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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 249

 
2    WHEREAS, Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois
3Constitution of 1970, in the year following each federal
4decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall
5redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative
6Districts; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In late 2010, the United States Census Bureau
8released its 2010 population totals for Illinois; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Redistricting Transparency and Public
10Participation Act requires committees of the Senate and House,
11or a joint committee, to hold public hearings statewide and
12receive testimony and inform the public on the existing
13Legislative and Representative Districts; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly, in considering
15redistricting issues over the past two years, conducted over
16forty hearings throughout the State during that time; and
 
17    WHEREAS, At those hearings, the Illinois General Assembly
18heard from experts in the area of redistricting, considered
19comments from public officials and members of the general
20public, and received proposals submitted by members of the
21public and stakeholder groups; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has drafted a plan
2for redistricting the Legislative Districts and the
3Representative Districts (the "2011 General Assembly
4Redistricting Plan"); therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in establishing
7boundaries for Illinois Legislative and Representative
8Districts ("Districts"), the following redistricting
9principles were taken into account:
10        (i) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General
11    Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be substantially
12    equal in population, so that as nearly as practicable, the
13    total population deviation between Districts is zero;
14        (ii) each of the Districts contained in the 2011
15    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be
16    consistent with the United States Constitution;
17        (iii) each of the Districts contained in the 2011
18    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be
19    consistent with the federal Voting Rights Act, where
20    applicable;
21        (iv) each of the Districts contained in the 2011
22    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be compact
23    and contiguous, as required by the Illinois Constitution;
24        (v) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General

 

 

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1    Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be consistent with
2    the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011, where applicable;
3    and
4        (vi) each of the Districts contained in the 2011
5    General Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn taking into
6    account the partisan composition of the District and of the
7    Plan itself; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That in addition to the foregoing redistricting
9principles, each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General
10Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to reflect a balance of
11the following redistricting principles: the preservation of
12the core or boundaries of the existing Districts; the
13preservation of communities of interest; respect for county,
14township, municipal, ward, and other political subdivision
15boundaries; the maintenance of incumbent-constituent
16relationships and tracking of population migration; proposals
17or other input submitted by members of the public and
18stakeholder groups; public hearing testimony; other incumbent
19requests; respect for geographic features and natural or
20logical boundaries; and other redistricting principles
21recognized by state and federal court decisions; and be it
22further
 
23    RESOLVED, That the Senate hereby adopts and incorporates by
24reference all information received by the House Redistricting

 

 

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1Committee or the Senate Redistricting Committee that was
2submitted by the general public and stakeholders in person at
3the hearings; by e-mail; by U.S. mail; by facsimile; or in
4person at the public access stations provided by the House and
5Senate in Springfield, Illinois and in Chicago, Illinois; that
6the Senate further adopts and incorporates by reference
7transcripts of proceedings for all of the redistricting
8hearings conducted by either the House or Senate or both; and
9that all information received by the House or Senate or both,
10including but not limited to, the aforementioned information,
11was subsequently posted at one of the following websites:
12www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/hearing.asp?CommitteeID=956,
13www.ilsenateredistricting.com, and
14www.ilhousedems.com/redistricting; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That the following summary describes the general
16characteristics of each Legislative District and makes
17reference to some but not all of the redistricting principles
18that were considered in drawing that District. The term
19"proposed district" will refer to the Legislative District
20proposed in the 2011 General Assembly Redistricting Plan, and
21the term "present district" will refer to the Legislative
22District under the current, existing plan adopted in 2001:
 
23    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 1
24    Proposed Legislative District 1 is located on the southwest

 

 

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1side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
2achieves the ideal equal population target. The northern border
3runs along 16th Street between Clark Street and Western Avenue
4on the east and generally along the Stevenson Expressway on the
5west. The southern border is drawn along precinct lines,
6streets and rail lines along Archer Avenue on the west, then
7the south boundary of the district turns northeast generally
8following precinct lines in a stair step pattern starting at
973rd Street and Central Park Avenue up to 31st Street and Clark
10Street. The far western border is drawn along Natoma Avenue.
11The eastern border runs along Clark Street and the Dan Ryan
12Expressway. Interstate 55, which runs east to west through much
13of the district, serves as a major thoroughfare, as do Cicero,
14Archer, Western, and Halsted Avenues and Cermak and Pulaski
15Roads. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red,
16Orange, and Pink lines) also serve the district.
17    Proposed Legislative District 1 contains Latino
18communities Pilsen, McKinley Park, Brighton Park, and Back of
19the Yards, Gage Park, Archer Heights, New City, Bridgeport,
20Armour Square, and Lower West Side neighborhoods of Chicago.
21These working-class neighborhoods contain similar housing
22stock integrated with industrial facilities. The residents of
23this proposed district are generally first- and
24second-generation immigrants who share a common need for social
25services and patronize locally owned businesses catering to the
26cultural tastes and customs of the communities. The proposed

 

 

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1district contains the National Museum of Mexican Art. According
2to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 1 is underpopulated
3by 24,058 people. In order to achieve ideal population, the
4borders were expanded south and west. The district also
5contains virtually all of the south side community of
6Chinatown. Currently, the Chinatown area is split between three
7legislative districts. The Senate and House Redistricting
8Committees received testimony from numerous witnesses
9representing businesses and residents of the greater Chinatown
10area indicating that Chinatown belongs in a single legislative
11district. The proposed district was configured in part to
12achieve that goal and indeed maintains nearly all of that
13community of interest in one legislative district.
14    Proposed Legislative District 1 is a majority-minority
15district, with a Latino Voting Age Population of 60.17 percent.
16It also has an Asian Voting Age Population of 12.89 percent and
17an African-American Voting Age Population of 7.25 percent. The
18proposed legislative district maintains a partisan composition
19that is comparable to the present legislative district and
20reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
21African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
22Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
23Proposed Legislative District 1 preserves 58.9 percent of the
24core of the present district to provide continuity for the
25existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
26formulation of new relationships. Senator Antonio "Tony" Muñoz

 

 

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1(D) resides within the proposed district.
 
2    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 2
3    Proposed Legislative District 2 is located on the northwest
4side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
5achieves the ideal equal population target. Generally, the
6district is bound on the south by Grand Avenue, on the west by
7Harlem Avenue, on the east by Interstate 90/94, Irving Park,
8Altgeld and Armitage Roads. Proposed Legislative District 2
9contains portions of the well-established Puerto Rican
10neighborhoods of Humboldt Park, Hermosa, and Logan Square, as
11well as the neighborhoods of Portage Park, Belmont-Cragin,
12Dunning, Austin, Montclare, and West Town. North Avenue runs
13east to west through much of the district and Cicero Avenue
14runs north to south. The district is also serviced by public
15transportation including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and
16rail lines (Blue line) and the Metra Milwaukee District-West
17line.
18    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 2nd District
19is underpopulated by 23,497 people. In order to achieve ideal
20population, the district boundaries were shifted northwest to
21include the neighborhoods of Dunning and Montclare. Proposed
22Legislative District 2 has a Latino Voting Age Population of
2355.58 percent and is a majority-minority Latino District. The
24district strongly resembles proposed district maps submitted
25to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the Latino Coalition

 

 

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1for Fair Redistricting. The proposed legislative district
2maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present
3legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and
4correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
5identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
6testimony. Proposed Legislative District 2 preserves 82.6
7percent of the core of the present district to provide
8continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
9and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator
10William "Willie" Delgado (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3
12    Proposed Legislative District 3 is located in Chicago,
13primarily in the south side and downtown areas. It has a
14population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
15population target. The proposed district contains the vast
16majority of the downtown Loop area, as well as portions of the
17Near North Side, Near West Side, and Near South Side. Proposed
18District 3 also contains portions of the south side
19neighborhoods of Douglas, Armour Square, Bridgeport, Grand
20Boulevard, New City, Washington Park, Chicago Lawn, West
21Englewood, Englewood, Woodlawn, Greater Grand Crossing, South
22Shore, and Chatham. The South Side community of Fuller Park is
23also located wholly within the district. The northern boundary
24of proposed District 3 is Goethe Street and the southern border
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1generally Michigan Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, and the
2westernmost boundary follows Interstate 94 and the Chicago
3River in the north and Kedzie Avenue in the south. The borders
4of the proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
5boundaries. Interstate 90/94 and Michigan Avenue run north to
6south through the core of the district and Garfield Boulevard
7and 47th Street are major east to west thoroughfares. The
8district is also accessible via Chicago Transit Authority bus
9and rail lines (Red, Purple, Brown, Green, Pink, and Orange
10Lines). Proposed District 3 also contains the majority of
11downtown Chicago's Loop business district. The Chicago Loop is
12the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago. It is the
13seat of government for Chicago and Cook County, and also
14contains the historic theater and shopping districts.
15    Proposed Legislative District 3 is a majority-minority
16African-American district. The African-American Voting Age
17Population of the proposed district is 51.29 percent. The
18Latino Voting Age Population is 9.54 percent and the Asian
19Voting Age Population is 7.18 percent. According to the U.S.
20Census, present District 3 is underpopulated by 28,101 people.
21In order to accommodate the population loss in District 3 and
22surrounding districts, the proposed district expands
23boundaries outward. This proposed district is also configured
24to respect the Chinatown community of interest, as identified
25by witnesses at numerous Senate Redistricting Committee
26hearings, which is now located in the neighboring district

 

 

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1(Proposed Legislative District 1). The proposed district
2strongly resembles proposals submitted by African-Americans
3for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The proposed legislative
4district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the
5present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation
6and correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
7identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
8testimony. Proposed District 3 preserves 68.2 percent of the
9core of the present district to provide continuity for the
10existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
11formulation of new relationships. Senator Mattie Hunter (D)
12resides within the proposed district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 4
14    Proposed Legislative District 4 is located on the west side
15of Chicago and in the western suburbs of Cook County. It has a
16population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
17population target. The eastern boundary of proposed District 4
18is generally Cicero Avenue in the north and LaGrange Road in
19the south. The district is bounded on the west by the
20Cook-DuPage County line. The northern boundary generally
21follows North Avenue in the west and central parts of the
22district, and Grand Avenue in the east. The northern boundary
23also runs along precinct lines in the western suburbs of
24Melrose Park and Oak Park. The southern boundary generally
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1southwest and U.S. Route 34. The borders of the proposed
2district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries in
3the City of Chicago. The west suburban communities of Forest
4Park, River Forest, North Riverside, Hillside, Broadview, and
5Westchester are wholly within the proposed district, as are
6nearly all of Maywood, Bellwood, and Berkeley and portions of
7Oak Park, Berwyn, Brookfield, LaGrange, and LaGrange Park. A
8portion of Chicago's Austin neighborhood including portions of
9the 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th wards are also within the
10proposed district. Present District 4 contains some of the same
11municipalities as proposed District 4, including Chicago,
12Forest Park, River Forest, Maywood, North Riverside, Hillside,
13Oak Park, Bellwood, Berkeley, Berwyn, and Westchester. The
14communities of LaGrange Park, Westchester, and Western
15Springs, all located in southern Proviso Township, share the
16Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve and a nearby Metra line (Green
17line).
18    A majority of the community members in proposed District 4
19share similar education-attainment levels and earn generally
20between $50,000 to $60,000 each year. The educational service,
21health care, and social assistance industries are the largest
22employment sectors for the communities within the proposed
23district. In addition, communities in proposed District 4 share
24similar housing stock; the majority of the homes in the
25proposed district were built before 1980. The Eisenhower
26Expressway runs east to west through the entire proposed

 

 

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1district. Other major transportation routes include Cermak
2Road, Roosevelt Road, Harlem Avenue, and LaGrange Road. The
3proposed district is also accessible via public
4transportation, including Chicago Transit Authority bus and
5rail lines (Blue and Green lines), as well as the Metra Union
6Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter rail
7lines.
8    Proposed Legislative District 4 has an African-American
9Voting Age Population of 50.06 percent, a Latino Voting Age
10Population of 11.94 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population
11of 2.41 percent. According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the
12present 4th District is underpopulated by 25,969 people. Due to
13this population loss and population losses in surrounding
14districts, the proposed District 4 shifts boundaries primarily
15to the south and west, thereby achieving ideal population. The
16majority of the proposed district's shape resembles proposals
17submitted to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the National
18Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and
19African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The
20proposed legislative district maintains a partisan make-up
21that is comparable to the present legislative district and
22reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
23African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
24Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The
25proposed district preserves 70.4 percent of the core of the
26present district to provide continuity for the existing

 

 

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1incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
2new relationships. Senator Kimberly Lightford (D) resides in
3the proposed district.
 
4    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 5
5    Proposed Legislative District 5 is located on the west side
6of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
7achieves the ideal equal population target. The proposed
8district is bound on the west by Cicero Avenue. The northern
9boundary is generally Grand Avenue. The southern boundary runs
10along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. Wells Avenue,
11Interstate 94, and the Chicago River form the eastern border.
12The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
13existing precinct boundaries. Proposed Legislative District 5
14contains the west side neighborhood of North Lawndale in its
15entirety. It also includes all of East Garfield Park and West
16Garfield Park. This is consistent with testimony received at
17Senate Redistricting Committee hearings from the North
18Lawndale Alliance and other community members requesting that
19these neighborhoods be kept intact. The proposed district also
20contains portions of Austin, Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park,
21East Garfield Park, South Lawndale, Lower West Side, Near West
22Side, West Town, Loop, Near North Side, Logan Square, and
23Lincoln Park.
24    Interstate 290 runs east to west through the heart of the
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1district, and Ogden Avenue traverses the district diagonally
2southwest to northeast. The district is also serviced by public
3transportation including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and
4rail lines (Green, Blue, and Pink lines). The proposed district
5includes the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center,
6Stroger Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, and Jesse
7Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center. The district
8also includes the University of Illinois at Chicago, Malcolm X
9College, and the United Center.
10    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 5th District
11is underpopulated by 9,160 people. In order to achieve ideal
12population, the proposed district boundaries were expanded in
13the west and in the northeast. Proposed District 5 is a
14majority-minority district with an African-American Voting Age
15Population of 50.45 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population
16of 10.13 percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
17partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
18district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
19African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
20Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
21Proposed Legislative District 5 preserves 86.9 percent of the
22core of the present district to provide continuity for the
23existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
24formulation of new relationships. The proposed district
25resembles a proposal submitted by African-Americans for
26Legislative Redistricting (AALR). Senator Annazette Collins

 

 

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1(D) resides in the proposed district.
 
