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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 249
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Resolution 249 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the heading of the resolution with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "WHEREAS, Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois | ||||||
6 | Constitution of 1970, in the year following each federal | ||||||
7 | decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall | ||||||
8 | redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative | ||||||
9 | Districts; and
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10 | WHEREAS, In late 2010, the United States Census Bureau | ||||||
11 | released its 2010 population totals for Illinois; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The Redistricting Transparency and Public | ||||||
13 | Participation Act requires committees of the Senate and House, | ||||||
14 | or a joint committee, to hold public hearings statewide and | ||||||
15 | receive testimony and inform the public on the existing |
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1 | Legislative and Representative Districts; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly, in considering | ||||||
3 | redistricting issues over the past two years, conducted over | ||||||
4 | forty hearings throughout the State during that time; and
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5 | WHEREAS, At those hearings, the Illinois General Assembly | ||||||
6 | heard from experts in the area of redistricting, considered | ||||||
7 | comments from public officials and members of the general | ||||||
8 | public, and received proposals submitted by members of the | ||||||
9 | public and stakeholder groups; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has drafted a plan | ||||||
11 | for redistricting the Legislative Districts and the | ||||||
12 | Representative Districts (the "2011 General Assembly | ||||||
13 | Redistricting Plan"); therefore, be it | ||||||
14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in establishing | ||||||
16 | boundaries for Illinois Legislative and Representative | ||||||
17 | Districts ("Districts"), the following redistricting | ||||||
18 | principles were taken into account: | ||||||
19 | (i) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General | ||||||
20 | Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be substantially | ||||||
21 | equal in population, so that as nearly as practicable, the | ||||||
22 | total population deviation between Districts in zero; |
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1 | (ii) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 | ||||||
2 | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be | ||||||
3 | consistent with the United States Constitution; | ||||||
4 | (iii) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 | ||||||
5 | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be | ||||||
6 | consistent with the federal Voting Rights Act, where | ||||||
7 | applicable; | ||||||
8 | (iv) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 | ||||||
9 | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be compact | ||||||
10 | and contiguous, as required by the Illinois Constitution; | ||||||
11 | (v) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General | ||||||
12 | Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be consistent with | ||||||
13 | the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011, where applicable; | ||||||
14 | and | ||||||
15 | (vi) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 | ||||||
16 | General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn taking into | ||||||
17 | account the partisan composition of the District and of the | ||||||
18 | Plan itself; and be it further | ||||||
19 | RESOLVED, That in addition to the foregoing redistricting | ||||||
20 | principles, each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General | ||||||
21 | Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to reflect a balance of | ||||||
22 | the following redistricting principles: the preservation of | ||||||
23 | the core or boundaries of the existing Districts; the | ||||||
24 | preservation of communities of interest; respect for county, | ||||||
25 | township, municipal, ward, and other political subdivision |
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1 | boundaries; the maintenance of incumbent-constituent | ||||||
2 | relationships and tracking of population migration; proposals | ||||||
3 | or other input submitted by members of the public and | ||||||
4 | stakeholder groups; public hearing testimony; other incumbent | ||||||
5 | requests; respect for geographic features and natural or | ||||||
6 | logical boundaries; and other redistricting principles | ||||||
7 | recognized by state and federal court decisions; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That the Senate hereby adopts and incorporates by | ||||||
10 | reference all information received by the House Redistricting | ||||||
11 | Committee or the Senate Redistricting Committee that was | ||||||
12 | submitted by the general public and stakeholders in person at | ||||||
13 | the hearings; by e-mail; by U.S. mail; by facsimile; or in | ||||||
14 | person at the public access stations provided by the House and | ||||||
15 | Senate in Springfield, Illinois and in Chicago, Illinois; that | ||||||
16 | the Senate further adopts and incorporates by reference | ||||||
17 | transcripts of proceedings for all of the redistricting | ||||||
18 | hearings conducted by either the House or Senate or both; and | ||||||
19 | that all information received by the House or Senate or both, | ||||||
20 | including but not limited to, the aforementioned information, | ||||||
21 | was subsequently posted at one of the following websites: | ||||||
22 | www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/hearing.asp?CommitteeID=956, | ||||||
23 | www.ilsenateredistricting.com, and | ||||||
24 | www.ilhousedems.com/redistricting; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That the following summary describes the general | ||||||
2 | characteristics of each Legislative District and makes | ||||||
3 | reference to some but not all of the redistricting principles | ||||||
4 | that were considered in drawing that District. The term | ||||||
5 | "proposed district" will refer to the Legislative District | ||||||
6 | proposed in the 2011 General Assembly Redistricting Plan, and | ||||||
7 | the term "present district" will refer to the Legislative | ||||||
8 | District under the current, existing plan adopted in 2001: | ||||||
9 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 1 | ||||||
10 | Proposed Legislative District 1 is located on the southwest | ||||||
11 | side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
12 | achieves the ideal equal population target. The northern border | ||||||
13 | runs along 16th Street between the Clark Street and Western | ||||||
14 | Avenue on the east and generally along the Stevenson Expressway | ||||||
15 | on the west. The southern border is drawn along precinct lines, | ||||||
16 | streets and rail lines along Archer Avenue on the west, then | ||||||
17 | the south boundary of the district turns northeast generally | ||||||
18 | following precinct lines in a stair step pattern starting at | ||||||
19 | 73rd Street and Central Park Avenue up to 31st Street and Clark | ||||||
20 | Street. The far western border is drawn along Natoma Avenue. | ||||||
21 | The eastern border runs along Clark Street and the Dan Ryan | ||||||
22 | Expressway. Interstate 55, which runs east to west through much | ||||||
23 | of the district, serves as a major thoroughfare, as do Cicero, | ||||||
24 | Archer, Western, and Halsted Avenues and Cermak and Pulaski | ||||||
25 | Roads. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red, |
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1 | Orange, and Pink lines) also serve the district. | ||||||
2 | Proposed Legislative District 1 contains Latino | ||||||
3 | communities Pilsen, McKinley Park, Brighton Park, and Back of | ||||||
4 | the Yards, Gage Park, Archer Heights, New City, Bridgeport, | ||||||
5 | Armour Square, and Lower West Side neighborhoods of Chicago. | ||||||
6 | These working class neighborhoods contain similar housing | ||||||
7 | stock integrated with industrial facilities. The residents of | ||||||
8 | this proposed district are generally first and | ||||||
9 | second-generation immigrants who share a common need for social | ||||||
10 | services and patronize locally owned businesses catering to the | ||||||
11 | cultural tastes and customs of the communities. The proposed | ||||||
12 | district contains the National Museum of Mexican Art. According | ||||||
13 | to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 1 is underpopulated | ||||||
14 | by 24,058 people. In order to achieve ideal population, the | ||||||
15 | borders were expanded south and west. The district also | ||||||
16 | contains virtually all of the south side community of | ||||||
17 | Chinatown. Currently, the Chinatown area is split between three | ||||||
18 | legislative districts. The Senate and House Redistricting | ||||||
19 | Committees received testimony from numerous witnesses | ||||||
20 | representing businesses and residents of the greater Chinatown | ||||||
21 | area indicating that Chinatown belongs in a single legislative | ||||||
22 | district. The proposed district was configured in part to | ||||||
23 | achieve that goal and indeed maintains nearly all of that | ||||||
24 | community of interest in one legislative district. | ||||||
25 | Proposed Legislative District 1 is a majority-minority | ||||||
26 | district, with a Latino Voting Age Population of 60.17 percent. |
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1 | It also has an Asian Voting Age Population of 12.89 percent and | ||||||
2 | an African-American Voting Age Population of 7.25 percent. The | ||||||
3 | proposed legislative district maintains a partisan composition | ||||||
4 | that is comparable to the present legislative district and | ||||||
5 | reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
6 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
7 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
8 | Proposed Legislative District 1 preserves 58.9 percent of the | ||||||
9 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
10 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
11 | formulation of new relationships. Senator Antonio "Tony" Muñoz | ||||||
12 | (D) resides within the proposed district.
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13 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 2 | ||||||
14 | Proposed Legislative District 2 is located on the northwest | ||||||
15 | side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
16 | achieves the ideal equal population target. Generally, the | ||||||
17 | district is bound on the south by Grand Avenue, on the west by | ||||||
18 | Harlem Avenue, on the east by Interstate 90/94, Irving Park, | ||||||
19 | Altgeld and Armitage Roads. Proposed Legislative District 2 | ||||||
20 | contains portions of the well-established Puerto Rican | ||||||
21 | neighborhoods of Humboldt Park, Hermosa, and Logan Square, as | ||||||
22 | well as the neighborhoods of Portage Park, Belmont-Cragin, | ||||||
23 | Dunning, Austin, Montclare, and West Town. North Avenue runs | ||||||
24 | east to west through much of the district and Cicero Avenue | ||||||
25 | runs north to south. The district is also serviced by public |
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1 | transportation including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and | ||||||
2 | rail lines (Blue line) and the Metra Milwaukee District-West | ||||||
3 | line. | ||||||
4 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 2nd District | ||||||
5 | is underpopulated by 23,497 people. In order to achieve ideal | ||||||
6 | population, the district boundaries were shifted northwest to | ||||||
7 | include the neighborhoods of Dunning and Montclare. Proposed | ||||||
8 | Legislative District 2 has a Latino Voting Age Population of | ||||||
9 | 55.58 percent and is a majority-minority Latino District. The | ||||||
10 | district strongly resembles proposed district maps submitted | ||||||
11 | to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the Latino Coalition | ||||||
12 | for Fair Redistricting. The proposed legislative district | ||||||
13 | maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present | ||||||
14 | legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and | ||||||
15 | correlation of African-American and Latino voters that | ||||||
16 | identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing | ||||||
17 | testimony. Proposed Legislative District 2 preserves 82.6 | ||||||
18 | percent of the core of the present district to provide | ||||||
19 | continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations | ||||||
20 | and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator | ||||||
21 | William "Willie" Delgado (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
22 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3 | ||||||
23 | Proposed Legislative District 3 is located in Chicago, | ||||||
24 | primarily in the south side and downtown areas. It has a | ||||||
25 | population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal |
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1 | population target. The proposed district contains the vast | ||||||
2 | majority of the downtown Loop area, as well as portions of the | ||||||
3 | Near North Side, Near West Side, and Near South Side. Proposed | ||||||
4 | District 3 also contains portions of the south side | ||||||
5 | neighborhoods of Douglas, Armour Square, Bridgeport, Grand | ||||||
6 | Boulevard, New City, Washington Park, Chicago Lawn, West | ||||||
7 | Englewood, Englewood, Woodlawn, Greater Grand Crossing, South | ||||||
8 | Shore, and Chatham. The South Side community of Fuller Park is | ||||||
9 | also located wholly within the district. The northern boundary | ||||||
10 | of proposed District 3 is Goethe Street and the southern border | ||||||
11 | generally follows 67th Street. The eastern boundary is | ||||||
12 | generally Michigan Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, and the | ||||||
13 | westernmost boundary follows Interstate 94 and the Chicago | ||||||
14 | River in the north and Kedzie Avenue in the south. The borders | ||||||
15 | of the proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct | ||||||
16 | boundaries. Interstate 90/94 and Michigan Avenue run north to | ||||||
17 | south through the core of the district and Garfield Boulevard | ||||||
18 | and 47th Street are major east to west thoroughfares. The | ||||||
19 | district is also accessible via Chicago Transit Authority bus | ||||||
20 | and rail lines (Red, Purple, Brown, Green, Pink, and Orange | ||||||
21 | Lines). Proposed District 3 also contains the majority of | ||||||
22 | downtown Chicago's Loop business district. The Chicago Loop is | ||||||
23 | the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago. It is the | ||||||
24 | seat of government for Chicago and Cook County, and also | ||||||
25 | contains the historic theater and shopping districts. | ||||||
26 | Proposed Legislative District 3 is a majority-minority |
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1 | African-American district. The African-American Voting Age | ||||||
2 | Population of the proposed district is 51.29 percent. The | ||||||
3 | Latino Voting Age Population is 9.54 percent and the Asian | ||||||
4 | Voting Age Population is 7.18 percent. According to the U.S. | ||||||
5 | Census, present District 3 is underpopulated by 28,101 people. | ||||||
6 | In order to accommodate the population loss in District 3 and | ||||||
7 | surrounding districts, the proposed district expands | ||||||
8 | boundaries outward. This proposed district is also configured | ||||||
9 | to respect the Chinatown community of interest, as identified | ||||||
10 | by witnesses at numerous Senate Redistricting Committee | ||||||
11 | hearings, which is now located in the neighboring district | ||||||
12 | (Proposed Legislative District 1). The proposed district | ||||||
13 | strongly resembles proposals submitted by African-Americans | ||||||
14 | for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The proposed legislative | ||||||
15 | district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the | ||||||
16 | present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation | ||||||
17 | and correlation of African-American and Latino voters that | ||||||
18 | identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing | ||||||
19 | testimony. Proposed District 3 preserves 68.2 percent of the | ||||||
20 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
21 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
22 | formulation of new relationships. Senator Mattie Hunter (D) | ||||||
23 | resides within the proposed district. | ||||||
24 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 4 | ||||||
25 | Proposed Legislative District 4 is located on the west side |
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1 | of Chicago and in the western suburbs of Cook County. It has a | ||||||
2 | population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
3 | population target. The eastern boundary of proposed District 4 | ||||||
4 | is generally Cicero Avenue in the north and LaGrange Road in | ||||||
5 | the south. The district is bounded on the west by the | ||||||
6 | Cook-DuPage County line. The northern boundary generally | ||||||
7 | follows North Avenue in the west and central parts of the | ||||||
8 | district, and Grand Avenue in the east. The northern boundary | ||||||
9 | also runs along precinct lines in the western suburbs of | ||||||
10 | Melrose Park and Oak Park. The southern boundary generally | ||||||
11 | follows Roosevelt Road in the east, the BNSF rail line to the | ||||||
12 | southwest and U.S. Route 34. The borders of the proposed | ||||||
13 | district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries in | ||||||
14 | the City of Chicago. The west suburban communities of Forest | ||||||
15 | Park, River Forest, North Riverside, Hillside, Broadview, and | ||||||
16 | Westchester are wholly within the proposed district, as are | ||||||
17 | nearly all of Maywood, Bellwood, and Berkeley and portions of | ||||||
18 | Oak Park, Berwyn, Brookfield, LaGrange, and LaGrange Park. A | ||||||
19 | portion of Chicago's Austin neighborhood including portions | ||||||
20 | the 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th wards are also within the | ||||||
21 | proposed district. Present District 4 contains some of the same | ||||||
22 | municipalities as proposed District 4, including Chicago, | ||||||
23 | Forest Park, River Forest, Maywood, North Riverside, Hillside, | ||||||
24 | Oak Park, Bellwood, Berkeley, Berwyn, and Westchester. The | ||||||
25 | communities of LaGrange Park, Westchester, and Western | ||||||
26 | Springs, all located in southern Proviso Township, share the |
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1 | Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve and a nearby Metra line (Green | ||||||
2 | line). | ||||||
3 | A majority of the community members in proposed District 4 | ||||||
4 | share similar education-attainment levels and earn generally | ||||||
5 | between $50,000 to $60,000 each year. The educational service, | ||||||
6 | health care, and social assistance industries are the largest | ||||||
7 | employment sectors for the communities within the proposed | ||||||
8 | district. In addition, communities in proposed District 4 share | ||||||
9 | similar housing stock; the majority of the homes in the | ||||||
10 | proposed district were built before 1980. The Eisenhower | ||||||
11 | Expressway runs east to west through the entire proposed | ||||||
12 | district. Other major transportation routes include Cermak | ||||||
13 | Road, Roosevelt Road, Harlem Avenue, and LaGrange Road. The | ||||||
14 | proposed district is also accessible via public | ||||||
15 | transportation, including Chicago Transit Authority bus and | ||||||
16 | rail lines (Blue and Green lines), as well as the Metra Union | ||||||
17 | Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter rail | ||||||
18 | lines. | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 4 has an African-American | ||||||
20 | Voting Age Population of 50.06 percent, a Latino Voting Age | ||||||
21 | Population of 11.94 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population | ||||||
22 | of 2.41 percent. According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the | ||||||
23 | present 4th District is underpopulated by 25,969 people. Due to | ||||||
24 | this population loss and population losses in surrounding | ||||||
25 | districts, the proposed District 4 shifts boundaries primarily | ||||||
26 | to the south and west, thereby achieving ideal population. The |
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1 | majority of the proposed district's shape resembles proposals | ||||||
2 | submitted to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the National | ||||||
3 | Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and | ||||||
4 | African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The | ||||||
5 | proposed legislative district maintains a partisan make-up | ||||||
6 | that is comparable to the present legislative district and | ||||||
7 | reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
8 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
9 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The | ||||||
10 | proposed district preserves 70.4 percent of the core of the | ||||||
11 | present district to provide continuity for the existing | ||||||
12 | incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of | ||||||
13 | new relationships. Senator Kimberly Lightford (D) resides in | ||||||
14 | the proposed district. | ||||||
15 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 5 | ||||||
16 | Proposed Legislative District 5 is located on the west side | ||||||
17 | of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
18 | achieves the ideal equal population target. The proposed | ||||||
19 | district is bound on the west by Cicero Avenue. The northern | ||||||
20 | boundary is generally Grand Avenue. The southern boundary runs | ||||||
21 | along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. Wells Avenue, | ||||||
22 | Interstate 94, and the Chicago River form the eastern border. | ||||||
23 | The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to | ||||||
24 | existing precinct boundaries. Proposed Legislative District 5 | ||||||
25 | contains the west side neighborhood of North Lawndale in its |
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1 | entirety. It also includes all of East Garfield Park and West | ||||||
2 | Garfield Park. This is consistent with testimony received at | ||||||
3 | Senate Redistricting Committee hearings from the North | ||||||
4 | Lawndale Alliance and other community members requesting that | ||||||
5 | these neighborhoods be kept intact. The proposed district also | ||||||
6 | contains portions of Austin, Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park, | ||||||
7 | East Garfield Park, South Lawndale, Lower West Side, Near West | ||||||
8 | Side, West Town, Loop, Near North Side, Logan Square, and | ||||||
9 | Lincoln Park. | ||||||
10 | Interstate 290 runs east to west through the heart of the | ||||||
11 | district, Interstate 90/94 cuts through the east side of the | ||||||
12 | district, and Ogden Avenue traverses the district diagonally | ||||||
13 | southwest to northeast. The district is also serviced by public | ||||||
