities of Mt. Zion and Long Creek together |
2 | | with similar communities on the outskirts of Decatur rather |
3 | | than with the more rural areas in the rest of the township. |
4 | | Champaign, Champaign City, and Urbana Township are split in |
5 | | order to keep the majority of Champaign-Urbana intact, as it is |
6 | | in the current map. |
7 | | Proposed RD 102 keeps all but six of the municipalities |
8 | | within it whole. In proposed RD 102, Atwood, Moweaqua, Pana, |
9 | | and Savoy are split because they straddle the township |
10 | | boundaries that are used as the border of proposed RD 102. |
11 | | Redmon is slightly split because it straddles 1200 North Road, |
12 | | which makes up the northern border of proposed RD 102 in |
13 | | Embarrass Township. The only part of the city of Champaign |
14 | | within proposed RD 102 is to the west of Interstate 72, which |
15 | | is a logical border for the area and still allows the majority |
16 | | of Champaign to remain within the larger community of interest |
17 | | including university students, professionals, and academics, |
18 | | as well as other professionals, located in Champaign-Urbana. |
19 | | Differences between urban Champaign-Urbana and southwest |
20 | | Champaign and smaller communities around Champaign-Urbana were |
21 | | highlighted at the April 16, 2011 House Redistricting Committee |
22 | | hearing. Steve Beckett, a professor at the College of Law at |
23 | | the University of Illinois, testified against having urban |
24 | | Champaign-Urbana and rural Savoy located in the same district. |
25 | | Mr. Beckett also noted the differing viewpoints that residents |
26 | | in southwest Champaign and Savoy have compared to more urban |
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1 | | areas in Champaign-Urbana such as views about the importance of |
2 | | urban transportation. |
3 | | Proposed RD 102 is overall very rural, and most of the |
4 | | included communities are small in population, with a few |
5 | | medium-sized towns scattered throughout the district. As many |
6 | | of these small communities have lost population in the past 10 |
7 | | years, proposed RD 102 needs to be geographically large in size |
8 | | to achieve equal population. Small communities like these, |
9 | | located within large areas of farmland or surrounded by |
10 | | forested areas, are common in the east central area of |
11 | | Illinois, forming a community of interest and common identity. |
12 | | These communities are very similar to each other overall in |
13 | | terms of race, income and culture. Many of these small towns |
14 | | are close-knit communities that actively support their local |
15 | | sports teams and strongly identify with small town living. |
16 | | Proposed RD 102 improves upon current representative districts |
17 | | because it separates small, rural communities from the major |
18 | | metro area communities that are very different and have |
19 | | different priorities. During the April 16, 2011 House |
20 | | Redistricting Committee hearing in Champaign, several |
21 | | witnesses stressed the importance of rural and agricultural |
22 | | representation and the distinction between rural areas and |
23 | | urban areas. Former State Representative William Black |
24 | | testified that agricultural communities do not fit easily with |
25 | | Champaign-Urbana and that there is no question there is a |
26 | | different community of interest just outside of |
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1 | | Champaign-Urbana. Steve Moser, a Champaign County Board |
2 | | member, echoed Mr. Black's concerns and urged the committee to |
3 | | consider agriculture as a community of interest. Proposed RD |
4 | | 102 keeps rural and agricultural communities of interests |
5 | | together. |
6 | | The main economic drivers for proposed RD 102 are |
7 | | agriculture, construction, and small level manufacturing. The |
8 | | vast majority of proposed RD 102 has a median income between |
9 | | $40,000 and $75,000, making this a strong middle class |
10 | | community of interest. The portion of Macon County included in |
11 | | proposed RD 102 has a higher median income of $75,000 to |
12 | | $90,000, but this is still within the middle class range. |
13 | | Proposed RD 102 includes portions of current RDs 87, 98, |
14 | | 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109, and 110. As with the current |
15 | | districts included within it, proposed RD 102 has a partisan |
16 | | advantage that favors Republicans. |
17 | | Proposed RD 102 contains an African American voting-age |
18 | | population of 0.96%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 1.68%, |
19 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 1.35%. |
20 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 103 |
21 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 103 has a |
22 | | population of 114,337. Proposed RD 103 has a population of |
23 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
24 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
25 | | Of the population in proposed RD 103, 97.78% reside in |
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1 | | current RD 103. To reduce the population and preserve |
2 | | communities of interest, proposed RD 103 removes the rural |
3 | | sections of Urbana and Champaign townships and a small section |
4 | | of more affluent precincts within Cunningham Township that are |
5 | | included in current RD 103. Proposed RD 103 adds a small area |
6 | | in the northwest part of the district to make the border of the |
7 | | district I-57, which is a cleaner western border, and a small |
8 | | section in the southern part extending to Galen Drive. |
9 | | Proposed RD 103 is entirely within the cities of Champaign |
10 | | and Urbana, though it does split off the more suburban outer |
11 | | sections of both cities. It keep the cores of Champaign and |
12 | | Urbana together with the University of Illinois campus, the |
13 | | main housing areas, and the major traffic patterns around |
14 | | Champaign, Urbana and the U of I campus. Proposed RD 103 also |
15 | | preserves, intact and in one district, the community of |
16 | | interest populations of African Americans to the north of the |
17 | | city centers and Asians to the south of the city centers so |
18 | | that they remain together and intact in one district. |
19 | | Proposed RD 103 does not split more counties, cities or |
20 | | townships than current RD 103. |
21 | | Proposed RD 103 lies entirely within Champaign County and |
22 | | is located within Champaign City Township in the west, |
23 | | Cunningham Township (which is the township that includes most |
24 | | of the City of Urbana) and small pockets of Urbana Township on |
25 | | the northeast side of the district. None of the townships are |
26 | | entirely within proposed RD 103, but most of Champaign City and |
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1 | | Cunningham Townships are included. The border of proposed RD |
2 | | 103 follows Champaign City Township's northwestern most |
3 | | border, but cuts off the northeastern most border of the |
4 | | township. The boundary of proposed RD 103 cuts off the |
5 | | northernmost portion of Cunningham Township and the |
6 | | southeastern most part of this township. Current RD 103 |
7 | | includes all of Cunningham Township. Both sections of |
8 | | Cunningham Township that are removed from current RD 103 are |
9 | | more affluent than the majority of Cunningham Township that |
10 | | remains in proposed RD 103. Proposed RD 103 cuts out most of |
11 | | Urbana Township from the current RD 103 so that only a small |
12 | | portion of the township that lies between the northernmost |
13 | | peaks of Cunningham Township and areas that lie entirely within |
14 | | Cunningham's eastern portion remain. The section of Urbana |
15 | | Township that is removed is more rural and the section that |
16 | | remains in proposed RD 103 is more like the urban Cunningham |
17 | | Township than the rest of Urbana Township. Current RD 103 also |
18 | | includes the southern part of Somer Township, and proposed RD |
19 | | 103 does not include any of Somer Township in order to remove |
20 | | rural areas from the district. |
21 | | Proposed RD 103 includes Champaign County Board Districts 5 |
22 | | and 6 in their entirety and splits Champaign County Board |
23 | | Districts 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8. Current RD 103 did not split County |
24 | | Board Districts 4, 7 or 8 but includes sections of County Board |
25 | | Districts 2 and 9, while also splitting Districts 1 and 3 |
26 | | instead of including them in their entirety. These changes are |
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1 | | made to remove rural areas in the north and east and more |
2 | | affluent suburban areas in the south to make proposed RD 103 |
3 | | more homogeneous in income level and keep the agriculture |
4 | | community of interest together as requested by Danville |
5 | | Alderman and retired State Representative Bill Black, as well |
6 | | as Champaign County Board Member Steven Moser. |
7 | | Proposed RD 103 uses Interstate 57 as its westernmost |
8 | | border and also includes sections of I-72, I-74, Route 45 and |
9 | | Route 150 within proposed RD 103. |
10 | | Proposed RD 103 contains the core of current RD 103 and |
11 | | preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship that has |
12 | | developed over eight years. Proposed RD 103 maintains roughly |
13 | | the same partisan composition as current RD 103 with the |
14 | | partisan advantage changing from favoring Republicans to |
15 | | favoring Democrats. |
16 | | Proposed RD 103 has an African American voting-age |
17 | | population of 14.62%, an Asian voting-age population of 14.32%, |
18 | | and a Hispanic voting-age population of 6.07%. |
19 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 104 |
20 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 104 has a |
21 | | population of 105,087. Proposed RD 104 has a population of |
22 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
23 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
24 | | RD 104 is different in shape from current RD 104 due, in part, |
25 | | to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
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1 | | population of the district. |
2 | | To add the needed population in proposed RD 104, the |
3 | | district removes some rural, unpopulated areas and adds some |
4 | | moderately populated suburban areas in the northern tips of |
5 | | Champaign and Urbana, southwest section Champaign, southeast |
6 | | Urbana, and Savoy. |
7 | | Proposed RD 104 is located within Champaign and Vermilion |
8 | | Counties, but does not encompass either of these counties in |
9 | | their entirety. Proposed RD 104 removes the less populated |
10 | | areas of the northeast corner of Vermilion County and the |
11 | | southeast corner of Champaign County, in part to make the |
12 | | district more compact. In Champaign County, proposed RD 104 |
13 | | follows part of the same boundary as current RD 104 along the |
14 | | county's northern border and follows it south through the |
15 | | county to proposed RD 103 boundary and then moves west, also |
16 | | following the current RD 103 boundary. From the corner of |
17 | | proposed RD 103 boundary, proposed RD 104 boundary follows I-57 |
18 | | south to southern Champaign. The southern boundary of proposed |
19 | | RD 104 proceeds east generally along existing district and |
20 | | township lines to the Vermilion County line, removing the |
21 | | southwest portion of Vermilion County and the southern part of |
22 | | Champaign County from current RD 104 to remove less populated |
23 | | area from the district. |
24 | | Proposed RD 104 contains the following townships in their |
25 | | entirety: Catlin, Compromise, Danville, Elwood, Georgetown, |
26 | | Harwood, Kerr, Love, McKendree, Oakwood, Rantoul, Somer, and |
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1 | | Stanton. Proposed RD 104 includes portions of the following |
2 | | townships: Blount, Champaign, Champaign City, Cunningham, |
3 | | Hensley, Jamaica, Ludlow, Newell, Ogden, Pilot, and Urbana. |
4 | | Proposed RD 104 contains the entirety of the following |
5 | | municipalities: Belgium, Catlin, Danville, Fithian, |
6 | | Georgetown, Gifford, Indianola, Oakwood, Muncie, Penfield, |
7 | | Olivet, Rantoul, Ridge Farm, Tilton and Westville. Proposed RD |
8 | | 104 also includes sections of Champaign, Savoy, and Urbana. |
9 | | These divisions remove less populated areas and add more |