2    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 6
3    Proposed Legislative District 6 is located on Chicago's
4near north side. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
5achieves the ideal equal population target. The proposed
6district is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan, while the
7northern boundary runs generally along Montrose Avenue. The
8western and southern boundaries generally follow the North
9Branch of the Chicago River, and the southernmost boundary runs
10along Division Street in the east. The borders of the proposed
11district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
12Proposed District 6 contains portions of the Chicago
13neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Avondale, Lakeview, North
14Center, Irving Park, Uptown, Lincoln Square, Albany Park, and
15Near North Side. Proposed District 6 also includes one of the
16largest lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) communities in
17Chicago and in the nation. This is consistent with testimony
18from LGBT community representatives received at the House
19Redistricting Committee's Springfield hearing. Proposed
20Legislative District 6 is home to many of Chicago's most
21popular attractions including the Lincoln Park, the Lincoln
22Park Zoo, Wrigley Field, and the Second City Theatre. DePaul
23University is also located in the proposed legislative
24district.
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1east providing access to residents and businesses in each of
2the neighborhoods in the district. Western and Irving Park
3Avenues also run through the district, in addition to Lincoln
4Avenue and Clark Street. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail
5lines (Red, Purple, and Brown lines) also service the proposed
6district.
7    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 6th District
8is underpopulated by 9,764 people. In order to achieve ideal
9population, the district boundaries were shifted slightly to
10the north and west. Proposed Legislative District 6 preserves
1190.3 percent of the core of the present district to provide
12continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations.
13Senator John J. Cullerton (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 7
15    Proposed Legislative District 7 is located on Chicago's far
16north side. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
17achieves the ideal equal population target. It contains the
18Lake Shore neighborhoods of Rogers Park and Edgewater, as well
19as portions of Uptown, Lakeview, North Center, Lincoln Square,
20Albany Park, North Park and West Ridge. The proposed district
21also contains a small portion of southern Evanston. The eastern
22border is Lake Michigan. The southern half of the western
23border is generally the upper branch of the Chicago River, and
24the northern half of the western boundary is generally Ridge
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1on the north by Calvary Cemetery as well as the CTA Skokie
2Swift rail line. The southern boundary generally runs along
3Montrose Avenue. The borders of the proposed district generally
4adhere to existing precinct boundaries. The Chicago Wards
5contained in whole or in part in proposed Legislative District
67 include the 40th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and small sections
7of the 33rd and 50th. Major transportation thoroughfares in the
8proposed district include Lake Shore Drive and Ridge, Peterson
9and Western Avenues. The district is also served by Chicago
10Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red, Purple, Yellow and
11Brown lines).
12    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 7 is
13underpopulated by 29,321 people. In order to achieve ideal
14population, the district was shifted to the north and west.
15Proposed District 7 includes the neighborhood of Rogers Park in
16its entirety. This is a change from the 2001 configuration,
17which splits Rogers Park between present Districts 7 and 9.
18This reconfiguration is consistent with testimony received
19from multiple witnesses at the Senate Redistricting
20Committee's Chicago hearing indicating that the neighborhood
21should be unified into a single district. Proposed Legislative
22District 7 preserves 81.5 percent of the core of the present
23district to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
24constituency relations. Senator Heather Steans (D) resides in
25the proposed district.
 

 

 

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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 8
2    Proposed Legislative District 8 is located on Chicago's far
3north side and northwest suburbs. It has a population of
4217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
5target. The proposed district's southwestern boundary is
6generally Milwaukee Avenue. The proposed district's
7southern-most boundary is generally Montrose Avenue between
8Cicero and Pulaski. The eastern boundary generally runs along
9Chicago's 50th Ward boundary. Generally, the eastern half of
10the northern boundary runs along Howard, Lee, and Dempster
11Streets. The western half of the northern boundary runs along
12the Maine Township line. The borders of the proposed district
13generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
14    Proposed Legislative District 8 includes portions of Maine
15and Niles Townships, and portions of the communities of Morton
16Grove, Niles, Skokie, Lincolnwood, and Glenview. It also
17includes portions of the Chicago neighborhoods of West Ridge,
18North Park, Albany Park, Irving Park, and Forest Glen.
19Substantially all of the 39th and 50th Wards of Chicago are
20located in the district, in addition to portions of the 41st
21and 45th Wards. Under the 2001 map, present District 8 contains
22some of the same municipalities as proposed District 8,
23including Chicago, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Morton Grove, Glenview
24and Niles. The proposed district is traversable via Interstate
2594, Harlem and Lincoln Avenues, as well as Chicago Transit
26Authority bus and rail lines (Blue and Yellow lines) and the

 

 

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1Metra Milwaukee District West commuter rail line.
2    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 8
3is underpopulated by 7,185 people, therefore, the proposed
4district shifts boundaries to the northwest. The proposed
5district has an Asian Voting Age Population of 23.66 percent, a
6Latino Voting Age Population of 12.41 percent and an
7African-American Voting Age Population of 4.36 percent.
8Proposed Legislative District 8 preserves 83.4 percent of the
9core of the present district to provide continuity for the
10existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Ira
11Silverstein (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
12    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 9
13    Proposed Legislative District 9 is located in the northeast
14corner of Cook County, directly north of Proposed Legislative
15District 8. Proposed Legislative District 9 has a population of
16217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
17target. Its eastern border is Lake Michigan from Calvary
18Cemetery on the south to Beach Road in Glencoe on the north.
19Its northern border is generally Dundee Road, I-94, and the
20Cook County line. The western border is generally I-294. The
21eastern half of the southern boundary runs along Howard, Lee,
22and Dempster Streets. The western half of the southern boundary
23runs along the Maine Township boundary line. The borders of the
24proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
25boundaries. A majority of the north shore townships of Evanston

 

 

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1and New Trier, as well as portions of Northfield and Niles are
2located in the proposed district. Virtually all of the City of
3Evanston is within the district. The proposed district also
4contains the municipalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka,
5Glencoe, Northbrook, Glenview, Golf, Skokie and Morton Grove.
6Interstate 94 runs through the heart of the district, as do
7Lake Avenue, Green Bay Road, and Waukegan Road. The district is
8serviced by Metra's Union Pacific North and Milwaukee District
9North commuter rail lines, as well as Pace suburban bus lines.
10    According to 2010 Census figures, present District 9 is
11underpopulated by 5,249 people. Thus, the district boundaries
12were shifted north and west to achieve ideal population.
13Proposed Legislative District 9 preserves 87.9 percent of the
14core of the present district to provide continuity for the
15existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Jeff
16Schoenberg (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
17    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 10
18    Proposed Legislative District 10 is located on the
19Northwest side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and
20therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
21northernmost boundary is the Maine Township line. The eastern
22border of the proposed district generally follows Milwaukee and
23Elston Avenues. The district is bounded by Irving Park in the
24southeast and Belmont Avenue in the southwest. The district's
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1along Mannheim Road. The borders of the proposed district
2generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
3    Proposed Legislative District 10 includes portions of
4Leyden, Maine, Norwood Park and Niles Townships. The northwest
5suburban communities of Harwood Heights, Schiller Park and
6Norridge are entirely within the district, as are portions of
7Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, River Grove, Elmwood Park,
8Rosemont and Franklin Park. It also includes the small township
9of Norwood Park, which is completely encircled by the City of
10Chicago. Chicago Wards contained in whole or in part in
11proposed Legislative District 10 include the 36th, 38th, 41st
12and the 45th. Proposed District 10 also includes the Chicago
13neighborhood of Jefferson Park. Like many neighborhoods on the
14Northwest Side of Chicago, Jefferson Park is a predominantly
15middle-class neighborhood with a heavy Polish-American
16community. It is home to the Copernicus Foundation, the Polish
17parish of St. Constance, as well as a host of other
18Polish-American organizations, institutions and businesses.
19The Kennedy Expressway and Northwest Highway run through the
20heart of the district, which is situated between I-294 and
21I-94. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and rail lines (Blue
22line) as well as the Metra commuter rail lines (North Central
23Service and Union Pacific North West lines) also service the
24proposed district.
25    U.S. Census figures show that present District 10 is
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1area also experienced population losses; therefore, proposed
2Legislative District 10 was shifted to the north and west in
3order to achieve the ideal population. The proposed legislative
4district expands west incorporating suburban communities that
5share many similarities to communities in the present
6Legislative District 10 such as housing stock, residential
7green space, and access to quality schools. Proposed
8Legislative District 10 preserves 71.6 percent of the core of
9the present district to provide continuity for the existing
10incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
11new relationships. Senator John Mulroe (D) resides in the
12proposed district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 11
14    Proposed Legislative District 11 is located on the
15southwest side of Chicago and southwestern suburbs. It has a
16population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
17population target. The Stevenson Expressway and Chicago
18Sanitary and Ship Canal bisect the proposed district. The
19northern section of the proposed Legislative District 11 is
20drawn from Western Avenue in Chicago to Custer Avenue in the
21southwestern suburb of Lyons in the areas commonly between the
22Stevenson Expressway on the south and Ogden Avenue on the
23north. It contains predominately working-class neighborhoods
24and suburbs located near industrial and commercial facilities
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1the district is drawn from Joliet Road in McCook to Kedzie
2Avenue in Chicago; this area is dominated by Midway Airport and
3working-class neighborhoods adjacent to the Airport and the CSX
4Bedford Park Rail Facility.
5    Proposed District 11 contains the Chicago neighborhoods of
6Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, West Lawn, West Elsdon, Clearing,
7Garfield Ridge, South Lawndale, and Brighton Park. It also
8contains the southwestern suburbs of Summit, Lyons, Stickney,
9Forest View, Riverside, Cicero, Bedford Park, and McCook. These
10suburban communities, with close proximity to Chicago, have
11been united with Chicago neighborhoods previously. The
12proposed district includes portions of well-established
13Mexican-American communities in suburban Cicero as well as in
14Chicago's Little Village, Archer Heights, Gage Park, West
15Elsdon, and West Lawn neighborhoods. These working-class
16neighborhoods contain similar housing stock, often referred to
17as the "Bungalow Belt", integrated with industrial facilities.
18The proposed district contains many first- and
19second-generation immigrants who share a common need for social
20services and customs. Interstate 55, Cicero Avenue, and 55th
21Street traverse the proposed district. Chicago Transit
22Authority bus and rail lines (Orange and Pink lines) and the
23Metra Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Heritage commuter rail
24lines also serve the proposed district. Proposed District 11 is
25a significant transportation center containing Midway
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1Park Rail Facility. The transportation industry dominates the
2area with many local residents finding employment at the
3airport, businesses providing services connected to airport
4operations, or the local rail yards.
5    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present district is
6underpopulated by 8,608 people; districts to the east were
7underpopulated as well. Due to significant southwest side
8population growth in the Latino community and population
9deficiencies in the present and surrounding districts, present
10Legislative District 11 and present Legislative District 12
11were reconfigured to encompass two districts with a majority
12Latino population based on their proximity. Present
13Legislative District 12, renumbered as proposed Legislative
14District 11, was contracted in the north and east but expanded
15south and west. Senator Martin Sandoval (D) resides within the
16proposed district. Proposed Legislative District 11 is a
17majority-minority district, with a Latino Voting Age
18Population of 60.18 percent and an African-American Voting Age
19Population of 7.46 percent. Proposed District 11 preserves 49.6
20percent of the core of the present District 11, and contains
2121.54 percent of the present District 12 in order to provide
22continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
23and allows the formulation of new relationships. The proposed
24legislative district maintains a partisan composition that is
25comparable to the present legislative district and reflects the
26high affiliation and correlation of African-American and

 

 

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1Latino voters that identify with the Democratic Party based on
2committee hearing testimony.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 12
4    Proposed Legislative District 12 is located in the
5southwest suburbs and City of Chicago. It has a population of
6217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
7target. Proposed Legislative District 12 contains a portion of
8southwestern Chicago as well as portions of the southwestern
9suburban communities of Cicero, Berwyn, Riverside, Brookfield,
10McCook, Justice, Bridgeview, Bedford Park, Burbank, LaGrange,
11LaGrange Park, Countryside, Summit, and Hodgkins. These
12suburban communities, with their close proximity to Chicago,
13have been joined with Chicago neighborhoods in the past. The
14proposed district includes a well-established Mexican-American
15community in the Berwyn-Cicero area as well as a portion of
16Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. District lines were
17drawn primarily along precinct boundaries. Major
18transportation routes running through the district include
19Interstate 55, Cermak Road, Ogden Avenue, Harlem Avenue, 79th
20Street, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. The
21proposed district includes Chicago Transit Authority bus and
22rail lines (Pink line) as well as the Metra Burlington Northern
23Santa Fe commuter rail line, transporting commuters daily.
24    The proposed legislative district, like its southwest side
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1yards, the BNSF-Cicero and the CSX-Bedford Park. The proposed
2district is also dotted with working-class communities
3containing similar housing stock integrated with industrial
4facilities much like its neighboring district, proposed
5Legislative District 11. The proposed district contains many
6first- and second-generation immigrants who share many customs
7and a common need for social services. Due to significant
8southwest side population growth in the Latino community and
9population deficiencies in surrounding districts, present
10District 11 and present District 12 were reconfigured to
11encompass two Latino majority-minority districts. Present
12Legislative District 11 was renumbered as proposed Legislative
13District 12, which was contracted in the south but expanded
14north and northeast. Proposed District 12 is a
15majority-minority district with a Latino Voting Age Population
16of 57.99 percent and an African-American Voting Age Population
17of 3.32 percent. Proposed District 12 preserves 59.7 percent of
18the core of present District 12 and 30.9 percent of present
19District 11 to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
20constituency relations and allows the formulation of new
21relationships. Senator Steven Landek (D) resides within the
22proposed district. The proposed legislative district maintains
23a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present
24legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and
25correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
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1testimony.
 