14 | transportation including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and | ||||||
15 | rail lines (Green, Blue, and Pink lines). The proposed district | ||||||
16 | includes the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, | ||||||
17 | Stroger Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, and Jesse | ||||||
18 | Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center. The district | ||||||
19 | also includes the University of Illinois at Chicago, Malcolm X | ||||||
20 | College, and the United Center. | ||||||
21 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 5th District | ||||||
22 | is underpopulated by 9,160 people. In order to achieve ideal | ||||||
23 | population, the proposed district boundaries were expanded in | ||||||
24 | the west and in the northeast. Proposed District 5 is a | ||||||
25 | majority-minority district with an African-American Voting Age | ||||||
26 | Population of 50.45 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population |
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1 | of 10.13 percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a | ||||||
2 | partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative | ||||||
3 | district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
4 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
5 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
6 | Proposed Legislative District 5 preserves 86.9 percent of the | ||||||
7 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
8 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
9 | formulation of new relationships. The proposed district | ||||||
10 | resembles a proposal submitted by African-Americans for | ||||||
11 | Legislative Redistricting (AALR). Senator Annazette Collins | ||||||
12 | (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
13 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 6 | ||||||
14 | Proposed Legislative District 6 is located on Chicago's | ||||||
15 | near north side. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
16 | achieves the ideal equal population target. The proposed | ||||||
17 | district is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan, while the | ||||||
18 | northern boundary runs generally along Montrose Avenue. The | ||||||
19 | western and southern boundaries generally follow the North | ||||||
20 | Branch of the Chicago River, and the southernmost boundary runs | ||||||
21 | along Division Street in the east. The borders of the proposed | ||||||
22 | district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. | ||||||
23 | Proposed District 6 contains portions of the Chicago | ||||||
24 | neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Avondale, Lakeview, North | ||||||
25 | Center, Irving Park, Uptown, Lincoln Square, Albany Park, and |
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1 | Near North Side. Proposed District 6 also includes one of the | ||||||
2 | largest lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) communities in | ||||||
3 | Chicago and in the nation. This is consistent with testimony | ||||||
4 | from LGBT community representatives received at the House | ||||||
5 | Redistricting Committee's Springfield hearing. Proposed | ||||||
6 | Legislative District 6 is home to many of Chicago's most | ||||||
7 | popular attractions including the Lincoln Park, the Lincoln | ||||||
8 | Park Zoo, Wrigley Field, and the Second City Theatre. DePaul | ||||||
9 | University is also located in the proposed legislative | ||||||
10 | district. | ||||||
11 | Lake Shore Drive runs the length of the district on the | ||||||
12 | east providing access to residents and businesses in each of | ||||||
13 | the neighborhoods in the district. Western and Irving Park | ||||||
14 | Avenues also run through the district, in addition to Lincoln | ||||||
15 | Avenue and Clark Street. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail | ||||||
16 | lines (Red, Purple, and Brown lines) also service the proposed | ||||||
17 | district. | ||||||
18 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 6th District | ||||||
19 | is underpopulated by 9,764 people. In order to achieve ideal | ||||||
20 | population, the district boundaries were shifted slightly to | ||||||
21 | the north and west. Proposed Legislative District 6 preserves | ||||||
22 | 90.3 percent of the core of the present district to provide | ||||||
23 | continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations. | ||||||
24 | Senator John J. Cullerton (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
25 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 7 |
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1 | Proposed Legislative District 7 is located on Chicago's far | ||||||
2 | north side. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
3 | achieves the ideal equal population target. It contains the | ||||||
4 | Lake Shore neighborhoods of Rogers Park and Edgewater, as well | ||||||
5 | as portions of Uptown, Lakeview, North Center, Lincoln Square, | ||||||
6 | Albany Park, North Park and West Ridge. The proposed district | ||||||
7 | also contains a small portion of southern Evanston. The eastern | ||||||
8 | border is Lake Michigan. The southern half of the western | ||||||
9 | border is generally the upper branch of the Chicago River, and | ||||||
10 | the northern half of the western boundary is generally Ridge | ||||||
11 | Boulevard from Devon to Touhy Avenues. The district is bounded | ||||||
12 | on the north by Calvary Cemetery as well as the CTA Skokie | ||||||
13 | Swift rail line. The southern boundary generally runs along | ||||||
14 | Montrose Avenue. The borders of the proposed district generally | ||||||
15 | adhere to existing precinct boundaries. The Chicago Wards | ||||||
16 | contained in whole or in part in proposed Legislative District | ||||||
17 | 7 include the 40th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and small sections | ||||||
18 | of the 33rd and 50th. Major transportation thoroughfares in the | ||||||
19 | proposed district include Lake Shore Drive and Ridge, Peterson | ||||||
20 | and Western Avenues. The district is also served by Chicago | ||||||
21 | Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red, Purple, Yellow and | ||||||
22 | Brown lines). | ||||||
23 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 7 is | ||||||
24 | underpopulated by 29,321 people. In order to achieve ideal | ||||||
25 | population, the district was shifted to the north and west. | ||||||
26 | Proposed District 7 includes the neighborhood of Rogers Park in |
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1 | its entirety. This is a change from the 2001 configuration, | ||||||
2 | which splits Rogers Park between present Districts 7 and 9. | ||||||
3 | This reconfiguration is consistent with testimony received | ||||||
4 | from multiple witnesses at the Senate Redistricting | ||||||
5 | Committee's Chicago hearing indicating that the neighborhood | ||||||
6 | should be unified into a single district. Proposed Legislative | ||||||
7 | District 7 preserves 81.5 percent of the core of the present | ||||||
8 | district to provide continuity for the existing incumbent | ||||||
9 | constituency relations. Senator Heather Steans (D) resides in | ||||||
10 | the proposed district. | ||||||
11 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 8 | ||||||
12 | Proposed Legislative District 8 is located on Chicago's far | ||||||
13 | north side and northwest suburbs. It has a population of | ||||||
14 | 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
15 | target. The proposed district's southwestern boundary is | ||||||
16 | generally Milwaukee Avenue. The proposed district's | ||||||
17 | southern-most boundary is generally Montrose Avenue between | ||||||
18 | Cicero and Pulaski. The eastern boundary generally runs along | ||||||
19 | Chicago's 50th Ward boundary. Generally, the eastern half of | ||||||
20 | the northern boundary runs along Howard, Lee, and Dempster | ||||||
21 | Streets. The western half of the northern boundary runs along | ||||||
22 | the Maine Township line. The borders of the proposed district | ||||||
23 | generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. | ||||||
24 | Proposed Legislative District 8 includes portions of Maine | ||||||
25 | and Niles Townships, and portions of the communities of Morton |
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1 | Grove, Niles, Skokie, Lincolnwood, and Glenview. It also | ||||||
2 | includes portions of the Chicago neighborhoods of West Ridge, | ||||||
3 | North Park, Albany Park, Irving Park, and Forest Glen. | ||||||
4 | Substantially all of the 39th and 50th Wards of Chicago are | ||||||
5 | located in the district, in addition to portions of the 41st | ||||||
6 | and 45th Wards. Under the 2001 map, present District 8 contains | ||||||
7 | some of the same municipalities as proposed District 8, | ||||||
8 | including Chicago, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Morton Grove, Glenview | ||||||
9 | and Niles. The proposed district is traversable via Interstate | ||||||
10 | 94, Harlem and Lincoln Avenues, as well as Chicago Transit | ||||||
11 | Authority bus and rail lines (Blue and Yellow lines) and the | ||||||
12 | Metra Milwaukee District West commuter rail line. | ||||||
13 | According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 8 | ||||||
14 | is underpopulated by 7,185 people, therefore, the proposed | ||||||
15 | district shifts boundaries to the northwest. The proposed | ||||||
16 | district has an Asian Voting Age Population of 23.66 percent, a | ||||||
17 | Latino Voting Age Population of 12.41 percent and an | ||||||
18 | African-American Voting Age Population of 4.36 percent. | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 8 preserves 83.4 percent of the | ||||||
20 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
21 | existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Ira | ||||||
22 | Silverstein (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
23 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 9 | ||||||
24 | Proposed Legislative District 9 is located in the northeast | ||||||
25 | corner of Cook County, directly north of Proposed Legislative |
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1 | District 8. Proposed Legislative District 9 has a population of | ||||||
2 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
3 | target. Its eastern border is Lake Michigan from Calvary | ||||||
4 | Cemetery on the south to Beach Road in Glencoe on the north. | ||||||
5 | Its northern border is generally Dundee Road, I-94, and the | ||||||
6 | Cook County line. The western border is generally I-294. The | ||||||
7 | eastern half of the southern boundary runs along Howard, Lee, | ||||||
8 | and Dempster Streets. The western half of the southern boundary | ||||||
9 | runs along the Maine Township boundary line. The borders of the | ||||||
10 | proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct | ||||||
11 | boundaries. A majority of the north shore townships of Evanston | ||||||
12 | and New Trier, as well as portions of Northfield and Niles are | ||||||
13 | located in the proposed district. Virtually all of the City of | ||||||
14 | Evanston is within the district. The proposed district also | ||||||
15 | contains the municipalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, | ||||||
16 | Glencoe, Northbrook, Glenview, Golf, Skokie and Morton Grove. | ||||||
17 | Interstate 94 runs through the heart of the district, as do | ||||||
18 | Lake Avenue, Green Bay Road, and Waukegan Road. The district is | ||||||
19 | serviced by Metra's Union Pacific North and Milwaukee District | ||||||
20 | North commuter rail lines, as well as Pace suburban bus lines. | ||||||
21 | According to 2010 Census figures, present District 9 is | ||||||
22 | underpopulated by 5,249 people. Thus, the district boundaries | ||||||
23 | were shifted north and west to achieve ideal population. | ||||||
24 | Proposed Legislative District 9 preserves 87.9 percent of the | ||||||
25 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
26 | existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Jeff |
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1 | Schoenberg (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
2 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 10 | ||||||
3 | Proposed Legislative District 10 is located on the | ||||||
4 | Northwest side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and | ||||||
5 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The | ||||||
6 | northernmost boundary is the Maine Township line. The eastern | ||||||
7 | border of the proposed district generally follows Milwaukee and | ||||||
8 | Elston Avenues. The district is bounded by Irving Park in the | ||||||
9 | southeast and Belmont Avenue in the southwest. The district's | ||||||
10 | western border is generally I-294, with a small portion running | ||||||
11 | along Mannheim Road. The borders of the proposed district | ||||||
12 | generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. | ||||||
13 | Proposed Legislative District 10 includes portions of | ||||||
14 | Leyden, Maine, Norwood Park and Niles Townships. The northwest | ||||||
15 | suburban communities of Harwood Heights, Schiller Park and | ||||||
16 | Norridge are entirely within the district, as are portions of | ||||||
17 | Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, River Grove, Elmwood Park, | ||||||
18 | Rosemont and Franklin Park. It also includes the small township | ||||||
19 | of Norwood Park, which is completely encircled by the City of | ||||||
20 | Chicago. Chicago Wards contained in whole or in part in | ||||||
21 | proposed Legislative District 10 include the 36th, 38th, 41st | ||||||
22 | and the 45th. Proposed District 10 also includes the Chicago | ||||||
23 | neighborhood of Jefferson Park. Like many neighborhoods on the | ||||||
24 | Northwest Side of Chicago, Jefferson Park is a predominantly | ||||||
25 | middle-class neighborhood with a heavy Polish-American |
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1 | community. It is home to the Copernicus Foundation, the Polish | ||||||
2 | parish of St. Constance, as well as a host of other | ||||||
3 | Polish-American organizations, institutions and businesses. | ||||||
4 | The Kennedy Expressway and Northwest Highway run through the | ||||||
5 | heart of the district, which is situated between I-294 and | ||||||
6 | I-94. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and rail lines (Blue | ||||||
7 | line) as well as the Metra commuter rail lines (North Central | ||||||
8 | Service and Union Pacific North West lines) also service the | ||||||
9 | proposed district. | ||||||
10 | U.S. Census figures show that present District 10 is | ||||||
11 | underpopulated by 7,780 people. Surrounding districts in the | ||||||
12 | area also experienced population losses; therefore, proposed | ||||||
13 | Legislative District 10 was shifted to the north and west in | ||||||
14 | order to achieve the ideal population. The proposed legislative | ||||||
15 | district expands west incorporating suburban communities that | ||||||
16 | share many similarities to communities in the present | ||||||
17 | Legislative District 10 such as housing stock, residential | ||||||
18 | green space, and access to quality schools. Proposed | ||||||
19 | Legislative District 10 preserves 71.6 percent of the core of | ||||||
20 | the present district to provide continuity for the existing | ||||||
21 | incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of | ||||||
22 | new relationships. Senator John Mulroe (D) resides in the | ||||||
23 | proposed district. | ||||||
24 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 11 | ||||||
25 | Proposed Legislative District 11 is located on the |
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1 | southwest side of Chicago and southwestern suburbs. It has a | ||||||
2 | population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
3 | population target. The Stevenson Expressway and Chicago | ||||||
4 | Sanitary and Ship Canal bisect the proposed district. The | ||||||
5 | northern section of the proposed Legislative District 11 is | ||||||
6 | drawn from Western Avenue in Chicago to Custer Avenue in the | ||||||
7 | southwestern suburb of Lyons in the areas commonly between the | ||||||
8 | Stevenson Expressway on the south and Ogden Avenue on the | ||||||
9 | north. It contains predominately working class neighborhoods | ||||||
10 | and suburbs located near industrial and commercial facilities | ||||||
11 | as well as the Hawthorne Racecourse. The southern section of | ||||||
12 | the district is drawn from Joliet Road in McCook to Kedzie | ||||||
13 | Avenue in Chicago, this area is dominated by Midway Airport and | ||||||
14 | working class neighborhoods adjacent to the Airport and the CSX | ||||||
15 | Bedford Park Rail Facility. | ||||||
16 | Proposed District 11 contains the Chicago neighborhoods of | ||||||
17 | Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, West Lawn, West Elsdon, Clearing, | ||||||
18 | Garfield Ridge, South Lawndale, and Brighton Park. It also | ||||||
19 | contains the southwestern suburbs of Summit, Lyons, Stickney, | ||||||
20 | Forest View, Riverside, Cicero, Bedford Park, and McCook. These | ||||||
21 | suburban communities, with close proximity to Chicago, have | ||||||
22 | been united with Chicago neighborhoods previously. The | ||||||
23 | proposed district includes portions of well-established | ||||||
24 | Mexican-American communities in suburban Cicero as well as in | ||||||
25 | Chicago's Little Village, Archer Heights, Gage Park, West | ||||||
26 | Elsdon, and West Lawn neighborhoods. These working class |
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1 | neighborhoods contain similar housing stock, often referred to | ||||||
2 | as the "Bungalow Belt", integrated with industrial facilities. | ||||||
3 | The proposed district contains many first and | ||||||
4 | second-generation immigrants who share a common need for social | ||||||
5 | services and customs. Interstate 55, Cicero Avenue, and 55th | ||||||
6 | Street traverse the proposed district. Chicago Transit | ||||||
7 | Authority bus and rail lines (Orange and Pink lines) and the | ||||||
8 | Metra Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Heritage commuter rail | ||||||
9 | lines also serve the proposed district. Proposed District 11 is | ||||||
10 | a significant transportation center containing Midway | ||||||
11 | International Airport, I-55, and a portion of the CSX-Bedford | ||||||
12 | Park Rail Facility. The transportation industry dominates the | ||||||
13 | area with many local residents finding employment at the | ||||||
14 | airport, businesses providing services connected to airport | ||||||
15 | operations, or the local rail yards. | ||||||
16 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present district is | ||||||
17 | underpopulated by 8,608 people, districts to the east were | ||||||
18 | underpopulated as well. Due to significant southwest side | ||||||
19 | population growth in the Latino community and population | ||||||
20 | deficiencies in the present and surrounding districts, present | ||||||
21 | Legislative District 11 and present Legislative District 12 | ||||||
22 | were reconfigured to encompass two districts with a majority | ||||||
23 | Latino population based on their proximity. Present | ||||||
24 | Legislative District 12, renumbered as proposed Legislative | ||||||
25 | District 11, was contracted in the north and east but expanded | ||||||
26 | south and west. Senator Martin Sandoval (D) resides within the |
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1 | proposed district. Proposed Legislative District 11 is a | ||||||
2 | majority-minority district, with a Latino Voting Age | ||||||
3 | Population of 60.18 percent and an African-American Voting Age | ||||||
4 | Population of 7.46 percent. Proposed District 11 preserves 49.6 | ||||||
5 | percent of the core of the present District 11, and contains | ||||||
6 | 21.54 percent of the present District 12 in order to provide | ||||||
7 | continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations | ||||||
8 | and allows the formulation of new relationships. The proposed | ||||||
9 | legislative district maintains a partisan composition that is | ||||||
10 | comparable to the present legislative district and reflects the | ||||||
11 | high affiliation and correlation of African-American and | ||||||
12 | Latino voters that identify with the Democratic Party based on | ||||||
13 | committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
14 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 12 | ||||||
15 | Proposed Legislative District 12 is located in the | ||||||
16 | southwest suburbs and City of Chicago. It has a population of | ||||||
17 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
18 | target. Proposed Legislative District 12 contains a portion of | ||||||
19 | southwestern Chicago as well as portions of the southwestern | ||||||
20 | suburban communities of Cicero, Berwyn, Riverside, Brookfield, | ||||||
21 | McCook, Justice, Bridgeview, Bedford Park, Burbank, LaGrange, | ||||||
22 | LaGrange Park, Countryside, Summit, and Hodgkins. These | ||||||
23 | suburban communities, with their close proximity to Chicago, | ||||||
24 | have been joined with Chicago neighborhoods in the past. The | ||||||
25 | proposed district includes a well-established Mexican-American |
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1 | community in the Berwyn-Cicero area as well as a portion of | ||||||
2 | Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. District lines were | ||||||
3 | drawn primarily along precinct boundaries. Major | ||||||
4 | transportation routes running through the district include | ||||||
5 | Interstate 55, Cermak Road, Ogden Avenue, Harlem Avenue, 79th | ||||||
6 | Street, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. The | ||||||
7 | proposed district includes Chicago Transit Authority bus and | ||||||
8 | rail lines (Pink line) as well as the Metra Burlington Northern | ||||||
9 | Santa Fe commuter rail line, transporting commuters daily. | ||||||
10 | The proposed legislative district, like its southwest side | ||||||
11 | neighbors, is a transportation hub containing two major rail | ||||||
12 | yards, the BNSF-Cicero and the CSX-Bedford Park. The proposed | ||||||
13 | district is also dotted with working class communities | ||||||
14 | containing similar housing stock integrated with industrial | ||||||
15 | facilities much like its neighboring district, proposed | ||||||
16 | Legislative District 11. The proposed district contains many | ||||||
17 | first and second-generation immigrants who share many customs | ||||||
18 | and a common need for social services. Due to significant | ||||||
19 | southwest side population growth in the Latino community and | ||||||
20 | population deficiencies in surrounding districts, present | ||||||
21 | district 11 and present district 12 were reconfigured to | ||||||
22 | encompass two Latino majority-minority districts. Present | ||||||
23 | Legislative District 11 was renumbered as proposed Legislative | ||||||
24 | District 12, which was contracted in the south but expanded | ||||||
25 | north and northeast. Proposed District 12 is a | ||||||
26 | majority-minority district with a Latino Voting Age Population |
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1 | of 57.99 percent and an African-American Voting Age Population | ||||||
2 | of 3.32 percent. Proposed District 12 preserves 59.7 percent of | ||||||
3 | the core of present District 12 and 30.9 percent of present | ||||||
4 | District 11 to provide continuity for the existing incumbent | ||||||
5 | constituency relations and allows the formulation of new | ||||||