10 | | populated suburban areas so that the target population is |
11 | | reached. Moving these sections of current RD 103 to proposed RD |
12 | | 104 is done partly in response to the requests of City of |
13 | | Danville Alderman and retired State Representative Bill Black, |
14 | | as well as Champaign County Board Member Steven Moser. The |
15 | | intent is to ensure that agricultural communities of interest |
16 | | are kept together. |
17 | | Proposed RD 104 includes the Danville Mass Transit system |
18 | | which provides bus transportation throughout the city of |
19 | | Danville, with 13 buses that travel 14 different routes, and |
20 | | the Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District, which serves Savoy. |
21 | | The addition of the southwestern section of the City of |
22 | | Champaign and all of the City of Savoy in proposed RD 104, in |
23 | | addition to being more affluent and suburban than the rest of |
24 | | the Champaign and Urbana area, preserves a community of |
25 | | interest that has a different view on public issues such as |
26 | | mass transit, as explained by Steve Beckett, a University of |
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1 | | Illinois Law School Professor and former Champaign County Board |
2 | | Member. |
3 | | Most of proposed RD 104 has a median income of $44,000 to |
4 | | $68,000. The Danville area has a median income of $68,000 - |
5 | | $99,000 with McLane Supply Chain Solutions, Vermilion Valley |
6 | | Produce, ThyssenKrupp Presta Danville, LLC, ThyssenKrupp |
7 | | Crankshaft Company, Danville Metal Stamping, Inc., and |
8 | | Danville Community College providing many jobs to the people of |
9 | | Danville and Vermilion County. The University of Illinois and |
10 | | research development or technology businesses related to the |
11 | | university are major employers for the southern sections of |
12 | | Champaign and Urbana in proposed RD 104 due to its proximity to |
13 | | the university. |
14 | | Proposed RD 104 maintains a substantial majority of the |
15 | | core of current RD 104. The partisan composition slightly |
16 | | decreases in favor of the Republicans in comparison to the |
17 | | current composition under current RD 104. |
18 | | Proposed RD 104 keeps together the African American |
19 | | population located in the Danville area. Proposed RD 104 has a |
20 | | 12.27% African American voting-age population, a 3.58% |
21 | | Hispanic voting-age population, and a 3.11% Asian voting-age |
22 | | population. |
23 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 105 |
24 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 105 has a total |
25 | | population of 109,839. Proposed RD 105 has a population of |
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1 | | 108,734 and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
2 | | vote" principle. |
3 | | To ensure the preservation of equal representation and to |
4 | | create compact, contiguous representative districts that |
5 | | reflect the interests of the populations, several districts are |
6 | | rearranged to accurately reflect the 2010 census data. Proposed |
7 | | RD 105 contains a substantial portion (65.89%) of current RD 88 |
8 | | and portions of current RDs 105 and 106. |
9 | | Proposed RD 105 includes McLean and Livingston Counties. It |
10 | | follows the Old Town Township lines into the southeastern end |
11 | | of Bloomington, moving through the community along roadways |
12 | | like Hershey Road, Oakland Avenue, and Route 9 before loosely |
13 | | following the Bloomington-Normal city boundaries west until |
14 | | turning north along the Normal Township line. The border that |
15 | | exists in Bloomington-Normal is based on recognizing a |
16 | | community of interest in Normal of upper middle income earners |
17 | | who reside in the sprawling northeastern portions of |
18 | | Bloomington and Normal. This community of interest is comprised |
19 | | of individuals who work at State Farm Insurance, Country |
20 | | Financial, local medical facilities, or the community's two |
21 | | universities, Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan |
22 | | University. The area to the south of proposed RD 105 in |
23 | | neighboring proposed RD 88 has more blue-collar workers at the |
24 | | local Mitsubishi and Cargill factories, older homes, and |
25 | | generally less suburban sprawl. This disparity is seen in the |
26 | | median income table. The area in proposed RD 88 contains more |
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1 | | working class areas than proposed RD 105. |
2 | | After leaving Bloomington-Normal, proposed RD 105's |
3 | | western border progresses along the McLean County line, before |
4 | | turning east along the county line to form proposed RD 105's |
5 | | northern border. Proposed RD 105 includes two full townships |
6 | | and two half townships in southern Livingston County before |
7 | | following the borders of several townships in McLean County, |
8 | | ultimately making its way back to Bloomington-Normal. Fewer |
9 | | townships are split than under current RD 106. Other than |
10 | | Bloomington and Normal, proposed RD 105 splits the communities |
11 | | of Downs and Forrest along township lines. |
12 | | Shifting proposed RD 105 away from Pontiac and East Peoria |
13 | | has given the district a more uniform economic situation and a |
14 | | strong community of interest made up of residents who depend on |
15 | | a strong economy and the hub of Bloomington-Normal. Pontiac |
16 | | will now stay intact in proposed RD 106 instead of being split |
17 | | as it is currently. |
18 | | Significant population growth in the triangle of Tazewell, |
19 | | McLean, and Woodford counties, centered around the high growth |
20 | | in Bloomington-Normal, has provided an opportunity to shift the |
21 | | focus of current RD 106 from a division between the East |
22 | | Peoria/Peoria area and the Bloomington-Normal area, to be |
23 | | solely anchored to Bloomington-Normal and the growing |
24 | | territories east of the cities. This has given proposed RD 105 |
25 | | a more uniform rural and agricultural feel, and a more uniform |
26 | | community of interest centered around the success of |
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1 | | Bloomington-Normal, and the upper income benefits that come |
2 | | with living in and around the metropolitan area. Proposed RD |
3 | | 105 is compact and smaller, and still maintains a stretch of |
4 | | Interstate 55, an important economic concern for the small |
5 | | towns of Towanda, Lexington and Chenoa, which depend on tax |
6 | | revenue from north-south truckers and travelers. |
7 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 105 is very similar |
8 | | to the average of the portions of the districts that create |
9 | | current RD 105. |
10 | | Proposed RD 105 contains an African American voting-age |
11 | | population of 5.84%, a 3.19% Hispanic voting-age population, |
12 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 4.67%. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 106 |
14 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 106 has a |
15 | | population of 116,687. Proposed RD 106 has a population of |
16 | | 108,735, the equal-population target, and is therefore in |
17 | | compliance with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
18 | | To ensure the preservation of equal representation and to |
19 | | create compact, contiguous representative districts that |
20 | | reflects the interests of the populations, several districts |
21 | | are rearranged to accurately reflect the 2010 census data. |
22 | | Proposed RD 106 contains 57.51% of current RD 105 and portions |
23 | | of current RDs 73, 75, 76, 79, 104, and 106. |
24 | | Proposed RD 106 expands west from the Illinois-Indiana |
25 | | border encompassing two whole counties and following county and |
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1 | | township lines as closely as possible in portions of three |
2 | | additional counties. Proposed RD 106 removes portions of |
3 | | current RD 105 near Champaign-Urbana where populations have |
4 | | expanded greatly in the past 10 years and where local residents |
5 | | have less in common with residents of rural Iroquois, Ford, |
6 | | Livingston and Woodford counties. |
7 | | Proposed RD 106 includes all of Iroquois County (which has |
8 | | three representatives under the current map), all of Ford |
9 | | County, the majority of Livingston County, nearly half of |
10 | | Woodford County, and the northern quarter of Vermillion County. |
11 | | In Vermilion County, proposed RD 106 adds all of |
12 | | Middlefork, Ross and South Ross townships and portions of |
13 | | Blount, Newell, and Pilot Townships. To the west, proposed RD |
14 | | 106 incorporates more of Livingston County by adding all of |
15 | | Amity, Eppards Point, Long Point, Nebraska, Newton, Pike, |
16 | | Pontiac, Rooks Creek, and Waldo Townships, and a portion of |
17 | | Reading Township, while excluding Bell Prairie, Indian Grove |
18 | | and portions of Fayette and Forrest Townships so that proposed |
19 | | RD 105 can achieve equal population. The western portion of |
20 | | proposed RD 106 encompasses part of Woodford County and follows |
21 | | the county line to include all of the townships of Clayton, |
22 | | Cruger, El Paso, Greene, Kansas, Linn, Minonk, Montgomery, |
23 | | Olio, Palestine, and Panola and a split township of Roanoke. |
24 | | The township splits occur along geographical boundaries in |
25 | | proposed RD 106. Roanoke Township is split and follows the |
26 | | township line east until it hits County Highway 13 or Main |
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1 | | Street and goes north to the municipality of Roanoke where it |
2 | | hits Front Street. It then heads back west to the township |
3 | | line. Reading Township is split to keep Streator intact in an |
4 | | adjoining district. Forrest and Fayette Townships along the |
5 | | southeastern border of Livingston County are spilt along |
6 | | Highway 37, which runs north and south dividing the townships |
7 | | in half. In Vermilion County, Pilot Township is split to follow |
8 | | the Middle Fork River, while Blount and Newell Townships are |
9 | | both split, putting all of the Vermilion County Airport in |
10 | | proposed RD 106 and keeping the entire city limits of Danville |
11 | | in a southern adjoining district. |
12 | | Proposed RD 106 contains the entirety of the municipalities |
13 | | of Alvin, Ashkum, Beaverville, Benson, Bismarck, Buckley, |
14 | | Campus, Chatsworth, Cissna Park, Clifton, Congerville, |
15 | | Cornell, Crescent City, Cullom, Danforth, Donovan, El Paso, |
16 | | Elliott, Emington, Eureka, Flanagan, Gibson City, Gilman, |
17 | | Goodfield, Henning, Hoopeston, Iroquois, Kappa, Kempton, Loda, |
18 | | Long Point, Martinton, Melvin, Milford, Minonk, Odell, Onarga, |
19 | | Panola, Papineau, Paxton, Piper City, Pontiac, Potomac, |
20 | | Rankin, Roberts, Rossville, Saunemin, Secor, Sheldon, Sibley, |
21 | | Thawville, Watseka, Wellington, and Woodland. |
22 | | All of the municipalities split in proposed RD 106 occur |
23 | | along geographic and local government divisions such as county |
24 | | lines, like the municipalities of Cabery and Reddick, or |
25 | | roadways, like the municipalities of Strawn and Roanoke. |
26 | | Proposed RD 106 leaves intact the currently split community of |
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1 | | Pontiac. |
2 | | In Livingston County, the state correctional center |
3 | | provides many economic opportunities in this rural area through |
4 | | jobs, both inside and outside the facility. The prison and |
5 | | surrounding communities are kept intact. |
6 | | Proposed RD 106 has a large agricultural community of |
7 | | interest that is recognized by keeping as many of the rural |
8 | | farming communities and townships as intact as possible. |
9 | | Proposed RD 106 acknowledges that major interests and |
10 | | similarities run east-west along the state whereas both north |
11 | | and south of proposed RD 106 include larger urban regions with |
12 | | different industries, population densities, and socioeconomic |
13 | | statuses. |
14 | | Proposed RD 106 is connected by a few major roadways, and |
15 | | includes portions of I-55 that run north and south towards the |
16 | | western part of the district and I-57, which passes close to |
17 | | the eastern border. Proposed RD 106 is crossed by US Highway |
18 | | 24, which intersects with I-55 just south of the district |
19 | | border and connects with I-57 and US Highway 45 in Gilman. |