2    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 13
3    Proposed Legislative District 13 is located in Chicago
4along the downtown lakefront and on the city's south side. It
5has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal
6equal population target. The proposed Legislative District 13
7begins in the north at Goethe Street and continues southeast
8along Lake Michigan to the Illinois-Indiana state line. The
9western boundary runs along Michigan Avenue and Martin Luther
10King Drive in downtown Chicago, and follows existing precinct
11lines and roadways near the Chicago Skyway in the south. The
12proposed district is accessible via Lake Shore Drive, which
13runs through the majority of the district, as well as Chicago
14Transit Authority bus lines. This lakefront district contains
15many popular travel destinations that form the heart of
16Chicago's tourism industry.
17    The proposed district contains a portion of the downtown
18Loop area, as well as portions of the Near North Side and Near
19South Side communities. The proposed Legislative District 13
20also contains portions of the south side neighborhoods of
21Douglas, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Woodlawn, and South
22Shore. The south side communities of Hyde Park, Kenwood and
23Oakland are entirely within the proposed district. The Museum
24of Science and Industry, Jackson Park, the Field Museum,
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1Buckingham Fountain, The Art Institute of Chicago, Northerly
2Island, Grant Park, Millennium Park and Navy Pier are all
3contained within the district. The proposed district also
4includes the University of Chicago.
5    According to the U.S. Census, present District 13 is
6underpopulated by 12,101 people. In order to accommodate the
7population loss in present District 13 and surrounding
8districts, the proposed district expands boundaries south.
9Proposed Legislative District 13 is a majority-minority
10African-American district, with an African-American Voting Age
11Population of 52.25 percent. The Latino Voting Age Population
12is 13.64 percent and the Asian Voting Age Population is 6.49
13percent. The configuration of this proposed district is not
14without historical precedent. Previous redistricting plans
15also included similarly shaped lakefront districts. The
16proposed district also resembles proposals submitted by the
17National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
18(NAACP) and African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting
19(AALR). The proposed legislative district maintains a partisan
20make-up that is comparable to the present legislative district
21and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
22African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
23Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
24Proposed District 13 preserves 80 percent of the core of the
25present district to provide continuity for the existing
26incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of

 

 

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1new relationships. Senator Kwame Raoul (D) resides within the
2proposed district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 14
4    Proposed Legislative District 14 is located on the south
5side of Chicago and the southwest suburbs. It has a population
6of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
7target. The district runs from the City of Chicago in the
8northeast to the suburbs in the southwest. Its northern
9boundary generally runs along 83rd Street in the east and 119th
10Street in the west. The southern boundary is generally 138th
11Street on the east and 159th Street on the west. The eastern
12boundary of proposed District 14 runs parallel to I-94, and the
13western boundary generally runs along 88th Avenue in Orland
14Hills. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
15existing precinct boundaries in the City of Chicago.
16    Proposed Legislative District 14 contains Chicago Wards 9,
1719, 21, and all of 34. It also includes portions of Calumet,
18Worth, Bremen, Orland and Palos Townships. Portions of the
19south side neighborhoods of Roseland, Washington Heights,
20Auburn-Gresham, Chatham, Beverly, Morgan Park and West Pullman
21are contained in the district. Parts of the suburban
22communities of Blue Island, Calumet Park, Riverdale, Alsip,
23Robbins, Crestwood, Oak Forest, Palos Heights, Orland Park and
24Tinley Park are also located in the district. The present 14th
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1Blue Island, Robbins, Crestwood, Oak Forest and Orland Park
2with the City of Chicago. Roughly, 30 percent of the community
3in the proposed district is employed in sales/office work.
4Another 20 percent is employed in the service sector. A
5majority of the communities in the proposed district have
6sizable portions of the population who rent rather than own
7their homes. The median gross rent rate is generally between
8$770 and $870 throughout the proposed district. Public
9transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus
10and rail lines (Red Line) and Metra rail lines (Electric
11District line) service the district.
12    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 14th
13District is underpopulated by 26,597 people. In order to
14achieve the ideal population, the district boundaries were
15slightly contracted in the Chicago areas and expanded in the
16suburban areas. The resulting district is substantially
17similar in shape to the present 14th District. Proposed
18Legislative District 14 is a majority-minority district with an
19African-American Voting Age Population of 55.34 percent and a
20Latino Voting Age Population of 7.65 percent. It resembles a
21proposed district submitted by African-Americans for
22Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The proposed legislative
23district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the
24present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation
25and correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
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1testimony. Proposed Legislative District 14 preserves 77.3
2percent of the core of the present district to provide
3continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
4and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Emil
5Jones III (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
6    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 15
7    Proposed Legislative District 15 is located on the south
8side of Chicago and the south suburbs. It has a population of
9217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
10target. The proposed district begins in the north at 115th
11Street in Chicago and continues east, roughly following the
12Bishop-Ford Expressway south to the Will County border. It then
13turns west and continues to Harlem Avenue in the south suburb
14of Monee. The western border of the proposed district generally
15follows precinct lines in several south suburban communities.
16    The proposed district unites the southwestern portion of
17Chicago's 9th Ward with south suburban communities in Bloom,
18Thornton and Crete Townships. Portions of the south suburban
19communities of Dolton, South Holland, Markham, Glenwood, Oak
20Forest, Riverdale, Harvey, Posen, Midlothian, Dixmoor, Sauk
21Village, Thornton, Homewood, South Chicago Heights, Ford
22Heights, Crete, Steger, University Park and Monee are located
23within the district. Present District 15 also links the south
24suburban communities of Dolton, South Holland, Thornton,
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1Forest and Markham with Chicago. In addition, the shape of
2proposed District 15 generally resembles the present district.
3The communities throughout proposed District 15 share similar
4housing stock, with a majority of families in this district
5residing in single-family homes. These communities generally
6all contain well-established neighborhoods developed in the
7same period (between 1940 and 1980). The communities within
8proposed District 15 also share similar education-attainment
9levels. Three major interstate highways run through the
10district: Interstates 94, 57 and 80. The proposed district is
11also serviced by public transportation, including the Chicago
12Transit Authority bus routes and Metra rail lines (Rock Island
13and Electric District lines).
14    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 15th
15District is underpopulated by 23,008 people. In order to
16achieve the ideal population, the district boundaries were
17expanded in the suburban areas of Markham, Harvey, Oak Forest,
18Crete, and Monee. Proposed Legislative District 15 is a
19majority-minority district with an African-American Voting Age
20Population of 56.94 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population
21of 9.16 percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
22partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
23district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
24African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
25Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
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1core of the present district to provide continuity for the
2existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
3formulation of new relationships. Senator James Meeks (D)
4resides in the proposed district.
 
5    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 16
6    Proposed Legislative District 16 is located on the
7southwest side of Chicago, entirely within Cook County. It has
8a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
9population target. The proposed district begins at Interstate
1090 in Chicago's 6th Ward, running southwest to 88th Avenue in
11Palos Hills. From Palos Hills the district extends northwest to
12Plainfield Road in Countryside. The northern boundary also runs
13along 83rd and 67th Streets. The southern boundary of the
14proposed district generally runs along 103rd and 95th Streets
15in the west and 83rd and 74th Streets in the east.
16    The majority of the population of proposed Legislative
17District 16 resides in the City of Chicago, primarily in the
18neighborhoods of Greater Grand Crossing, Englewood, West
19Englewood, Auburn-Gresham, Chicago Lawn and Ashburn. The
20proposed district also contains the suburban communities of
21Chicago Ridge, Burbank, Countryside, Hickory Hills, Palos
22Hills, Oak Lawn, Willow Springs, Bridgeview, Hometown, Indian
23Head Park and Justice. The present district boundaries also
24unite the communities of Hometown, Oak Lawn, Burbank, Hickory
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1Proposed District 16 is comprised primarily of economically
2diverse, working-class communities with median yearly
3household incomes between $40,000 to $60,000. All communities
4within the proposed district share a very diverse labor force,
5with no one industry employing more than 20% of any given
6community. Transportation routes serving the district include
7the Dan Ryan Expressway in the east and the Stevenson
8Expressway and I-294 in the west. Western, Cicero and Harlem
9Avenues are also major transportation arteries in the proposed
10district. Proposed District 16 is also serviced by public
11transportation, including Chicago Transit Authority bus and
12rail lines (Red line), as well as the Metra Southwest Service
13and Rock Island District commuter rail lines, which transport
14commuters from the proposed district to downtown Chicago daily.
15Proposed District 16 preserves 68.6 percent of the core of the
16present district to provide continuity for the existing
17incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
18new relationships.
19    Proposed Legislative District 16 is a majority-minority
20district. It has an African-American Voting Age Population of
2152.92 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population of 10.93
22percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
23partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
24district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
25African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
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1proposed district is similar to a proposal submitted by
2African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR).
3According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 16 is
4underpopulated by 26,162 people. In order to attain the ideal
5population, the proposed district shifts west. Senator
6Jacqueline Collins (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
7    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 17
8    Proposed Legislative District 17 is located in
9northeastern Illinois, along the Illinois-Indiana state line.
10It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the
11ideal equal population target. It includes several south
12suburban communities and portions of the southeast side of
13Chicago. Proposed District 17 begins at East 73rd Street in
14Chicago. It then follows a southeasterly path to the
15Illinois-Indiana border. The district continues south along
16the Indiana state line to Momence Township in Kankakee County.
17The southern border extends from the Indiana state line to
18Manteno Township in Kankakee County. The western boundary of
19the district runs generally along I-94 in Cook County and the
20Bishop-Ford Expressway in Will County.
21    The proposed Legislative District 17 includes the south
22suburban municipalities of Burnham, Calumet, Lansing, Lynwood,
23Ford Heights, and Sauk Village. The Will County municipalities
24of Beecher and Peotone are also included within the district,
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1Park. Major transportation routes through the district are
2I-90, I-94, I-80, I-57 and Dixie Highway. Torrence Avenue runs
3north to south through the length of the district to the Cook
4County line. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red
5Line), as well as the Metra Electric District commuter line
6also serve the district, transporting residents to and from
7downtown Chicago.
8    U.S. Census figures reveal that the present 17th District,
9like neighboring south side districts, experienced a
10significant population loss. Because the present District 17 is
1128,268 people below the ideal population, the proposed district
12boundaries were reconfigured to achieve the ideal population.
13The proposed district boundaries were extended south in order
14to respect the configurations of districts adjacent to it. The
15proposed district accordingly picks up similar south suburban
16communities in Cook, Will and Kankakee counties, which is not
17without historical precedent. Under the 2001 configuration,
18many of these south suburban communities were included together
19in Legislative District 40. All communities in proposed
20District 17 generally share the same educational attainment
21levels. The manufacturing industry is a key employer in
22communities throughout this district, with at least 10% of the
23workforce employed in manufacturing. The proposed legislative
24district includes a number of manufacturing facilities,
25including Ford Motor Company's Chicago plant, that provide jobs
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1proposed district is primarily working-class, with a median
2household income of between $40,000 to $65,000 for the majority
3of the community. Roughly two-thirds of households own their
4own homes and the remaining one-third rent.
5    Proposed Legislative District 17 is a majority-minority
6district, with an African-American Voting Age Population of
760.03 percent. The Latino Voting Age Population is 9.07
8percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
9partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
10district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
11African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
12Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The
13proposed district preserves 60.6 percent of the core of the
14present district to provide continuity for the existing
15incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
16new relationships. Senator Donne Trotter (D) resides in the
17proposed district.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 18
19    Proposed Legislative District 18 is located entirely
20within southwestern Cook County. It has a population of
21217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
22target. The northern border is generally 83rd Street in the
23eastern half of the district and 103rd Street in the western
24half. The western border is the Cook County line. The southern
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1the district and 159th, 167th and 171st Streets in the west.
2The eastern border generally runs along South Ashland, South
3Western and South 86th Avenues. Proposed Legislative District
418 begins in the City of Chicago's 18th, 19th and 21st Wards,
5and continues west into Worth, Palos, Lyons and Orland
6Townships.
7    Proposed Legislative District 18 includes portions of the
8suburban communities of Orland Park, Orland Hills, Oak Lawn,
9Alsip, Merrionette Park, Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge, Palos
10Hills, Palos Park, Palos Heights and Worth, as well as the
11Chicago communities of Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park,
12Auburn-Gresham, Ashburn and Washington Heights. Legislative
13District 18 joins communities in southwest Chicago and
14Evergreen Park with areas such as Oak Lawn, Worth, Palos Hills
15and Orland Park. The shape of the proposed 18th Legislative
16District is not without historical precedent. The 1991 and 2001
17configurations of the district linked these southwestern
18Chicago neighborhoods with similar suburbs. Interstate 294
19runs through much of the proposed district, as do Southwest
20Highway and Western Avenue. The district is also serviced by
21public transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority
22bus lines as well as the Metra Southwest Service commuter rail
23line.
24    The 2010 U.S. Census figures show that present District 18
25is underpopulated by 8,320 people. Surrounding districts to the
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1Thus, District 18 was contracted in the north and east and
2expanded in the southwest, thereby achieving ideal population.
3Proposed Legislative District 18 preserves 73.8 percent of the
4core of the present district to provide continuity for the
5existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
6formulation of new relationships. Senator Edward Maloney (D)
7resides in the proposed district.
 
8    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 19
9    Proposed Legislative District 19 is located in southern
10Cook County and northern Will County. It has a population of
11217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
12target. The proposed district includes portions of Rich, Bremen
13and Orland Townships in Cook County and a majority of
14Frankfort, New Lenox and Homer Townships in Will County. Joliet
15and Lockport Township boundaries form the western boundary of
16proposed District 19. The southern boundary is generally
17Laraway Road, Prestwick Drive, and the Will-Cook County line.
18The eastern boundary is generally Kedzie and Western Avenues.
19The northern boundary generally follows 159th, 171st and 183rd
20Streets. The municipalities of Mokena, Matteson, New Lenox,
21Tinley Park, Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest and Richton Park
22are wholly or partially included in proposed Legislative
23District 19. Other municipalities partially included in the
24proposed district are Markham, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Oak
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1Glen and Joliet.
2    The shape of the 19th Legislative District is not without
3historical precedent. Many of these communities were included
4in districts together under the 1991 and 2001 redistricting
5plans. Interstate 57, Harlem Avenue and LaGrange Road are major
6north to south transportation routes through the district. In
7addition, Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 30 traverse the district
8east to west. Interstate 355 provides transportation access in
9the northwestern portion of the district. The Metra Southwest
10Service line, the Rock Island District line and the Metra
11Electric District line provide commuters with daily service to
12and from the City of Chicago.
13    Due to population losses in the north and east, proposed
14Legislative District 19 encompasses additional southwestern
15suburban communities to the west. Proposed Legislative
16District 19 preserves 57.6 percent of the core of the present
17district to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
18constituency relations and allows the formulation of new
19relationships. Senator Maggie Crotty (D) resides in the
20district.
 