6 | relationships. Senator Steven Landek (D) resides within the | ||||||
7 | proposed district. The proposed legislative district maintains | ||||||
8 | a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present | ||||||
9 | legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and | ||||||
10 | correlation of African-American and Latino voters that | ||||||
11 | identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing | ||||||
12 | testimony. | ||||||
13 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 13 | ||||||
14 | Proposed Legislative District 13 is located in Chicago | ||||||
15 | along the downtown lakefront and on the city's south side. It | ||||||
16 | has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal | ||||||
17 | equal population target. The proposed Legislative District 13 | ||||||
18 | begins in the north at Goethe Street and continues southeast | ||||||
19 | along Lake Michigan to the Illinois-Indiana state line. The | ||||||
20 | western boundary runs along Michigan Avenue and Martin Luther | ||||||
21 | King Drive in downtown Chicago, and follows existing precinct | ||||||
22 | lines and roadways near the Chicago Skyway in the south. The | ||||||
23 | proposed district is accessible via Lake Shore Drive, which | ||||||
24 | runs through the majority of the district, as well as Chicago | ||||||
25 | Transit Authority bus lines. This lakefront district contains |
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1 | many popular travel destinations that form the heart of | ||||||
2 | Chicago's tourism industry. | ||||||
3 | The proposed district contains a portion of the downtown | ||||||
4 | Loop area, as well as portions of the Near North Side and Near | ||||||
5 | South Side communities. The proposed Legislative District 13 | ||||||
6 | also contains portions of the south side neighborhoods of | ||||||
7 | Douglas, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Woodlawn, and South | ||||||
8 | Shore. The south side communities of Hyde Park, Kenwood and | ||||||
9 | Oakland are entirely within the proposed district. The Museum | ||||||
10 | of Science and Industry, Jackson Park, the Field Museum, | ||||||
11 | Soldier Field, the John G. Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, | ||||||
12 | Buckingham Fountain, The Art Institute of Chicago, Northerly | ||||||
13 | Island, Grant Park, Millennium Park and Navy Pier are all | ||||||
14 | contained within the district. The proposed district also | ||||||
15 | includes the University of Chicago. | ||||||
16 | According to the U.S. Census, present District 13 is | ||||||
17 | underpopulated by 12,101 people. In order to accommodate the | ||||||
18 | population loss in present District 13 and surrounding | ||||||
19 | districts, the proposed district expands boundaries south. | ||||||
20 | Proposed Legislative District 13 is a majority-minority | ||||||
21 | African-American district, with an African-American Voting Age | ||||||
22 | Population of 52.25 percent. The Latino Voting Age Population | ||||||
23 | is 13.64 percent and the Asian Voting Age Population is 6.49 | ||||||
24 | percent. The configuration of this proposed district is not | ||||||
25 | without historical precedent. Previous redistricting plans | ||||||
26 | also included similarly shaped lakefront districts. The |
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1 | proposed district also resembles proposals submitted by the | ||||||
2 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | ||||||
3 | (NAACP) and African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting | ||||||
4 | (AALR). The proposed legislative district maintains a partisan | ||||||
5 | make-up that is comparable to the present legislative district | ||||||
6 | and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
7 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
8 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
9 | Proposed District 13 preserves 80 percent of the core of the | ||||||
10 | present district to provide continuity for the existing | ||||||
11 | incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of | ||||||
12 | new relationships. Senator Kwame Raoul (D) resides within the | ||||||
13 | proposed district. | ||||||
14 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 14 | ||||||
15 | Proposed Legislative District 14 is located on the south | ||||||
16 | side of Chicago and the southwest suburbs. It has a population | ||||||
17 | of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
18 | target. The district runs from the City of Chicago in the | ||||||
19 | northeast to the suburbs in the southwest. Its northern | ||||||
20 | boundary generally runs along 83rd Street in the east and 119th | ||||||
21 | Street in the west. The southern boundary is generally 138th | ||||||
22 | Street on the east and 159th Street on the west. The eastern | ||||||
23 | boundary of proposed District 14 runs parallel to I-94, and the | ||||||
24 | western boundary generally runs along 88th Avenue in Orland | ||||||
25 | Hills. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to |
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1 | existing precinct boundaries in the City of Chicago. | ||||||
2 | Proposed Legislative District 14 contains Chicago Wards 9, | ||||||
3 | 19, 21, and all of 34. It also includes portions of Calumet, | ||||||
4 | Worth, Bremen, Orland and Palos Townships. Portions of the | ||||||
5 | south side neighborhoods of Roseland, Washington Heights, | ||||||
6 | Auburn-Gresham, Chatham, Beverly, Morgan Park and West Pullman | ||||||
7 | are contained in the district. Parts of the suburban | ||||||
8 | communities of Blue Island, Calumet Park, Riverdale, Alsip, | ||||||
9 | Robbins, Crestwood, Oak Forest, Palos Heights, Orland Park and | ||||||
10 | Tinley Park are also located in the district. The present 14th | ||||||
11 | District also unites the suburban communities of Calumet Park, | ||||||
12 | Blue Island, Robbins, Crestwood, Oak Forest and Orland Park | ||||||
13 | with the City of Chicago. Roughly, 30 percent of the community | ||||||
14 | in the proposed district is employed in sales/office work. | ||||||
15 | Another 20 percent is employed in the service sector. A | ||||||
16 | majority of the communities in the proposed district have | ||||||
17 | sizable portions of the population who rent rather than own | ||||||
18 | their homes. The median gross rent rate is generally between | ||||||
19 | $770 and $870 throughout the proposed district. Public | ||||||
20 | transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus | ||||||
21 | and rail lines (Red Line) and Metra rail lines (Electric | ||||||
22 | District line) service the district. | ||||||
23 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 14th | ||||||
24 | District is underpopulated by 26,597 people. In order to | ||||||
25 | achieve the ideal population, the district boundaries were | ||||||
26 | slightly contracted in the Chicago areas and expanded in the |
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1 | suburban areas. The resulting district is substantially | ||||||
2 | similar in shape to the present 14th District. Proposed | ||||||
3 | Legislative District 14 is a majority-minority district with an | ||||||
4 | African-American Voting Age Population of 55.34 percent and a | ||||||
5 | Latino Voting Age Population of 7.65 percent. It resembles a | ||||||
6 | proposed district submitted by African-Americans for | ||||||
7 | Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The proposed legislative | ||||||
8 | district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the | ||||||
9 | present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation | ||||||
10 | and correlation of African-American and Latino voters that | ||||||
11 | identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing | ||||||
12 | testimony. Proposed Legislative District 14 preserves 77.3 | ||||||
13 | percent of the core of the present district to provide | ||||||
14 | continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations | ||||||
15 | and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Emil | ||||||
16 | Jones III (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
17 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 15 | ||||||
18 | Proposed Legislative District 15 is located on the south | ||||||
19 | side of Chicago and the south suburbs. It has a population of | ||||||
20 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
21 | target. The proposed district begins in the north at 115th | ||||||
22 | Street in Chicago and continues east, roughly following the | ||||||
23 | Bishop-Ford Expressway south to the Will County border. It then | ||||||
24 | turns west and continues to Harlem Avenue in the south suburb | ||||||
25 | of Monee. The western border of the proposed district generally |
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1 | follows precinct lines in several south suburban communities. | ||||||
2 | The proposed district unites the southwestern portion of | ||||||
3 | Chicago's 9th Ward with south suburban communities in Bloom, | ||||||
4 | Thornton and Crete Townships. Portions of the south suburban | ||||||
5 | communities of Dolton, South Holland, Markham, Glenwood, Oak | ||||||
6 | Forest, Riverdale, Harvey, Posen, Midlothian, Dixmoor, Sauk | ||||||
7 | Village, Thornton, Homewood, South Chicago Heights, Ford | ||||||
8 | Heights, Crete, Steger, University Park and Monee are located | ||||||
9 | within the district. Present District 15 also links the south | ||||||
10 | suburban communities of Dolton, South Holland, Thornton, | ||||||
11 | Homewood, Harvey, Dixmoor, Riverdale, Posen, Midlothian, Oak | ||||||
12 | Forest and Markham with Chicago. In addition, the shape of | ||||||
13 | proposed District 15 generally resembles the present district. | ||||||
14 | The communities throughout proposed District 15 share similar | ||||||
15 | housing stock, with a majority of families in this district | ||||||
16 | residing in single-family homes. These communities generally | ||||||
17 | all contain well-established neighborhoods developed in the | ||||||
18 | same period (between 1940 and 1980). The communities within | ||||||
19 | proposed District 15 also share similar education-attainment | ||||||
20 | levels. Three major interstate highways run through the | ||||||
21 | district: Interstates 94, 57 and 80. The proposed district is | ||||||
22 | also serviced by public transportation, including the Chicago | ||||||
23 | Transit Authority bus routes and Metra rail lines (Rock Island | ||||||
24 | and Electric District lines). | ||||||
25 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 15th | ||||||
26 | District is underpopulated by 23,008 people. In order to |
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1 | achieve the ideal population, the district boundaries were | ||||||
2 | expanded in the suburban areas of Markham, Harvey, Oak Forest, | ||||||
3 | Crete, and Monee. Proposed Legislative District 15 is a | ||||||
4 | majority-minority district with an African-American Voting Age | ||||||
5 | Population of 56.94 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population | ||||||
6 | of 9.16 percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a | ||||||
7 | partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative | ||||||
8 | district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
9 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
10 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
11 | Proposed Legislative District 15 preserves 70.8 percent of the | ||||||
12 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
13 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
14 | formulation of new relationships. Senator James Meeks (D) | ||||||
15 | resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
16 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 16 | ||||||
17 | Proposed Legislative District 16 is located on the | ||||||
18 | southwest side of Chicago, entirely within Cook County. It has | ||||||
19 | a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
20 | population target. The proposed district begins at Interstate | ||||||
21 | 90 in Chicago's 6th Ward, running southwest to 88th Avenue in | ||||||
22 | Palos Hills. From Palos Hills the district extends northwest to | ||||||
23 | Plainfield Road in Countryside. The northern boundary also runs | ||||||
24 | along 83rd and 67th Streets. The southern boundary of the | ||||||
25 | proposed district generally runs along 103rd and 95th Streets |
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1 | in the west and 83rd and 74th Streets in the east. | ||||||
2 | The majority of the population of proposed Legislative | ||||||
3 | District 16 resides in the City of Chicago, primarily in the | ||||||
4 | neighborhoods of Greater Grand Crossing, Englewood, West | ||||||
5 | Englewood, Auburn-Gresham, Chicago Lawn and Ashburn. The | ||||||
6 | proposed district also contains the suburban communities of | ||||||
7 | Chicago Ridge, Burbank, Countryside, Hickory Hills, Palos | ||||||
8 | Hills, Oak Lawn, Willow Springs, Bridgeview, Hometown, Indian | ||||||
9 | Head Park and Justice. The present district boundaries also | ||||||
10 | unite the communities of Hometown, Oak Lawn, Burbank, Hickory | ||||||
11 | Hills, Bridgeview and Justice with the City of Chicago. | ||||||
12 | Proposed District 16 is comprised primarily of economically | ||||||
13 | diverse, working-class communities with median yearly | ||||||
14 | household incomes between $40,000 to $60,000. All communities | ||||||
15 | within the proposed district share a very diverse labor force, | ||||||
16 | with no one industry employing more than 20% of any given | ||||||
17 | community. Transportation routes serving the district include | ||||||
18 | the Dan Ryan Expressway in the east and the Stevenson | ||||||
19 | Expressway and I-294 in the west. Western, Cicero and Harlem | ||||||
20 | Avenues are also major transportation arteries in the proposed | ||||||
21 | district. Proposed District 16 is also serviced by public | ||||||
22 | transportation, including Chicago Transit Authority bus and | ||||||
23 | rail lines (Red line), as well as the Metra Southwest Service | ||||||
24 | and Rock Island District commuter rail lines, which transport | ||||||
25 | commuters from the proposed district to downtown Chicago daily. | ||||||
26 | Proposed district 16 preserves 68.6 percent of the core of the |
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1 | present district to provide continuity for the existing | ||||||
2 | incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of | ||||||
3 | new relationships. | ||||||
4 | Proposed Legislative District 16 is a majority-minority | ||||||
5 | district. It has an African-American Voting Age Population of | ||||||
6 | 52.92 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population of 10.93 | ||||||
7 | percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a | ||||||
8 | partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative | ||||||
9 | district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
10 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
11 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The | ||||||
12 | proposed district is similar to a proposal submitted by | ||||||
13 | African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). | ||||||
14 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 16 is | ||||||
15 | underpopulated by 26,162 people. In order to attain the ideal | ||||||
16 | population, the proposed district shifts west. Senator | ||||||
17 | Jacqueline Collins (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
18 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 17 | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 17 is located in | ||||||
20 | northeastern Illinois, along the Illinois-Indiana state line. | ||||||
21 | It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the | ||||||
22 | ideal equal population target. It includes several south | ||||||
23 | suburban communities and portions of the southeast side of | ||||||
24 | Chicago. Proposed District 17 begins at East 73rd Street in | ||||||
25 | Chicago. It then follows a southeasterly path to the |
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1 | Illinois-Indiana border. The district continues south along | ||||||
2 | the Indiana state line to Momence Township in Kankakee County. | ||||||
3 | The southern border extends from the Indiana State line to | ||||||
4 | Manteno Township in Kankakee County. The western boundary of | ||||||
5 | the district runs generally along I-94 in Cook County and the | ||||||
6 | Bishop-Ford Expressway in Will County. | ||||||
7 | The proposed Legislative District 17 includes the south | ||||||
8 | suburban municipalities of Burnham, Calumet, Lansing, Lynwood, | ||||||
9 | Ford Heights, and Sauk Village. The Will County municipalities | ||||||
10 | of Beecher and Peotone are also included within the district, | ||||||
11 | as are the Kankakee County municipalities of Manteno and Grant | ||||||
12 | Park. Major transportation routes through the district are | ||||||
13 | I-90, I-94, I-80, I-57 and Dixie Highway. Torrence Avenue runs | ||||||
14 | north to south through the length of the district to the Cook | ||||||
15 | County line. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red | ||||||
16 | Line), as well as the Metra Electric District commuter line | ||||||
17 | also serve the district, transporting residents to and from | ||||||
18 | downtown Chicago. | ||||||
19 | U.S. Census figures reveal that the present 17th District, | ||||||
20 | like neighboring south side districts, experienced a | ||||||
21 | significant population loss. Because the present District 17 is | ||||||
22 | 28,268 people below the ideal population, the proposed district | ||||||
23 | boundaries were reconfigured to achieve the ideal population. | ||||||
24 | The proposed district boundaries were extended south in order | ||||||
25 | to respect the configurations of districts adjacent to it. The | ||||||
26 | proposed district accordingly picks up similar south suburban |
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1 | communities in Cook, Will and Kankakee Counties, which is not | ||||||
2 | without historical precedent. Under the 2001 configuration, | ||||||
3 | many of these south suburban communities were included together | ||||||
4 | in Legislative District 40. All communities in proposed | ||||||
5 | District 17 generally share the same educational attainment | ||||||
6 | levels. The manufacturing industry is a key employer in | ||||||
7 | communities throughout this district, with at least 10% of the | ||||||
8 | workforce employed in manufacturing. The proposed legislative | ||||||
9 | district includes a number of manufacturing facilities, | ||||||
10 | including Ford Motor Company's Chicago plant, that provide jobs | ||||||
11 | to Chicago and south suburban residents. The population of the | ||||||
12 | proposed district is primarily working-class, with a median | ||||||
13 | household income of between $40,000 to $65,000 for the majority | ||||||
14 | of the community. Roughly two-thirds of households own their | ||||||
15 | own homes and the remaining one-third rent. | ||||||
16 | Proposed Legislative District 17 is a majority-minority | ||||||
17 | district, with an African-American Voting Age Population of | ||||||
18 | 60.03 percent. The Latino Voting Age Population is 9.07 | ||||||
19 | percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a | ||||||
20 | partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative | ||||||
21 | district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
22 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
23 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The | ||||||
24 | proposed district preserves 60.6 percent of the core of the | ||||||
25 | present district to provide continuity for the existing | ||||||
26 | incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of |
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1 | new relationships. Senator Donne Trotter (D) resides in the | ||||||
2 | proposed district. | ||||||
3 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 18 | ||||||
4 | Proposed Legislative District 18 is located entirely | ||||||
5 | within southwestern Cook County. It has a population of | ||||||
6 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
7 | target. The northern border is generally 83rd Street in the | ||||||
8 | eastern half of the district and 103rd Street in the western | ||||||
9 | half. The western border is the Cook County line. The southern | ||||||
10 | border generally follows 119th Street in the eastern half of | ||||||
11 | the district and 159th, 167th and 171st Streets in the west. | ||||||
12 | The eastern border generally runs along South Ashland, South | ||||||
13 | Western and South 86th Avenues. Proposed Legislative District | ||||||
14 | 18 begins in the City of Chicago's 18th, 19th and 21st Wards, | ||||||
15 | and continues west into Worth, Palos, Lyons and Orland | ||||||
16 | Townships. | ||||||
17 | Proposed Legislative District 18 includes portions of the | ||||||
18 | suburban communities of Orland Park, Orland Hills, Oak Lawn, | ||||||
19 | Alsip, Merrionette Park, Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge, Palos | ||||||
20 | Hills, Palos Park, Palos Heights and Worth, as well as the | ||||||
21 | Chicago communities of Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park, | ||||||
22 | Auburn-Gresham, Ashburn and Washington Heights. Legislative | ||||||
23 | District 18 joins communities in southwest Chicago and | ||||||
24 | Evergreen Park with areas such as Oak Lawn, Worth, Palos Hills | ||||||
25 | and Orland Park. The shape of the proposed 18th Legislative |
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1 | District is not without historical precedent. The 1991 and 2001 | ||||||
2 | configurations of the district linked these southwestern | ||||||
3 | Chicago neighborhoods with similar suburbs. Interstate 294 | ||||||
4 | runs through much of the proposed district, as do Southwest | ||||||
5 | Highway and Western Avenue. The district is also serviced by | ||||||
6 | public transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority | ||||||
7 | bus lines as well as the Metra Southwest Service commuter rail | ||||||
8 | line. | ||||||
9 | The 2010 U.S. Census figures show that present District 18 | ||||||
10 | is underpopulated by 8,320 people. Surrounding districts to the | ||||||
11 | north and east also experienced significant population losses. | ||||||
12 | Thus, District 18 was contracted in the north and east and | ||||||
13 | expanded in the southwest, thereby achieving ideal population. | ||||||
14 | Proposed Legislative District 18 preserves 73.8 percent of the | ||||||
15 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
16 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
17 | formulation of new relationships. Senator Edward Maloney (D) | ||||||
18 | resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
19 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 19 | ||||||
20 | Proposed Legislative District 19 is located in southern | ||||||
21 | Cook County and northern Will County. It has a population of | ||||||
22 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
23 | target. The proposed district includes portions of Rich, Bremen | ||||||
24 | and Orland Townships in Cook County and a majority of | ||||||
25 | Frankfort, New Lenox and Homer Townships in Will County. Joliet |
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1 | and Lockport Township boundaries form the western boundary of | ||||||
2 | proposed District 19. The southern boundary is generally | ||||||
3 | Laraway Road, Prestwick Drive, and the Will-Cook County line. | ||||||