20 | | Proposed RD 106 is more socioeconomically homogeneous than |
21 | | its predecessor, current RD 105. While many portions of the |
22 | | current RD 105 are similar, the inclusion of Champaign County |
23 | | in current RD 105 increases the average income, with median |
24 | | incomes exceeding $100,000. However, in proposed RD 106, the |
25 | | median household income ranges from $40,000 to $80,000 |
26 | | throughout nearly the entire district. Only a small section of |
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1 | | proposed RD 106 exceeds this median income range in the western |
2 | | portion of the district near Eureka, where the median income |
3 | | ranges between $80,000 and $100,000. |
4 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 106 is very similar |
5 | | to the average of the portions of the districts that create |
6 | | current RD 106. |
7 | | Proposed RD 106 has a 2.56% African-American voting-age |
8 | | population, a 2.94% Hispanic voting-age population and a 0.46% |
9 | | Asian-American voting-age population. |
10 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 107 |
11 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 107 has a |
12 | | population of 102,096. Proposed RD 107 has a population of |
13 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
14 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
15 | | RD 107 is different in shape from current RD 107 due, in part, |
16 | | to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
17 | | population of the district. |
18 | | To improve the compactness of the districts within rural |
19 | | Central and Eastern Illinois, and because population growth was |
20 | | more pronounced west of current RD 107, proposed RD 107 moved |
21 | | west. Proposed RD 107 includes 57.13% of current RD 102 as well |
22 | | as portions of current RDs 107, 111, 112, 114, 115, and 116. |
23 | | This change gives the district two major population centers - |
24 | | Troy and Highland. This will give the district a focal point |
25 | | and a stronger connection to the Metro East, as many |
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1 | | Illinoisans and Missourians are migrating east of Madison and |
2 | | St. Clair Counties into areas encompassed by proposed RD 107. |
3 | | The residents of the central and eastern parts of proposed |
4 | | RD 107 become more dissimilar to people in the Shelbyville area - |
5 | | which currently shares a district with Troy, and portions of |
6 | | Mascoutah and O'Fallon - and more similar to their western |
7 | | neighbors in the Metro East each year. It is simply no longer |
8 | | practical to put the residents of Christian and Madison County |
9 | | into a district that stretches east and north to Shelbyville. |
10 | | Proposed RD 107 must gain population to comply with equal |
11 | | representation requirements, and the logical place to find new |
12 | | residents is westward, towards the Metro East population |
13 | | centers in St. Clair and Madison Counties. |
14 | | Proposed RD 107 contains portions of Clinton, Madison, St. |
15 | | Clair and Washington Counties. The new district includes, in |
16 | | their entirety, the townships: Breese, Brookside, Carlyle, |
17 | | Germantown, Lake, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, Sugar Creek, and |
18 | | Wade in Clinton County; Alhambra, Hamel, Helvetia, Jarvis, |
19 | | Leef, Marine, Pin Oak, Saline, and St. Jacob in Madison County; |
20 | | Covington, Hoyleton, Irvington, Johannisburg, Lively Grove, |
21 | | Nashville, Oakdale, Okawville, Plum Hill and Venedy in |
22 | | Washington County. Proposed RD 107 contains portions of the |
23 | | Clinton County townships of Clement, Meridian, and St. Rose, |
24 | | portions of the Madison County townships of Collinsville and |
25 | | Fort Russell, and portions of the St. Clair County townships of |
26 | | Engelmann, Lebanon, Mascoutah, O'Fallon and Pilot Knob. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 107 ensures that a majority of the |
2 | | municipalities located in the proposed district remain intact, |
3 | | including the following: Addieville, Albers, Alhambra, |
4 | | Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Carlyle, Damiansville, |
5 | | Germantown, Grantfork, Hamel, Highland, Hoffman, Hoyleton, |
6 | | Huey, Irvington, Marine, New Baden, New Minden, Oakdale, |
7 | | Okawville, St. Jacob, Summerfield, Trenton, Troy, and Venedy. |
8 | | The proposed district contains portions of the following |
9 | | municipalities: Centralia, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Lebanon, |
10 | | Maryville, Mascoutah, Nashville, O'Fallon, Pierron, Richview, |
11 | | and Wamac. An attempt was made to keep counties intact |
12 | | therefore Centralia and Wamac, which sit in multiple counties, |
13 | | were split to keep proposed RD 107 from crossing the Clinton |
14 | | County line. Pierron, which also sits in two counties, was |
15 | | split to keep proposed RD 108 from crossing the Madison County |
16 | | line. |
17 | | Proposed RD 107 reflects the regional trend that people who |
18 | | used to live in more densely populated suburbs close to St. |
19 | | Louis are moving further east of the population centers of |
20 | | Madison and St. Clair County. They generally live within |
21 | | proposed RD 107 and work in the Metro East area, a social |
22 | | characteristic that ties them to their neighbors. Proposed RD |
23 | | 107 is more comparable to current RD 102, and links the western |
24 | | residents of current RD 107 to their more comparable neighbors |
25 | | in the western part of current RD 102. In addition to |
26 | | reflecting the expansion of the Metro East into Clinton and |
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1 | | Washington County, proposed RD 107 maintains a distinctly rural |
2 | | and agricultural feel, which makes the district in its entirety |
3 | | a good microcosm and reflection of the region as it stands now. |
4 | | Proposed RD 107 contains the entirety of the unified school |
5 | | districts of Wesclin Community Unit 3 and West Washington |
6 | | County Community Unit 10. Proposed RD 107 contains portions of |
7 | | the following unified school districts: Carlyle Community Unit |
8 | | 1, Collinsville Community Unit 10, Edwardsville Community Unit |
9 | | 7, Highland Community Unit 5, Lebanon Community Unit 9, Marissa |
10 | | Community Unit 40, Mascoutah Community Unit 19, Sandoval |
11 | | Community Unit 501 and Triad Community Unit 2. Proposed RD 107 |
12 | | contains the entirety of the following elementary school |
13 | | districts: Albers 63, Aviston 21, Bartelso 57, Damiansville 62, |
14 | | Germantown 60, Irvington County Community Unit 11, North Wamac |
15 | | 186, and Willow Grove 46. Proposed RD 107 contains portions of |
16 | | the following elementary school districts: Breese 12, |
17 | | Centralia 135, Freeburg Community Consolidated 70, Hoyleton |
18 | | Consolidated 29, Nashville Consolidated Community 49, Oakdale |
19 | | Community Consolidated 1, O'Fallon Community Consolidated 90, |
20 | | St. Libory Consolidated 30 and St. Rose 14-15. |
21 | | Proposed RD 107 brings together residents with a similar |
22 | | economic interest. Proposed RD 107 falls generally in the |
23 | | middle of the median income scale, with a section of upper |
24 | | income residents in the Glen Carbon area of the district. |
25 | | Current RD 107 contains significant areas with a low median |
26 | | income which are not present in proposed RD 107, a factor that |
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1 | | gives the residents of proposed RD 107 a common economic |
2 | | situation and a common economic interest. As the Metro East |
3 | | continues its eastward expansion, the median income is likely |
4 | | to rise in proposed RD 107. |
5 | | The partisan composition of proposed RD 107 is very similar |
6 | | to the average of the portions of the districts that create |
7 | | current RD 107. |
8 | | Proposed RD 107's percentages of minority residents are |
9 | | small, and below state and national averages. The African |
10 | | American voting-age population in proposed RD 107 is 3.70%. |
11 | | Most of the district's African American population is |
12 | | concentrated in the Western edge of proposed RD 107 and near |
13 | | Lebanon, though there are scattered census blocks throughout |
14 | | the district with measurable black population. The Hispanic |
15 | | voting-age population in proposed RD 107 is 1.61%, and is |
16 | | scattered throughout the district, with a notable census block |
17 | | near Carlyle. The Asian voting-age population is 0.50% of the |
18 | | district, but there are four scattered census blocks that have |
19 | | a dense Asian population. |
20 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 108 |
21 | | According to the 2010 census, current RD 108 has a |
22 | | population of 102,103. Proposed RD 108 has a population of |
23 | | 108,734 and is therefore compliant with the "one person, one |
24 | | vote" principle. Proposed RD 108 is different from current RD |
25 | | 108 due in part to population shifts and the need to increase |
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1 | | the total population of the district. |
2 | | Proposed RD 108 is comprised of portions of current RDs 98, |
3 | | 102, 108 and 109. Proposed RD 108 keeps the counties of Bond, |
4 | | Fayette and Marion entirely intact, while the counties of |
5 | | Effingham and Clinton are split. Effingham County is split to |
6 | | ensure the community of Effingham is not divided to any great |
7 | | degree. Clinton County is split to include more rural |
8 | | townships, so areas of larger population remain in proposed RD |
9 | | 107 in the western and southern portions of Clinton County. |
10 | | Carlyle Lake is split between the two proposed districts; |
11 | | however, most of the body of water is in proposed RD 108. |
12 | | Proposed RD 108 contains all townships in Bond, Fayette and |
13 | | Marion counties. In addition, proposed RD 108 contains the |
14 | | entirety of the Effingham County townships of Banner, Douglas, |
15 | | Liberty, Moccasin, Mound, West, Summit, Jackson and Mason, and |
16 | | the entirety of the Clinton County townships of Douglas, East |
17 | | Fork, Irish Town and Wheatfield. Partial townships include |
18 | | Teutopolis in Effingham County, and the Clinton County |
19 | | townships of Clement, Meridian, and St. Rose. |
20 | | Proposed RD 108 includes all of the following cities, |
21 | | towns, and villages: Alma, Altamont, Beecher City, Bingham, |
22 | | Brownstown, Central City, Edgewood, Farina, Greenville, Iuka, |
23 | | Junction City, Kell, Keyesport, Kinmundy, Mason, Mulberry |
24 | | Grove, Odin, Old Ripley, Patoka, Pocahontas, Ramsey, Salem, |
25 | | Sandoval, Shumway, Smithboro, Sorento, St. Elmo, St. Peter, |
26 | | Vandalia, Vernon, and Walnut Hill. Proposed RD 108 contains |
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1 | | portions of the following municipalities: Teutopolis, |
2 | | Effingham, Watson, Panama, Donnellson, Pierron, Centralia and |
3 | | Wamac. Panama, Pierron, Donnellson, Centralia and Wamac are |
4 | | split along county borders. Effingham and Watson are divided |
5 | | along township lines. The split in Teutopolis occurs to meet |
6 | | the equal population and to allow the majority of Teutopolis to |
7 | | remain in an adjacent district. |
8 | | The towns in proposed RD 108 are connected to each other by |
9 | | Interstates 57 and 70. Interstate 70 runs from the southwestern |
10 | | corner of the district to the northeastern corner, linking the |
11 | | communities of Pierron, Pocahontas, Greenville, Mulberry |
12 | | Grove, Vandalia, Brownstown, St. Elmo, Altamont, and |
13 | | Effingham. Effingham serves as a transportation hub, as |
14 | | Interstates 57 and 70 meet there, facilitating strong access to |
15 | | the interstate trucking industry. Interstate 57, from |
16 | | Effingham, moves southwest and connects the communities of |
17 | | Effingham, Mason, Edgewood, Farina, Kinmundy, Alma, and Salem. |
18 | | US 51 also runs through the eastern part of the district and |
19 | | connects Marion with transportation. |
20 | | Proposed RD 108 makes the representative districts of rural |
21 | | Central and Eastern Illinois more compact. The residents of |
22 | | proposed RD 108 share a common culture that primarily comes |
23 | | from farming, trucking, oil services, and correctional |
24 | | employment. The western border of proposed RD 108 is a |
25 | | delineation of where the Metro East identity ends and a new |
26 | | rural community of interest begins. People from St. Louis and |