21    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 20
22    Proposed Legislative District 20 is located on the
23northwest side of Chicago, just north of proposed Legislative
24District 2. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
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1district is bound on the south by Armitage, Fullerton and
2Belmont Avenues, and on the north by Irving Park Road, Montrose
3Avenue and Argyle Street. It is bordered on the west by Austin
4Avenue, and on the east by the Chicago River and Western
5Avenue.
6    The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
7existing precinct boundaries. Proposed District 20 contains
8well-established and growing Latino communities on Chicago's
9northwest side. Portions of the Chicago neighborhoods of
10Hermosa, Logan Square, Belmont-Cragin, Albany Park, Avondale,
11Irving Park, Portage Park and Dunning are located in the
12district. Chicago City Wards partially contained in the
13district are the 1st, 26th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, 35th, 38th and
1439th. Irving Park Road and Belmont Avenue are major
15thoroughfares running east to west through much of the
16district, while Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road run north to
17south. The Kennedy Expressway and Milwaukee Avenue run
18diagonally from the northwest to the southeast through the
19district. Proposed District 20 is also serviced by public
20transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus
21and rail lines (Blue line) and the Metra Milwaukee
22District-West and Union Pacific Northwest lines.
23    In 2001, present District 20 was created as a new
24majority-minority Latino district. According to the 2010 U.S.
25Census, the present 20th District lost 29,590 people. In order
26to achieve ideal population, the boundaries were shifted west.

 

 

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1Proposed District 20 has a Latino Voting Age Population of
252.01 percent and an Asian Voting Age Population of 6.25
3percent. The district resembles proposed district maps
4submitted to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the Latino
5Coalition for Fair Redistricting. The proposed legislative
6district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the
7present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation
8and correlation of Latino voters that identify with the
9Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
10Proposed Legislative District 20 preserves 80.2 percent of the
11core of the present district to provide continuity for the
12existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
13formulation of new relationships. Senator Iris Martinez (D)
14resides in the proposed district.
 
15    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 21
16    Proposed Legislative District 21 is located in central
17DuPage County and northern Will County. It has a population of
18217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
19target. Townships included in the proposed district are
20Winfield, Wayne, Bloomingdale, Milton, Naperville, Lisle,
21Wheatland and DuPage. The western border of proposed
22Legislative District 21 generally follows Illinois Route 59.
23The southern border is 111th Street and the northern border
24runs generally along Illinois Route 64. The eastern border
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1Boulevard in the south.
2    The proposed district is anchored by the City of
3Naperville, and also includes the majority of the
4municipalities of Warrenville, Lisle and Wheaton. Portions of
5West Chicago and Carol Stream are also within the proposed
6district. Interstate 88, 75th Street, Roosevelt Road and Ogden
7Avenue traverse the district from east to west. The Metra Union
8Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter rail
9lines transport commuters to and from the City of Chicago
10daily. The Timber Ridge Forest Preserve lies in the northern
11part of the district and the Springbrook Prairie Forest
12Preserves lies in the south. The proposed district includes a
13portion of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor and is
14home to many businesses including Navistar, Tellabs, and the BP
15Research Center.
16    Proposed District 21 is presently located in the area
17occupied by present District 48. Present District 48 is located
18between two shifting population zones. To the east, districts
19lost population while districts to the west gained
20dramatically. Thus, proposed District 21 shifts north in order
21to achieve ideal population in the proposed district and
22surrounding districts. Proposed Legislative District 21
23preserves 59.8 percent of the core of present District 48, and
24it retains the same general shape it presently has under the
252001 redistricting plan. Senator Tom Johnson (R) and Senator
26John Millner (R) reside in the proposed district.
 

 

 

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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 22
2    Proposed Legislative District 22 is located in
3northwestern Cook County and eastern Kane County. It has a
4population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
5population target. The proposed district's western boundary is
6generally the Fox River in the north and Illinois Route 34 in
7the south. The proposed district's southern border is generally
8U.S. Highway 20. The eastern boundary runs along Roselle Road
9in the north and generally along precinct lines in the cities
10of Streamwood, Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates in the south.
11The proposed district's northern boundary is generally I-90 to
12the east, and the McHenry-Kane County line in the west.
13    Proposed Legislative District 22 has a Latino Voting Age
14Population of 35.21 percent, an Asian Voting Age Population of
1511.39 percent and an African-American Voting Age Population of
165.79 percent. A large portion of the Latino community in
17District 22 is located in the Fox River communities of
18Carpentersville and Elgin. The Latino Policy Forum proposed a
19similar configuration of this district at a Senate
20Redistricting Committee hearing. Other communities included in
21proposed District 22 are Streamwood, East Dundee, Schaumburg,
22Hoffman Estates, South Elgin and Hanover Park. In addition,
23proposed Legislative District 22 contains a larger portion of
24the City of Elgin than the present configuration. Under this
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1than three, with 74.22 percent of the city located in proposed
2District 22. Illinois Route 59 runs north to south through the
3middle of the district, and Interstate 90 also traverses the
4district. The district is served by the Metra Milwaukee
5District West commuter rail line, which operates daily between
6these suburban communities and downtown Chicago.
7    U.S. Census figures reveal that present District 22 is
8overpopulated by 4,115 people. The proposed district contracts
9borders in the northwest and expands in the southwest in order
10to incorporate a larger portion of the City of Elgin. The
11resulting district is more compact than the present district,
12yet maintains the same general shape it has had since 2001.
13Proposed Legislative District 22 preserves 97.3 percent of the
14core of the present district to provide continuity for the
15existing incumbent constituency relations. The proposed
16legislative district maintains the virtually identical
17partisan make-up of the present district. Senator Mike Noland
18(D) resides in the proposed district.
 
19    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 23
20    Proposed Legislative District 23 is primarily located in
21DuPage County, with a small portion of the district in Hanover
22Township in northwestern Cook County. Portions of the following
23DuPage County Townships are included in the proposed district:
24Wayne, Bloomingdale, Milton, Addison and York. It has a
25population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal

 

 

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1population target. Illinois Route 59 generally serves as the
2proposed district's western border, and Illinois Route 64
3generally serves as its southern border. The eastern boundary
4is generally Illinois Route 83. The northern border follows
5township lines in Addison Township as well as township and
6precinct lines in Bloomingdale and Hanover Townships. The
7municipalities of Bloomingdale, Itasca, Glendale Heights, and
8Medinah are wholly within the district, as are portions of
9Villa Park, Carol Stream, Bartlett, Roselle, Addison, and
10Hanover Park. Interstate 355 runs north to south through the
11district, linking with Interstate 290 which runs north and
12southeast. Bloomingdale Road runs north to south through the
13heart of the district, and Schick Road runs east to west. The
14Metra Milwaukee District West and Union Pacific West lines
15transport commuters daily between Chicago and these western
16suburban areas.
17    Present District 23 is located between two shifting
18population zones. To the east, districts lost population while
19districts to the north and west gained dramatically. Present
20District 23 is also underpopulated by 3,895 people. Thus,
21proposed Legislative District 23 was expanded in order to
22achieve ideal population in the proposed district and
23surrounding districts. Proposed Legislative District 23
24preserves 59.2 percent of the core of the present district.
25Senator Carole Pankau (R) resides in the proposed district.
 

 

 

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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 24
2    Proposed Legislative District 24 is located almost
3entirely within DuPage County, with a small portion located in
4Lyons Township in Cook County. It has a population of 217,468,
5and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target.
6Milton, Lisle, Downers Grove, York and Addison Townships are
7included in the proposed district. The proposed district's
8northern boundary generally follows Geneva Road with a small
9portion running south along Villa Park municipal and precinct
10lines. From north to south, the western boundary generally
11follows Illinois Routes 23 and 53. The southern boundary
12generally follows 59th Street in Clarendon Hills and 39th
13Street in Downers Grove. The eastern boundary is generally
14Interstate 294.
15    All of Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, and Highland Hills are in
16the proposed district. A majority of the municipalities of Glen
17Ellyn, Westmont, Oak Brook, Lombard, Elmhurst, and Oak Brook
18Terrace are within proposed Legislative District 24. Portions
19of Downers Grove, Lisle, Western Springs and Wheaton are also
20included in proposed District 24. Interstates 355, 290, 88, and
21Illinois Routes 38, 53, 64 and 83 traverse the district. The
22Metra Union Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe
23commuter rail lines transport commuters to and from the City of
24Chicago daily. Proposed Legislative District 24 contains the
25corporate headquarters of McDonald's Corporation, Keebler
26Company, Paper Mate Company, and Ace Hardware Corporation.

 

 

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1    Present District 24 is underpopulated by 9,662 people.
2Districts to the north and east also experienced population
3losses, according to 2010 U.S. Census figures. In order to
4achieve the ideal population, proposed District 24 was shifted
5west, picking up portions of present District 21. Proposed
6Legislative District 24 preserves 59.2 percent of the core of
7present District 21 and 18.94 percent of the core of present
8District 24. Senator Kirk Dillard (R) resides in the district.
 
9    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 25
10    Proposed Legislative District 25 is located in
11northeastern Illinois, primarily in Kane County with portions
12in Kendall and DuPage counties. It has a population of 217,469,
13and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
14district wholly includes the Kendall County Township of
15Bristol, as well as the Kane County Townships of Sugar Grove
16and Blackberry. Portions of Batavia, Geneva, Little Rock,
17Kendall, and Oswego Townships in Kendall County; Aurora, Elgin,
18Campton and St. Charles Townships in Kane County; Hanover
19Township in Cook County; and Wayne, Winfield and Naperville
20Townships in DuPage County are also included in the proposed
21district. A majority of the suburban municipalities of Batavia,
22Sugar Grove, St. Charles, Elburn, Montgomery, West Chicago and
23Yorkville are within the proposed district, as well as portions
24of Aurora, Geneva, Oswego and Naperville.
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1generally runs along the Campton, Blackberry, Sugar Grove and
2Bristol Township boundaries. The eastern border generally
3follows Illinois Route 59. The southern boundary generally
4follows Illinois Route 71 in the west and Batavia Township
5lines in the east. The district is generally bounded in the
6north by U.S. Route 20. The borders of the proposed district
7generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
8    The DuPage County and Aurora Municipal Airports, as well as
9Interstate 88, U.S. Route 30 and Illinois Route 47 provide
10transportation to proposed Legislative District 25. The Fox
11River runs through the heart of the district. Fermi National
12Accelerator Laboratory, an internationally renowned research
13facility, is also located within the proposed district.
14    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Kendall and Kane
15counties experienced extraordinary population growth.
16Presently, Legislative District 25 is overpopulated by 115,511
17people. In order to account for this dramatic population
18increase, the proposed district contracts boundaries in the
19north, east and south. Present District 25 includes both rural
20and suburban areas in the same district. By contrast, proposed
21District 25 contains primarily suburban communities, and is
22more compact in shape. Proposed Legislative District 25
23measures 30.1 miles from north to south, a substantial change
24compared with present District 25, which measures 54 miles from
25north to south. Proposed Legislative District 25 preserves 54.0
26percent of the core of the present district as well as its

 

 

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1partisan composition. Senator Chris Lauzen (R) resides in the
2proposed district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 26
4    Proposed Legislative District 26 is located in northern
5Illinois in the counties of Lake, McHenry, Kane and Cook. It
6has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal
7equal population target. The townships of Cuba and Ela are
8entirely within the district. In addition, the vast majority of
9Algonquin, Barrington, Fremont and Libertyville Townships are
10also within the district, along with portions of Dundee,
11Wauconda, Palatine, Warren, Nunda, and Hanover Townships. The
12mainly suburban district includes the entire cities of
13Libertyville, Hawthorne Woods, Lake Zurich, Lake Barrington,
14North Barrington, Fox River Grove, Cary, Long Grove, Port
15Barrington, Tower Lake, Kildeer and Forest Lake, as well as
16portions of Mundelein, Barrington Hills, Algonquin, South
17Barrington, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Wauconda and
18Vernon Hills.
19    The western boundary of the proposed district lies just
20west of Illinois Route 31. The southern boundary generally
21follows the Barrington and Ela township lines. The eastern
22boundary of proposed District 26 generally follows the
23municipal boundary of Long Grove in the south and I-94 in the
24north. The northern boundary generally follows Illinois Route
25176 on the west and Illinois Route 120 on the east. Northwest

 

 

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1Highway runs through the heart of the district from the
2northwest to southeast. In addition, U.S. Route 12 crosses the
3northern half of the district. The proposed district is served
4by the Metra Union Pacific Northwest rail line, which
5transports commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. The
6inclusion of multiple counties in the 26th Legislative District
7is not without historical precedent. The 2001 redistricting
8plan also divided legislative districts between Lake, McHenry
9and Cook counties. According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the
10present district is overpopulated by 31,130 people.
11    Proposed Legislative District 26 is uniquely situated
12between multiple shifting population zones. To the north, south
13and west, districts experienced substantial population growth,
14while districts to the east experienced population losses.
15Accordingly, some areas of Present District 26 were shifted
16into proposed Districts 30, 31 and 32 and present District 26
17was expanded westward, thereby achieving ideal population in
18all four districts. Proposed Legislative District 26 preserves
1970 percent of the core of the present district. Senator Dan
20Duffy (R) resides in the proposed district.
 
21    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 27
22    Proposed Legislative District 27 is located wholly within
23northwestern Cook County. It has a population of 217,469, and
24therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Proposed
25Legislative District 27 contains nearly all of Palatine

 

 

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1Township and a large portion of Wheeling Township, along with
2portions of Elk Grove, Maine and Barrington Townships. It
3contains a majority of the suburban municipalities of Palatine,
4Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and
5Inverness, and portions of Hoffman Estates, Prospect Heights,
6Barrington and Des Plaines.
7    The northern boundary of the proposed district runs along
8the Palatine Township line and precinct lines in Wheeling
9Township. The district's western border generally follows the
10Palatine Township boundary, as does the district's southern
11border in the west until following Algonquin and Golf Roads in
12the east. The eastern boundary of the proposed district is
13generally Wolf Road. The borders of the proposed district
14generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. Northwest
15Highway runs the length of the district from northwest to
16southeast, Illinois Route 53 runs north to south through the
17center of the district, and Illinois Route 68 runs east to west
18across the northern half of the district. The Metra Union
19Pacific Northwest rail line services the entire district,
20transporting commuters into the City of Chicago daily. Proposed
21Legislative District 27 includes the Deer Grove Forest
22Preserve, the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve and the Arlington
23Park Race Track.
24    According to U.S. Census figures, present District 27 is
25underpopulated by 9,515. Districts to the east of present
26District 27 also lost population. Thus, boundary lines were

 

 

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1expanded to the north and west, thereby achieving ideal
2population. Proposed Legislative District 27 preserves 61.1
3percent of the core of the present district to provide
4continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
5and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Matt
6Murphy (R) resides in the district.
 