4 | The eastern boundary is generally Kedzie and Western Avenues. | ||||||
5 | The northern boundary generally follows 159th, 171st and 183rd | ||||||
6 | Streets. The municipalities of Mokena, Matteson, New Lenox, | ||||||
7 | Tinley Park, Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest and Richton Park | ||||||
8 | are wholly or partially included in proposed Legislative | ||||||
9 | District 19. Other municipalities partially included in the | ||||||
10 | proposed district are Markham, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Oak | ||||||
11 | Forest, Park Forest, Flossmoor, Frankfort, Lockport, Homer | ||||||
12 | Glen and Joliet. | ||||||
13 | The shape of the 19th Legislative District is not without | ||||||
14 | historical precedent. Many of these communities were included | ||||||
15 | in districts together under the 1991 and 2001 redistricting | ||||||
16 | plans. Interstate 57, Harlem Avenue and LaGrange Road are major | ||||||
17 | north to south transportation routes through the district. In | ||||||
18 | addition, Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 30 traverse the district | ||||||
19 | east to west. Interstate 355 provides transportation access in | ||||||
20 | the northwestern portion of the district. The Metra Southwest | ||||||
21 | Service line, the Rock Island District line and the Metra | ||||||
22 | Electric District line provide commuters with daily service to | ||||||
23 | and from the City of Chicago. | ||||||
24 | Due to population losses in the north and east, proposed | ||||||
25 | Legislative District 19 encompasses additional southwestern | ||||||
26 | suburban communities to the west. Proposed Legislative |
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1 | District 19 preserves 57.6 percent of the core of the present | ||||||
2 | district to provide continuity for the existing incumbent | ||||||
3 | constituency relations and allows the formulation of new | ||||||
4 | relationships. Senator Maggie Crotty (D) resides in the | ||||||
5 | district. | ||||||
6 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 20 | ||||||
7 | Proposed Legislative District 20 is located on the | ||||||
8 | northwest side of Chicago, just north of proposed Legislative | ||||||
9 | District 2. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
10 | achieves the ideal equal population target. Generally, the | ||||||
11 | district is bound on the south by Armitage, Fullerton and | ||||||
12 | Belmont Avenues, and on the north by Irving Park Road, Montrose | ||||||
13 | Avenue and Argyle Street. It is bordered on the west by Austin | ||||||
14 | Avenue, and on the east by the Chicago River and Western | ||||||
15 | Avenue. | ||||||
16 | The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to | ||||||
17 | existing precinct boundaries. Proposed District 20 contains | ||||||
18 | well-established and growing Latino communities on Chicago's | ||||||
19 | northwest side. Portions of the Chicago neighborhoods of | ||||||
20 | Hermosa, Logan Square, Belmont-Cragin, Albany Park, Avondale, | ||||||
21 | Irving Park, Portage Park and Dunning are located in the | ||||||
22 | district. Chicago City Wards partially contained in the | ||||||
23 | district are the 1st, 26th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, 35th, 38th and | ||||||
24 | 39th. Irving Park Road and Belmont Avenue are major | ||||||
25 | thoroughfares running east to west through much of the |
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1 | district, while Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road run north to | ||||||
2 | south. The Kennedy Expressway and Milwaukee Avenue run | ||||||
3 | diagonally from the northwest to the southeast through the | ||||||
4 | district. Proposed District 20 is also serviced by public | ||||||
5 | transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus | ||||||
6 | and rail lines (Blue line) and the Metra Milwaukee | ||||||
7 | District-West and Union Pacific Northwest lines. | ||||||
8 | In 2001, present District 20 was created as a new | ||||||
9 | majority-minority Latino district. According to the 2010 U.S. | ||||||
10 | Census, the present 20th District lost 29,590 people. In order | ||||||
11 | to achieve ideal population, the boundaries were shifted west. | ||||||
12 | Proposed District 20 has a Latino Voting Age Population of | ||||||
13 | 52.01 percent and an Asian Voting Age Population of 6.25 | ||||||
14 | percent. The district resembles proposed district maps | ||||||
15 | submitted to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the Latino | ||||||
16 | Coalition for Fair Redistricting. The proposed legislative | ||||||
17 | district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the | ||||||
18 | present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation | ||||||
19 | and correlation of Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
20 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
21 | Proposed Legislative District 20 preserves 80.2 percent of the | ||||||
22 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
23 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
24 | formulation of new relationships. Senator Iris Martinez (D) | ||||||
25 | resides in the proposed district. |
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1 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 21 | ||||||
2 | Proposed Legislative District 21 is located in central | ||||||
3 | DuPage County and northern Will County. It has a population of | ||||||
4 | 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
5 | target. Townships included in the proposed district are | ||||||
6 | Winfield, Wayne, Bloomingdale, Milton, Naperville, Lisle, | ||||||
7 | Wheatland and DuPage. The western border of proposed | ||||||
8 | Legislative District 21 generally follows Illinois Route 59. | ||||||
9 | The southern border is 111th Street and the northern border | ||||||
10 | runs generally along Illinois Route 64. The eastern border | ||||||
11 | generally follows Illinois Route 35 in the north and Naper | ||||||
12 | Boulevard in the south. | ||||||
13 | The proposed district is anchored by the City of | ||||||
14 | Naperville, and also includes the majority of the | ||||||
15 | municipalities of Warrenville, Lisle and Wheaton. Portions of | ||||||
16 | West Chicago and Carol Stream are also within the proposed | ||||||
17 | district. Interstate 88, 75th Street, Roosevelt Road and Ogden | ||||||
18 | Avenue traverse the district from east to west. The Metra Union | ||||||
19 | Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter rail | ||||||
20 | lines transport commuters to and from the City of Chicago | ||||||
21 | daily. The Timber Ridge Forest Preserve lies in the northern | ||||||
22 | part of the district and the Springbrook Prairie Forest | ||||||
23 | Preserves lies in the south. The proposed district includes a | ||||||
24 | portion of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor and is | ||||||
25 | home to many businesses including Navistar, Tellabs, and the BP | ||||||
26 | Research Center. |
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1 | Proposed District 21 is presently located in the area | ||||||
2 | occupied by present District 48. Present District 48 is located | ||||||
3 | between two shifting population zones. To the east, districts | ||||||
4 | lost population while districts to the west gained | ||||||
5 | dramatically. Thus, proposed District 21 shifts north in order | ||||||
6 | to achieve ideal population in the proposed district and | ||||||
7 | surrounding districts. Proposed Legislative District 21 | ||||||
8 | preserves 59.8 percent of the core of present District 48, and | ||||||
9 | it retains the same general shape it presently has under the | ||||||
10 | 2001 redistricting plan. Senator Tom Johnson (R) and Senator | ||||||
11 | John Milner (R) reside in the proposed district. | ||||||
12 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 22 | ||||||
13 | Proposed Legislative District 22 is located in | ||||||
14 | northwestern Cook County and eastern Kane County. It has a | ||||||
15 | population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
16 | population target. The proposed district's western boundary is | ||||||
17 | generally the Fox River in the north and Illinois Route 34 in | ||||||
18 | the south. The proposed district's southern border is generally | ||||||
19 | U.S. Highway 20. The eastern boundary runs along Roselle Road | ||||||
20 | in the north and generally along precinct lines in the cities | ||||||
21 | of Streamwood, Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates in the south. | ||||||
22 | The proposed district's northern boundary is generally I-90 to | ||||||
23 | the east, and the McHenry-Kane County line in the west. | ||||||
24 | Proposed Legislative District 22 has a Latino Voting Age | ||||||
25 | Population of 35.21 percent, an Asian Voting Age Population of |
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1 | 11.39 percent and an African-American Voting Age Population of | ||||||
2 | 5.79 percent. A large portion of the Latino community in | ||||||
3 | District 22 is located in the Fox River communities of | ||||||
4 | Carpentersville and Elgin. The Latino Policy Forum proposed a | ||||||
5 | similar configuration of this district at a Senate | ||||||
6 | Redistricting Committee hearing. Other communities included in | ||||||
7 | proposed District 22 are Streamwood, East Dundee, Schaumburg, | ||||||
8 | Hoffman Estates, South Elgin and Hanover Park. In addition, | ||||||
9 | proposed Legislative District 22 contains a larger portion of | ||||||
10 | the City of Elgin than the present configuration. Under this | ||||||
11 | proposal Elgin is now split between only two districts, rather | ||||||
12 | than three, with 74.22 percent of the city located in proposed | ||||||
13 | District 22. Illinois Route 59 runs north to south through the | ||||||
14 | middle of the district, and Interstate 90 also traverses the | ||||||
15 | district. The district is served by the Metra Milwaukee | ||||||
16 | District West commuter rail line, which operates daily between | ||||||
17 | these suburban communities and downtown Chicago. | ||||||
18 | U.S. Census figures reveal that present District 22 is | ||||||
19 | overpopulated by 4,115 people. The proposed district contracts | ||||||
20 | borders in the northwest and expands in the southwest in order | ||||||
21 | to incorporate a larger portion of the City of Elgin. The | ||||||
22 | resulting district is more compact than the present district, | ||||||
23 | yet maintains the same general shape it has had since 2001. | ||||||
24 | Proposed Legislative District 22 preserves 97.3 percent of the | ||||||
25 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
26 | existing incumbent constituency relations. The proposed |
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1 | Legislative District maintains the virtually identical | ||||||
2 | partisan make-up of the present district. Senator Mike Noland | ||||||
3 | (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
4 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 23 | ||||||
5 | Proposed Legislative District 23 is primarily located in | ||||||
6 | DuPage County, with a small portion of the district in Hanover | ||||||
7 | Township in northwestern Cook County. Portions of the following | ||||||
8 | DuPage County Townships are included in the proposed district: | ||||||
9 | Wayne, Bloomingdale, Milton, Addison and York. It has a | ||||||
10 | population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
11 | population target. Illinois Route 59 generally serves as the | ||||||
12 | proposed district's western border, and Illinois Route 64 | ||||||
13 | generally serves as its southern border. The eastern boundary | ||||||
14 | is generally Illinois Route 83. The northern border follows | ||||||
15 | township lines in Addison Township as well as township and | ||||||
16 | precinct lines in Bloomingdale and Hanover Townships. The | ||||||
17 | municipalities of Bloomingdale, Itasca, Glendale Heights, and | ||||||
18 | Medinah are wholly within the district, as are portions of | ||||||
19 | Villa Park, Carol Stream, Bartlett, Roselle, Addison, and | ||||||
20 | Hanover Park. Interstate 355 runs north to south through the | ||||||
21 | district, linking with Interstate 290 which runs north and | ||||||
22 | southeast. Bloomingdale Road runs north to south through the | ||||||
23 | heart of the district, and Schick Road runs east to west. The | ||||||
24 | Metra Milwaukee District West and Union Pacific West lines | ||||||
25 | transport commuters daily between Chicago and these western |
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1 | suburban areas. | ||||||
2 | Present District 23 is located between two shifting | ||||||
3 | population zones. To the east, districts lost population while | ||||||
4 | districts to the north and west gained dramatically. Present | ||||||
5 | District 23 is also underpopulated by 3,895 people. Thus, | ||||||
6 | proposed Legislative District 23 was expanded in order to | ||||||
7 | achieve ideal population in the proposed district and | ||||||
8 | surrounding districts. Proposed Legislative District 23 | ||||||
9 | preserves 59.2 percent of the core of the present district. | ||||||
10 | Senator Carole Pankau (R) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
11 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 24 | ||||||
12 | Proposed Legislative District 24 is located almost | ||||||
13 | entirely within DuPage County, with a small portion located in | ||||||
14 | Lyons Township in Cook County. It has a population of 217,468, | ||||||
15 | and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. | ||||||
16 | Milton, Lisle, Downers Grove, York and Addison Townships are | ||||||
17 | included in the proposed district. The proposed district's | ||||||
18 | northern boundary generally follows Geneva Road with a small | ||||||
19 | portion running south along Villa Park municipal and precinct | ||||||
20 | lines. From north to south, the western boundary generally | ||||||
21 | follows Illinois Routes 23 and 53. The southern boundary | ||||||
22 | generally follows 59th Street in Clarendon Hills and 39th | ||||||
23 | Street in Downers Grove. The eastern boundary is generally | ||||||
24 | Interstate 294. | ||||||
25 | All of Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, and Highland Hills are in |
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1 | the proposed district. A majority of the municipalities Glen | ||||||
2 | Ellyn, Westmont, Oak Brook, Lombard, Elmhurst, and Oak Brook | ||||||
3 | Terrace are within proposed Legislative District 24. Portions | ||||||
4 | of Downers Grove, Lisle, Western Springs and Wheaton are also | ||||||
5 | included in proposed District 24. Interstates 355, 290, 88, and | ||||||
6 | Illinois Routes 38, 53, 64 and 83 traverse the district. The | ||||||
7 | Metra Union Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe | ||||||
8 | commuter rail lines transport commuters to and from the City of | ||||||
9 | Chicago daily. Proposed Legislative District 24 contains the | ||||||
10 | corporate headquarters of McDonald's Corporation, Keebler | ||||||
11 | Company, Paper Mate Company, and Ace Hardware Corporation. | ||||||
12 | Present District 24 is underpopulated by 9,662 people. | ||||||
13 | Districts to the north and east also experienced population | ||||||
14 | losses, according to 2010 U.S. Census figures. In order to | ||||||
15 | achieve the ideal population, proposed District 24 was shifted | ||||||
16 | west, picking up portions of present District 21. Proposed | ||||||
17 | Legislative District 24 preserves 59.2 percent of the core of | ||||||
18 | present District 21 and 18.94 percent of the core of present | ||||||
19 | District 24. Senator Kirk Dillard (R) resides in the district. | ||||||
20 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 25 | ||||||
21 | Proposed Legislative District 25 is located in | ||||||
22 | northeastern Illinois, primarily in Kane County with portions | ||||||
23 | in Kendall and DuPage Counties. It has a population of 217,469, | ||||||
24 | and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The | ||||||
25 | district wholly includes the Kendall County Township of |
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1 | Bristol, as well as the Kane County Townships of Sugar Grove | ||||||
2 | and Blackberry. Portions of Batavia, Geneva, Little Rock, | ||||||
3 | Kendall, and Oswego Townships in Kendall County; Aurora, Elgin, | ||||||
4 | Campton and St. Charles Townships in Kane County; Hanover | ||||||
5 | Township in Cook County; and Wayne, Winfield and Naperville | ||||||
6 | Townships in DuPage County are also included in the proposed | ||||||
7 | district. A majority of the suburban municipalities of Batavia, | ||||||
8 | Sugar Grove, St. Charles, Elburn, Montgomery, West Chicago and | ||||||
9 | Yorkville are within the proposed district, as well as portions | ||||||
10 | of Aurora, Geneva, Oswego and Naperville. | ||||||
11 | The western border of proposed Legislative District 25 | ||||||
12 | generally runs along the Campton, Blackberry, Sugar Grove and | ||||||
13 | Bristol Township boundaries. The eastern border generally | ||||||
14 | follows Illinois Route 59. The southern boundary generally | ||||||
15 | follows Illinois Route 71 in the west and Batavia Township | ||||||
16 | lines in the east. The district is generally bounded in the | ||||||
17 | north by U.S. Route 20. The borders of the proposed district | ||||||
18 | generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. | ||||||
19 | The DuPage County and Aurora Municipal Airports, as well as | ||||||
20 | Interstate 88, U.S. Route 30 and Illinois Route 47 provide | ||||||
21 | transportation to proposed Legislative District 25. The Fox | ||||||
22 | River runs through the heart of the district. Fermi National | ||||||
23 | Accelerator Laboratory, an internationally renowned research | ||||||
24 | facility, is also located within the proposed district. | ||||||
25 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Kendall and Kane | ||||||
26 | Counties experienced extraordinary population growth. |
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1 | Presently, Legislative District 25 is overpopulated by 115,511 | ||||||
2 | people. In order to account for this dramatic population | ||||||
3 | increase, the proposed district contracts boundaries in the | ||||||
4 | north, east and south. Present District 25 includes both rural | ||||||
5 | and suburban areas in the same district. By contrast, proposed | ||||||
6 | District 25 contains primarily suburban communities, and is | ||||||
7 | more compact in shape. Proposed Legislative District 25 | ||||||
8 | measures 30.1 miles from north to south, a substantial change | ||||||
9 | compared with present District 25, which measures 54 miles from | ||||||
10 | north to south. Proposed Legislative District 25 preserves 54.0 | ||||||
11 | percent of the core of the present district as well as its | ||||||
12 | partisan composition. Senator Chris Lauzen (R) resides in the | ||||||
13 | proposed district. | ||||||
14 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 26 | ||||||
15 | Proposed Legislative District 26 is located in northern | ||||||
16 | Illinois in the counties of Lake, McHenry, Kane and Cook. It | ||||||
17 | has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal | ||||||
18 | equal population target. The townships of Cuba and Ela are | ||||||
19 | entirely within the district. In addition, the vast majority of | ||||||
20 | Algonquin, Barrington, Fremont and Libertyville Townships are | ||||||
21 | also within the district, along with portions of Dundee, | ||||||
22 | Wauconda, Palatine, Warren, Nunda, and Hanover Townships. The | ||||||
23 | mainly suburban district includes the entire cities of | ||||||
24 | Libertyville, Hawthorne Woods, Lake Zurich, Lake Barrington, | ||||||
25 | North Barrington, Fox River Grove, Cary, Long Grove, Port |
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1 | Barrington, Tower Lake, Kildeer and Forest Lake, as well as | ||||||
2 | portions of Mundelein, Barrington Hills, Algonquin, South | ||||||
3 | Barrington, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Wauconda and | ||||||
4 | Vernon Hills. | ||||||
5 | The western boundary of the proposed district lies just | ||||||
6 | west of Illinois Route 31. The southern boundary generally | ||||||
7 | follows the Barrington and Ela township lines. The eastern | ||||||
8 | boundary of proposed District 26 generally follows the | ||||||
9 | municipal boundary of Long Grove in the south and I-94 in the | ||||||
10 | north. The northern boundary generally follows Illinois Route | ||||||
11 | 176 on the west and Illinois Route 120 on the east. Northwest | ||||||
12 | Highway runs through the heart of the district from the | ||||||
13 | northwest to southeast. In addition, U.S. Route 12 crosses the | ||||||
14 | northern half of the district. The proposed district is served | ||||||
15 | by the Metra Union Pacific Northwest rail line, which | ||||||
16 | transports commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. The | ||||||
17 | inclusion of multiple counties in the 26th Legislative District | ||||||
18 | is not without historical precedent. The 2001 redistricting | ||||||
19 | plan also divided legislative districts between Lake, McHenry | ||||||
20 | and Cook Counties. According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the | ||||||
21 | present district is overpopulated by 31,130 people. | ||||||
22 | Proposed Legislative District 26 is uniquely situated | ||||||
23 | between multiple shifting population zones. To the north, south | ||||||
24 | and west, districts experienced substantial population growth, | ||||||
25 | while districts to the east experienced population losses. | ||||||
26 | Accordingly, some areas of Present District 26 were shifted |
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1 | into proposed Districts 30, 31 and 32 and present District 26 | ||||||
2 | was expanded westward, thereby achieving ideal population in | ||||||
3 | all four districts. Proposed Legislative District 26 preserves | ||||||
4 | 70 percent of the core of the present district. Senator Dan | ||||||
5 | Duffy (R) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
6 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 27 | ||||||
7 | Proposed Legislative District 27 is located wholly within | ||||||
8 | northwestern Cook County. It has a population of 217,469, and | ||||||
9 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Proposed | ||||||
10 | Legislative District 27 contains nearly all of Palatine | ||||||
11 | Township and a large portion of Wheeling Township, along with | ||||||
12 | portions of Elk Grove, Maine and Barrington Townships. It | ||||||
13 | contains a majority of the suburban municipalities of Palatine, | ||||||
14 | Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and | ||||||
15 | Inverness, and portions of Hoffman Estates, Prospect Heights, | ||||||
16 | Barrington and Des Plaines. | ||||||
17 | The northern boundary of the proposed district runs along | ||||||
18 | the Palatine Township line and precinct lines in Wheeling | ||||||
19 | Township. The district's western border generally follows the | ||||||
20 | Palatine Township boundary, as does the district's southern | ||||||
21 | border in the west until following Algonquin and Golf Roads in | ||||||
22 | the east. The eastern boundary of the proposed district is | ||||||
23 | generally Wolf Road. The borders of the proposed district | ||||||
24 | generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. Northwest | ||||||
25 | Highway runs the length of the district from northwest to |
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1 | southeast, Illinois Route 53 runs north to south through the | ||||||