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1 | | the Metro East population centers who are moving east to escape |
2 | | overcrowding find common characteristics in proposed RD 108. |
3 | | In addition to a connection via transportation and |
4 | | roadways, the Vandalia and Greenville Correctional Centers |
5 | | join many families in proposed RD 108 in a common way of life. |
6 | | Unlike many careers or industries, prison employees generally |
7 | | are a close-knit community linked through a shared sacrifice of |
8 | | safety for the public good, much like police officers and |
9 | | firefighters. Even members of the community who are not |
10 | | employed in the corrections industry recognize the importance |
11 | | of the job, and the importance of the industry to the economy |
12 | | of the region. Agriculture also provides a shared community of |
13 | | interest that stretches from every corner of the district, and |
14 | | is a way of life that goes back to the 19th Century for many |
15 | | families in the region. |
16 | | Most of proposed RD 108's census blocks fall within the |
17 | | median income range of $44,205 to $68,654, making the district |
18 | | fairly homogeneous and united by common economic interests. |
19 | | The partisan advantage in proposed RD 108 favors |
20 | | Republicans. |
21 | | The African American voting-age population in proposed RD |
22 | | 108 is 3.46%, the Hispanic voting-age population in proposed RD |
23 | | 108 is 1.92%, and the Asian voting-age population is 0.98%. |
24 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 109 |
25 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 109 has a |
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1 | | population of 103,405. Proposed RD 109 has a population of |
2 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
3 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
4 | | RD 109 is different in shape from current RD 109 due, in part, |
5 | | to population shifts and the need to reduce the total |
6 | | population of the district. |
7 | | Proposed RD 109 includes 78.83% of current RD 108 and |
8 | | smaller portions of current RDs 102, 109, and 118. In order to |
9 | | accommodate for a population loss, proposed RD 109 expands to |
10 | | the east and south to pick up more of the population along the |
11 | | Wabash River. Those representing rural areas, including local |
12 | | Farm Bureau representatives, testified at several House |
13 | | Redistricting Committee meetings that rural communities |
14 | | identify strongly with their counties and requested that |
15 | | district lines follow county boundaries to the greatest extent |
16 | | possible. Thus, proposed RD 109 is drawn, as best as possible, |
17 | | to follow county boundaries more closely than current RD 108 to |
18 | | keep the rural, county-identified communities intact. Keeping |
19 | | counties intact within proposed RD 109 also helps to ensure |
20 | | easy coordination between the county-level and state-level |
21 | | elected officials. |
22 | | Both current RD 108 and proposed RD 109 are very rural, and |
23 | | most of the included communities are small in population, with |
24 | | a few medium-sized towns scattered throughout the district. |
25 | | Many of these small communities have lost residents in the past |
26 | | 10 years. Small communities like these, located along the |
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1 | | Wabash River, within large areas of farmland, and surrounded by |
2 | | forested areas, are common in the southeastern area of |
3 | | Illinois, forming a community of interest and common identity. |
4 | | Proposed RD 109 recognizes the more southern Wabash River |
5 | | communities as a community of interest, and they are included |
6 | | in one district to help strengthen the interests of the river |
7 | | town communities. The vast majority of the municipality of |
8 | | Effingham was removed from proposed RD 109 and proposed RD 110 |
9 | | so the city would no longer be split among three representative |
10 | | districts and could be preserved almost exclusively as its own |
11 | | community of interest. |
12 | | Proposed RD 109 contains the entirety of Jasper, Clay, |
13 | | Richland, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash and White Counties. Current RD |
14 | | 108 divides four counties, whereas proposed RD 109 splits only |
15 | | two counties: Lawrence and Effingham. In these partial counties |
16 | | (Effingham and Lawrence), the proposed representative district |
17 | | boundaries occur mostly along township lines. In Effingham |
18 | | County, the border of proposed RD 109 closely follows township |
19 | | borders, only deviating in Teutopolis Township to include the |
20 | | majority of the city of Teutopolis. Proposed RD 109 splits |
21 | | Lawrence Township in Lawrence County, ensuring that virtually |
22 | | all the city of Lawrenceville remains intact as a community |
23 | | within proposed RD 110. Rather than split Lawrence Township |
24 | | entirely, proposed RD 109 expands towards the Wabash River to |
25 | | gain population in a compact manner. Including more of the area |
26 | | that runs along the Wabash River keeps together the river |
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1 | | towns, which have many similar interests. These towns face |
2 | | unique challenges, such as flood risks and constant competition |
3 | | with Indiana businesses just across the Wabash River. These |
4 | | towns, collectively, become a community of interest and are |
5 | | placed together in proposed RD 109. |
6 | | Most of the municipalities within proposed RD 109 are |
7 | | intact. However, four are divided for specific reasons. Both |
8 | | the city of Watson and a very small portion of the city of |
9 | | Effingham are split because the boundary of proposed RD 110 |
10 | | follows the northern and western borders of Watson Township. |
11 | | The village of Montrose is split because it is located in both |
12 | | Effingham and Cumberland counties, and the northernmost border |
13 | | of proposed RD 109 follows the boundary between these two |
14 | | counties, as does the northernmost boundary of current RD 108. |
15 | | Teutopolis is a small, isolated community that considers itself |
16 | | very distinct from Effingham. Keeping it with the smaller |
17 | | municipalities located in proposed RD 109, and separate from |
18 | | most of Effingham, helps preserve this community of interest. |
19 | | The main economic driver for the area is agriculture, with |
20 | | some small level manufacturing in the area. A major issue for |
21 | | both current RD 108 and proposed RD 109 is a need for more |
22 | | employers to move to the area. This lack of development and |
23 | | need for jobs throughout the entire proposed RD 109 make this a |
24 | | strong community of interest that is concerned about increasing |
25 | | employment and attracting more businesses and residents, as |
26 | | almost all of these areas have lost population over the past 10 |
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1 | | years. Proposed RD 109 retains the relatively homogeneous |
2 | | income levels of current RD 108. Except for a segment of |
3 | | wealthier residents in the Effingham area, proposed RD 109 is |
4 | | overwhelmingly made up of lower income and lower-middle income |
5 | | residents, with income levels ranging from $44,000 to $68,000 |
6 | | across much of the rural area and income levels less than |
7 | | $44,000 near the population centers of some small towns. The |
8 | | middle class community of interest is well preserved in |
9 | | proposed RD 109 and is bolstered by adding additional river |
10 | | towns that currently share a district with larger |
11 | | municipalities. |
12 | | Proposed RD 109 contains a majority of its population from |
13 | | current RD 108, the incumbent's current district, and therefore |
14 | | maintains the incumbent-constituent relationship formed over |
15 | | the past 3 election cycles. The partisan composition of |
16 | | proposed RD 109 is similar to the composition of the |
17 | | incumbent's current district. |
18 | | Proposed RD 109 includes a 2.05% African American |
19 | | voting-age population, a 1.26% Hispanic voting-age population, |
20 | | and a 0.45% Asian voting-age population. |
21 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 110 |
22 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 110 has a |
23 | | population of 110,024. Proposed RD 110 has a population of |
24 | | 108,734, the equal-population target, and is therefore |
25 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 110 is a hybrid of current RDs 109 and 110 - it |
2 | | includes 50.42% of proposed RD 109 and 49.58% of current RD |
3 | | 110. Proposed RD 110 includes the entirety of Coles County and |
4 | | its more populated communities of Mattoon and Charleston. |
5 | | Proposed RD 110 contains all or parts of six counties, only two |
6 | | of which are split: Coles (entire county, same as current RD |
7 | | 110), Clark (entire county, same as current RD 109), Crawford |
8 | | (entire county, same as current RD 109), Cumberland (entire |
9 | | county, same as current RD 109), Edgar (previously split and |
10 | | remains so), and Lawrence (proposed to be split). |
11 | | Proposed RD 110 includes all of Coles County to maintain |
12 | | the population center. By including the entirety of Coles |
13 | | County, proposed RD 110 keeps Mattoon and Charleston in the |
14 | | same district. These two communities share a strong identity, |
15 | | health care industry, and a higher education system. Keeping |
16 | | this population center allows proposed RD 110 to recede out of |
17 | | current RD 109's westernmost territory in Shelby County, |
18 | | northernmost territory in Edgar County, and southernmost |
19 | | territory in Wabash and Lawrence counties, making proposed RD |
20 | | 110 much more compact. |
21 | | The portions of both Edgar and Lawrence counties that are |
22 | | included in proposed RD 110 are almost completely in current RD |
23 | | 109 and are very similar to the rest of the areas included in |
24 | | proposed RD 110. At redistricting hearings across the state, |
25 | | members of the public representing rural areas, including local |
26 | | Farm Bureau representatives, testified that rural communities |
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1 | | of interest identify strongly with their counties and that |
2 | | county boundaries should be followed if possible. Proposed RD |
3 | | 110 to a great extent follows county boundaries to help keep |
4 | | the rural, county-identified communities of interest intact. |
5 | | Due to the close following of county boundaries, almost all |
6 | | of the townships within proposed RD 110 are intact. The |
7 | | exceptions are three partial townships, two in Edgar County and |
8 | | one in Lawrence County. In Buck and Embarrass Townships of |
9 | | Edgar County, the border of proposed RD 110 is logical and |
10 | | closely follows 1200 North Road until reaching the border of |
11 | | Coles County. The border of proposed RD 110 in the partial |
12 | | township of Lawrence is also logical because it follows the |
13 | | border of the city of Lawrenceville in order to keep virtually |
14 | | all the residents of the city together as a community of |
15 | | interest within one representative district. |
16 | | Proposed RD 110 keeps whole all but one of its |
17 | | municipalities. The municipalities in proposed RD 110 are |
18 | | closer together geographically and have more in common with |
19 | | each other than the municipalities included in current RD 109. |
20 | | The village of Montrose is split between proposed RD 109 and |
21 | | proposed RD 110 because the border between Cumberland and |
22 | | Effingham Counties runs through it. The village is also split |
23 | | in current RD 109. |
24 | | Proposed RD 110 is overall very rural, and most of the |
25 | | included communities are small in population, with a few |
26 | | medium-sized towns scattered throughout the district. Small |
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1 | | communities within large areas of farmland are common in East |
2 | | Central Illinois, forming a community of interest and common |
3 | | identity. |
4 | | The main economic drivers for the area are agriculture, |
5 | | manufacturing, and production of petroleum and coal. |
6 | | Interstate 70 runs through the center of proposed RD 110, |
7 | | connecting many of the towns and providing economic stimulus |
8 | | for the communities that run alongside it. |
9 | | Proposed RD 110 retains a relatively homogeneous income |
10 | | level, and thus a middle class community of interest is well |