7    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 28
8    Proposed Legislative District 28 is located in
9northwestern Cook County and northern DuPage County. It has a
10population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
11population target. The district is primarily located in Elk
12Grove, Maine and Schaumburg Townships and includes portions of
13Bloomingdale, Wayne, Palatine, and Norwood Park Townships. The
14district also includes a small portion of the 41st Ward in the
15City of Chicago. The proposed district includes 100 percent of
16the population of Elk Grove Village. More than 75 percent of
17the suburban communities of Schaumburg and Des Plaines, as well
18as the majority of Park Ridge and Roselle are also within the
19district. Portions of Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect,
20Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates, and Hanover Park are also in
21the proposed district.
22    Generally, the western border of proposed Legislative
23District 28 consists of precinct lines just east of Barrington
24Road. The northern border follows Algonquin Road in the west
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1generally I-294 and Northwest Highway, and the southern border
2follows I-90 in the east and the Cook-DuPage County line in the
3west. Interstate 290 runs north to south through the center of
4the district and Illinois Route 72 runs northwest to southeast,
5as do I-90 and Illinois Route 26. The proposed district is also
6served by the Metra Milwaukee District West rail line, which
7transports commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily.
8    Proposed Legislative District 28 is comprised of large
9portions of present Districts 28 and 33. According to U.S.
10Census figures, present District 33 is underpopulated by 8,252
11people and present District 28 is underpopulated by 1,300
12people. Proposed District 28 is uniquely situated between
13multiple shifting population zones. To the north and west,
14districts experienced substantial population growth, while
15districts to the east experienced population losses.
16Therefore, proposed District 28 moves north and west, picking
17up similar municipalities along the same general east to west
18axis as the present district. Proposed Legislative District 28
19is made up of 44.6 percent of the core of the present district
20and 44.7 percent of area from the present Legislative District
2133. Senator Dan Kotowski (D) resides within the proposed
22district.
 
23    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29
24    Proposed Legislative District 29 is located in the suburbs
25north of Chicago in Cook and Lake counties. It has a population

 

 

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1of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
2target. The district is contained within Lake and Cook counties
3along Lake Michigan. The proposed district contains the
4municipalities of Highland Park, Lake Bluff, the majority of
5Lake Forest, Northbrook and Deerfield and portions of North
6Chicago, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Mount Prospect, Glencoe
7and Buffalo Grove.
8    The proposed district runs from Lake Michigan in the east
9to Palatine Township in Cook County to the west. It runs from
10Shields Township in Lake County in the north to the southern
11part of Wheeling and Northfield Townships in Cook County to the
12south. It also includes a small portion of New Trier Township
13in the south. The borders of the proposed district generally
14adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
15    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 29 is
16underpopulated by 11,064 people. In order to accommodate this
17loss, the proposed district shifts portions of North Chicago
18and Lake Forest, which are currently located in District 30,
19into proposed District 29. The proposed district also shifts
20west in order to incorporate portions of Palatine, Arlington
21Heights, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling in order to achieve ideal
22population. The inclusion of multiple counties within the 29th
23District is not without historical precedent. Both the 1991 and
242001 maps divided legislative districts between Lake and Cook
25counties. Interstates 94 and 294 are major transportation
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1Illinois Route 21. The Metra Union Pacific North and Milwaukee
2District North lines also service the district, bringing
3suburban commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. The
4proposed district preserves 58 percent of the core of the
5present district as well as its partisan make-up. Senator Susan
6Garrett (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
7    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 30
8    Proposed Legislative District 30 is located in the north
9suburbs of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and
10therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
11proposed district is largely contained within Lake County, and
12also includes a small portion of Cook County. The proposed
13district includes portions of Waukegan, North Chicago, Vernon
14Hills, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Lincolnshire,
15Mettawa, Park City, and Gurnee. The proposed district runs from
16Lake Michigan in the east to Fremont Township in Lake County to
17the west, and from Waukegan and Warren Townships in Lake County
18in the north to Wheeling Township in Cook County to the south.
19Interstate 94 is a major transportation artery running through
20the district, as are U.S. Routes 41 and 45, and Illinois Routes
2121, 88, and 120. The Metra Union Pacific North and Milwaukee
22District North lines also service the district, bringing
23suburban commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily.
24    The proposed 30th District has a Latino Voting Age
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1Population of 11.66 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population
2of 8.24 percent. According to the 2010 U.S. Census figures,
3present District 30 is underpopulated by 3,511 people. In order
4to achieve ideal population in the proposed district, the
5northern boundary was shifted north to include more of Waukegan
6and the western boundary was shifted west to include more of
7Mundelein, which experienced growth in the Latino population
8over the last decade. The proposed district shifts portions of
9North Chicago and Lake Forest south into District 29, which
10experienced a population loss during the last decade. Proposed
11District 30 retains a shape similar to the present district.
12The inclusion of multiple counties within the 30th District is
13also not without historical precedent. Both the 1991 and 2001
14maps divided legislative districts between Lake and Cook
15counties. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere
16to existing precinct boundaries. The proposed district
17preserves 82.5 percent of the core of the present district as
18well as its partisan composition to provide continuity for the
19existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Terry Link
20(D) resides within the proposed district.
 
21    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 31
22    Proposed Legislative District 31 is located in
23northeastern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
24therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
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1Benton, Avon, Newport and Zion. Portions of Fremont, Grant,
2Lake Villa, Warren, Wauconda, and Antioch Townships are also
3included in proposed Legislative District 31. Municipalities
4in the district include Zion, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach,
5Gages Lake, Winthrop Harbor, Old Mill Creek, Wadsworth, and
6Lindenhurst. Proposed District 31 also contains the vast
7majority of Antioch, Wauconda, Gurnee, Beach Park and
8Grayslake, and a portion of Lake Villa.
9    The proposed district is bounded by Lake Michigan in the
10east and the Illinois-Wisconsin state line to the north. The
11southern boundary generally follows municipal and township
12boundaries. The proposed district's western boundaries
13generally follow municipal and precinct lines from the
14Illinois-Wisconsin state line on the north to Wauconda on the
15south. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
16existing precinct boundaries. Major north to south
17transportation routes through the proposed district include
18Illinois Route 83, U.S. Routes 45 and 41, and I-94. Illinois
19Route 173 and Illinois Route 120 traverse the district from
20east to west. Three Metra commuter rail lines also service the
21district, transporting commuters to and from the City of
22Chicago daily: the Union Pacific North line, the North Central
23Service line, and the Milwaukee District North line.
24    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the present District
2531 is overpopulated by 20,495 people. Thus, the proposed
26district sheds population in western Lake County and near

 

 

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1Waukegan and adds the Round Lake area, thereby achieving ideal
2population. Proposed Legislative District 31 preserves 82.8
3percent of the core of the present district as well as its
4partisan make-up. Senator Suzi Schmidt (R) resides in the
5proposed district.
 
6    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 32
7    Proposed Legislative District 32 is located in the
8northwest suburbs of Chicago, within McHenry and northwestern
9Lake counties. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
10achieves the ideal equal population target. The district's
11western boundary is the McHenry County line. The northern
12boundary is the Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The
13southernmost boundary generally follows the McHenry County
14line; the southeastern boundary generally follows precinct
15lines from Coral Township to the Village of Wauconda. The
16district's eastern boundary runs generally along municipal and
17precinct lines from the Illinois-Wisconsin state line on the
18north to Wauconda on the south. The borders of the proposed
19district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
20U.S. Route 14 runs through the heart of the western portion of
21the district, while Illinois Route 31 and U.S. Route 12
22traverse the eastern portion of the district. Interstate 90
23cuts through the southwestern corner. The proposed district is
24also served by three commuter rail lines, which operate daily
25between the northwest suburbs and the City of Chicago: the

 

 

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1North Central Service Line, the Milwaukee District North Line,
2and the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Proposed District 32 also
3contains several state parks and forest preserves surrounding
4several major lakes in the region.
5    Townships wholly contained within the district are
6Chemung, Dunham, Marengo, Riley, Alden, Heartland, Seneca,
7Coral, Hebron, Greenwood, Richmond, McHenry, and Burton.
8Portions of Grafton, Dorr, Nunda, and Algonquin Townships in
9McHenry County, as well as portions of Wauconda, Grant, Lake
10Villa and Antioch Townships in Lake County are also included in
11the proposed district. The proposed district includes the
12suburban communities of Woodstock, Lakemoor, Marengo, Fox
13Lake, Prairie Grove, Harvard, McHenry, and Crystal Lake.
14Several previous maps included legislative districts that were
15split between Lake and McHenry counties.
16    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the present District
1732 is overpopulated by 37,239 people. Due to unprecedented
18population growth in and around present District 32, the
19proposed district shifts eastward, incorporating
20municipalities in east-central McHenry County and communities
21in northwestern Lake County. Municipalities in southeastern
22McHenry County near the Kane County border were shifted into
23adjoining districts. Proposed Legislative District 32
24preserves 63.6 percent of the core of the present district.
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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 33
2    Proposed Legislative District 33 is located in
3northeastern Illinois primarily in northern Kane County, with
4portions extending to McHenry, Cook and DuPage counties. It has
5a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
6population target. Proposed Legislative District 33 is located
7in the area previously occupied by present Legislative District
825. Rutland Township is wholly included in the district, as are
9majorities of Plato, Grafton, St. Charles, Elgin and Dundee
10Townships. Portions of Algonquin and Burlington Townships are
11also included in the proposed district. Municipalities wholly
12included within the district are Hampshire, North Plato,
13Starks, Huntley, Gilberts, Dundee, West Dundee, Gilberts,
14Pingree Grove, and Sleepy Hollow. Portions of Bartlett, Elgin,
15South Elgin, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Lakewood, Crystal
16Lake, St. Charles and Campton Hills are also within the
17proposed district.
18    The northern boundary of the proposed district is primarily
19township lines. The district's southernmost boundary follows
20precinct lines in Batavia Township. The eastern boundary
21generally follows the Fox River. The western boundary generally
22follows township lines in Genoa, Plato, and St. Charles
23Townships. Interstate 90 runs through the heart of the district
24with Illinois Route 47 running north to south in the western
25half of the district. The borders of the proposed district
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1Milwaukee District West rail line serves the proposed district.
2    Proposed Legislative District 33 preserves 59.8 percent of
3present Legislative District 25 and 37.5 percent of present
4Legislative District 32. No incumbent Senator currently
5resides in the proposed district.
 
6    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 34
7    Proposed Legislative District 34 is contained entirely
8within Winnebago County in northern Illinois. It has a
9population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
10population target. Nearly 82 percent of the City of Rockford is
11contained in this proposed legislative district, substantially
12more than under the current configuration. Other
13municipalities in this district include all of Machesney Park,
14as well as portions of Cherry Valley, Loves Park, and Roscoe.
15The western border runs along Illinois Route 20 with the
16eastern border generally running along Interstate 90 and
17Interstate 39 and along precinct lines in the City of Rockford.
18The southern boundary generally follows U.S. 20, respecting
19municipal boundaries of the City of Rockford. The northern
20border generally follows the Harlem and Owen Township lines.
21The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
22existing precinct boundaries.
23    Proposed District 34 includes both Rock Valley and Rockford
24Colleges, which were previously split between two districts
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1Rockford Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony's Medical Center, and
2Swedish-American Hospital. The Rockford-Chicago International
3Airport is also within the proposed district, as are several
4manufacturing facilities.
5    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 34
6is overpopulated by 4,012 people. In order to accommodate this
7population growth, proposed District 34 sheds rural areas and
8includes a larger portion of the City of Rockford, thus
9creating a more compact urban district. Proposed Legislative
10District 34 preserves 86 percent of the core of the present
11district. Currently, no Senator resides within the proposed
12district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 35
14    Proposed Legislative District 35 is located in northern
15Illinois, just west of the greater Chicagoland region. It has a
16population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
17population target. It includes the entire County of Boone, as
18well as portions of Winnebago, DeKalb, and Kane counties. The
19northern border of the proposed district is the
20Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The southern border generally
21runs along township and precinct lines in DeKalb and Kane
22counties. On the west, the proposed district boundary runs
23along township lines in Winnebago and DeKalb counties, as well
24as municipal and precinct lines in the City of Rockford. The
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1line and generally the township lines in central Kane County.
2    The proposed district includes the municipalities of
3Belvedere, Sycamore, Rockford, and the vast majority of DeKalb.
4Interstate 90 traverses the northern half of the district from
5east to west and Interstate 88 runs through the southern
6portion. Proposed District 35 includes Northern Illinois
7University and Kishwaukee College, as well as several large
8manufacturing plants, including the Chrysler Motors Assembly
9Plant in Belvedere.
10    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present Legislative
11District 35 is overpopulated by 28,141 people, but uniquely
12situated between two dramatically changing population zones.
13To the west, districts generally lost population over the last
14decade, necessitating boundary shifts to the east. To the east
15and south of present District 35, satellite suburban
16communities experienced an unprecedented population growth
17compared with 2000 figures. In order to accommodate these
18dramatic population shifts, and to achieve ideal population,
19proposed Legislative District 35 sheds rural areas in DeKalb,
20Ogle and LaSalle counties, and picks up suburban communities in
21Kane County. The resulting district is more suburban, and
22incorporates many projected future high-growth areas. The
23proposed district retains 75.49 percent of the core of the
24present district. Senator Dave Syverson (R) resides within the
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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 36
2    Proposed Legislative District 36 is located in
3northwestern Illinois along the Mississippi River. It has a
4population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
5population target. The proposed district contains portions of
6Carroll County running along the Mississippi River, nearly all
7of Whiteside County, the urban portion of Henry County
8surrounding the Quad Cities, and all of Rock Island County. The
9western border of the district is the Mississippi River with
10the southern border being the Rock Island and Whiteside County
11lines. The proposed district is bounded on the north by the
12Carroll County line and township lines in Whiteside County. On
13the east, township lines in Carroll County and township and
14county lines in Whiteside County generally form the border.
15    The Rock River runs through the central part of the
16district connecting the river towns of Sterling and Rock Falls
17with the Mississippi River towns of Rock Island, Moline, East
18Moline, and Milan. The area is a transportation hub linking the
19Mississippi River with rail lines and major highways such as
20Interstates 80, 88, 74, and 280 and U.S. Routes 67 and 150.
21Major employers located in the district include John Deere,
22Rock Island Arsenal, and Modern Woodmen of America. Augustana
23College, Black Hawk College, and the new Western Illinois
24University-Quad Cities campus are major higher educational
25institutions in the area.
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1almost 11,000 people. The proposed district sheds rural
2portions of Mercer, Carroll, and Henry counties and expands
3further east into Whiteside County to add more urban river
4communities similar to the Quad Cities. These shifts create a
5more urbanized district with manufacturing and
6transportation-based industries. The proposed district's
7configuration closely resembles the same shape it has had for
8the last thirty years. Proposed Legislative District 36
9preserves 81.1 percent of the core of the present district as
10well as its partisan composition to provide continuity for the
11existing incumbent constituency relations and the formulation
12of new relationships. Senator Mike Jacobs (D) resides within
13the proposed district.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 37
15    Proposed Legislative District 37 is a mostly rural district
16located in northwestern Illinois. It has a population of
17217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
18target. The district contains all or portions of Mercer, Stark,
19Marshall, Knox, Peoria, Woodford, Lee, Henry, Bureau and
20LaSalle counties. Municipalities included in the district are
21Kewanee, Princeton, Geneseo, Metamora and portions of
22Galesburg. The proposed legislative district includes 27.2
23percent of the City of Peoria, while the majority of Peoria is
24located in proposed District 46. In Peoria, the Senate
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1witnesses requesting that the City of Peoria continue to be
2divided between two districts (Legislative Districts 37 and
346).
4    The district is bordered on the west by the Mississippi
5River and on the south by portions of the Knox and Woodford
6County lines and township lines in Peoria County. Interstate 39
7generally serves as the easternmost edge of the district, and
8the northern portion of the district extends generally to
9Interstate 88. Interstate 80 runs east to west in the northern
10part of the district, with I-74 running east to west in the
11southern part of the district.
12    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 37
13is slightly overpopulated. However, due to overall population
14losses in surrounding districts, current District 37 was
15reconfigured. Proposed District 37 sheds a portion of the City
16of Galesburg and Knox County. It also sheds a portion of the
17City of Peoria, as well as townships in Peoria County. In order
18to achieve the ideal population, proposed District 37 was
19expanded westward to the Mississippi River, incorporating all
20of Mercer County, which is currently split between two
21districts under the 2001 map. Caterpillar, Inc., is a major
22employer for the region. Many of the company's employees reside
23within proposed District 37. Proposed District 37 preserves
2479.6 percent of the core of the present district to provide
25continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
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1LaHood (R) resides within the proposed district.
 