2 | center of the district, and Illinois Route 68 and runs east to | ||||||
3 | west across the northern half of the district. The Metra Union | ||||||
4 | Pacific Northwest rail line services the entire district, | ||||||
5 | transporting commuters into the City of Chicago daily. Proposed | ||||||
6 | Legislative District 27 includes the Deer Grove Forest | ||||||
7 | Preserve, the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve and the Arlington | ||||||
8 | Park Race Track. | ||||||
9 | According to U.S. Census figures, present District 27 is | ||||||
10 | underpopulated by 9,515. Districts to the east of present | ||||||
11 | District 27 also lost population. Thus, boundary lines were | ||||||
12 | expanded to the north and west, thereby achieving ideal | ||||||
13 | population. Proposed Legislative District 27 preserves 61.1 | ||||||
14 | percent of the core of the present district to provide | ||||||
15 | continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations | ||||||
16 | and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Matt | ||||||
17 | Murphy (R) resides in the district. | ||||||
18 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 28 | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 28 is located in | ||||||
20 | northwestern Cook County and northern DuPage County. It has a | ||||||
21 | population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
22 | population target. The district is primarily located in Elk | ||||||
23 | Grove, Maine and Schaumburg Townships and includes portions of | ||||||
24 | Bloomingdale, Wayne, Palatine, and Norwood Park Townships. The | ||||||
25 | district also includes a small portion of the 41st Ward in the |
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1 | City of Chicago. The proposed district includes 100 percent of | ||||||
2 | the population of Elk Grove Village. More than 75 percent of | ||||||
3 | the suburban communities of Schaumburg and Des Plaines, as well | ||||||
4 | as the majority of Park Ridge and Roselle are also within the | ||||||
5 | district. Portions of Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, | ||||||
6 | Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates, and Hanover Park are also in | ||||||
7 | the proposed district. | ||||||
8 | Generally, the western border of proposed Legislative | ||||||
9 | District 28 consists of precinct lines just east of Barrington | ||||||
10 | Road. The northern border follows Algonquin Road in the west | ||||||
11 | and West Central Road in the east. The eastern border is | ||||||
12 | generally I-294 and Northwest Highway, and the southern border | ||||||
13 | follows I-90 in the east and the Cook-DuPage County line in the | ||||||
14 | west. Interstate 290 runs north to south through the center of | ||||||
15 | the district and Illinois Route 72 runs northwest to southeast, | ||||||
16 | as do I-90 and Illinois Route 26. The proposed district is also | ||||||
17 | served by the Metra Milwaukee District West rail line, which | ||||||
18 | transports commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 28 is comprised of large | ||||||
20 | portions of present Districts 28 and 33. According to U.S. | ||||||
21 | Census figures, present District 33 is underpopulated by 8,252 | ||||||
22 | people and present District 28 is underpopulated by 1,300 | ||||||
23 | people. Proposed District 28 is uniquely situated between | ||||||
24 | multiple shifting population zones. To the north and west, | ||||||
25 | districts experienced substantial population growth, while | ||||||
26 | districts to the east experienced population losses. |
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1 | Therefore, proposed District 28 moves north and west, picking | ||||||
2 | up similar municipalities along the same general east to west | ||||||
3 | axis as the present district. Proposed Legislative District 28 | ||||||
4 | is made up of 44.6 percent of the core of the present district | ||||||
5 | and 44.7 percent of area from the present Legislative District | ||||||
6 | 33. Senator Dan Kotowski (D) resides within the proposed | ||||||
7 | district. | ||||||
8 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29 | ||||||
9 | Proposed Legislative District 29 is located in the suburbs | ||||||
10 | north of Chicago in Cook and Lake Counties. It has a population | ||||||
11 | of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
12 | target. The district is contained within Lake and Cook Counties | ||||||
13 | along Lake Michigan. The proposed district contains the | ||||||
14 | municipalities of Highland Park, Lake Bluff, the majority of | ||||||
15 | Lake Forest, Northbrook and Deerfield and portions of North | ||||||
16 | Chicago, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Mount Prospect, Glencoe | ||||||
17 | and Buffalo Grove. | ||||||
18 | The proposed district runs from Lake Michigan in the east | ||||||
19 | to Palatine Township in Cook County to the west. It runs from | ||||||
20 | Shields Township in Lake County in the north to the southern | ||||||
21 | part of Wheeling and Northfield Townships in Cook County to the | ||||||
22 | south. It also includes a small portion of New Trier Township | ||||||
23 | in the south. The borders of the proposed district generally | ||||||
24 | adhere to existing precinct boundaries. | ||||||
25 | According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 29 is |
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1 | underpopulated by 11,064 people. In order to accommodate this | ||||||
2 | loss, the proposed district shifts portions of North Chicago | ||||||
3 | and Lake Forest, which are currently located in District 30, | ||||||
4 | into proposed District 29. The proposed district also shifts | ||||||
5 | west in order to incorporate portions of Palatine, Arlington | ||||||
6 | Heights, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling in order to achieve ideal | ||||||
7 | population. The inclusion of multiple counties within the 29th | ||||||
8 | District is not without historical precedent. Both the 1991 and | ||||||
9 | 2001 maps divided legislative districts between Lake and Cook | ||||||
10 | Counties. Interstates 94 and 294 are major transportation | ||||||
11 | arteries running through the district, as are U.S. Route 41 and | ||||||
12 | Illinois Route 21. The Metra Union Pacific North and Milwaukee | ||||||
13 | District North lines also service the district, bringing | ||||||
14 | suburban commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. The | ||||||
15 | proposed district preserves 58 percent of the core of the | ||||||
16 | present district as well as its partisan make-up. Senator Susan | ||||||
17 | Garrett (D) resides within the proposed district. | ||||||
18 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 30 | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 30 is located in the north | ||||||
20 | suburbs of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and | ||||||
21 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The | ||||||
22 | proposed district is largely contained within Lake County, and | ||||||
23 | also includes a small portion of Cook County. The proposed | ||||||
24 | district includes portions of Waukegan, North Chicago, Vernon | ||||||
25 | Hills, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Lincolnshire, |
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1 | Mettawa, Park City, and Gurnee. The proposed district runs from | ||||||
2 | Lake Michigan in the east to Fremont Township in Lake County to | ||||||
3 | the west, and from Waukegan and Warren Townships in Lake County | ||||||
4 | in the north to Wheeling Township in Cook County to the south. | ||||||
5 | Interstate 94 is a major transportation artery running through | ||||||
6 | the district, as are U.S. Routes 41 and 45, and Illinois Routes | ||||||
7 | 21, 88, and 120. The Metra Union Pacific North and Milwaukee | ||||||
8 | District North lines also service the district, bringing | ||||||
9 | suburban commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. | ||||||
10 | The proposed 30th District has a Latino Voting Age | ||||||
11 | Population of 32.3 percent, an African-American Voting Age | ||||||
12 | Population of 11.66 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population | ||||||
13 | of 8.24 percent. According to the 2010 U.S. Census figures, | ||||||
14 | present District 30 is underpopulated by 3,511 people. In order | ||||||
15 | to achieve ideal population in the proposed district, the | ||||||
16 | northern boundary was shifted north to include more of Waukegan | ||||||
17 | and the western boundary was shifted west to include more of | ||||||
18 | Mundelein, which experienced growth in the Latino population | ||||||
19 | over the last decade. The proposed district shifts portions of | ||||||
20 | North Chicago and Lake Forest south into District 29, which | ||||||
21 | experienced a population loss during the last decade. Proposed | ||||||
22 | District 30 retains a shape similar to the present district. | ||||||
23 | The inclusion of multiple counties within the 30th District is | ||||||
24 | also not without historical precedent. Both the 1991 and 2001 | ||||||
25 | maps divided legislative districts between Lake and Cook | ||||||
26 | Counties. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere |
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1 | to existing precinct boundaries. The proposed district | ||||||
2 | preserves 82.5 percent of the core of the present district as | ||||||
3 | well as its partisan composition to provide continuity for the | ||||||
4 | existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Terry Link | ||||||
5 | (D) resides within the proposed district. | ||||||
6 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 31 | ||||||
7 | Proposed Legislative District 31 is located in | ||||||
8 | northeastern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and | ||||||
9 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The | ||||||
10 | proposed district wholly contains the Lake County townships of | ||||||
11 | Benton, Avon, Newport and Zion. Portions of Fremont, Grant, | ||||||
12 | Lake Villa, Warren, Wauconda, and Antioch Townships are also | ||||||
13 | included in proposed Legislative District 31. Municipalities | ||||||
14 | in the district include Zion, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, | ||||||
15 | Gages Lake, Winthrop Harbor, Old Mill Creek, Wadsworth, and | ||||||
16 | Lindenhurst. Proposed District 31 also contains the vast | ||||||
17 | majority of Antioch, Wauconda, Gurnee, Beach Park and | ||||||
18 | Grayslake, and a portion of Lake Villa. | ||||||
19 | The proposed district is bounded by Lake Michigan in the | ||||||
20 | east and the Illinois-Wisconsin state line to the north. The | ||||||
21 | southern boundary generally follows municipal and township | ||||||
22 | boundaries. The proposed district's western boundaries | ||||||
23 | generally follow municipal and precinct lines from the | ||||||
24 | Illinois-Wisconsin state line on the north to Wauconda on the | ||||||
25 | south. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to |
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1 | existing precinct boundaries. Major north to south | ||||||
2 | transportation routes through the proposed district include | ||||||
3 | Illinois Route 83, U.S. Routes 45 and 41, and I-94. Illinois | ||||||
4 | Route 173 and Illinois Route 120 traverse the district from | ||||||
5 | east to west. Three Metra commuter rail lines also service the | ||||||
6 | district, transporting commuters to and from the City of | ||||||
7 | Chicago daily: the Union Pacific North line, the North Central | ||||||
8 | Service line, and the Milwaukee District North line. | ||||||
9 | According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the present District | ||||||
10 | 31 is overpopulated by 20,495 people. Thus, the proposed | ||||||
11 | district sheds population in western Lake County and near | ||||||
12 | Waukegan and adds the Round Lake area, thereby achieving ideal | ||||||
13 | population. Proposed Legislative District 31 preserves 82.8 | ||||||
14 | percent of the core of the present district as well as its | ||||||
15 | partisan make-up. Senator Suzi Schmidt (R) resides in the | ||||||
16 | proposed district. | ||||||
17 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 32 | ||||||
18 | Proposed Legislative District 32 is located in the | ||||||
19 | northwest suburbs of Chicago, within McHenry and northwestern | ||||||
20 | Lake Counties. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
21 | achieves the ideal equal population target. The district's | ||||||
22 | western boundary is the McHenry County line. The northern | ||||||
23 | boundary is the Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The | ||||||
24 | southernmost boundary generally follows the McHenry County | ||||||
25 | line; the southeastern boundary generally follows precinct |
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1 | lines from Coral Township to the Village of Wauconda. The | ||||||
2 | district's eastern boundary runs generally along municipal and | ||||||
3 | precinct lines from the Illinois-Wisconsin state line on the | ||||||
4 | north to Wauconda on the south. The borders of the proposed | ||||||
5 | district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. | ||||||
6 | U.S. Route 14 runs through the heart of the western portion of | ||||||
7 | the district, while Illinois Route 31 and U.S. Route 12 | ||||||
8 | traverse the eastern portion of the district. Interstate 90 | ||||||
9 | cuts through the southwestern corner. The proposed district is | ||||||
10 | also served by three commuter rail lines, which operate daily | ||||||
11 | between the northwest suburbs and the City of Chicago: the | ||||||
12 | North Central Service Line, the Milwaukee District North Line, | ||||||
13 | and the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Proposed District 32 also | ||||||
14 | contains several state parks and forest preserves surrounding | ||||||
15 | several major lakes in the region. | ||||||
16 | Townships wholly contained within the district are | ||||||
17 | Chemung, Dunham, Marengo, Riley, Alden, Heartland, Seneca, | ||||||
18 | Coral, Hebron, Greenwood, Richmond, McHenry, and Burton. | ||||||
19 | Portions of Grafton, Dorr, Nunda, and Algonquin Townships in | ||||||
20 | McHenry County, as well as portions of Wauconda, Grant, Lake | ||||||
21 | Villa and Antioch Townships in Lake County are also included in | ||||||
22 | the proposed district. The proposed district includes the | ||||||
23 | suburban communities of Woodstock, Lakemoor, Marengo, Fox | ||||||
24 | Lake, Prairie Grove, Harvard, McHenry, and Crystal Lake. | ||||||
25 | Several previous maps included legislative districts that were | ||||||
26 | split between Lake and McHenry Counties. |
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1 | According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the present District | ||||||
2 | 32 is overpopulated by 37,239 people. Due to unprecedented | ||||||
3 | population growth in and around present District 32, the | ||||||
4 | proposed district shifts eastward, incorporating | ||||||
5 | municipalities in east-central McHenry County and communities | ||||||
6 | in northwestern Lake County. Municipalities in southeastern | ||||||
7 | McHenry County near the Kane County border were shifted into | ||||||
8 | adjoining districts. Proposed Legislative District 32 | ||||||
9 | preserves 63.6 percent of the core of the present district. | ||||||
10 | Senator Pamela Althoff (R) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
11 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 33 | ||||||
12 | Proposed Legislative District 33 is located in | ||||||
13 | northeastern Illinois primarily in northern Kane County, with | ||||||
14 | portions extending to McHenry, Cook and DuPage Counties. It has | ||||||
15 | a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
16 | population target. Proposed Legislative District 33 is located | ||||||
17 | in the area previously occupied by present Legislative District | ||||||
18 | 25. Rutland Township is wholly included in the district, as are | ||||||
19 | majorities of Plato, Grafton, St. Charles, Elgin and Dundee | ||||||
20 | Townships. Portions of Algonquin and Burlington Townships are | ||||||
21 | also included in the proposed district. Municipalities wholly | ||||||
22 | included within the district are Hampshire, North Plato, | ||||||
23 | Starks, Huntley, Gilberts, Dundee, West Dundee, Gilberts, | ||||||
24 | Pingree Grove, and Sleepy Hollow. Portions of Bartlett, Elgin, | ||||||
25 | South Elgin, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Lakewood, Crystal |
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1 | Lake, St. Charles and Campton Hills are also within the | ||||||
2 | proposed district. | ||||||
3 | The northern boundary of the proposed district is primarily | ||||||
4 | township lines. The district's southernmost boundary follows | ||||||
5 | precinct lines in Batavia Township. The eastern boundary | ||||||
6 | generally follows the Fox River. The western boundary generally | ||||||
7 | follows township lines in Genoa, Plato, and St. Charles | ||||||
8 | Townships. Interstate 90 runs through the heart of the district | ||||||
9 | with Illinois Route 47 running north to south in the western | ||||||
10 | half of the district. The borders of the proposed district | ||||||
11 | generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. The Metra | ||||||
12 | Milwaukee District West rail line serves the proposed district. | ||||||
13 | Proposed Legislative District 33 preserves 59.8 percent of | ||||||
14 | present Legislative District 25 and 37.5 percent of present | ||||||
15 | Legislative District 32. No incumbent Senator currently | ||||||
16 | resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
17 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 34 | ||||||
18 | Proposed Legislative District 34 is contained entirely | ||||||
19 | within Winnebago County in northern Illinois. It has a | ||||||
20 | population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
21 | population target. Nearly 82 percent of the City of Rockford is | ||||||
22 | contained in this proposed legislative district, substantially | ||||||
23 | more than under the current configuration. Other | ||||||
24 | municipalities in this district include all of Machesney Park, | ||||||
25 | as well as portions of Cherry Valley, Loves Park, and Roscoe. |
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1 | The western border runs along Illinois Route 20 with the | ||||||
2 | eastern border generally running along Interstate 90 and | ||||||
3 | Interstate 39 and along precinct lines in the City of Rockford. | ||||||
4 | The southern boundary generally follows U.S. 20, respecting | ||||||
5 | municipal boundaries of the City of Rockford. The northern | ||||||
6 | border generally follows the Harlem and Owen Township lines. | ||||||
7 | The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to | ||||||
8 | existing precinct boundaries. | ||||||
9 | Proposed District 34 includes both Rock Valley and Rockford | ||||||
10 | Colleges, which were previously split between two districts | ||||||
11 | under the 2001 map. Major employers within the district include | ||||||
12 | Rockford Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony's Medical Center, and | ||||||
13 | Swedish-American Hospital. The Rockford-Chicago International | ||||||
14 | Airport is also within the proposed district, as are several | ||||||
15 | manufacturing facilities. | ||||||
16 | According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 34 | ||||||
17 | is overpopulated by 4,012 people. In order to accommodate this | ||||||
18 | population growth, proposed District 34 sheds rural areas and | ||||||
19 | includes a larger portion of the City of Rockford, thus | ||||||
20 | creating a more compact urban district. Proposed Legislative | ||||||
21 | District 34 preserves 86 percent of the core of the present | ||||||
22 | district. Currently, no Senator resides within the proposed | ||||||
23 | district. | ||||||
24 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 35 | ||||||
25 | Proposed Legislative District 35 is located in northern |
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1 | Illinois, just west of the greater Chicagoland region. It has a | ||||||
2 | population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
3 | population target. It includes the entire county of Boone, as | ||||||
4 | well as portions of Winnebago, DeKalb, and Kane Counties. The | ||||||
5 | northern border of the proposed district is the | ||||||
6 | Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The southern border generally | ||||||
7 | runs along township and precinct lines in DeKalb and Kane | ||||||
8 | Counties. On the west, the proposed district boundary runs | ||||||
9 | along township lines in Winnebago and DeKalb counties, as well | ||||||
10 | as municipal and precinct lines in the City of Rockford. The | ||||||
11 | eastern border follows the Boone County line, the DeKalb County | ||||||
12 | line and generally the township lines in central Kane County. | ||||||
13 | The proposed district includes the municipalities of | ||||||
14 | Belvedere, Sycamore, Rockford, and the vast majority of DeKalb. | ||||||
15 | Interstate 90 traverses the northern half of district from east | ||||||
16 | to west and Interstate 88 runs through the southern portion. | ||||||
17 | Proposed District 35 includes Northern Illinois University and | ||||||
18 | Kishwaukee College, as well as several large manufacturing | ||||||
19 | plants, including the Chrysler Motors Assembly Plant in | ||||||
20 | Belvedere. | ||||||
21 | According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present Legislative | ||||||
22 | District 35 is overpopulated by 28,141 people, but uniquely | ||||||
23 | situated between two dramatically changing population zones. | ||||||
24 | To the west, districts generally lost population over the last | ||||||
25 | decade, necessitating boundary shifts to the east. To the east | ||||||
26 | and south of present District 35, satellite suburban |
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1 | communities experienced an unprecedented population growth | ||||||
2 | compared with 2000 figures. In order to accommodate these | ||||||
3 | dramatic population shifts, and to achieve ideal population, | ||||||
4 | proposed Legislative District 35 sheds rural areas in DeKalb, | ||||||
5 | Ogle and LaSalle Counties, and picks up suburban communities in | ||||||
6 | Kane County. The resulting district is more suburban, and | ||||||
7 | incorporates many projected future high-growth areas. The | ||||||
8 | proposed district retains 75.49 percent of the core of the | ||||||
9 | present district. Senator Dave Syverson (R) resides within the | ||||||
10 | proposed district. | ||||||
11 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 36 | ||||||
12 | Proposed Legislative District 36 is located in | ||||||
13 | northwestern Illinois along the Mississippi River. It has a | ||||||
14 | population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
15 | population target. The proposed district contains portions of | ||||||
16 | Carroll County running along the Mississippi River, nearly all | ||||||
17 | of Whiteside County, the urban portion of Henry County | ||||||
18 | surrounding the Quad Cities, and all of Rock Island County. The | ||||||
19 | western border of the district is the Mississippi River with | ||||||
20 | the southern border being the Rock Island and Whiteside County | ||||||
21 | lines. The proposed district is bounded on the north by the | ||||||
22 | Carroll County line and township lines in Whiteside County. On | ||||||