11 | | preserved in proposed RD 110. The district is overwhelmingly |
12 | | middle class, with most median income levels ranging from |
13 | | $44,000 to $68,000 throughout the entire district, with pockets |
14 | | of lower income areas near Mattoon/Charleston, eastern |
15 | | Cumberland County, eastern Crawford County, and near the |
16 | | southern border near Lawrenceville. A small area exists in the |
17 | | Charleston area where median incomes are higher due to the |
18 | | large number of higher education professionals. The higher |
19 | | income community of interest is kept intact by having the |
20 | | entirety of Charleston included in one representative |
21 | | district. |
22 | | The higher education community of interest is strengthened |
23 | | with the addition of a four-year public institution, Eastern |
24 | | Illinois University, and another community college district. |
25 | | EIU in Charleston and Lake Land College in Mattoon (and the |
26 | | Lake Land community college district) join Lincoln Trail |
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1 | | College in Robinson, which is part of the Illinois Eastern |
2 | | community college district, in proposed RD 110. |
3 | | A majority of the population within proposed RD 110 resides |
4 | | within current RD 109, the incumbent's current district. |
5 | | Proposed RD 110 keeps the incumbent with the core of the |
6 | | district and preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship |
7 | | developed over the past 4 election cycles. The partisan |
8 | | advantage is slightly lower than the incumbent's current |
9 | | district. |
10 | | Proposed RD 110 includes a 3.26% African American |
11 | | voting-age population, a 1.52% Hispanic voting-age population, |
12 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 0.80%. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 111 |
14 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 111 has a current |
15 | | population of 103,196. Proposed RD 111 has a population of |
16 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
17 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Any |
18 | | differences in shape between proposed RD 111 and current RD 111 |
19 | | are due in part to population shifts and the need to increase |
20 | | the total population of the district. |
21 | | Proposed RD 111 includes 86.5% of current RD 111. Minimally |
22 | | adjusting the current borders, proposed RD 111 loses its |
23 | | portions of Moro and Omphghent townships on the east and picks |
24 | | up the entire township of Elsah on the west, more of Nameoki |
25 | | Township, and a small portion of Granite City Township to the |
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1 | | south. These changes are necessary in order to make up the |
2 | | difference in population while maintaining current RD 111 as |
3 | | best as possible without disturbing the makeup of the |
4 | | communities. Despite the changes to add population, proposed RD |
5 | | 111 is more compact than current RD 111. |
6 | | While proposed RD 111 mostly preserves the shape of current |
7 | | RD 111, there are some key differences. Proposed RD 111 |
8 | | includes all of Elsah Township, which was split under current |
9 | | RD 111. It gains in population on the southern border by |
10 | | including more urban and residential areas that share common |
11 | | ideals and interests with the larger city populations of |
12 | | current RD 111. Proposed RD 111 also loses the more rural |
13 | | townships of Moro and Omphghent. |
14 | | Like current RD 111, proposed RD 111 contains the counties |
15 | | of Madison and Jersey. Included in those counties are the |
16 | | townships of Elsah, Alton, Chouteau, Wood River, Godfrey, |
17 | | Foster, Fort Russell, Granite City, Nameoki and Venice. The |
18 | | township of Elsah, which is split under current RD 111, is |
19 | | unified under proposed RD 111. Proposed RD 111 maintains all of |
20 | | the municipalities within these counties and townships so that |
21 | | they may continue to be served under the same representative |
22 | | district. |
23 | | The communities included in proposed RD 111 share many |
24 | | common interests. They are collectively part of the "Metro |
25 | | East" area and exhibit more urban than rural characteristics. |
26 | | Many of the communities in current and proposed RD 111 run |
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1 | | together into a large stretch of occupied land with |
2 | | single-family homes and shared socioeconomic characteristics. |
3 | | Specifically, one can travel through Alton, East Alton, Wood |
4 | | River, Bethalto, South Roxana, Roxana, Hartford, Pontoon Beach |
5 | | and Granite City without ever knowing which exact community |
6 | | they are in. Proposed RD 111 adds Elsah, a town that is |
7 | | steadily becoming more populated as people are moving further |
8 | | out from the core of the Metro East. These communities are |
9 | | linked together along the western border of the Mississippi |
10 | | River and share a common interest in dealing with commerce and |
11 | | potential flooding disasters. The importance of keeping these |
12 | | communities together, as a community of interest, is taken into |
13 | | account in proposed RD 111. |
14 | | There are several key roads in proposed RD 111 that help |
15 | | link the communities together and allow the residents to get |
16 | | from one end of the district to the other. Route 100 runs along |
17 | | the Mississippi and connects the northwest and southwest parts |
18 | | of proposed RD 111. Route 111 also runs through the northern |
19 | | part of proposed RD 111 into Alton where it connects to Route |
20 | | 140. Route 140 provides residents with access to St. Claire's |
21 | | Hospital and Alton Memorial Hospital, as well as to Interstate |
22 | | 255 which provides full access to the north end of proposed RD |
23 | | 111 as well as the southern and eastern portions of proposed RD |
24 | | 111. |
25 | | Proposed RD 111 is socioeconomically diverse, generally |
26 | | because of the size of the district. The urban areas around |
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1 | | Granite City and Alton have a median income of $2,499 to |
2 | | $50,000, while areas on the northwest side of the district in |
3 | | Godfrey and Elsah Township and just to the northeast of Alton |
4 | | all have a median income of $45,000 to $70,000. In contrast, |
5 | | the areas to the east of proposed RD 111 are much more |
6 | | affluent, while the areas south of proposed RD 111 typically |
7 | | have a lower income. The socioeconomic conditions of the |
8 | | proposed district and its surrounding areas play a role in the |
9 | | development of proposed RD 111. |
10 | | Proposed RD 111 contains a majority of the core from |
11 | | current RD 111 and maintains the incumbent-constituent |
12 | | relationship that has developed over the past 3 election |
13 | | cycles. The partisan advantage in favor of the incumbent |
14 | | increases slightly compared to current RD 111. |
15 | | Proposed RD 111 is made up of mostly Caucasian residents, |
16 | | with some small pockets of African Americans (7.60% voting |
17 | | age-population), Hispanic residents (1.81% voting-age |
18 | | population) and Asian residents (0.68% voting-age population). |
19 | | The majority of the African American population resides in |
20 | | Alton, and as a community of interest, they remain intact in |
21 | | proposed RD 111. |
22 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 112 |
23 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 112 has a |
24 | | population of 119,652. Proposed RD 112 has a population of |
25 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
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1 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Any |
2 | | differences in shape between proposed RD 112 and current RD 112 |
3 | | are due in part to population shifts and the need to reduce the |
4 | | total population of the district. |
5 | | Proposed RD 112 includes 86.53% of current RD 112. Like |
6 | | current RD 112, proposed RD 112 is split between Madison and |
7 | | St. Clair counties. To reduce population, a township on the |
8 | | northeast corner of current RD 112 and portions of townships on |
9 | | the western part of current RD 112 are removed. Proposed RD 112 |
10 | | recedes completely from Troy Township and portions of Pin Oak |
11 | | and Jarvis townships. Other townships (Fort Russell, |
12 | | Collinsville, Caseyville, Nameoki, and Granite City) are split |
13 | | along major roadways that are easily recognizable to local |
14 | | residents. Proposed RD 112 includes many of the municipalities |
15 | | included in current RD 112, with the addition of a portion of |
16 | | Fairmont City, which is added in part to achieve compactness. |
17 | | Communities within proposed RD 112 share many similar |
18 | | interests. Many residents use the Edwardsville Campus of |
19 | | Southern Illinois University, which is located entirely within |
20 | | the district. Many residents within proposed RD 112 share a |
21 | | common interest in that they commute to work in St. Louis but |
22 | | enjoy the suburban lifestyle of the district. The entire |
23 | | district is linked together by I-55/70, I-255, I-64 and I-270, |
24 | | which criss-cross through proposed and current RD 112, giving |
25 | | residents easy access to all parts of the district. |
26 | | Proposed RD 112 mainly includes middle class families with |
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1 | | a median income of $50,000 to $110,000. There is a lower middle |
2 | | class area along the far western part of proposed RD 112 where |
3 | | the median income is approximately $35,000 to $65,000 that is |
4 | | largely contained in current RD 112. |
5 | | Proposed RD 112 contains a vast majority of the core of |
6 | | current RD 112. The partisan advantage favoring the incumbent |
7 | | increases compared to current RD 112. |
8 | | Proposed RD 112 is made up of primarily Caucasian |
9 | | residents, with small pockets of African Americans (7.2% |
10 | | voting-age population), Hispanic residents (3.03% voting-age |
11 | | population), and Asian residents (1.75% voting-age population) |
12 | | located throughout the district. |
13 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 113 |
14 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 113 has a |
15 | | population of 104,465. Proposed RD 113 has a population of |
16 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
17 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
18 | | RD 113 is different in shape from current RD 113 due, in part, |
19 | | to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
20 | | population of the district. |
21 | | Proposed RD 113 includes 74.2% of current RD 113. To add |
22 | | population, the district boundaries are drawn to include the |
23 | | cities of Venice and Brooklyn and to include populations from |
24 | | the cities of Caseyville, Fairview Heights and Swansea. As with |
25 | | current RD 113, proposed RD 113 is made up of portions of both |
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1 | | Madison and St. Clair counties, which have a common interest |
2 | | area traditionally known as the Metro East. The Metro East is |
3 | | the section of Southern Illinois that borders Missouri and |
4 | | serves as the suburban areas of St. Louis. The area is |
5 | | comprised of small and mid-sized cities with similar economic |
6 | | and ethnic characteristics that create a regional identity. |
7 | | Much of the identity of current RD 113 is rooted in |
8 | | middle-class working families living in racially mixed urban |
9 | | areas. Proposed RD 113 keeps this identity intact while also |
10 | | uniting similar communities such as Venice, Brooklyn and |
11 | | Washington Park. |
12 | | As the largest city in the Metro East, the majority of |
13 | | Belleville is included in proposed RD 113. The southern |
14 | | boundary of proposed RD 113 follows the Belleville city limit |
15 | | to keep the majority of the city within one district and to |
16 | | reflect population changes. The Northern end of proposed RD 113 |
17 | | is anchored by southern Granite City, all of Venice and |
18 | | Brooklyn, and sections of Madison and Washington Park. The new |
19 | | additions in Washington Park and Venice allow for a community |
20 | | of common interest as these areas bring urban areas together |
21 | | into one district. |
22 | | Proposed RD 113 expands the urban population by keeping |
23 | | four major urban areas together. The southern section of |