2    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 38
3    Proposed Legislative District 38 is located in northern
4Illinois in Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston, Kendall,
5Grundy, and Will counties. It has a population of 217,469, and
6therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Proposed
7District 38 contains all of the municipalities of Ottawa,
8Morris, LaSalle, Peru, Streator, Morris, and Braidwood.
9Portions of Channahon, Joliet, Plainfield, Wilmington,
10Mendota, Oswego, Plano, Coal City, and Diamond are also within
11the proposed district.
12    The eastern boundary runs along the Kendall and Grundy
13County lines to the north and township lines in Will County to
14the south. The southern border generally follows county lines,
15and the western border generally runs parallel to Interstate
16180. The northern border generally follows township and
17precinct lines between Lake Holiday and Mendota. Interstates 80
18and 39 traverse the district east to west and north to south,
19respectively. Interstate 55 crosses the southeastern corner
20and Illinois Route 47 runs north to south in the eastern
21portion of the district. The Illinois River runs the length of
22the district, serving as a major economic artery for tourism,
23recreation, and transportation. Starved Rock State Park and
24Buffalo Rock State Park are within the proposed district.
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1core of the present district. Senator Sue Rezin (R) resides in
2the proposed district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 39
4    Proposed Legislative District 39 is located on the west
5side of Chicago and western suburbs. It has a population of
6217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
7target. The proposed district begins in the Austin
8neighborhood, in Chicago's 29th Ward. It continues west to the
9western suburb of Addison. The southern boundary of proposed
10District 39 generally follows Lake Street, North Avenue, and
11the Eisenhower Expressway. The northern boundary generally
12follows Grand Avenue on the east and O'Hare Airport in the
13west. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
14existing precinct boundaries.
15    The proposed district includes portions of Oak Park,
16Proviso, and Leyden Townships in Cook County and Addison
17Township in DuPage County. The proposed district includes the
18entire municipalities of Bensenville and Stone Park as well as
19portions of Oak Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Rosemont,
20Melrose Park, Northlake, Franklin Park, Wood Dale, and Addison.
21The inclusion of suburban communities and the City of Chicago
22in District 39 is not without historical precedent. The present
23District 39 also unites Chicago's Austin neighborhood with Oak
24Park, River Forest, Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park,
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1Bensenville. In addition, the 1991 redistricting plan included
2portions of Oak Park, Elmwood Park, Northlake, Franklin Park,
3River Forest, and River Grove with suburban communities in
4eastern DuPage County. The majority of communities in proposed
5District 39 have large (greater than 40%) segments of the
6population that speak a language other than English at home.
7Communities throughout the proposed district share a similar
8workforce, with 20 to 30 percent employed in sales and office
9work. More than 15 percent of the population of proposed
10District 39 is employed in manufacturing. The mean household
11income for most communities in the district falls between
12$50,000 to $65,000. All communities have a significant
13population of renters, with the median monthly rent across most
14communities falling between $800 to $900. Major transportation
15routes through proposed District 39 include North Avenue,
16Mannheim Road, and Interstate 294. Residents of the proposed
17district are served by Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail
18lines (Blue and Green lines) and Metra commuter rail lines
19(Union Pacific West, Milwaukee District West, and North Central
20Service lines).
21    The 2010 U.S. Census figures show that present District 39
22is underpopulated by 15,901 people. In order to achieve ideal
23population, the district was expanded westward to include all
24of Bensenville, which is presently split between two districts,
25and a majority of the suburb of Addison. Proposed Legislative
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1percent, an African-American Voting Age Population of 16.73
2percent and an Asian Voting Age Population of 3.53 percent. The
3proposed legislative district maintains a partisan make-up
4that is comparable to the present legislative district and
5reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
6African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
7Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
8Proposed Legislative District 39 preserves 72.9 percent of the
9core of the present district to provide continuity for the
10existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
11formulation of new relationships. Senator Don Harmon (D)
12resides in the proposed district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 40
14    Proposed Legislative District 40 is located in
15northeastern Illinois, south of Chicago. It has a population of
16217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
17target. The proposed district contains portions of Cook,
18Kankakee, Grundy, and Will counties. The southern boundary runs
19along the southern Kankakee County line. The northern boundary
20runs generally along U.S. Route 30 and 187th Street in the
21south suburbs. The eastern boundary of the proposed district
22runs along the Illinois-Indiana state line in the south and
23along precinct and township lines in Will County and precinct
24lines in Cook County in the north. The western boundary
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1counties.
2    Major municipalities within the district include Kankakee,
3Bourbonnais, Manhattan, Chicago Heights, Park Forest,
4University Park, Olympia Fields, Bradley, and Flossmoor.
5Present District 40 also contains the municipalities of
6Kankakee, Bourbonnais, University Park, and Olympia Fields. As
7under present Legislative District 40, the proposed
8Legislative District 40 continues to include portions of Will
9and Washington Townships in Will County that contain the
10proposed site of the South Suburban Airport. This location
11remains in the district at the request of the Will County
12Executive. This district has a remarkably high population of
13government employees, with the largest employers being the
14educational services, health care, and social assistance
15industries. Most of the communities in this proposed district
16consist of well-established neighborhoods with homes built
17primarily between 1940 and 1980. Interstate 57 runs through the
18heart of the district, and Interstate 55 runs through the
19western portion. Municipalities in the northeastern portion of
20the proposed district are served by the Metra Electric District
21and South West Service commuter rail lines.
22    According to the 2010 Census, present Legislative District
2340 has a surplus population of 2,936 people. However,
24population losses in the surrounding districts to the north and
25substantial population growth in districts to the west
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1achieve ideal population in surrounding south suburban
2districts, proposed Legislative District 40 sheds rural
3portions of Iroquois, Kankakee, and Will counties and picks up
4exurban areas in Will County. This reconfiguration tracks
5exurban growth patterns in the central and western Will County
6area. The African-American Voting Age Population in the
7proposed district is 24.29 percent. The Latino Voting Age
8Population is 9.43 percent. The proposed legislative district
9maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present
10legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and
11correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
12identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
13testimony. The proposed district preserves 58.1 percent of the
14core of the present district to provide continuity for the
15existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
16formulation of new relationships. Senator Toi Hutchinson (D)
17resides within the proposed district.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 41
19    Proposed Legislative District 41 is located in DuPage, Cook
20and Will counties. It has a population of 217,469, and
21therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Lemont
22Township is wholly contained in the proposed district in
23addition to large portions of Downers Grove and Homer
24Townships. Portions of Lisle, DuPage, and Lyons Townships are
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1boundaries generally follow Homer and Lemont Township lines in
2the south, and commonly tracks precinct lines in Lyons and
3Lisle Townships in the north, respectively. The northern
4boundary follows precinct lines through Lisle, Downers Grove
5and Lyons Townships, while the southern boundary mainly follows
6precinct lines through Homer Township.
7    A majority or all of the following municipalities are
8within proposed Legislative District 41: Lemont, Downers
9Grove, Woodridge, Darien, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, and Homer
10Glen. Portions of Naperville, Lisle, Countryside, Westmont and
11La Grange are also within the district. Interstates 55, 294,
12and 355, as well as Illinois Route 83, traverse the district.
13The Metra Heritage Corridor commuter rail line provides
14residents of proposed District 41 transportation access to and
15from the City of Chicago. The Des Plaines River flows through
16the middle of the district. Argonne National Laboratory, an
17important national research facility, is located within the
18proposed district.
19    Overall population losses in districts to the east,
20combined with an overpopulation of over 30,000 people in
21present Legislative District 41 resulted in proposed
22Legislative District 41 shifting north and west. Proposed
23Legislative District 41 preserves 53.7 percent of the core of
24the present district. Senator Christine Radogno (R) and Senator
25Ron Sandack (R) reside in the proposed district.
 

 

 

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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 42
2    Proposed Legislative District 42 is located in the four
3northeastern Illinois counties of DuPage, Will, Kane, and
4Kendall. It has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves
5the ideal equal population target. Its northern boundary is
6generally Illinois Route 56 and its southern boundary is
7generally Wolfs Crossing Road in northeastern Kendall County.
8Its eastern boundary is generally Illinois Route 59 and the
9Kane County line, and the western boundary generally follows
10the Aurora Township line and precinct lines in Aurora,
11Montgomery, Oswego, and Boulder Hill. The borders of the
12proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
13boundaries. Nearly all of Aurora Township in Kane County and 89
14percent of the City of Aurora is located in proposed
15Legislative District 42. A similar configuration of this
16district was proposed at Senate and House Redistricting
17Committees' hearings. The House Redistricting Committee also
18received testimony from citizens in Aurora indicating a
19preference for incorporating more of the city into a single
20district, which is reflected in proposed District 42. Portions
21of Oswego, Montgomery, and Naperville are also located in the
22district.
23    U.S. Census figures reveal that Will and Kane counties were
24among the fastest growing counties in Illinois between 2000 to
252010. Will County increased by 175,294 persons and Kane County
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1represented nearly 70 percent of the entire growth in all
2Illinois counties between 2000 and 2010. Specifically, the City
3of Aurora grew by 38.4 percent, making it the second-fastest
4growing urban center in the State. As a result of this
5unprecedented growth, present District 42 is overpopulated by
6120,157 people. In order to achieve ideal population and
7accommodate citizens and Latino communities of interest in the
8Aurora area, proposed District 42 was contracted. The proposed
9district is much more compact than the present configuration.
10Proposed District 42 has a Latino Voting Age Population of
1136.73 percent, an African-American Voting Age Population of
1210.24 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population of 7.01
13percent. The proposed legislative district enhances the
14partisan make-up of the present legislative district and
15reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
16African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
17Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
18Proposed Legislative District 42 preserves 80 percent of the
19core of the present district to provide continuity for the
20existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
21formulation of new relationships. Senator Linda Holmes (D)
22resides in the proposed district.
 