23 | the east, township lines in Carroll County and township and | ||||||
24 | county lines in Whiteside County generally form the border. | ||||||
25 | The Rock River runs through the central part of the |
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1 | district connecting the river towns of Sterling and Rock Falls | ||||||
2 | with the Mississippi River towns of Rock Island, Moline, East | ||||||
3 | Moline, and Milan. The area is a transportation hub linking the | ||||||
4 | Mississippi River with rail lines and major highways such as | ||||||
5 | Interstates 80, 88, 74, and 280 and U.S. Routes 67 and 150. | ||||||
6 | Major employers located in the district include John Deere, | ||||||
7 | Rock Island Arsenal, and Modern Woodman of America. Augustana | ||||||
8 | College, Black Hawk College, and the new Western Illinois | ||||||
9 | University-Quad Cities campus are major higher educational | ||||||
10 | institutions in the area. | ||||||
11 | Current Legislative District 36 is underpopulated by | ||||||
12 | almost 11,000 people. The proposed district sheds rural | ||||||
13 | portions of Mercer, Carroll, and Henry Counties and expands | ||||||
14 | further east into Whiteside County to add more urban river | ||||||
15 | communities similar to the Quad Cities. These shifts create a | ||||||
16 | more urbanized district with manufacturing and | ||||||
17 | transportation-based industries. The proposed district's | ||||||
18 | configuration closely resembles the same shape it has had for | ||||||
19 | the last thirty years. Proposed Legislative District 36 | ||||||
20 | preserves 81.1 percent of the core of the present district as | ||||||
21 | well as its partisan composition to provide continuity for the | ||||||
22 | existing incumbent constituency relations and the formulation | ||||||
23 | of new relationships. Senator Mike Jacobs (D) resides within | ||||||
24 | the proposed district. | ||||||
25 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 37 |
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1 | Proposed Legislative District 37 is a mostly rural district | ||||||
2 | located in northwestern Illinois. It has a population of | ||||||
3 | 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
4 | target. The district contains all or portions of Mercer, Stark, | ||||||
5 | Marshall, Knox, Peoria, Woodford, Lee, Henry, Bureau and | ||||||
6 | LaSalle Counties. Municipalities included in the district are | ||||||
7 | Kewanee, Princeton, Geneseo, Metamora and portions of | ||||||
8 | Galesburg. The proposed legislative district includes 27.2 | ||||||
9 | percent of the City of Peoria, while the majority of Peoria is | ||||||
10 | located in proposed District 46. In Peoria, the Senate | ||||||
11 | Redistricting Committee received testimony from various | ||||||
12 | witnesses requesting that the City of Peoria continue to be | ||||||
13 | divided between two districts (Legislative Districts 37 and | ||||||
14 | 46). | ||||||
15 | The district is bordered on the west by the Mississippi | ||||||
16 | River and on the south by portions of the Knox and Woodford | ||||||
17 | County lines and township lines in Peoria County. Interstate 39 | ||||||
18 | generally serves as the easternmost edge of the district, and | ||||||
19 | the northern portion of the district extends generally to | ||||||
20 | Interstate 88. Interstate 80 runs east to west in the northern | ||||||
21 | part of the district, with I-74 running east to west in the | ||||||
22 | southern part of the district. | ||||||
23 | According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 37 | ||||||
24 | is slightly overpopulated. However, due to overall population | ||||||
25 | losses in surrounding districts, current District 37 was | ||||||
26 | reconfigured. Proposed District 37 sheds a portion of the City |
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1 | of Galesburg and Knox County. It also sheds a portion of the | ||||||
2 | City of Peoria, as well as townships in Peoria County. In order | ||||||
3 | to achieve the ideal population, proposed District 37 was | ||||||
4 | expanded westward to the Mississippi River, incorporating all | ||||||
5 | of Mercer County, which is currently split between two | ||||||
6 | districts under the 2001 map. Caterpillar, Inc., is a major | ||||||
7 | employer for the region. Many of the company's employees reside | ||||||
8 | within proposed District 37. Proposed District 37 preserves | ||||||
9 | 79.6 percent of the core of the present district to provide | ||||||
10 | continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations | ||||||
11 | and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Darin | ||||||
12 | LaHood (R) resides within the proposed district. | ||||||
13 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 38 | ||||||
14 | Proposed Legislative District 38 is located in northern | ||||||
15 | Illinois in Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston, Kendall, | ||||||
16 | Grundy, and Will Counties. It has a population of 217,469, and | ||||||
17 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Proposed | ||||||
18 | District 38 contains all of the municipalities of Ottawa, | ||||||
19 | Morris, LaSalle, Peru, Streator, Morris, and Braidwood. | ||||||
20 | Portions of Channahon, Joliet, Plainfield, Wilmington, | ||||||
21 | Mendota, Oswego, Plano, Coal City, and Diamond are also within | ||||||
22 | the proposed district. | ||||||
23 | The eastern boundary runs along the Kendall and Grundy | ||||||
24 | County lines to the north and township lines in Will County to | ||||||
25 | the south. The southern border generally follows county lines, |
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1 | and the western border generally runs parallel to Interstate | ||||||
2 | 180. The northern border generally follows township and | ||||||
3 | precinct lines between Lake Holiday and Mendota. Interstates 80 | ||||||
4 | and 39 traverse the district east to west and north to south, | ||||||
5 | respectively. Interstate 55 crosses the southeastern corner | ||||||
6 | and Illinois Route 47 runs north to south in the eastern | ||||||
7 | portion of the district. The Illinois River runs the length of | ||||||
8 | the district, serving as a major economic artery for tourism, | ||||||
9 | recreation, and transportation. Starved Rock State Park and | ||||||
10 | Buffalo Rock State Park are within the proposed district. | ||||||
11 | Proposed Legislative District 38 preserves 80.3 percent of the | ||||||
12 | core of the present district. Senator Sue Rezin (R) resides in | ||||||
13 | the proposed district. | ||||||
14 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 39 | ||||||
15 | Proposed Legislative District 39 is located on the west | ||||||
16 | side of Chicago and western suburbs. It has a population of | ||||||
17 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
18 | target. The proposed district begins in the Austin | ||||||
19 | neighborhood, in Chicago's 29th Ward. It continues west to the | ||||||
20 | western suburb of Addison. The southern boundary of proposed | ||||||
21 | District 39 generally follows Lake Street, North Avenue, and | ||||||
22 | the Eisenhower Expressway. The northern boundary generally | ||||||
23 | follows Grand Avenue on the east and O'Hare Airport in the | ||||||
24 | west. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to | ||||||
25 | existing precinct boundaries. |
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1 | The proposed district includes portions of Oak Park, | ||||||
2 | Proviso, and Leyden Townships in Cook County and Addison | ||||||
3 | Township in DuPage County. The proposed district includes the | ||||||
4 | entire municipalities of Bensenville and Stone Park as well as | ||||||
5 | portions of Oak Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Rosemont, | ||||||
6 | Melrose Park, Northlake, Franklin Park, Wood Dale, and Addison. | ||||||
7 | The inclusion of suburban communities and the City of Chicago | ||||||
8 | in District 39 is not without historical precedent. The present | ||||||
9 | District 39 also unites Chicago's Austin neighborhood with Oak | ||||||
10 | Park, River Forest, Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park, | ||||||
11 | Melrose Park, Stone Park, Northlake, Rosemont, and | ||||||
12 | Bensenville. In addition, the 1991 redistricting plan included | ||||||
13 | portions of Oak Park, Elmwood Park, Northlake, Franklin Park, | ||||||
14 | River Forest, and River Grove with suburban communities in | ||||||
15 | eastern DuPage County. The majority of communities in proposed | ||||||
16 | District 39 have large (greater than 40%) segments of the | ||||||
17 | population that speak a language other than English at home. | ||||||
18 | Communities throughout the proposed district share a similar | ||||||
19 | workforce, with 20 to 30 percent employed in sales and office | ||||||
20 | work. More than 15 percent of the population of proposed | ||||||
21 | District 39 is employed in manufacturing. The mean household | ||||||
22 | income for most communities in the district falls between | ||||||
23 | $50,000 to $65,000. All communities have a significant | ||||||
24 | population of renters, with the median monthly rent across most | ||||||
25 | communities falling between $800 to $900. Major transportation | ||||||
26 | routes through proposed District 39 include North Avenue, |
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1 | Mannheim Road, and Interstate 294. Residents of the proposed | ||||||
2 | district are served by Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail | ||||||
3 | lines (Blue and Green lines) and Metra commuter rail lines | ||||||
4 | (Union Pacific West, Milwaukee District West, and North Central | ||||||
5 | Service lines). | ||||||
6 | The 2010 U.S. Census figures show that present District 39 | ||||||
7 | is underpopulated by 15,901 people. In order to achieve ideal | ||||||
8 | population, the district was expanded westward to include all | ||||||
9 | of Bensenville, which is presently split between two districts, | ||||||
10 | and a majority of the suburb of Addison. Proposed Legislative | ||||||
11 | District 39 has a Latino Voting Age Population of 31.35 | ||||||
12 | percent, an African-American Voting Age Population of 16.73 | ||||||
13 | percent and an Asian Voting Age Population of 3.53 percent. The | ||||||
14 | proposed legislative district maintains a partisan make-up | ||||||
15 | that is comparable to the present legislative district and | ||||||
16 | reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
17 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
18 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 39 preserves 72.9 percent of the | ||||||
20 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
21 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
22 | formulation of new relationships. Senator Don Harmon (D) | ||||||
23 | resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
24 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 40 | ||||||
25 | Proposed Legislative District 40 is located in |
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1 | northeastern Illinois, south of Chicago. It has a population of | ||||||
2 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
3 | target. The proposed district contains portions of Cook, | ||||||
4 | Kankakee, Grundy, and Will Counties. The southern boundary runs | ||||||
5 | along the southern Kankakee County line. The northern boundary | ||||||
6 | runs generally along U.S. Route 30 and 187th Street in the | ||||||
7 | south suburbs. The eastern boundary of the proposed district | ||||||
8 | runs along the Illinois-Indiana state line in the south and | ||||||
9 | along precinct and township lines in Will County and precinct | ||||||
10 | lines in Cook County in the north. The western boundary | ||||||
11 | consists of township lines in Will, Grundy, and Kankakee | ||||||
12 | Counties. | ||||||
13 | Major municipalities within the district include Kankakee, | ||||||
14 | Bourbonnais, Manhattan, Chicago Heights, Park Forest, | ||||||
15 | University Park, Olympia Fields, Bradley, and Flossmoor. | ||||||
16 | Present District 40 also contains the municipalities of | ||||||
17 | Kankakee, Bourbonnais, University Park, and Olympia Fields. As | ||||||
18 | under present Legislative District 40, the proposed | ||||||
19 | Legislative District 40 continues to include portions of Will | ||||||
20 | and Washington Townships in Will County that contain the | ||||||
21 | proposed site of the South Suburban Airport. This location | ||||||
22 | remains in the district at the request of the Will County | ||||||
23 | Executive. This district has a remarkably high population of | ||||||
24 | government employees, with the largest employers being the | ||||||
25 | educational services, health care, and social assistance | ||||||
26 | industries. Most of the communities in this proposed district |
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1 | consist of well-established neighborhoods with homes built | ||||||
2 | primarily between 1940 and 1980. Interstate 57 runs through the | ||||||
3 | heart of the district, and Interstate 55 runs through the | ||||||
4 | western portion. Municipalities in the northeastern portion of | ||||||
5 | the proposed district are served by the Metra Electric District | ||||||
6 | and South West Service commuter rail lines. | ||||||
7 | According to the 2010 Census, present Legislative District | ||||||
8 | 40 has a surplus population of 2,936 people. However, | ||||||
9 | population losses in the surrounding districts to the north and | ||||||
10 | substantial population growth in districts to the west | ||||||
11 | necessitated a reconfiguration of the district. In order to | ||||||
12 | achieve ideal population in surrounding south suburban | ||||||
13 | districts, proposed Legislative District 40 sheds rural | ||||||
14 | portions of Iroquois, Kankakee, and Will Counties and picks up | ||||||
15 | exurban areas in Will County. This reconfiguration tracks | ||||||
16 | exurban growth patterns in the central and western Will County | ||||||
17 | area. The African-American Voting Age Population in the | ||||||
18 | proposed district is 24.29 percent. The Latino voting age | ||||||
19 | population is 9.43 percent. The proposed legislative district | ||||||
20 | maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present | ||||||
21 | legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and | ||||||
22 | correlation of African-American and Latino voters that | ||||||
23 | identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing | ||||||
24 | testimony. The proposed district preserves 58.1 percent of the | ||||||
25 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
26 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the |
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1 | formulation of new relationships. Senator Toi Hutchinson (D) | ||||||
2 | resides within the proposed district. | ||||||
3 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 41 | ||||||
4 | Proposed Legislative District 41 is located in DuPage, Cook | ||||||
5 | and Will Counties. It has a population of 217,469, and | ||||||
6 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Lemont | ||||||
7 | Township is wholly contained in the proposed district in | ||||||
8 | addition to large portions of Downers Grove and Homer | ||||||
9 | Townships. Portions of Lisle, DuPage, and Lyons Townships are | ||||||
10 | also within the proposed district. The eastern and western | ||||||
11 | boundaries generally follow Homer and Lemont Township lines in | ||||||
12 | the south, and commonly tracks precinct lines in Lyons and | ||||||
13 | Lisle Townships in the north, respectively. The northern | ||||||
14 | boundary follows precinct lines through Lisle, Downers Grove | ||||||
15 | and Lyons Townships, while the southern boundary mainly follows | ||||||
16 | precinct lines through Homer Township. | ||||||
17 | A majority or all of the following municipalities are | ||||||
18 | within proposed Legislative District 41: Lemont, Downers | ||||||
19 | Grove, Woodridge, Darien, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, and Homer | ||||||
20 | Glen. Portions of Naperville, Lisle, Countryside, Westmont and | ||||||
21 | La Grange are also within the district. Interstates 55, 294, | ||||||
22 | and, 355, as well as Illinois Route 83 traverse the district. | ||||||
23 | The Metra Heritage Corridor commuter rail line provides | ||||||
24 | residents of proposed District 41 transportation access to and | ||||||
25 | from the City of Chicago. The Des Plaines River flows through |
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1 | the middle of the district. Argonne National Laboratory, an | ||||||
2 | important national research facility, is located within the | ||||||
3 | proposed district. | ||||||
4 | Overall population losses in districts to the east, | ||||||
5 | combined with an overpopulation of over 30,000 people in | ||||||
6 | present Legislative District 41 resulted in proposed | ||||||
7 | Legislative District 41 shifting north and west. Proposed | ||||||
8 | Legislative District 41 preserves 53.7 percent of the core of | ||||||
9 | the present district. Senator Christine Radogno (R) and Senator | ||||||
10 | Ron Sandack (R) reside in the proposed district. | ||||||
11 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 42 | ||||||
12 | Proposed Legislative District 42 is located in the four | ||||||
13 | northeastern Illinois counties of DuPage, Will, Kane, and | ||||||
14 | Kendall. It has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves | ||||||
15 | the ideal equal population target. Its northern boundary is | ||||||
16 | generally Illinois Route 56 and its southern boundary is | ||||||
17 | generally Wolfs Crossing Road in northeastern Kendall County. | ||||||
18 | Its eastern boundary is generally Illinois Route 59 and the | ||||||
19 | Kane County line, and the western boundary generally follows | ||||||
20 | the Aurora Township line and precinct lines in Aurora, | ||||||
21 | Montgomery, Oswego, and Boulder Hill. The borders of the | ||||||
22 | proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct | ||||||
23 | boundaries. Nearly all of Aurora Township in Kane County and 89 | ||||||
24 | percent of the City of Aurora is located in proposed | ||||||
25 | Legislative District 42. A similar configuration of this |
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1 | district was proposed at Senate and House Redistricting | ||||||
2 | Committees' hearings. The House Redistricting Committee also | ||||||
3 | received testimony from citizens in Aurora indicating a | ||||||
4 | preference for incorporating more of the city into a single | ||||||
5 | district, which is reflected in proposed District 42. Portions | ||||||
6 | of Oswego, Montgomery, and Naperville are also located in the | ||||||
7 | district. | ||||||
8 | U.S. Census figures reveal that Will and Kane Counties were | ||||||
9 | among the fastest growing counties in Illinois between 2000 to | ||||||
10 | 2010. Will County increased by 175,294 persons and Kane County | ||||||
11 | increased by 111,150 persons. This combined increase | ||||||
12 | represented nearly 70 percent of the entire growth in all | ||||||
13 | Illinois counties between 2000 and 2010. Specifically, the City | ||||||
14 | of Aurora grew by 38.4 percent, making it the second-fastest | ||||||
15 | growing urban center in the State. As a result of this | ||||||
16 | unprecedented growth, present District 42 is overpopulated by | ||||||
17 | 120,157 people. In order to achieve ideal population and | ||||||
18 | accommodate citizens and Latino communities of interest in the | ||||||
19 | Aurora area, proposed District 42 was contracted. The proposed | ||||||
20 | district is much more compact than the present configuration. | ||||||
21 | Proposed District 42 has a Latino Voting Age Population of | ||||||
22 | 36.73 percent, an African-American Voting Age Population of | ||||||
23 | 10.24 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population of 7.01 | ||||||
24 | percent. The proposed legislative district enhances the | ||||||
25 | partisan make-up of the present legislative district and | ||||||
26 | reflects the high affiliation and correlation of |
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1 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
2 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
3 | Proposed Legislative District 42 preserves 80 percent of the | ||||||
4 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
5 | existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the | ||||||
6 | formulation of new relationships. Senator Linda Holmes (D) | ||||||
7 | resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
8 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 43 | ||||||
9 | Proposed Legislative District 43 is located southwest of | ||||||
10 | Chicago, almost entirely within Will County. It has a | ||||||
11 | population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal | ||||||
12 | population target. The district is anchored by the core of the | ||||||
13 | City of Joliet; it also includes the municipalities of | ||||||
14 | Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Elwood, Channahon and Lockport. The | ||||||
15 | eastern boundary of the district consists of the Jackson, | ||||||
16 | Joliet, Lockport, and DuPage Township lines. The western | ||||||
17 | boundary runs generally along precinct boundaries in Will and | ||||||
18 | DuPage Counties. The northern border runs along precinct lines | ||||||
19 | in DuPage County, and the southern border runs along the | ||||||
20 | township boundaries of Channahon and Jackson Townships. The | ||||||
21 | borders of the proposed district generally adhere to existing | ||||||
22 | precinct boundaries. | ||||||
23 | Proposed Legislative District 43 is mainly suburban in the | ||||||
24 | north and urban and industrialized in the south. The proposed | ||||||
25 | district includes major employers such as Dow Chemical, Mobil |
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1 | Oil, Caterpillar, Inc., and St. Joseph's Medical Center. The | ||||||
2 | district is a transportation hub, with Interstates 55 and 80, | ||||||
3 | and Illinois Route 53 running through the district as well as | ||||||
4 | the CenterPoint Intermodal Center and the BNSF Logistics Park, | ||||||
5 | both located in Elwood. The proposed Legislative District is | ||||||
6 | also supported by a thriving railroad industry, with several | ||||||
7 | Amtrak and Metra passenger lines servicing the core of the | ||||||
8 | district. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, Will County grew | ||||||
9 | by 175,294 (34.9 percent) making it the second fastest growing | ||||||
10 | county in Illinois. The City of Joliet in particular | ||||||
11 | experienced a population growth of 38.8 percent, making it the | ||||||
12 | fastest growing urban area in Illinois. | ||||||
13 | Present Legislative District 43, which is in the heart of | ||||||
14 | Will County, is overpopulated by 35,424 people. As a result, | ||||||
15 | the proposed district sheds extra population surrounding its | ||||||
16 | urban centers. The proposed Legislative District is now more | ||||||
17 | urban and suburban than previously. The Latino Voting Age | ||||||
18 | Population of proposed Legislative District 43 is 22.83 percent | ||||||
19 | and the African-American Voting Age Population is 17.33 | ||||||
20 | percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a | ||||||
21 | partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative | ||||||
22 | district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
23 | African-American and Latino voters that identify with the | ||||||
24 | Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. | ||||||