24 | | proposed RD 113 includes nearly all of Belleville, including |
25 | | the most densely populated and urban areas. The center of the |
26 | | district includes most of Fairview Heights. The Northern |
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1 | | section includes most of Fairmont City, as well as all of |
2 | | Brooklyn, Venice, and a portion of Granite City. |
3 | | Current RD 113 contains 8 split townships. Proposed RD 113 |
4 | | reduces that to 7 split townships by bringing all of Stites |
5 | | Township into the district. In Belleville Township, the split |
6 | | is done in such a way that it keeps the majority of urban |
7 | | Belleville with similar racial and income characteristics |
8 | | together within proposed RD 113. Canteen Township is divided in |
9 | | a way that keeps the vast majority of the Township together in |
10 | | one district. The borders of Canteen Township serve as natural |
11 | | borders for proposed RD 113 at several points in the western |
12 | | part of the district. The boundaries drawn around Canteen |
13 | | Township in proposed RD 113 allow for the majority of the |
14 | | Hispanic community of interest from current RD 113 to remain |
15 | | intact. |
16 | | Granite City, which is split under current RD 113, is split |
17 | | in the northeast corner around a natural border of Horseshoe |
18 | | Lake and moves further north and west around Norfolk and |
19 | | Western rail lines to another natural border of the Mississippi |
20 | | River. On the southern end, a portion of Granite City is kept |
21 | | together with all of Venice and Brooklyn, which are cohesive |
22 | | urban areas with similar land use patterns and similar economic |
23 | | status. |
24 | | St. Clair Township is split to ensure that a majority of |
25 | | Belleville is kept in one district and to bring in more of |
26 | | Swansea than what was under current RD 113. In both cases, the |
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1 | | split allows for a majority of the cities to be included in one |
2 | | district. |
3 | | Stookey Township is split in a way that also allows the |
4 | | majority of Belleville, including the majority of urban land |
5 | | use and similar racial demographic makeup in Belleville to |
6 | | remain in the same district. |
7 | | Venice Township is split to include all of Venice in |
8 | | proposed RD 113 to ensure that Venice and Brooklyn remain |
9 | | whole. Current RD 113 contained all split cities, whereas |
10 | | proposed RD 113 keeps intact both Venice and Brooklyn. |
11 | | Caseyville is split along the township line and includes |
12 | | the entire Canteen Township portion of the city in proposed RD |
13 | | 113. All of Collinsville and Fairmont City south of Madison |
14 | | County Avenue are contained within proposed RD 113. This keeps |
15 | | the majority of Fairmont City in proposed RD 113 and the |
16 | | majority of Collinsville in proposed RD 112. |
17 | | Madison is divided in order to keep the majority of the |
18 | | urban area of the city in the same district. The eastern border |
19 | | of proposed RD 113 is drawn similar to the border in current RD |
20 | | 113. The small section to the west of Pontoon Beach of proposed |
21 | | RD 113 is largely uninhabited rural forest land and wetlands |
22 | | adjacent to Horseshoe Lake. |
23 | | Proposed RD 113 maintains the current communities of |
24 | | interest and adds areas that have similar socioeconomic |
25 | | characteristics. Although the median income level is slightly |
26 | | higher in Swansea and Fairview Heights, the median income in |
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1 | | Belleville, Washington Park, Venice, Brooklyn, Madison, |
2 | | Fairmont City and Granite City are still all very similar. |
3 | | Additionally, Southern Granite City, Venice, Brooklyn, |
4 | | Madison, Fairview Heights, Swansea and Washington Park all |
5 | | share a similar regional identity with the City of Belleville. |
6 | | Proposed RD 113 is centered horizontally by the meeting of |
7 | | two major highways, Interstate 255 and Interstate 64, which |
8 | | meet in Canteen Township. Proposed RD 113 in Nameoki and |
9 | | Canteen Townships includes Interstate 70/55. Roads serve as |
10 | | major boundaries of the district in several points and justify |
11 | | the separation of some municipalities. Green Mount Road is the |
12 | | eastern boundary in Shiloh. Frank Scott Parkway is the division |
13 | | between Shiloh and Swansea in the northeast. U.S. Highway 50 |
14 | | and Illinois Street divide Fairview Heights between two |
15 | | districts. Collinsville Road serves as a natural boundary |
16 | | between Collinsville and Fairview Heights, which results in |
17 | | minor portions of each city to be split between two districts. |
18 | | Several major railroads converge in the northwest part of |
19 | | proposed RD 113, near the border of the Mississippi River. |
20 | | Current RD 113 included only part of these railways and the |
21 | | border did not reach the river. By including Venice, Brooklyn, |
22 | | and a larger portion of Madison, more of the railways are |
23 | | included and the river becomes a more natural boundary for the |
24 | | district. Other waterways include part of Horseshoe Lake and |
25 | | areas along the lake including southeast Granite City and |
26 | | northeast Madison. This remains unchanged from current RD 113. |
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1 | | Proposed RD 113, as a whole, maintains a Metro East |
2 | | District with a population of similar socioeconomic status. The |
3 | | map adds to the community of African Americans by including the |
4 | | entire cities of Venice and Brooklyn and parts of Washington |
5 | | Park. The largest population center in Belleville is maintained |
6 | | in one district and the borders are drawn to include as much |
7 | | urban Belleville as possible. This makes the district a |
8 | | like-minded, socially and economically unified district of |
9 | | common interests who are well served in being represented in |
10 | | the same district. |
11 | | Proposed RD 113 contains a majority of the core from |
12 | | current RD 113 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
13 | | relationship formed over the past 8 election cycles. The |
14 | | partisan advantage in favor of the incumbent increases slightly |
15 | | compared to current RD 113. |
16 | | Proposed RD 113 contains a 24.92% African American |
17 | | voting-age population, a 4.15% Hispanic voting-age population, |
18 | | and a 1.58% Asian voting-age population. |
19 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 114 |
20 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 114 has a current |
21 | | population of 104,780. Proposed RD 114 has a population of |
22 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
23 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
24 | | RD 114 is different in shape from current RD 114 due, in part, |
25 | | to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
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1 | | population of the district. |
2 | | Proposed RD 114 keeps 77.72% of current RD 114 intact. |
3 | | Proposed RD 114 also maintains the core of current RD 114's |
4 | | African American population, helping to preserve a downstate |
5 | | African American region in Illinois. This is accomplished by |
6 | | expanding the southern and northeastern boundaries and |
7 | | including a portion of Belleville. Proposed RD 114 is |
8 | | completely within St. Clair County. |
9 | | Proposed RD 114 has large geographic areas of agricultural |
10 | | land and forest preserve, with a large urban center in East St. |
11 | | Louis. It is bordered on the west by the Mississippi River, and |
12 | | is serviced by the Mississippi River Valley and the Kaskaskia |
13 | | Watershed. Significant landmarks include Belleville Area |
14 | | College, Scott Air Force Base, Mid-America Airport, St. Louis |
15 | | Downtown Airport, and Frank Holten State Park, which are also |
16 | | included in current RD 114. Proposed RD 114 is serviced by the |
17 | | East St. Louis Metro Bus Service as well as the Metrolink train |
18 | | system. Proposed RD 114 is also served by the Lewis and Clark |
19 | | Library District and the Shawnee Library District, and is |
20 | | located entirely within the Belleville Diocese of the Catholic |
21 | | Church. Proposed RD 114 is entirely within DCEO Region 24, the |
22 | | Southwestern Illinois Metro and Regional Planning Commission |
23 | | territory, the territory of the Southwestern Illinois Central |
24 | | Labor Council, DNR West-Central Region 4, IDOT District 8, the |
25 | | territory of the Area Agency on Aging of Southwestern Illinois, |
26 | | and Area V of the Regional Offices of Education. Proposed RD |
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1 | | 114 is entirely within the St. Louis Media Market, receiving |
2 | | television news from St. Louis networks, and print news mostly |
3 | | from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Belleville |
4 | | News-Democrat, and a handful of smaller, regional newspapers. |
5 | | Proposed RD 114 lies completely within St. Clair County, |
6 | | while current RD 114 extends slightly into Madison County in |
7 | | the municipalities of Madison and Venice. Proposed RD 114 |
8 | | contains all of East St. Louis, Freeburg, Shiloh Valley, and |
9 | | Smithton Townships, and splits Canteen, Centreville, Lebanon, |
10 | | Mascoutah, Millstadt, O'Fallon, Stookey, and St. Clair |
11 | | Townships. Proposed RD 114 splits fewer townships than the |
12 | | current RD 114 by taking in all of Freeburg and Smithton |
13 | | Townships. Many of these splits are along similar borders as |
14 | | current RD 114 (Centreville, Stookey, Millstadt, and |
15 | | Mascoutah) and additional split townships occur to reach equal |
16 | | population. Because proposed RD 114 and the surrounding region |
17 | | are highly populated with a very developed network of roads on |
18 | | which residents rely for efficient transportation, splitting |
19 | | fewer townships will benefit residents, as townships maintain |
20 | | many of these roads. Proposed RD 114 splits fewer |
21 | | municipalities than current RD 114, keeping many of the |
22 | | smaller, rural towns with fewer resources more intact. |
23 | | Proposed RD 114 contains the entirety of Alorton, |
24 | | Centreville, East St. Louis (minus an uninhabited census |
25 | | block), Freeburg, and Scott Air Force Base. It splits |
26 | | Belleville, Cahokia, Lebanon, Mascoutah, Millstadt, O'Fallon, |
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1 | | Sauget, Shiloh, Smithton and Washington Park. The split areas |
2 | | of Belleville, Cahokia, Mascoutah, Millstadt, and Sauget are |
3 | | nearly identical to current RD 114. These minor changes and |
4 | | additional changes in areas such as Shiloh, Lebanon, Freeburg |
5 | | and Washington Park are made in order to achieve equal |
6 | | population. One major change to current RD 114 is the inclusion |
7 | | of Lebanon in proposed RD 114. As population has gradually |
8 | | drifted away from the urban areas of Belleville and East St. |
9 | | Louis, many residents have relocated in the direction of |
10 | | Shiloh, Mascoutah and Lebanon. Lebanon also has an African |
11 | | American population, so it is logical for the community to be |
12 | | included in proposed RD 114 as a community of interest. |
13 | | The socioeconomic makeup of proposed RD 114 is mostly |
14 | | uniform, with a large portion of the population falling into |
15 | | the $68,000 to $99,000 median income bracket. East St. Louis |
16 | | generally falls into the lowest median income bracket, $2,499 |
17 | | to $44,000, and some of the fringes of Belleville and O'Fallon |
18 | | fall into the $44,000 to $68,000 bracket. This remains |
19 | | essentially unchanged from current RD 114. Generally labeled as |
20 | | the "Metro-East," this area of Illinois shares the identity of |
21 | | a culturally and socioeconomically diverse region with common |
22 | | economic challenges and a strong sense of succeeding or failing |
23 | | together. |
24 | | Current and proposed RD 114 serve as a transportation hub. |
25 | | A developed railroad system consisting of the Illinois Central |
26 | | Railroad, Missouri Pacific Railroad, and the Terminal Railroad |
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1 | | of St. Louis, exists because of the district's proximity to |
2 | | inland shipping on the Mississippi River, and its proximity to |
3 | | Missouri. Proposed RD 114 also contains two regional airports |
4 | | that serve the St. Louis Metro Area. Interstates 55, 64, 70, |