23    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 43
24    Proposed Legislative District 43 is located southwest of
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1population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
2population target. The district is anchored by the core of the
3City of Joliet; it also includes the municipalities of
4Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Elwood, Channahon and Lockport. The
5eastern boundary of the district consists of the Jackson,
6Joliet, Lockport, and DuPage Township lines. The western
7boundary runs generally along precinct boundaries in Will and
8DuPage counties. The northern border runs along precinct lines
9in DuPage County, and the southern border runs along the
10township boundaries of Channahon and Jackson Townships. The
11borders of the proposed district generally adhere to existing
12precinct boundaries.
13    Proposed Legislative District 43 is mainly suburban in the
14north and urban and industrialized in the south. The proposed
15district includes major employers such as Dow Chemical, Mobil
16Oil, Caterpillar, Inc., and St. Joseph's Medical Center. The
17district is a transportation hub, with Interstates 55 and 80,
18and Illinois Route 53 running through the district as well as
19the CenterPoint Intermodal Center and the BNSF Logistics Park,
20both located in Elwood. The proposed legislative district is
21also supported by a thriving railroad industry, with several
22Amtrak and Metra passenger lines servicing the core of the
23district. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, Will County grew
24by 175,294 (34.9 percent) making it the second-fastest growing
25county in Illinois. The City of Joliet in particular
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1fastest growing urban area in Illinois.
2    Present Legislative District 43, which is in the heart of
3Will County, is overpopulated by 35,424 people. As a result,
4the proposed district sheds extra population surrounding its
5urban centers. The proposed legislative district is now more
6urban and suburban than previously. The Latino Voting Age
7Population of proposed Legislative District 43 is 22.83 percent
8and the African-American Voting Age Population is 17.33
9percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
10partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
11district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
12African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
13Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
14Proposed District 43 preserves 86.1 percent of the core of the
15present district to provide continuity for the existing
16incumbent constituency relations. Senator A.J. Wilhelmi (D)
17resides within the proposed district.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 44
19    Proposed Legislative District 44 is located in central
20Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
21achieves the ideal equal population target. The district
22contains all of Logan and Menard counties, and portions of
23Tazewell, McLean and Sangamon counties. This mainly rural
24district encompasses much of the central part of the State
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1Bloomington. Population centers of Bloomington, Lincoln,
2Morton, and the northern section of Springfield are in the
3district.
4    Interstate 55 runs southwest to northeast through much of
5the district, with I-155 running north to south through the
6northern part of the district. Interstate 72 runs east to west
7along the southern border of the district. A majority of the
8eastern boundary line is composed of the Logan County line.
9Interstate 74 generally serves as the district's northern
10boundary. The western boundary follows the Menard, Logan and
11Tazewell County lines.
12    Although present Legislative District 44 has a population
13surplus, population pressures from surrounding districts
14caused proposed Legislative District 44 to move west creating a
15more streamlined configuration. As a result, proposed
16Legislative District 44 now divides Tazewell County between two
17districts rather than three districts. Logan County, which is
18currently split between two legislative districts, is now
19wholly included in proposed District 44. The district includes
20major employers such as State Farm Insurance, Country
21Financial, and Mitsubishi Motors, as well as the core of
22Bloomington's business district. Proposed Legislative District
2344 preserves 44.5 percent of the core of the present district.
24Senator Bill Brady (R) currently resides in the proposed
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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 45
2    Proposed Legislative District 45 is a rural district
3located in northwestern Illinois. It has a population of
4217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
5target. The proposed district includes all of Jo Daviess,
6Stephenson and Ogle counties, in addition to portions of
7Carroll, Whiteside, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle and Winnebago
8counties. The northern border of the district is the
9Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The northern half of the
10district's western border is the Mississippi River and the
11southern half of the western border generally follows township
12lines through Carroll and Whiteside counties. The southern
13boundary generally follows township lines along U.S. Route 52
14and U.S. Route 30. The eastern border generally consists of
15township lines in Winnebago County, the Ogle-DeKalb County
16line, and township lines in DeKalb County.
17    Major cities located wholly within proposed Legislative
18District 45 include Freeport, Dixon, Galena and Rochelle. Many
19major thoroughfares including U.S. Routes 20, 30, 34, and 52,
20as well as Interstates 39 and 88, traverse the proposed
21district. While the proposed district has a strong agricultural
22base, it also contains numerous state parks, natural areas, and
23tourist attractions.
24    Due to overall population loss in the present district and
25region, the proposal adds largely rural areas within DeKalb,
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1of the counties have previously been paired together in a
2district and the proposed shape of the 45th is similar to the
3district's shape under both the current map and the 1981 map.
4Proposed Legislative District 45 preserves 72.3 percent of the
5core of the present district. Senator Tim Bivins (R) and
6Senator Christine Johnson (R) reside in the proposed district.
 
7    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 46
8    Proposed Legislative District 46 is located in portions of
9three central Illinois counties: Peoria, Tazewell and Fulton.
10It has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the
11ideal equal population target. Generally, its eastern border
12lies along the Illinois River, with the exception of East
13Peoria and Peoria, where the district's boundaries follow
14county, municipal and precinct lines. The southern border of
15the district roughly follows U.S. Route 24 and the Tazewell
16County line. The district's western boundary is generally
17Illinois Route 97 and its northern boundary is the Fulton
18County line and township lines in Peoria County.
19    The proposed district includes over 72.8 percent of the
20City of Peoria, in addition to communities directly to the east
21of the Illinois River including Pekin, Creve Coeur and East
22Peoria. The configuration of the City of Peoria within the
23proposed legislative district is generally similar to the
24City's configuration under the last three maps (1981, 1991, and
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1Redistricting Committee at its Peoria hearing, the City of
2Peoria remains split between proposed 46th and the 37th
3Legislative Districts. The Illinois River runs through the
4heart of the district and serves as an economic engine for
5agricultural, tourism, and recreational interests within the
6district. Proposed Legislative District 46 includes the major
7manufacturing and business hubs of Pekin, Peoria, East Peoria,
8and Canton. Caterpillar, Inc., is a major employer in the
9region, and many of the company's employees reside within
10proposed District 46. The proposed legislative district also
11includes Bradley University and Illinois Central Community
12College.
13    According to the 2010 Census, the current Legislative
14District 46 needed to increase by 14,619 persons. Thus, the
15district was expanded to include a larger portion of eastern
16Peoria together with townships in Peoria County east of the
17Fulton County line. Proposed Legislative District 46 preserves
1889.6 percent of the core of the present district to provide
19continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations.
20Senator David Koehler (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
21    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 47
22    Proposed Legislative District 47 is a rural,
23agriculturally based district located in western Illinois
24containing the whole of Adams, Brown, Cass, Mason, Schuyler,
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1parts of Knox and Fulton counties. It has a population of
2217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
3target, and includes the municipalities of Quincy, Macomb,
4Beardstown, as well as a portion of Galesburg, and numerous
5smaller towns and unincorporated areas. Testimony from
6community members received at the Senate Redistricting
7Committee's Macomb hearing indicated that residents in the area
8preferred to have McDonough County and the City of Macomb
9located within the same district, which this proposed
10legislative district accomplishes.
11    The district is bounded by the Mississippi River to the
12west, taking in small river communities such as Nauvoo,
13Hamilton, Oquawka and Warsaw. The southern border runs along
14the county lines of Adams, Brown, Cass and Mason counties. The
15northern border runs along the Henderson and Warren County
16lines, and the eastern border runs along precinct and township
17lines in Knox and Fulton County, as well as the Mason County
18line. U.S. Route 67 traverses the entire length of the district
19from north to south, with U.S. Route 136 crossing the district
20from east to west. Other significant transportation routes in
21the district are U.S. Routes 24 and 34. The Illinois and
22Sangamon Rivers run through the southeast portion of the
23proposed district, taking in the communities of Havana and
24Beardstown. The proposed legislative district contains several
25institutions of higher education, including Western Illinois
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1College.
2    The current Legislative District 47 is underpopulated by
313,520 people. By shedding portions of rural counties only
4partially contained in the current district and by expanding
5into the population center of Galesburg, the proposed district
6achieves the ideal population, while becoming more compact.
7Proposed Legislative District 47 preserves 89.5 percent of the
8core of the present district to provide continuity for the
9existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator John
10Sullivan (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 48
12    Proposed Legislative District 48 is located in central
13Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
14achieves the ideal equal population target. The district
15contains all of Montgomery and Christian counties, as well as
16portions of Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon and Macon counties. The
17northern border of the district generally follows township and
18precinct lines in Sangamon and Macon counties. The eastern
19border encompasses the Decatur area, with the Christian and
20Montgomery County lines forming the remainder of the eastern
21border. The southern border runs along the Montgomery County
22line and follows township lines in Madison County. The western
23border runs along county and township lines in Sangamon,
24Macoupin and Christian counties, as well as precinct lines in
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1    The proposed legislative district contains the
2municipalities of Carlinville, Taylorville, Pana, Staunton,
3Litchfield, and Hillsboro. The proposed district also includes
4the urban cores of the cities of Decatur and Springfield. The
5economy of proposed District 48 is largely driven by three main
6industries: government, energy and agriculture. The proposed
7district includes numerous State and federal employers such as
8the Illinois Department of Transportation and Secretary of
9State, and various State governmental agency offices in
10Springfield, as well as correctional facilities in Decatur,
11Hillsboro, and Taylorville. There are numerous energy
12production facilities, including coal mines and power plants,
13and a planned clean coal facility in Taylorville. The district
14also has a strong agricultural base, lead by the agri-business
15conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland, located in Decatur, as
16well as Tate & Lyle and Caterpillar which have facilities in
17the district. The district is traversed via several major
18transportation arteries, including Interstates 55 (the Vince
19Demuzio Expressway from Carlinville to Springfield) and 72,
20U.S. Route 51, and Illinois Routes 48, 29, and 4. The proposed
21legislative district contains several institutions of higher
22education including: (i) Blackburn College in Carlinville,
23(ii) Richland Community College and Millikin University in
24Decatur, (iii) Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
25in Springfield and (iv) three educational service centers of
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1Taylorville). The proposed district abuts the University of
2Illinois at Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College's
3main Springfield campus, as well as Lewis and Clark Community
4College in Godfrey. The proposed district contains the
5Mid-Illinois Medical District and numerous state-of-the-art
6medical facilities beginning in the west with the Southern
7Illinois School of Medicine, the Simmons Cancer Institute,
8Memorial Medical Center, and St. John's Hospital in Springfield
9and in the east with Decatur Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's
10Hospital. These facilities provide vital healthcare services
11to numerous residents of proposed Legislative District 48.
12Springfield, Decatur and southern parts of the district share
13media markets including television stations WICS (ABC), WAND
14(NBC), WCIA (CBS), and WRSP-TV (Fox) and radio stations WSMI
15(AM and FM), WTAX (AM), and WSOY (AM). The proposed legislative
16district joins substantial African-American communities in
17Springfield and Decatur in the same district, in a
18configuration that closely resembles map lines proposed by
19African Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The
20proposed district has an African American Voting Age Population
21of 13.18 percent. The Capital City Courier, an independent
22African-American newspaper based in Springfield, delivers free
23newspapers to locations in the African-American communities in
24Springfield and Decatur. The proposed Legislative District 48
25encompasses 47.5 percent of the core of the present Legislative
26District 49 and 25.6 percent of present Legislative District

 

 

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151. Senator William "Sam" McCann (R) currently resides in this
2proposed district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 49
4    Proposed Legislative District 49 is located in Will County
5and northeastern Kendall County. It has a population of
6217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
7target. Plainfield Township is wholly contained within the
8district. Portions of Troy, Joliet, Lockport, DuPage,
9Wheatland, and Oswego Townships are also within the district.
10    The southern boundary of the district generally runs south
11of I-80. The district's western border generally follows the
12Will County line and precinct lines in Oswego Township. The
13district's northern border generally follows the Kendall
14County line, then Wolf Crossing Road, then 104th and 111th
15Streets in the City of Plainfield. The district's eastern
16border generally follows Weber Road. The borders of the
17proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
18boundaries.
19    Proposed Legislative District 49 contains portions of
20several communities with similar housing stock. U.S. Census
21Bureau numbers show that the proposed 49th District is a
22fast-growing district with many new homes. Since 2000, more
23than 6,000 new homes have been built in Plainfield accounting
24for nearly 60 percent of all the homes in the city. Similarly,
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146 percent of the homes in that community. Oswego has seen
2nearly 4,100 new homes built since 2000, accounting for around
350 percent of the homes in the municipality. In addition, 80
4percent of the homes in Oswego have been built since 1990. The
5more established communities of Bolingbrook and Romeoville
6have seen new homes grow by 21 percent and 38 percent,
7respectively.
8    Major transportation routes in the district include I-55 in
9the eastern section, Illinois Route 59 running north to south,
10and U.S. 30 running from the northwest to southeast. U.S. Route
1152 and Weber Road are also major transportation arteries for
12the area.
13    Kendall County was the fastest growing county in the State
14of Illinois from 2000-2010 with a 110 percent increase in
15population. Similarly, Will County was the second-fastest
16growing county in the State from 2000-2010 with an almost 35
17percent increase in population. The region's huge population
18growth necessitates the need for an additional legislative
19district.
20    This newly proposed legislative district is made up of 72
21percent of what was present Legislative District 42, and 25
22percent of what was present Legislative District 43; two of the
23fastest growing districts between 2000 and 2010. Currently,
24only one member of the General Assembly resides in this newly
25created district: Representative Tom Cross (R).
 

 

 

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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 50
2    Proposed Legislative District 50 is located in south and
3west-central Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
4therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. This
5mostly rural district contains the counties of Calhoun, Greene,
6Morgan, Pike, Scott and virtually all of Jersey County. It also
7contains portions of Sangamon, Macoupin and Madison counties.
8The northern boundary is formed by the county lines of Pike,
9Morgan and Sangamon with the western border formed by the
10Mississippi River. The southern and eastern borders of the
11district run along township lines in the counties of Jersey,
12Macoupin and Sangamon, as well as precinct lines in the City of
13Springfield. The Illinois River runs through the western
14portion of the district. The district is largely rural, but
15also contains some sizeable municipalities including
16Jacksonville, Chatham, Pittsfield, Jerseyville and the outer
17southern and western portions of Springfield.
18    Under the proposal, Pike County is wholly included in the
19district, in contrast to the current district configuration,
20which splits Pike County between Legislative Districts 47 and
2149. The current map also splits Scott and Morgan counties
22between two separate legislative districts (47 and 49). The
23proposed legislative district keeps Scott and Morgan counties
24intact and in one legislative district. The U.S. Census Bureau
25defines Scott County as part of the Jacksonville (Morgan
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1counties are served by many of the same social, human service,
2emergency service, and economic development programs. The
3University of Illinois' Morgan-Scott Extension Unit, MCS
4Community Services, and the Jacksonville Regional Economic
5Development Corporation all focus their services on the Morgan
6and Scott County area.
7    Interstate 72 runs east to west along the northern half of
8the district, linking commuters from Jacksonville to major
9employers in Springfield. In addition, U.S. 67 runs north to
10south through the heart of the district. Current Illinois
11Department of Transportation plans call for the expansion of
12U.S. 67 to become a major highway in the region. To date, some
13portions of U.S. 67 around Jacksonville and to the south have
14been completed. The Jacksonville based West Central Mass
15Transit District provides bus service in Morgan and Scott
16counties as well as transportation services to Springfield.
17    The district contains a large number of State employers in
18both Jacksonville and Springfield, including the University of
19Illinois at Springfield, Jacksonville Correctional Center, the
20Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, the Illinois School
21for the Deaf, Lincoln Land Community College, and several state
22parks and recreation areas. The small private colleges of
23MacMurray College, Illinois College, and Robert Morris
24University are located in the district. The proposed district
25preserves 50.2 percent of the core of the present Legislative
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1Senator Larry Bomke (R) currently resides in the proposed
2district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 51
4    Proposed Legislative District 51 is located in
5east-central Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
6therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
7district wholly contains Piatt, DeWitt, Douglas, Moultrie and
8Shelby counties, as well as portions of Edgar, Vermilion,
9Champaign, McLean and Macon counties. The northern boundary of
10the district follows township and county lines north of U.S.
11136. The eastern border of the district is the Illinois-Indiana
12state line. The southern border follows the Shelby and Douglas
13County lines, and township and county lines in Edgar County.
14The western border generally follows the county lines in DeWitt
15and Shelby counties, and precinct, township and county lines in
16McLean and Macon counties.
17    The proposed district includes all of Shelby County, in
18contrast to the current district configuration which splits
19Shelby County between three legislative districts. The Senate
20Redistricting Committee received testimony at its Springfield
21hearing from community members requesting that Shelby County be
22made whole.
23    Municipalities in the district include Shelbyville,
24Clinton, Monticello, Tuscola, and Mahomet. The district is a
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1major downstate urban centers of Decatur, Champaign-Urbana,
2Effingham, Bloomington-Normal and Charleston-Mattoon. This is
3consistent with testimony received at the Senate Redistricting
4Committee's Macomb hearing where various farm bureaus
5indicated a preference for an increased number of
6agriculture-based districts.
7    The district is easily traversed via three major
8interstates (I-72, I-74 and I-57) as well as U.S. Routes 36 and
951. The proposed district includes major recreational areas
10such Allerton Park, Lake Shelbyville, and Clinton Lake.
11Currently there is no Senator residing in the proposed
12district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 52
14    Proposed Legislative District 52 is located in eastern
15Illinois and is anchored by the cities of Champaign and Urbana
16in the west and Danville in the east. It has a population of
17217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
18target. The district is wholly contained in Champaign and
19Vermilion counties.
20    Generally, the district is bounded on the west by I-57. The
21northern boundary runs generally along the Champaign County
22line. In Vermilion County, the northern boundary runs parallel
23to U.S. 136. In the east, the Indiana-Illinois state line
24serves as the district's boundary. The southern boundary runs
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1township and county lines in Vermilion County.
2    Interstate 74 connects the urban communities of
3Champaign/Urbana and Danville within the district. These three
4communities are currently located in present District 52. The
5House Redistricting Committee received testimony at its
6Champaign hearing indicating that members of the community
7preferred to keep the current configuration, which includes all
8three cities in a single district. Testimony received indicated
9that a sizeable portion of Danville residents commute to the
10City of Champaign on a daily basis for work. Interstate 74
11serves as a major commuter line bringing workers from Danville
12to Champaign to the region's major employers, including the
13University of Illinois, Parkland Community College, Carle
14Clinic, and Kraft Foods.
15    According to 2010 Census figures, current District 52 is
16overpopulated. In order to accommodate this population growth
17and testimony received at the House's Champaign hearing, the
18district was contracted, shedding rural precincts in Champaign
19and Vermilion counties, and expanded to include fast growing
20areas in the municipalities of Champaign and Savoy. The result
21is a largely urban downstate district, which now includes 91.7
22percent of the City of Champaign and 82.0 percent of the
23Village of Savoy in a single, more compact district. The
24Champaign News-Gazette serves the Champaign-Urbana and
25Danville communities, as does a Champaign CBS affiliate, WCIA.
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1present district to provide continuity for the existing
2incumbent constituency relations. Senator Michael Frerichs (D)
3resides in this proposed district.
 