25 | Proposed District 43 preserves 86.1 percent of the core of the | ||||||
26 | present district to provide continuity for the existing |
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1 | incumbent constituency relations. Senator A.J. Wilhelmi (D) | ||||||
2 | resides within the proposed district. | ||||||
3 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 44 | ||||||
4 | Proposed Legislative District 44 is located in central | ||||||
5 | Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
6 | achieves the ideal equal population target. The district | ||||||
7 | contains all of Logan and Menard Counties, and portions of | ||||||
8 | Tazewell, McLean and Sangamon Counties. This mainly rural | ||||||
9 | district encompasses much of the central part of the state | ||||||
10 | between the major communities of Springfield, Peoria and | ||||||
11 | Bloomington. Population centers of Bloomington, Lincoln, | ||||||
12 | Morton, and the northern section of Springfield are in the | ||||||
13 | district. | ||||||
14 | Interstate 55 runs southwest to northeast through much of | ||||||
15 | the district, with I-155 running north to south through the | ||||||
16 | northern part of the district. Interstate 72 runs east to west | ||||||
17 | along the southern border of the district. A majority of the | ||||||
18 | eastern boundary line is composed of the Logan County line. | ||||||
19 | Interstate 74 generally serves as the district's northern | ||||||
20 | boundary. The western boundary follows the Menard, Logan and | ||||||
21 | Tazewell County lines. | ||||||
22 | Although present Legislative District 44 has a population | ||||||
23 | surplus, population pressures from surrounding districts | ||||||
24 | caused proposed Legislative District 44 to move west creating a | ||||||
25 | more streamlined configuration. As a result, proposed |
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1 | Legislative District 44 now divides Tazewell County between two | ||||||
2 | districts rather than three districts. Logan County, which is | ||||||
3 | currently split between two Legislative Districts, is now | ||||||
4 | wholly included in proposed District 44. The district includes | ||||||
5 | major employers such as State Farm Insurance, Country | ||||||
6 | Financial, and Mitsubishi Motors, as well as the core of | ||||||
7 | Bloomington's business district. Proposed Legislative District | ||||||
8 | 44 preserves 44.5 percent of the core of the present district. | ||||||
9 | Senator Bill Brady (R) currently resides in the proposed | ||||||
10 | legislative district. | ||||||
11 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 45 | ||||||
12 | Proposed Legislative District 45 is a rural district | ||||||
13 | located in northwestern Illinois. It has a population of | ||||||
14 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
15 | target. The proposed district includes all of Jo Daviess, | ||||||
16 | Stephenson and Ogle Counties, in addition to portions of | ||||||
17 | Carroll, Whiteside, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle and Winnebago | ||||||
18 | Counties. The northern border of the district is the | ||||||
19 | Illinois-Wisconsin State Line. The northern half of the | ||||||
20 | district's western border is the Mississippi River and the | ||||||
21 | southern half of the western border generally follows township | ||||||
22 | lines through Carroll and Whiteside Counties. The southern | ||||||
23 | boundary generally follows township lines along U.S. Route 52 | ||||||
24 | and U.S. Route 30. The eastern border generally consists of | ||||||
25 | township lines in Winnebago County, the Ogle-DeKalb County |
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1 | line, and township lines in DeKalb County. | ||||||
2 | Major cities located wholly within proposed Legislative | ||||||
3 | District 45 include Freeport, Dixon, Galena and Rochelle. Many | ||||||
4 | major thoroughfares including U.S. Routes 20, 30, 34, and 52, | ||||||
5 | as well as Interstates 39 and 88, traverse the proposed | ||||||
6 | district. While the proposed district has a strong agricultural | ||||||
7 | base, it also contains numerous state parks, natural areas, and | ||||||
8 | tourist attractions. | ||||||
9 | Due to overall population loss in the present district and | ||||||
10 | region, the proposal adds largely rural areas within DeKalb, | ||||||
11 | LaSalle, and Winnebago Counties to the present district. Many | ||||||
12 | of the counties have previously been paired together in a | ||||||
13 | district and the proposed shape of the 45th is similar to the | ||||||
14 | district's shape under both the current map and the 1981 map. | ||||||
15 | Proposed Legislative District 45 preserves 72.3 percent of the | ||||||
16 | core of the present district. Senator Tim Bivins (R) and | ||||||
17 | Senator Christine Johnson (R) reside in the proposed district. | ||||||
18 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 46 | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 46 is located in portions of | ||||||
20 | three central Illinois Counties: Peoria, Tazewell and Fulton. | ||||||
21 | It has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the | ||||||
22 | ideal equal population target. Generally, its eastern border | ||||||
23 | lies along the Illinois River, with the exception of East | ||||||
24 | Peoria and Peoria, where the district's boundaries follow | ||||||
25 | county, municipal and precinct lines. The southern border of |
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1 | the district roughly follows U.S. Route 24 and the Tazewell | ||||||
2 | County line. The district's western boundary is generally | ||||||
3 | Illinois Route 97 and its northern boundary is the Fulton | ||||||
4 | County line and township lines in Peoria County. | ||||||
5 | The proposed district includes over 72.8 percent of the | ||||||
6 | City of Peoria, in addition to communities directly to the east | ||||||
7 | of the Illinois River including Pekin, Creve Coeur and East | ||||||
8 | Peoria. The configuration of the City of Peoria within the | ||||||
9 | proposed Legislative District is generally similar the City's | ||||||
10 | configuration under the last three maps (1981, 1991, and 2001). | ||||||
11 | As a result of community input received by the Senate | ||||||
12 | Redistricting Committee at its Peoria hearing, the City of | ||||||
13 | Peoria remains split between proposed 46th and the 37th | ||||||
14 | Legislative Districts. The Illinois River runs through the | ||||||
15 | heart of the district and serves as an economic engine for | ||||||
16 | agricultural, tourism, and recreational interests within the | ||||||
17 | district. Proposed Legislative District 46 includes the major | ||||||
18 | manufacturing and business hubs of Pekin, Peoria, East Peoria, | ||||||
19 | and Canton. Caterpillar, Inc., is a major employer in the | ||||||
20 | region, and many of the company's employees reside within | ||||||
21 | proposed District 46. The proposed legislative district also | ||||||
22 | includes Bradley University and Illinois Central Community | ||||||
23 | College. | ||||||
24 | According to the 2010 Census, the current Legislative | ||||||
25 | District 46 needed to increase by 14,619 persons. Thus, the | ||||||
26 | district was expanded to include a larger portion of eastern |
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1 | Peoria together with townships in Peoria County east of the | ||||||
2 | Fulton County line. Proposed Legislative District 46 preserves | ||||||
3 | 89.6 percent of the core of the present district to provide | ||||||
4 | continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations. | ||||||
5 | Senator David Koehler (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
6 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 47 | ||||||
7 | Proposed Legislative District 47 is rural, agriculturally | ||||||
8 | based district located in western Illinois containing the whole | ||||||
9 | of Adams, Brown, Cass, Mason, Schuyler, Hancock, McDonough, | ||||||
10 | Henderson and Warren Counties, as well as parts of Knox and | ||||||
11 | Fulton Counties. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
12 | achieves the ideal equal population target, and includes the | ||||||
13 | municipalities of Quincy, Macomb, Beardstown, as well as a | ||||||
14 | portion of Galesburg, and numerous smaller towns and | ||||||
15 | unincorporated areas. Testimony from community members | ||||||
16 | received at the Senate Redistricting Committee's Macomb | ||||||
17 | hearing indicated that residents in the area preferred to have | ||||||
18 | McDonough County and the City of Macomb located within the same | ||||||
19 | district, which this proposed legislative district | ||||||
20 | accomplishes. | ||||||
21 | The district is bounded by the Mississippi River to the | ||||||
22 | west, taking in small river communities such as Nauvoo, | ||||||
23 | Hamilton, Oquawka and Warsaw. The southern border runs along | ||||||
24 | the county lines of Adams, Brown, Cass and Mason Counties. The | ||||||
25 | northern border runs along the Henderson and Warren County |
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1 | lines, and the eastern border runs along precinct and township | ||||||
2 | lines in Knox and Fulton County, as well as the Mason County | ||||||
3 | line. U.S. Route 67 traverses the entire length of the district | ||||||
4 | from north to south, with U.S. Route 136 crossing the district | ||||||
5 | from east to west. Other significant transportation routes in | ||||||
6 | the district are U.S. Routes 24 and 34. The Illinois and | ||||||
7 | Sangamon Rivers run through the southeast portion of the | ||||||
8 | proposed district, taking in the communities of Havana and | ||||||
9 | Beardstown. The proposed legislative district contains several | ||||||
10 | institutions of higher education, including Western Illinois | ||||||
11 | University, Monmouth College, Quincy University and Knox | ||||||
12 | College. | ||||||
13 | The current Legislative District 47 is underpopulated by | ||||||
14 | 13,520 people. By shedding portions of rural counties only | ||||||
15 | partially contained in the current district and by expanding | ||||||
16 | into the population center of Galesburg, the proposed district | ||||||
17 | achieves the ideal population, while becoming more compact. | ||||||
18 | Proposed Legislative District 47 preserves 89.5 percent of the | ||||||
19 | core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
20 | existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator John | ||||||
21 | Sullivan (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
22 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 48 | ||||||
23 | Proposed Legislative District 48 is located in central | ||||||
24 | Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
25 | achieves the ideal equal population target. The district |
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1 | contains all of Montgomery and Christian Counties, as well as | ||||||
2 | portions of Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon and Macon Counties. The | ||||||
3 | northern border of the district generally follows township and | ||||||
4 | precinct lines in Sangamon and Macon Counties. The eastern | ||||||
5 | border encompasses the Decatur area, with the Christian and | ||||||
6 | Montgomery County lines forming the remainder of the eastern | ||||||
7 | border. The southern border runs along the Montgomery County | ||||||
8 | line and follows township lines in Madison County. The western | ||||||
9 | border runs along county and township lines in Sangamon, | ||||||
10 | Macoupin and Christian Counties, as well as precinct lines in | ||||||
11 | City of Springfield. | ||||||
12 | The proposed legislative district contains the | ||||||
13 | municipalities of Carlinville, Taylorville, Pana, Staunton, | ||||||
14 | Litchfield, and Hillsboro. The proposed district also includes | ||||||
15 | the urban cores of the Cities of Decatur and Springfield. The | ||||||
16 | economy of proposed District 48 is largely driven by three main | ||||||
17 | industries: government, energy and agriculture. The proposed | ||||||
18 | district includes numerous State and federal employers such as | ||||||
19 | the Illinois Department of Transportation and Secretary of | ||||||
20 | State, and various State governmental agency offices in | ||||||
21 | Springfield, as well as correctional facilities in Decatur, | ||||||
22 | Hillsboro, and Taylorville. There are numerous energy | ||||||
23 | production facilities, including coal mines and power plants, | ||||||
24 | and a planned clean coal facility in Taylorville. The district | ||||||
25 | also has a strong agricultural base, lead by the agri-business | ||||||
26 | conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland, located in Decatur, as |
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1 | well as Tate & Lyle and Caterpillar which have facilities in | ||||||
2 | the district. The district is traversed via several major | ||||||
3 | transportation arteries, including Interstates 55 (the Vince | ||||||
4 | Demuzio Expressway from Carlinville to Springfield) and 72, | ||||||
5 | U.S. Route 51, and Illinois Routes 48, 29, and 4. The proposed | ||||||
6 | legislative district contains several institutions of higher | ||||||
7 | education including: (i) Blackburn College in Carlinville, | ||||||
8 | (ii) Richland Community College and Millikin University in | ||||||
9 | Decatur, (iii) Southern Illinois University School of Medicine | ||||||
10 | in Springfield and (iv) three educational service centers of | ||||||
11 | Lincoln Land Community College (Hillsboro, Litchfield, and | ||||||
12 | Taylorville). The proposed district abuts the University of | ||||||
13 | Illinois at Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College's | ||||||
14 | main Springfield campus, as well as Lewis and Clark Community | ||||||
15 | College in Godfrey. The proposed district contains the | ||||||
16 | Mid-Illinois Medical District and numerous state-of-the-art | ||||||
17 | medical facilities beginning in the west with the Southern | ||||||
18 | Illinois School of Medicine, the Simmons Cancer Institute, | ||||||
19 | Memorial Medical Center, and St. John's Hospital in Springfield | ||||||
20 | and in the east with Decatur Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's | ||||||
21 | Hospital. These facilities provide vital healthcare services | ||||||
22 | to numerous residents of proposed Legislative District 48.
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23 | Springfield, Decatur and southern parts of the district share | ||||||
24 | media markets including television stations WICS (ABC), WAND | ||||||
25 | (NBC), WCIA (CBS), and WRSP-TV (Fox) and radio stations WSMI | ||||||
26 | (AM and FM), WTAX (AM), and WSOY (AM). The proposed legislative |
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1 | district joins substantial African-American communities in | ||||||
2 | Springfield and Decatur in the same district, in a | ||||||
3 | configuration that closely resembles map lines proposed by | ||||||
4 | African Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The | ||||||
5 | proposed district has an African American Voting Age Population | ||||||
6 | of 13.18 percent. The Capital City Courier, an independent | ||||||
7 | African-American newspaper based in Springfield, delivers free | ||||||
8 | newspapers to locations in the African-American communities in | ||||||
9 | Springfield and Decatur. The proposed Legislative District 48 | ||||||
10 | encompasses 47.5 percent of the core of the present Legislative | ||||||
11 | District 49 and 25.6 percent of present Legislative District | ||||||
12 | 51. Senator William "Sam" McCann (R) currently resides in this | ||||||
13 | proposed district. | ||||||
14 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 49 | ||||||
15 | Proposed Legislative District 49 is located in Will County | ||||||
16 | and northeastern Kendall County. It has a population of | ||||||
17 | 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
18 | target. Plainfield Township is wholly contained within the | ||||||
19 | district. Portions of Troy, Joliet, Lockport, DuPage, | ||||||
20 | Wheatland, and Oswego Townships are also within the district. | ||||||
21 | The southern boundary of the district generally runs south | ||||||
22 | of I-80. The district's western border generally follows the | ||||||
23 | Will County line and precinct lines in Oswego Township. The | ||||||
24 | district's northern border generally follows the Kendall | ||||||
25 | County line, then Wolf Crossing Road, then 104th and 111th |
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1 | Streets in the city of Plainfield. The district's eastern | ||||||
2 | border generally follows Weber Road. The borders of the | ||||||
3 | proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct | ||||||
4 | boundaries. | ||||||
5 | Proposed Legislative District 49 contains portions of | ||||||
6 | several communities with similar housing stock. U.S. Census | ||||||
7 | Bureau numbers show that the proposed 49th District is a | ||||||
8 | fast-growing district with many new homes. Since 2000, more | ||||||
9 | than 6,000 new homes have been built in Plainfield accounting | ||||||
10 | for nearly 60 percent of all the homes in the city. Similarly, | ||||||
11 | over 2,200 homes have been built in Shorewood, accounting for | ||||||
12 | 46 percent of the homes in that community. Oswego has seen | ||||||
13 | nearly 4,100 new homes built since 2000, accounting for around | ||||||
14 | 50 percent of the homes in the municipality. In addition, 80 | ||||||
15 | percent of the homes in Oswego have been built since 1990. The | ||||||
16 | more established communities of Bolingbrook and Romeoville | ||||||
17 | have seen new homes grow by 21 percent and 38 percent, | ||||||
18 | respectively. | ||||||
19 | Major transportation routes in the district include I-55 in | ||||||
20 | the eastern section, Illinois Route 59 running north to south, | ||||||
21 | and U.S. 30 running from the northwest to southeast. U.S. Route | ||||||
22 | 52 and Weber Road are also major transportation arteries for | ||||||
23 | the area. | ||||||
24 | Kendall County was the fastest growing county in the State | ||||||
25 | of Illinois from 2000-2010 with a 110 percent increase in | ||||||
26 | population. Similarly, Will County was the second fastest |
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1 | growing county in the state from 2000-2010 with an almost 35 | ||||||
2 | percent increase in population. The region's huge population | ||||||
3 | growth necessitates the need for an additional Legislative | ||||||
4 | District. | ||||||
5 | This newly proposed Legislative District is made up of 72 | ||||||
6 | percent of what was present Legislative District 42, and 25 | ||||||
7 | percent of what was present Legislative District 43; two of the | ||||||
8 | fastest growing districts between 2000 and 2010. Currently, | ||||||
9 | only one member of the General Assembly resides in this | ||||||
10 | newly-created district: Representative Tom Cross (R). | ||||||
11 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 50 | ||||||
12 | Proposed Legislative District 50 is located in south and | ||||||
13 | west-central Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and | ||||||
14 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. This | ||||||
15 | mostly rural district contains the counties of Calhoun, Greene, | ||||||
16 | Morgan, Pike, Scott and virtually all of Jersey County. It also | ||||||
17 | contains portions of Sangamon, Macoupin and Madison Counties. | ||||||
18 | The northern boundary is formed by the county lines of Pike, | ||||||
19 | Morgan and Sangamon with the western border formed by the | ||||||
20 | Mississippi River. The southern and eastern borders of the | ||||||
21 | district run along township lines in the counties of Jersey, | ||||||
22 | Macoupin and Sangamon, as well as precinct lines in the City of | ||||||
23 | Springfield. The Illinois River runs through the western | ||||||
24 | portion of the district. The district is largely rural, but | ||||||
25 | also contains some sizeable municipalities including |
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1 | Jacksonville, Chatham, Pittsfield, Jerseyville and the outer | ||||||
2 | southern and western portions of Springfield. | ||||||
3 | Under the proposal, Pike County is wholly included in the | ||||||
4 | district, in contrast to the current district configuration, | ||||||
5 | which splits Pike County between Legislative Districts 47 and | ||||||
6 | 49. The current map also splits Scott and Morgan Counties | ||||||
7 | between two separate Legislative Districts (47 and 49). The | ||||||
8 | proposed Legislative District keeps Scott and Morgan Counties | ||||||
9 | intact and in one Legislative District. The U.S. Census Bureau | ||||||
10 | defines Scott County as part of the Jacksonville (Morgan | ||||||
11 | County) micropolitan area. In addition, Scott and Morgan | ||||||
12 | Counties are served by many of the same social, human service, | ||||||
13 | emergency service, and economic development programs. The | ||||||
14 | University of Illinois' Morgan-Scott Extension Unit, MCS | ||||||
15 | Community Services, and the Jacksonville Regional Economic | ||||||
16 | Development Corporation all focus their services on the Morgan | ||||||
17 | and Scott County area. | ||||||
18 | Interstate 72 runs east to west along the northern half of | ||||||
19 | the district, linking commuters from Jacksonville to major | ||||||
20 | employers in Springfield. In addition, U.S. 67 runs north to | ||||||
21 | south through the heart of the district. Current Illinois | ||||||
22 | Department of Transportation plans call for the expansion of | ||||||
23 | U.S. 67 to become a major highway in the region. To date, some | ||||||
24 | portions of U.S. 67 around Jacksonville and to the south have | ||||||
25 | been completed. The Jacksonville based West Central Mass | ||||||
26 | Transit District provides bus service in Morgan and Scott |
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1 | Counties as well as transportation services to Springfield. | ||||||
2 | The district contains a large number of State employers in | ||||||
3 | both Jacksonville and Springfield, including the University of | ||||||
4 | Illinois at Springfield, Jacksonville Correctional Center, the | ||||||
5 | Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, the Illinois School | ||||||
6 | for the Deaf, Lincoln Land Community College, and several state | ||||||
7 | parks and recreation areas. The small private colleges of | ||||||
8 | MacMurray College, Illinois College, and Robert Morris | ||||||
9 | University are located in the district. The proposed district | ||||||
10 | preserves 50.2 percent of the core of the present Legislative | ||||||
11 | District 50 and 45 percent of present Legislative District 49. | ||||||
12 | Senator Larry Bomke (R) currently resides in the proposed | ||||||
13 | district. | ||||||
14 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 51 | ||||||
15 | Proposed Legislative District 51 is located in | ||||||
16 | east-central Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and | ||||||
17 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The | ||||||
18 | district wholly contains Piatt, DeWitt, Douglas, Moultrie and | ||||||
19 | Shelby Counties, as well as portions of Edgar, Vermillion, | ||||||
20 | Champaign, McLean and Macon Counties. The northern boundary of | ||||||
21 | the district follows township and county lines north of U.S. | ||||||
22 | 136. The eastern border of the district is the Illinois-Indiana | ||||||
23 | state line. The southern border follows the Shelby and Douglas | ||||||