5 | | and 255 all run through both current and proposed RD 114, which |
6 | | will keep proposed RD 114 in a position to take advantage of an |
7 | | economic recovery and economically benefit from increases in |
8 | | shipping, and interstate truck shipping. Preserving the |
9 | | transportation assets of proposed RD 114, including its access |
10 | | to the Metrolink public transit system that links the district |
11 | | to St. Louis, will help make it a more attractive place for |
12 | | commuters who may be looking to move from St. Louis to Illinois |
13 | | and still maintain easy access to jobs in St. Louis. |
14 | | Proposed RD 114 contains the majority of current RD 114's |
15 | | population. The partisan advantage for the incumbent decreases |
16 | | compared to current RD 114. |
17 | | Proposed RD 114 contains a sizable portion of the region's |
18 | | African-American voting-age population. The majority of |
19 | | African Americans in proposed RD 114 live in the Northwest |
20 | | sector, with pockets in Lebanon, Scott Air Force Base, |
21 | | O'Fallon, and Belleville. Proposed RD 114 contains a 42.04% |
22 | | African American voting-age population, a 1.77% Hispanic |
23 | | voting-age population, and a 1.33% Asian voting-age |
24 | | population. |
25 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 115 |
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1 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 115 has a current |
2 | | population of 105,561. Proposed RD 115 has a population of |
3 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
4 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
5 | | RD 115 is different in shape from current RD 115 due, in part, |
6 | | to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
7 | | population of the district. |
8 | | Proposed RD 115 contains 57.27% of current RD 115. Changes |
9 | | to current RD 115 allow the preservation of communities within |
10 | | proposed RD 115 and surrounding areas while gaining enough |
11 | | people to reach equal population. Two key differences include |
12 | | the inclusion of all of Jefferson County, which has the |
13 | | populous town of Mt. Vernon, and dividing the city of |
14 | | Carbondale into two representative districts. |
15 | | Proposed RD 115's borders are largely based on county |
16 | | lines. The northeast border is formed by Jefferson County's |
17 | | boundaries, and the eastern portions of Perry and Jackson |
18 | | Counties follow county lines until Carbondale where the |
19 | | boundary is along old Highway 13 and US Highway 51/University |
20 | | Avenue. Proposed RD 115 uses US Highway 51 as its border until |
21 | | the southern border of Union County where proposed RD 115 |
22 | | rejoins current RD 115's boundary along the Union County line. |
23 | | Proposed RD 115's western edge is the Mississippi River along |
24 | | Jackson and Union Counties as in current RD 115. Proposed RD |
25 | | 115 follows the Illinois Central Railroad into the City of |
26 | | DuQuoin and follows precinct lines before rejoining the rail |
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1 | | line heading into Pinckneyville. It then extends along County |
2 | | Road 1 and ultimately follows US Highway 51 to the Washington |
3 | | County line. The district extends west along the Washington |
4 | | County border and follows township lines before joining with |
5 | | Jefferson County. |
6 | | When proposed RD 115 does not use county lines for |
7 | | boundaries, it uses local government boundaries, roadways, and |
8 | | railroads. The communities of Carbondale, Dongola, Du Quoin, |
9 | | Makanda, Nashville and Richview are divided in proposed RD 115. |
10 | | These splits are along roadways, rail lines and governmental |
11 | | boundaries, with small fluctuations to meet equal population. |
12 | | The region of Southern Illinois has a strong shared |
13 | | identity that is largely driven by Southern Illinois University |
14 | | Carbondale (SIUC) and what it brings to the area in terms of |
15 | | population, jobs and tourism. While the University of Illinois |
16 | | at Urbana-Champaign is a global draw (41% of students are from |
17 | | out of state), SIUC operates as a much more regional university |
18 | | (19% of students are from out of state). The representation |
19 | | provided under proposed RD 115 and proposed RD 118 empower this |
20 | | community of interest. |
21 | | The boundary changes in Perry County from current RD 115 to |
22 | | proposed RD 115 allow neighboring districts to gain or lose |
23 | | population. Shifting proposed RD 115's border east allows the |
24 | | more coal industry-centered area of western Perry County and |
25 | | the community of Pinckneyville to remain with the coal |
26 | | community of interest in proposed RD 116. Within Perry County, |
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1 | | the majority of boundaries are based upon precincts, railroads, |
2 | | major roadways and township lines. Proposed RD 115 removes most |
3 | | of Washington County to account for population shifts and the |
4 | | need for neighboring districts to achieve the equal-population |
5 | | target. |
6 | | These changes do not significantly alter the demographics |
7 | | of current RD 115. The median income for the majority of the |
8 | | rural portions of proposed RD 115 is $44,205 to $98,750. Nearby |
9 | | urban areas in proposed RD 115 are more economically diverse, |
10 | | with some lower income areas with a median income ranging from |
11 | | $2,499 to $44,205. |
12 | | The boundaries of RD 115 contain a majority of the core |
13 | | from current RD 115. It maintains the incumbent-constituent |
14 | | relationship that has existed over the past 8 election cycles. |
15 | | The partisan advantage is almost exactly the same as under |
16 | | current RD 115. |
17 | | The racial and minority distribution of proposed RD 115 is |
18 | | similar to current RD 115. Proposed RD 115 includes a 6.69% |
19 | | African American voting-age population, a 2.47% Hispanic |
20 | | voting-age population and a 1.61% Asian voting-age population. |
21 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 116 |
22 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 116 has a current |
23 | | population of 110,789. Proposed RD 116 has a population of |
24 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
25 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
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1 | | RD 116 is slightly different in shape from current RD 116 due |
2 | | in part to population shifts and the need to reduce the total |
3 | | population of the district. |
4 | | Proposed RD 116 contains 90.78% of current RD 116, and the |
5 | | lines for proposed RD 116 follow many of current RD 116's |
6 | | boundaries. Boundaries for proposed RD 116 begin near the |
7 | | northwest corner of St. Clair County, following the Mississippi |
8 | | River south until it touches the Jackson County line. This is |
9 | | the same western boundary as current RD 116. Proposed RD 116's |
10 | | border then heads northeast along the Randolph and Jackson |
11 | | County lines to the southwestern corner of Perry County, the |
12 | | same boundary as current RD 116. As in current RD 116, proposed |
13 | | RD 116's boundary extends eastward along the southern boundary |
14 | | of Perry County, but it continues further than current RD 116, |
15 | | turning northward just south of Du Quoin along the Illinois |
16 | | Central Railroad. Splitting DuQuoin in order to reach equal |
17 | | population, proposed RD 116's border rejoins the rail line |
18 | | heading to Pinckneyville, moves along County Road 1, and |
19 | | ultimately follows US Highway 51 to the Washington County line. |
20 | | It then extends west along the county line until it continues |
21 | | along the border of current RD 116, turning north at the corner |
22 | | of southeast St. Clair County and southwest corner of |
23 | | Washington County. The border extends north until changing |
24 | | direction westward at the Kaskaskia River. Just north of |
25 | | Fayetteville, the boundary continues west past Smithton, then |
26 | | heads north and northwest, and generally follows current RD |
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1 | | 116's boundary until it reaches the starting point near the |
2 | | northwest corner of St. Clair County. |
3 | | Proposed RD 116 contains the same counties as current RD |
4 | | 116, including the entirety of Monroe and Randolph Counties and |
5 | | portions of Perry and St. Clair Counties. The boundaries in |
6 | | Perry County follow along several precinct lines and roadways |
7 | | to keep much of the population of Pinckneyville in proposed RD |
8 | | 116. In addition, DuQuoin is split with proposed RD 115, |
9 | | largely along the Illinois Central Railroad and some precinct |
10 | | lines to reach equal population. In St. Clair County, the |
11 | | communities of Fayetteville, Lenzburg, Marissa, New Athens, |
12 | | Prairie Du Long, and Sugar Loaf are included in their entirety, |
13 | | while portions of Centreville and Millstadt Townships are |
14 | | included as under current RD 116. Millstadt's boundaries are |
15 | | adjusted slightly to achieve equal population. |
16 | | Proposed RD 116 contains the entirety of a majority of the |
17 | | municipalities in the district, including the following |
18 | | cities, towns, and villages: Baldwin, Chester, Columbia, |
19 | | Coulterville, Cutler, Darmstadt, Dupo, East Carondelet, Ellis |
20 | | Grove, Evansville, Fayetteville, Floraville, Fults, Hecker, |
21 | | Kaskaskia, Lenzburg, Maeystown, Marissa, New Athens, |
22 | | Paderborn, Percy, Prairie du Rocher, Red Bud, Rockwood, Ruma, |
23 | | Sparta, St. Libory, Steeleville, Tilden, Valmeyer, Waterloo, |
24 | | and Willisville. |
25 | | Proposed RD 116 contains portions of the following |
26 | | municipalities and Census Designated Places: Cahokia, Du |
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1 | | Quoin, Millstadt, Pinckneyville, Sauget and Smithton. |
2 | | Pinckneyville is split on major roadways and precinct lines, |
3 | | keeping the bulk of the population in proposed RD 116. |
4 | | Smithton's split follows township lines. The split in DuQuoin |
5 | | follows the Illinois Central Railroad and adjusts to reach |
6 | | equal population. The splits that occur in Sauget and Cahokia |
7 | | follow the border of current RD 116. Finally, proposed RD 116's |
8 | | border in Millstadt follows Illinois Route 158 west to the |
9 | | Sugar Loaf Township line, adjusting slightly from current RD |
10 | | 116 to achieve equal population. |
11 | | Proposed RD 116 contains roughly the same municipalities |
12 | | and Census Designated Places as current RD 116, although |
13 | | proposed RD 116 no longer contains the municipalities of |
14 | | Freeburg (which is now kept intact in RD 114), Mascoutah or |
15 | | Belleville, as the northern boundary of the district was moved |
16 | | further south in St. Clair County to achieve equal population. |
17 | | By moving further out of St. Clair County, proposed RD 116 |
18 | | is a more rural district and recognizes an agricultural |
19 | | community of interest. Many individuals testified at the House |
20 | | Redistricting Committee's hearings around the state that the |
21 | | agricultural community ought to be considered as a community of |
22 | | interest. The population center of the district, Monroe County, |
23 | | grew the most in the district, at a rate of 15% - 25%. This |
24 | | growth is due to the expansion of the St. Louis Metro Area |
25 | | southward into Monroe County. Proposed RD 116 keeps core of |
26 | | current RD 116 intact, while recognizing that the district can |
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1 | | be made more rural and accomplish the need to reduce |
2 | | population. |
3 | | Proposed RD 116 and current RD 116 are very similar |
4 | | demographically and in shape. These areas have a long history |
5 | | of coal mining, an industry that goes back generations and |
6 | | links families in the area together as a strong community of |
7 | | interest. Proposed RD 116 keeps the coal mining heritage of |
8 | | western Perry County, northeastern Randolph County, and |
9 | | southern St. Clair County together as it generally follows the |
10 | | territory of significant mining operations and important coal |
11 | | deposits. A community of interest built around the Kaskaskia |
12 | | and Mississippi Rivers remains intact. These waterways are |
13 | | significant economic engines in the area as they allow for the |
14 | | easier transport of coal and agricultural products. |