4    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 53
5    Proposed Legislative District 53 is located in north
6central Illinois. It has a population of 217,469, and therefore
7achieves the ideal equal population target. This agricultural
8district includes the entire counties of Iroquois and Ford and
9nearly all of Livingston County. Rural parts of Woodford,
10McLean, and Vermilion counties are also in the district.
11    The Illinois-Indiana state line forms the eastern border of
12the district. In the north, the district boundary runs along
13the Iroquois, Ford, Livingston and Woodford County lines. The
14western boundary is located west of U.S. Route 39. The southern
15boundary runs along the Ford and Woodford County lines, and
16along township and precinct lines in McLean and Vermilion
17counties.
18    The proposed legislative district includes the communities
19of Bloomington, Pontiac, Onarga, Hoopeston, Watseka and Gibson
20City. The district is anchored in the southwest by the City of
21Normal with 100 percent of the city's population located in the
22proposed district. Currently, Normal is divided between two
23legislative districts (44th and 53rd). The new, more compact
24district includes all of Iroquois County, which was previously
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1    Several major transportation arteries run through the
2proposed district, including Interstates 39, 55 and 57, as well
3as U.S. Route 24, which traverses the entire district from east
4to west. While proposed Legislative District 53 is largely
5agricultural, it includes Illinois State University and
6Pontiac Correctional Center, two major employers for the
7region. The proposed district also includes the Illinois State
8University Farm near Lexington. Proposed Legislative District
953 encompasses 59.8 percent of the core of the present
10district. Senator Shane Cultra (R) resides in the proposed
11district.
 
12    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 54
13    Proposed Legislative District 54 is located in the central
14region of southern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468,
15and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
16district contains the whole counties of Bond, Clinton, Marion
17and Fayette. Rural portions of Madison and St. Clair counties
18as well as portions of Effingham and Washington counties are
19also within the district. Major communities in the district
20include Salem, Vandalia, Greenville, Highland and Centralia.
21Under the proposal, 96.8 percent of the City of Effingham is
22contained within the district, a significant change from the
23current configuration which splits Effingham into three
24districts.
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1Bond, Fayette, and Effingham counties, as well as township
2lines in Madison County. The western boundary is comprised of
3precinct and township lines in Madison and St. Clair counties.
4The southern boundary of proposed District 54 generally follows
5the southern borders of Effingham and Marion counties and
6township and county lines in Washington and St. Clair counties.
7The eastern border runs along the eastern boundary of Fayette
8and Marion counties and precinct and township boundaries in
9Effingham County.
10    Proposed Legislative District 54 is largely rural, with a
11major transportation hub in Effingham. The district includes
12Vandalia and Centralia Correctional Facilities, which are
13major employers in the region. The district is easily
14traversable via Interstates 57, 64, 70, as well as U.S. 50,
15which runs east to west, and U.S. 51, which runs north to south
16through the heart of the district.
17    Due to population losses in the region, proposed District
1855 absorbed eastern portions of present District 54, thereby
19achieving ideal population. The western portions of present
20District 54 were combined with the southern portions of present
21District 51 and northern portions of present District 58. The
22result is a much more compact district, which strongly
23resembles a district proposed by the Republicans in their 2001
24"Alternative Plan" and the 55th Legislative District as
25configured under the 1971, 1981, and 1991 maps.
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1preserving 35.7 percent of the core of the present district and
248.8 percent of the present District 51. Senators residing in
3the proposed district include Senators Kyle McCarter (R) and
4Dave Luechtefeld (R). The pairing of these incumbents stems
5mainly from residences located in relatively close proximity to
6the southwestern edge where two rural districts meet.
 
7    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 55
8    Proposed Legislative District 55 is located in
9east-central and southeastern Illinois. It has a population of
10217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
11target. The proposed district contains the whole counties of
12White, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Clay, Richland, Lawrence,
13Crawford, Jasper, Cumberland, Clark and Coles, as well as
14portions of Edgar and Effingham counties. Proposed District 55
15is bounded by the Illinois-Indiana state line and the Wabash
16River on the east, and Coles, Cumberland, Clay and Wayne County
17lines on the west. In Effingham County, the western boundary
18runs along township and precinct lines. The Wayne and White
19County lines form the southern boundary of proposed District
2055, and the northern border utilizes the Coles and Clark County
21lines, as well as township lines in Edgar County.
22    Under the current map, the present district contains only
23eight whole counties, splitting another four. Under the
24proposed district map, District 55 now contains 12 whole
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1proposed district are Charleston and Mattoon, but the district
2also includes many smaller communities such as Olney,
3Lawrenceville, Flora and Fairfield.
4    Though the economy of this rural district is primarily
5agriculture-based, it also contains large employers such as
6Eastern Illinois University, Olney Community College and
7Robinson and Lawrence Correctional Centers. There are a number
8of major transportation routes running through proposed
9District 55, including Interstates 64, 70 and 57. Illinois
10Route 130 is a major north to south artery in the district,
11running from Charleston to White County. Other major routes
12include U.S. 45, U.S. 50, and Illinois Route 15.
13    Proposed District 55 preserves 57.8 percent of the core of
14the present district. Senator Dale Righter (R) currently
15resides in the proposed district.
 
16    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 56
17    Proposed Legislative District 56 is the northern of two
18proposed legislative districts wholly contained in the
19Metro-East portion of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
20It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the
21ideal equal population target.
22    The proposed legislative district is bounded on the west by
23the Mississippi River. Its northern boundary generally follows
24the Madison County line. On its eastern and southern edges, the
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1in Madison and St. Clair counties.
2    The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
3existing precinct boundaries. Elsah Township is now wholly
4contained within the district, in contrast to the 2001
5configuration, which splits it between two districts. Due to
6overall population growth in the present district, some rural
7areas were shed to create a more compact, urban district.
8    Proposed Legislative District 56 contains the communities
9of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Bethalto, Collinsville, and
10portions of Godfrey. The district also includes the
11working-class communities of Alton, Wood River, Roxana,
12Hartford, Pontoon Beach and portions of Granite City in the
13Mississippi Bottoms region. The district runs from
14southeastern Jersey County south along the Mississippi River
15through the urban heart of Madison County to Caseyville
16Township.
17    Interstates 270 and 55/70 along with the Clark Bridge in
18Alton provide the residents of proposed Legislative District 56
19easy access to downtown St. Louis and the city's western
20suburbs. Planned expansion of Interstate 255 between I-270 near
21Edwardsville and U.S. 67 in Godfrey will further link
22residential corridors in Madison County with the St. Louis
23Metro-East area. The proposed district also includes Southern
24Illinois University at Edwardsville, Southern Illinois Dental
25School, Lewis & Clark Community College and Principia College.
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1the core of the present district to provide continuity for the
2existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator William
3Haine (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
4    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 57
5    Proposed Legislative District 57 is the most southern of
6two proposed legislative districts wholly contained in the
7Metro-East portion of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
8It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the
9ideal equal population target. The district is almost entirely
10included within St. Clair County. The northern and southern
11borders run along township, precinct, and county lines in St.
12Clair County. Illinois Route 4 is generally the district's
13eastern border and the Mississippi River is the district's
14western border.
15    The proposed legislative district also contains portions
16of southwestern Madison County, in and around Granite City.
17According to 2010 Census figures, current District 57 is
18underpopulated by 8,223 people. With the Mississippi River
19prohibiting expansion to the west, the district lines were
20shifted south and eastward to include the communities of
21Smithton, Freeburg and Lebanon, all of which are high growth
22areas, sharing many similar characteristics with the greater
23Metro-East region.
24    Proposed Legislative District 57 is anchored by the two
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1addition to communities with significant African-American
2populations, such as Brooklyn, Centreville, Alorton, Madison,
3Venice and Washington Park. The African-American population of
4the proposed district is 33.29 percent, roughly the same as
5under present and prior district maps. Illinois Routes 15 and
6159, as well as Interstates 64, 55 and 255 run through proposed
7Legislative District 57, providing access to downtown St.
8Louis. Continued infrastructure expansion projects, such as
9the new Mississippi River Bridge and the expansion of I-64 will
10unite this area with the greater St. Louis, Missouri
11metropolitan area.
12    Proposed Legislative District 57 preserves 88.8 percent of
13the core of the present district as well as its partisan
14make-up to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
15constituency relations and allows the formulation of new
16relationships. The proposed legislative district maintains a
17partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
18district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
19African-American voters that identify with the Democratic
20Party based on committee hearing testimony. Senator James
21Clayborne (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
22    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 58
23    Proposed Legislative District 58 is located in
24southwestern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
25therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The whole

 

 

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1counties of Monroe, Randolph, Perry and Jefferson are contained
2in the largely rural legislative district while portions of St.
3Clair, Union, Washington and Jackson counties are also
4included. The district runs from Metro-East St. Louis in the
5north to Union County.
6    Proposed Legislative District 58 includes the
7municipalities of Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville, DuQuoin,
8Murphysboro, Red Bud, Chester, Columbia, Cahokia, and the
9portion of Carbondale west of U.S. 51. The western boundary of
10the proposed district is the Mississippi River and its eastern
11boundary follows the county lines of Jefferson, Perry and
12Jackson and Illinois Route 51 south of Carbondale.
13    According to the 2010 Census, the current Legislative
14District 58 is underpopulated by 1,118 individuals. However,
15due to overall population decline in the region, the boundaries
16of current District 58 were shifted eastward to include
17Jefferson County. Jefferson County was wholly incorporated
18into the proposed district, pursuant to requests made by the
19County Board Chairman and the Jefferson County Farm Bureau.
20    The proposed district's economy is largely supported by
21agriculture, tourism, coal mining and light manufacturing.
22Proposed Legislative District 58 preserves 79.4 percent of the
23core of the present district. Senator John O. Jones (R) resides
24in the proposed district.
 
25    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 59

 

 

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1    Proposed Legislative District 59 is located at the southern
2tip of Illinois and has a population of 217,468, and therefore
3achieves the ideal equal population target. The largely rural
4district is bounded by the Ohio River to the south and east and
5the Mississippi River to the southwest. Its western border
6generally follows Illinois Route 51 and the Franklin and
7Williamson County lines. To the north, the Franklin, Hamilton
8and Gallatin county lines bound proposed Legislative District
959.
10    Major cities in the district include Benton, Metropolis,
11Marion, Harrisburg, Carbondale, Cairo, and McLeansboro.
12Proposed Legislative District 59 contains the entire counties
13of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Johnson, Williamson, Pope,
14Hardin, Gallatin, Saline, Franklin, Hamilton and portions of
15Union and Jackson counties. Under the current map, Hamilton
16County is split between the 59th and 54th Legislative
17Districts, whereas proposed District 59 contains all of
18Hamilton County. As a result of testimony received at the
19Senate Redistricting Committee's Carbondale hearing, Alexander
20and Pulaski counties were kept whole and together in the
21district, as they have been under every map since the 1970 map.
22    According to the 2010 Census figures, present District 59
23is underpopulated by 7,625 people. Accordingly, the proposed
24district now includes a larger portion of Union County, as well
25as a portion of Carbondale east of U.S. 51.
26    The district's economy is largely supported by

 

 

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1agriculture, tourism, coal mining and light manufacturing.
2With more than 10 major coal mines, the coal industry is one of
3the top employers in the district, employing over 1,500 people
4in Saline County alone. The proposed district also includes
5major governmental employers of Tamms, Shawnee, and Vienna
6Correctional Centers as well as the Marion Federal Correctional
7Center. A large portion of the Shawnee National Forest and Rend
8Lake are also located in proposed Legislative District 59.
9Interstates 24 and 57 provide transportation access to the
10district's residents and businesses.
11    Proposed Legislative District 59 preserves 91.2 percent of
12the core of the present district as well as its partisan
13composition to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
14constituency relations. Senator Gary Forby (D) resides in the
15proposed district; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That this Senate Resolution adopts and
17incorporates by reference the provisions of House Resolution
18385 of the Ninety-Seventh General Assembly.