24 | County lines, and township and county lines in Edgar County. | ||||||
25 | The western border generally follows the county lines in DeWitt |
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1 | and Shelby Counties, and precinct, township and county lines in | ||||||
2 | McLean and Macon Counties. | ||||||
3 | The proposed district includes all of Shelby County, in | ||||||
4 | contrast to the current district configuration which splits | ||||||
5 | Shelby County between three Legislative Districts. The Senate | ||||||
6 | Redistricting Committee received testimony at its Springfield | ||||||
7 | hearing from community members requesting that Shelby County be | ||||||
8 | made whole. | ||||||
9 | Municipalities in the district include Shelbyville, | ||||||
10 | Clinton, Monticello, Tuscola, and Mahomet. The district is a | ||||||
11 | rural, agriculturally-driven district located between the | ||||||
12 | major downstate urban centers of Decatur, Champaign-Urbana, | ||||||
13 | Effingham, Bloomington-Normal and Charleston-Mattoon. This is | ||||||
14 | consistent with testimony received at the Senate Redistricting | ||||||
15 | Committee's Macomb hearing where various farm bureaus | ||||||
16 | indicated a preference for an increased number of | ||||||
17 | agriculture-based districts. | ||||||
18 | The district is easily traversed via three major | ||||||
19 | interstates (I-72, I-74 and I-57) as well as U.S. Routes 36 and | ||||||
20 | 51. The proposed district includes major recreational areas | ||||||
21 | such Allerton Park, Lake Shelbyville, and Clinton Lake. | ||||||
22 | Currently there is no Senator residing in the proposed | ||||||
23 | district. | ||||||
24 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 52 | ||||||
25 | Proposed Legislative District 52 is located in eastern |
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1 | Illinois and is anchored by the cities of Champaign and Urbana | ||||||
2 | in the west and Danville in the east. It has a population of | ||||||
3 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
4 | target. The district is wholly contained in Champaign and | ||||||
5 | Vermilion counties. | ||||||
6 | Generally, the district is bounded on the west by I-57. The | ||||||
7 | northern boundary runs generally along the Champaign County | ||||||
8 | line. In Vermillion County, the northern boundary runs parallel | ||||||
9 | to U.S. 136. In the east, the Indiana-Illinois state line | ||||||
10 | serves as the district's boundary. The southern boundary runs | ||||||
11 | along precinct and township lines in Champaign County and along | ||||||
12 | township and county lines in Vermillion County. | ||||||
13 | Interstate 74 connects the urban communities of | ||||||
14 | Champaign/Urbana and Danville within the district. These three | ||||||
15 | communities are currently located in present District 52. The | ||||||
16 | House Redistricting Committee received testimony at its | ||||||
17 | Champaign hearing indicating that members of the community | ||||||
18 | preferred to keep the current configuration, which includes all | ||||||
19 | three cities in a single district. Testimony received indicated | ||||||
20 | that a sizeable portion of Danville residents commute to the | ||||||
21 | city of Champaign on a daily basis for work. Interstate 74 | ||||||
22 | serves as a major commuter line bringing workers from Danville | ||||||
23 | to Champaign to the region's major employers, including the | ||||||
24 | University of Illinois, Parkland Community College, Carle | ||||||
25 | Clinic, and Kraft Foods. | ||||||
26 | According to 2010 Census figures, current District 52 is |
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1 | overpopulated. In order to accommodate this population growth | ||||||
2 | and testimony received at the House's Champaign hearing, the | ||||||
3 | district was contracted, shedding rural precincts in Champaign | ||||||
4 | and Vermillion Counties, and expanded to include fast growing | ||||||
5 | areas in the municipalities of Champaign and Savoy. The result | ||||||
6 | is a largely urban downstate district, which now includes 91.7 | ||||||
7 | percent of the City of Champaign and 82.0 percent of the | ||||||
8 | village of Savoy in a single, more compact district. The | ||||||
9 | Champaign News-Gazette serves the Champaign-Urbana and | ||||||
10 | Danville communities, as does a Champaign CBS affiliate, WCIA. | ||||||
11 | The proposed district contains 91.1 percent of the core of the | ||||||
12 | present district to provide continuity for the existing | ||||||
13 | incumbent constituency relations. Senator Michael Frerichs (D) | ||||||
14 | resides in this proposed district. | ||||||
15 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 53 | ||||||
16 | Proposed Legislative District 53 is located in north | ||||||
17 | central Illinois. It has a population of 217,469, and therefore | ||||||
18 | achieves the ideal equal population target. This agricultural | ||||||
19 | district includes the entire counties of Iroquois and Ford and | ||||||
20 | nearly all of Livingston County. Rural parts of Woodford, | ||||||
21 | McLean, and Vermilion counties are also in the district. | ||||||
22 | The Illinois-Indiana state line forms the eastern border of | ||||||
23 | the district. In the north, the district boundary runs along | ||||||
24 | the Iroquois, Ford, Livingston and Woodford County lines. The | ||||||
25 | western boundary is located west of U.S. Route 39. The southern |
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1 | boundary runs along the Ford and Woodford County lines, and | ||||||
2 | along township and precinct lines in McLean and Vermillion | ||||||
3 | Counties. | ||||||
4 | The proposed legislative district includes the communities | ||||||
5 | of Bloomington, Pontiac, Onarga, Hoopeston, Watseka and Gibson | ||||||
6 | City. The district is anchored in the southwest by the City of | ||||||
7 | Normal with 100 percent of the city's population located in the | ||||||
8 | proposed district. Currently, Normal is divided between two | ||||||
9 | Legislative Districts (44th and 53rd). The new, more compact | ||||||
10 | district includes all of Iroquois County, which was previously | ||||||
11 | split between 3 Legislative Districts. | ||||||
12 | Several major transportation arteries run through the | ||||||
13 | proposed district, including Interstates 39, 55 and 57, as well | ||||||
14 | as U.S. Route 24, which traverses the entire district from east | ||||||
15 | to west. While proposed Legislative District 53 is largely | ||||||
16 | agricultural, it includes Illinois State University and | ||||||
17 | Pontiac Correctional Center, two major employers for the | ||||||
18 | region. The proposed district also includes the Illinois State | ||||||
19 | University Farm near Lexington. Proposed Legislative District | ||||||
20 | 53 encompasses 59.8 percent of the core of the present | ||||||
21 | district. Senator Shane Cultra (R) resides in the proposed | ||||||
22 | district. | ||||||
23 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 54 | ||||||
24 | Proposed Legislative District 54 is located in the central | ||||||
25 | region of southern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, |
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1 | and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The | ||||||
2 | district contains the whole counties of Bond, Clinton, Marion | ||||||
3 | and Fayette. Rural portions of Madison and St. Clair Counties | ||||||
4 | as well as portions of Effingham and Washington Counties are | ||||||
5 | also within the district. Major communities in the district | ||||||
6 | include Salem, Vandalia, Greenville, Highland and Centralia. | ||||||
7 | Under the proposal, 96.8 percent of the City of Effingham is | ||||||
8 | contained within the district, a significant change from the | ||||||
9 | current configuration which splits Effingham into three | ||||||
10 | districts. | ||||||
11 | The district's northern border follows county lines of | ||||||
12 | Bond, Fayette, and Effingham Counties, as well as township | ||||||
13 | lines in Madison County. The western boundary is comprised of | ||||||
14 | precinct and township lines in Madison and St. Clair Counties. | ||||||
15 | The southern boundary of proposed District 54 generally follows | ||||||
16 | the southern borders of Effingham and Marion Counties and | ||||||
17 | township and county lines in Washington and St. Clair Counties. | ||||||
18 | The eastern border runs along the eastern boundary of Fayette | ||||||
19 | and Marion Counties and precinct and township boundaries in | ||||||
20 | Effingham County. | ||||||
21 | Proposed Legislative District 54 is largely rural, with a | ||||||
22 | major transportation hub in Effingham. The district includes | ||||||
23 | Vandalia and Centralia Correctional Facilities, which are | ||||||
24 | major employers in the region. The district is easily | ||||||
25 | traversable via Interstates 57, 64, 70, as well as U.S. 50, | ||||||
26 | which runs east to west, and U.S. 51, which runs north to south |
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1 | through the heart of the district. | ||||||
2 | Due to population losses in the region, proposed District | ||||||
3 | 55 absorbed eastern portions of present District 54, thereby | ||||||
4 | achieving ideal population. The western portions of present | ||||||
5 | District 54 were combined with the southern portions of present | ||||||
6 | District 51 and northern portions of present District 58. The | ||||||
7 | result is a much more compact district, which strongly | ||||||
8 | resembles a district proposed by the Republicans in their 2001 | ||||||
9 | "Alternative Plan" and the 55th Legislative District as | ||||||
10 | configured under the 1971, 1981, and 1991 maps. | ||||||
11 | Proposed Legislative District 54 forms a new district by | ||||||
12 | preserving 35.7 percent of the core of the present district and | ||||||
13 | 48.8 percent of the present District 51. Senators residing in | ||||||
14 | the proposed district include Senators Kyle McCarter (R) and | ||||||
15 | Dave Luechtefeld (R). The pairing of these incumbents stems | ||||||
16 | mainly from residences located in relatively close proximity to | ||||||
17 | the southwestern edge where two rural districts meet. | ||||||
18 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 55 | ||||||
19 | Proposed Legislative District 55 is located in | ||||||
20 | east-central and southeastern Illinois. It has a population of | ||||||
21 | 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population | ||||||
22 | target. The proposed district contains the whole counties of | ||||||
23 | White, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Clay, Richland, Lawrence, | ||||||
24 | Crawford, Jasper, Cumberland, Clark and Coles, as well as | ||||||
25 | portions of Edgar and Effingham Counties. Proposed District 55 |
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1 | is bounded by the Illinois-Indiana state line and the Wabash | ||||||
2 | River on the east, and Coles, Cumberland, Clay and Wayne County | ||||||
3 | lines on the west. In Effingham County, the western boundary | ||||||
4 | runs along township and precinct lines. The Wayne and White | ||||||
5 | County lines form the southern boundary of Proposed District | ||||||
6 | 55, and the northern border utilizes the Coles and Clark County | ||||||
7 | lines, as well as township lines in Edgar County. | ||||||
8 | Under the current map, the present district contains only | ||||||
9 | eight whole counties, splitting another four. Under the | ||||||
10 | proposed district map, District 55 now contains 12 whole | ||||||
11 | counties and splits only two. The largest cities in the | ||||||
12 | proposed district are Charleston and Mattoon, but the district | ||||||
13 | also includes many smaller communities such as Olney, | ||||||
14 | Lawrenceville, Flora and Fairfield. | ||||||
15 | Though the economy of this rural district is primarily | ||||||
16 | agriculture-based, it also contains large employers such as | ||||||
17 | Eastern Illinois University, Olney Community College and | ||||||
18 | Robinson and Lawrence Correctional Centers. There are a number | ||||||
19 | of major transportation routes running through proposed | ||||||
20 | District 55, including Interstates 64, 70 and 57. Illinois | ||||||
21 | Route 130 is a major north to south artery in the district, | ||||||
22 | running from Charleston to White County. Other major routes | ||||||
23 | include U.S. 45, U.S. 50, and Illinois Route 15. | ||||||
24 | Proposed District 55 preserves 57.8 percent of the core of | ||||||
25 | the present district. Senator Dale Righter (R) currently | ||||||
26 | resides in the proposed district. |
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1 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 56 | ||||||
2 | Proposed Legislative District 56 is the northern of two | ||||||
3 | proposed Legislative Districts wholly contained in the | ||||||
4 | Metro-East portion of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. | ||||||
5 | It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the | ||||||
6 | ideal equal population target. | ||||||
7 | The proposed legislative district is bounded on the west by | ||||||
8 | the Mississippi River. Its northern boundary generally follows | ||||||
9 | the Madison County line. On its eastern and southern edges, the | ||||||
10 | proposed district follows township and precinct boundary lines | ||||||
11 | in Madison and St. Clair Counties. | ||||||
12 | The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to | ||||||
13 | existing precinct boundaries. Elsah Township is now wholly | ||||||
14 | contained within the district, in contrast to the 2001 | ||||||
15 | configuration, which splits it between two districts. Due to | ||||||
16 | overall population growth in the present district, some rural | ||||||
17 | areas were shed to create a more compact, urban district. | ||||||
18 | Proposed Legislative District 56 contains the communities | ||||||
19 | of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Bethalto, Collinsville, and | ||||||
20 | portions of Godfrey. The district also includes the | ||||||
21 | working-class communities of Alton, Wood River, Roxana, | ||||||
22 | Hartford, Pontoon Beach and portions of Granite City in the | ||||||
23 | Mississippi Bottoms region. The district runs from | ||||||
24 | southeastern Jersey County south along the Mississippi River | ||||||
25 | through the urban heart of Madison County to Caseyville |
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1 | Township. | ||||||
2 | Interstates 270 and 55/70 along with the Clark Bridge in | ||||||
3 | Alton provide the residents of proposed Legislative District 56 | ||||||
4 | easy access to downtown St. Louis and the city's western | ||||||
5 | suburbs. Planned expansion of Interstate 255 between I-270 near | ||||||
6 | Edwardsville and U.S. 67 in Godfrey will further link | ||||||
7 | residential corridors in Madison County with the St. Louis | ||||||
8 | Metro-East area. The proposed district also includes Southern | ||||||
9 | Illinois University at Edwardsville, Southern Illinois Dental | ||||||
10 | School, Lewis & Clark Community College and Principia College. | ||||||
11 | Proposed Legislative District 56 preserves 91.2 percent of | ||||||
12 | the core of the present district to provide continuity for the | ||||||
13 | existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator William | ||||||
14 | Haine (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
15 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 57 | ||||||
16 | Proposed Legislative District 57 is the most southern of | ||||||
17 | two proposed Legislative Districts wholly contained in the | ||||||
18 | Metro-East portion of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. | ||||||
19 | It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the | ||||||
20 | ideal equal population target. The district is almost entirely | ||||||
21 | included within St. Clair County. The northern and southern | ||||||
22 | borders run along township, precinct, and county lines in St. | ||||||
23 | Clair County. Illinois Route 4 is generally the district's | ||||||
24 | eastern border and the Mississippi River is the district's | ||||||
25 | western border. |
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1 | The proposed legislative district also contains portions | ||||||
2 | of southwestern Madison County, in and around Granite City. | ||||||
3 | According to 2010 Census figures, current District 57 is | ||||||
4 | underpopulated by 8,223 people. With the Mississippi River | ||||||
5 | prohibiting expansion to the west, the district lines were | ||||||
6 | shifted south and eastward to include the communities of | ||||||
7 | Smithton, Freeburg and Lebanon, all of which are high growth | ||||||
8 | areas, sharing many similar characteristics with the greater | ||||||
9 | Metro-East region. | ||||||
10 | Proposed Legislative District 57 is anchored by the two | ||||||
11 | major Metro-East cities of East St. Louis and Belleville, in | ||||||
12 | addition to communities with significant African-American | ||||||
13 | populations, such as Brooklyn, Centreville, Alorton, Madison, | ||||||
14 | Venice and Washington Park. The African-American population of | ||||||
15 | the proposed district is 33.29 percent, roughly the same as | ||||||
16 | under present and prior district maps. Illinois Routes 15 and | ||||||
17 | 159, as well as Interstates 64, 55 and 255 run through proposed | ||||||
18 | Legislative District 57, providing access to downtown St. | ||||||
19 | Louis. Continued infrastructure expansion projects, such as | ||||||
20 | the new Mississippi River Bridge and the expansion of I-64 will | ||||||
21 | unite this area with the greater St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
22 | metropolitan area. | ||||||
23 | Proposed Legislative District 57 preserves 88.8 percent of | ||||||
24 | the core of the present district as well as its partisan | ||||||
25 | make-up to provide continuity for the existing incumbent | ||||||
26 | constituency relations and allows the formulation of new |
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1 | relationships. The proposed legislative district maintains a | ||||||
2 | partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative | ||||||
3 | district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of | ||||||
4 | African-American voters that identify with the Democratic | ||||||
5 | Party based on committee hearing testimony. Senator James | ||||||
6 | Clayborne (D) resides in the proposed district. | ||||||
7 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 58 | ||||||
8 | Proposed Legislative District 58 is located in | ||||||
9 | southwestern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and | ||||||
10 | therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The whole | ||||||
11 | counties of Monroe, Randolph, Perry and Jefferson are contained | ||||||
12 | in the largely rural Legislative District while portions of St. | ||||||
13 | Clair, Union, Washington and Jackson counties are also | ||||||
14 | included. The district runs from Metro-East St. Louis in the | ||||||
15 | north to Union County. | ||||||
16 | Proposed Legislative District 58 includes the | ||||||
17 | municipalities of Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville, DuQuoin, | ||||||
18 | Murphysboro, Red Bud, Chester, Columbia, Cahokia, and the | ||||||
19 | portion of Carbondale west of U.S. 51. The western boundary of | ||||||
20 | the proposed district is the Mississippi River and its eastern | ||||||
21 | boundary follows the county lines of Jefferson, Perry and | ||||||
22 | Jackson and Illinois Route 51 south of Carbondale. | ||||||
23 | According to the 2010 Census, the current Legislative | ||||||
24 | District 58 is underpopulated by 1,118 individuals. However, | ||||||
25 | due to overall population decline in the region, the boundaries |
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1 | of current District 58 were shifted eastward to include | ||||||
2 | Jefferson County. Jefferson County was wholly incorporated | ||||||
3 | into the proposed district, pursuant to requests made by County | ||||||
4 | Board Chairman and the Jefferson County Farm Bureau. | ||||||
5 | The proposed district's economy is largely supported by | ||||||
6 | agriculture, tourism, coal mining and light manufacturing. | ||||||
7 | Proposed Legislative District 58 preserves 79.4 percent of the | ||||||
8 | core of the present district. Senator John O. Jones (R) resides | ||||||
9 | in the proposed district. | ||||||
10 | LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 59 | ||||||
11 | Proposed Legislative District 59 is located at the southern | ||||||
12 | tip of Illinois and has population of 217,468, and therefore | ||||||
13 | achieves the ideal equal population target. The largely rural | ||||||
14 | district is bounded by the Ohio River to the south and east and | ||||||
15 | the Mississippi River to the southwest. Its western border | ||||||
16 | generally follows Illinois Route 51 and the Franklin and | ||||||
17 | Williamson County lines. To the north, the Franklin, Hamilton | ||||||
18 | and Gallatin county lines bound proposed Legislative District | ||||||
19 | 59. | ||||||
20 | Major cities in the district include Benton, Metropolis, | ||||||
21 | Marion, Harrisburg, Carbondale, Cairo, and McLeansboro. | ||||||
22 | Proposed Legislative District 59 contains the entire counties | ||||||
23 | of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Johnson, Williamson, Pope, | ||||||
24 | Hardin, Gallatin, Saline, Franklin, Hamilton and portions of | ||||||
25 | Union and Jackson Counties. Under the current map, Hamilton |
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1 | County is split between the 59th and 54th Legislative | ||||||
2 | Districts, whereas proposed District 59 contains all of | ||||||
3 | Hamilton County. As a result of testimony received at the | ||||||
4 | Senate Redistricting Committee's Carbondale hearing, Alexander | ||||||
5 | and Pulaski Counties were kept whole and together in the | ||||||
6 | district, as they have been under every map since the 1970 map. | ||||||
7 | According to the 2010 Census figures, present District 59 | ||||||
8 | is underpopulated by 7,625 people. Accordingly, the proposed | ||||||
9 | district now includes a larger portion of Union County, as well | ||||||
10 | as a portion of Carbondale east of U.S. 51. | ||||||
11 | The district's economy is largely supported by | ||||||
12 | agriculture, tourism, coal mining and light manufacturing. | ||||||
13 | With more than 10 major coal mines, the coal industry is one of | ||||||
14 | the top employers in the district, employing over 1,500 people | ||||||
15 | in Saline County alone. The proposed district also includes | ||||||
16 | major governmental employers of Tamms, Shawnee, and Vienna | ||||||
17 | Correctional Centers as well as the Marion Federal Correctional | ||||||
18 | Center. A large portion of the Shawnee National Forest and Rend | ||||||
19 | Lake are also located in proposed Legislative District 59. | ||||||
20 | Interstates 24 and 57 provide transportation access to the | ||||||
21 | district's residents and businesses. | ||||||
22 | Proposed Legislative District 59 preserves 91.2 percent of | ||||||
23 | the core of the present district as well as its partisan | ||||||
24 | composition to provide continuity for the existing incumbent | ||||||
25 | constituency relations. Senator Gary Forby (D) resides in the | ||||||
26 | proposed district; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That this Senate Resolution adopts and | ||||||
2 | incorporates by reference the provisions of House Resolution | ||||||
3 | 385 of the Ninety-Seventh General Assembly.". |