15 | | Proposed RD 116 contains the vast majority of the core of |
16 | | current RD 116 and preserves the incumbent-constituent |
17 | | relationship created over the past 7 election cycles. The |
18 | | partisan advantage for the incumbent increases slightly |
19 | | compared to current RD 116. |
20 | | Proposed RD 116 contains an African American voting-age |
21 | | population of 9.58%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 2.01%, |
22 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 0.4%. |
23 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 117 |
24 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 117 has a |
25 | | population of 110,775. Proposed RD 117 has a population of |
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1 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
2 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. |
3 | | The population in proposed RD 117 entirely resides within |
4 | | current RD 117. To reduce population, proposed RD 117 loses |
5 | | portions of Hamilton County, including two rural townships |
6 | | (Crook and South Flannigan) and a portion of the City of |
7 | | McLeansboro. Importantly, proposed RD 117 preserves the strong |
8 | | partnership and regional identity of Franklin and Williamson |
9 | | counties. Included in these counties are the towns of Cambria, |
10 | | Carterville, Crainville, Energy, Herrin, Colp, Hurst Bush, |
11 | | Johnson City, Whiteash, Spillertown, Marion, Pittsburgh, Crab |
12 | | Orchard, Creal Springs, Freeman Spur, Royalton, Zeigler, |
13 | | Mulkeytown, North City, Christopher, Buckner, Valier, Sesser, |
14 | | Orient, West Frankfort, Hanaford, Thompsonville, Ewing, |
15 | | Benton, Macedonia and portions of McLeansboro and Stonefort. |
16 | | Like current RD 117, proposed RD 117 is completely with |
17 | | within the John A. Logan and Rend Lake Community College |
18 | | Districts and includes landmarks such as the Williamson County |
19 | | Regional Airport, the McLeansboro Municipal Airport, Benton |
20 | | Municipal Airport, McLeansboro Golf Club and the McLeansboro |
21 | | Hospital. Proposed RD 117 includes all but one of the school |
22 | | districts included in current RD 117. Given the need to reduce |
23 | | the population of current RD 117, Galatia Community Unified |
24 | | School District is not included in proposed RD 117. |
25 | | The communities within current RD 117 have many similar |
26 | | economic interests. The Franklin County Economic Development |
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1 | | Corporation (FREDCO) and the Regional Economic Development |
2 | | Corporation (REDCO) in Williamson County provide the residents |
3 | | of current RD 117, as well as those within proposed RD 117, |
4 | | with resources to find manufacturing jobs throughout the area |
5 | | and classes that teach the skills to create a successful work |
6 | | environment. These communities worked together to bring about |
7 | | STAR bonds, which assists with economic development |
8 | | opportunities in the district. Outside of those economic |
9 | | development organizations, proposed and current RD 117 are |
10 | | comprised of several other employers which include Aisin |
11 | | Manufacturing, Pepsi/Midamerica, Heartland Regional Medical |
12 | | Center, VA medical Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield and the US |
13 | | Dept. of Justice. Proposed RD 117 is also home to the Southern |
14 | | Illinois Coal Belt Champion Community, which makes up the |
15 | | central and southwestern part of Franklin County and the |
16 | | northwestern part of Williamson County. Coal Mining has been a |
17 | | major source of employment in the area for decades and under |
18 | | the proposed map it will continue to serve the region. |
19 | | Proposed RD 117 contains the entire core of current RD 117. |
20 | | It preserves the incumbent-constituent relationship developed |
21 | | over the past 4 election cycles. The partisan composition is |
22 | | nearly identical to the composition under current RD 117. |
23 | | Proposed RD 117 contains an African American voting-age |
24 | | population of 2.38%, a Hispanic voting-age population of 1.33%, |
25 | | and an Asian voting-age population of 0.71%. |
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1 | | REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 118 |
2 | | According to the 2010 Census, current RD 118 has a |
3 | | population of 99,068. Proposed RD 118 has a population of |
4 | | 108,734, the equal population target, and is therefore |
5 | | compliant with the "one person, one vote" principle. Proposed |
6 | | RD 118 slightly differs in shape from current RD 118 due, in |
7 | | part, to population shifts and the need to increase the total |
8 | | population of the district. |
9 | | Proposed RD 118 contains 80.51% of current RD 118. Proposed |
10 | | RD 118 keeps many counties and townships intact and utilizes |
11 | | many natural borders and boundaries, including the |
12 | | Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers running from the |
13 | | southwestern corner to the upper northeastern corner and US |
14 | | Highway 51 on most of the inner Western edge. Proposed RD 118 |
15 | | keeps communities of interest intact and maintains |
16 | | commonalities that link residents across the region, including |
17 | | rural, agricultural communities and those in river communities |
18 | | along much of the outer boundary. |
19 | | Proposed RD 118 contains the following counties: all of |
20 | | Alexander, Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski |
21 | | and Saline, as well as portions of Hamilton, Jackson and Union |
22 | | counties. Portions of White County included in current RD 118 |
23 | | are not included in proposed RD 118. Proposed RD 118 contains |
24 | | the following townships: all of the townships of Beaver Creek, |
25 | | Crook, Crouch, Dahlgren, Mayberry, South Crouch, South |
26 | | Flannigan, South Twigg and Twigg in Hamilton County; all of the |
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1 | | townships of Anna District 7, Dongola District 1, Lick Creek |
2 | | and Stokes in Union County; portions of McLeansboro Township in |
3 | | Hamilton County, Carbondale and Makanda in Jackson County, and |
4 | | the Union County townships of Anna District 1, Anna District 3, |
5 | | Anna District 5, Anna District 6, Balcom, Cobden District 1, |
6 | | Cobden District 2, and Dongola District 2. Most of the township |
7 | | splits occur on the Western boundary that runs from Carbondale |
8 | | south past Dongola and were made to accommodate the natural and |
9 | | obvious boundary of US Highway 51. |
10 | | Proposed RD 118 contains the following municipalities: all |
11 | | of Belknap, Belle Prairie, Brookport, Broughton, Buncombe, |
12 | | Cairo, Carrier Mills, Cave-in-Rock, Creal Springs, Cypress, |
13 | | Dahlgren, East Cape Girardeau, Eddyville, Eldorado, |
14 | | Elizabethtown, Equality, Galatia, Golconda, Goreville, |
15 | | Harrisburg, Joppa, Junction, Karnak, McClure, Metropolis, |
16 | | Mound City, Mounds, Muddy, New Burnside, New Grand Chain, Old |
17 | | Shawneetown, Olive Branch, Olmsted, Omaha, Pulaski, Raleigh, |
18 | | Ridgeway, Rosiclare, Shawneetown, Simpson, Tamms, Thebes, |
19 | | Ullin and Vienna; and portions of Anna, Carbondale, Dongola, |
20 | | Makanda, Marion, McLeansboro, New Haven and Stonefort. Creal |
21 | | Springs and Stonefort are split to keep proposed RD 118 from |
22 | | crossing the county line from Saline into Williamson County, |
23 | | and New Haven was split to keep proposed RD 118 from crossing |
24 | | the county line from Gallatin into White County. Municipalities |
25 | | that are split on the Western interior border of proposed RD |
26 | | 118 allow US Highway 51 to be a natural and logical district |
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1 | | boundary. |
2 | | Proposed RD 118 contains, for the most part, two major |
3 | | communities of interest: river towns and rural, agricultural |
4 | | towns. Many of the outer borders of proposed RD 118 are natural |
5 | | waterways, namely the Mississippi, Wabash, and Ohio Rivers. |
6 | | Communities along these rivers share common ways of life and |
7 | | common concerns, including waterway commerce, tourism, and |
8 | | flooding concerns. The interior communities in proposed RD 118 |
9 | | are mostly small, farm based communities that often host a |
10 | | grain elevator that draws farmers who do not live in |
11 | | municipalities. Agriculture has been a way of life in this |
12 | | region since the 19th Century and links most of the |
13 | | municipalities in proposed RD 118 as a community of interest. |
14 | | Waterways are a significant part of proposed RD 118. As the |
15 | | Southernmost district in Illinois, it is bordered on three |
16 | | sides by the Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers. With many |
17 | | river communities that lie in flood zones throughout the |
18 | | district, including significant flood zones in Alexander, |
19 | | Gallatin, Hardin, Massac, Pope, and Pulaski Counties, |
20 | | residents are linked as a community of interest that is tied to |
21 | | water commerce, tourism, and flood worries. Landmarks that link |
22 | | the residents of current RD 118 with a shared interest in |
23 | | tourism include Shawnee National Forest, Dixon Springs State |
24 | | Park, Cave-in-Rock State Park, Giant City State Park, and a |
25 | | riverboat casino in Metropolis. |
26 | | Residents of proposed RD 118 share common concerns |
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1 | | regarding: job development and creation. The majority of |
2 | | proposed RD 118 falls into two median income categories: $2,499 - |
3 | | $44,205, and $44,205-$68,654, both of which are fairly evenly |
4 | | dispersed. The eastern part of Carbondale is the only part of |
5 | | proposed RD 118 in a higher income bracket, $68,654-$98,750. |
6 | | However, due to the need to gain population, and as Carbondale |
7 | | remains a major hub and gateway for anyone living, working, or |
8 | | visiting current RD 118, it makes sense to include it in |
9 | | proposed RD 118. |
10 | | The region of Southern Illinois has a strong shared |
11 | | identity that is largely driven by SIUC and what it brings to |
12 | | the area in terms of population, jobs and tourism. While the |
13 | | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a global draw |
14 | | (41% of students are from out of state), SIUC operates as a |
15 | | much more regional university (19% of students are from out of |
16 | | state). The representation provided under proposed RD 115 and |
17 | | proposed RD 118 empower this community of interest. |
18 | | Proposed RD 118 retains a significant majority of the |
19 | | population of current RD 118 to preserve incumbent-constituent |
20 | | relationships formed over the past 4 election cycles. The |
21 | | partisan advantage increases slightly in favor of the incumbent |
22 | | compared to current RD 118. |
23 | | The African American voting-age population in proposed RD |
24 | | 118 is 11.36%, the Hispanic voting-age population is 1.95%, and |
25 | | the Asian voting-age population is 1.04%. These communities of |
26 | | interest are kept intact in proposed RD 118. Most of proposed |
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1 | | RD 118's African American population is concentrated in the |
2 | | southwestern corner of proposed RD 118, on Alexander County's |
3 | | eastern border with Pulaski County and throughout Pulaski |
4 | | County. At both the House Redistricting Committee hearing in |
5 | | East St. Louis and the Senate Redistricting Committee hearing |
6 | | in Carbondale, Richard Grigsby, President of the |
7 | | Alexander-Pulaski County NAACP, urged the General Assembly to |
8 | | keep Alexander and Pulaski Counties within the same district. |
9 | | Mr. Grigsby explained that the counties have similar economic, |
10 | | social, and health problems and that separating the two would |
11 | | cause disruption, political complications, and confusion. |
12 | | Proposed RD 118 keeps Alexander and Pulaski Counties together |
13 | | as they are under current RD 118. Proposed RD 118 also adds |
14 | | another significant pocket of African Americans in the |
15 | | Carbondale area of the district. Thus, proposed RD 118 keeps |
16 | | nearly all of the region's African Americans in the same |
17 | | district.; and be it further |
18 | | RESOLVED, That this House Resolution adopts and |
19 | | incorporates by reference the provisions of Senate Resolution |
20 | | 249 of the Ninety-Seventh General Assembly.
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