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AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 249

2    AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Resolution 249 by replacing
3everything after the heading of the resolution with the
4following:
 
5    "WHEREAS, Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Illinois
6Constitution of 1970, in the year following each federal
7decennial census year, the General Assembly by law shall
8redistrict the Legislative Districts and the Representative
9Districts; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In late 2010, the United States Census Bureau
11released its 2010 population totals for Illinois; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Redistricting Transparency and Public
13Participation Act requires committees of the Senate and House,
14or a joint committee, to hold public hearings statewide and
15receive testimony and inform the public on the existing

 

 

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1Legislative and Representative Districts; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly, in considering
3redistricting issues over the past two years, conducted over
4forty hearings throughout the State during that time; and
 
5    WHEREAS, At those hearings, the Illinois General Assembly
6heard from experts in the area of redistricting, considered
7comments from public officials and members of the general
8public, and received proposals submitted by members of the
9public and stakeholder groups; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly has drafted a plan
11for redistricting the Legislative Districts and the
12Representative Districts (the "2011 General Assembly
13Redistricting Plan"); therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in establishing
16boundaries for Illinois Legislative and Representative
17Districts ("Districts"), the following redistricting
18principles were taken into account:
19        (i) each of the Districts contained in the 2011 General
20    Assembly Redistricting Plan was drawn to be substantially
21    equal in population, so that as nearly as practicable, the
22    total population deviation between Districts in zero;

 

 

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

 

 

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1boundaries; the maintenance of incumbent-constituent
2relationships and tracking of population migration; proposals
3or other input submitted by members of the public and
4stakeholder groups; public hearing testimony; other incumbent
5requests; respect for geographic features and natural or
6logical boundaries; and other redistricting principles
7recognized by state and federal court decisions; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Senate hereby adopts and incorporates by
10reference all information received by the House Redistricting
11Committee or the Senate Redistricting Committee that was
12submitted by the general public and stakeholders in person at
13the hearings; by e-mail; by U.S. mail; by facsimile; or in
14person at the public access stations provided by the House and
15Senate in Springfield, Illinois and in Chicago, Illinois; that
16the Senate further adopts and incorporates by reference
17transcripts of proceedings for all of the redistricting
18hearings conducted by either the House or Senate or both; and
19that all information received by the House or Senate or both,
20including but not limited to, the aforementioned information,
21was subsequently posted at one of the following websites:
22www.ilga.gov/senate/committees/hearing.asp?CommitteeID=956,
23www.ilsenateredistricting.com, and
24www.ilhousedems.com/redistricting; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That the following summary describes the general
2characteristics of each Legislative District and makes
3reference to some but not all of the redistricting principles
4that were considered in drawing that District. The term
5"proposed district" will refer to the Legislative District
6proposed in the 2011 General Assembly Redistricting Plan, and
7the term "present district" will refer to the Legislative
8District under the current, existing plan adopted in 2001:
 
9    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 1
10    Proposed Legislative District 1 is located on the southwest
11side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
12achieves the ideal equal population target. The northern border
13runs along 16th Street between the Clark Street and Western
14Avenue on the east and generally along the Stevenson Expressway
15on the west. The southern border is drawn along precinct lines,
16streets and rail lines along Archer Avenue on the west, then
17the south boundary of the district turns northeast generally
18following precinct lines in a stair step pattern starting at
1973rd Street and Central Park Avenue up to 31st Street and Clark
20Street. The far western border is drawn along Natoma Avenue.
21The eastern border runs along Clark Street and the Dan Ryan
22Expressway. Interstate 55, which runs east to west through much
23of the district, serves as a major thoroughfare, as do Cicero,
24Archer, Western, and Halsted Avenues and Cermak and Pulaski
25Roads. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red,

 

 

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1Orange, and Pink lines) also serve the district.
2    Proposed Legislative District 1 contains Latino
3communities Pilsen, McKinley Park, Brighton Park, and Back of
4the Yards, Gage Park, Archer Heights, New City, Bridgeport,
5Armour Square, and Lower West Side neighborhoods of Chicago.
6These working class neighborhoods contain similar housing
7stock integrated with industrial facilities. The residents of
8this proposed district are generally first and
9second-generation immigrants who share a common need for social
10services and patronize locally owned businesses catering to the
11cultural tastes and customs of the communities. The proposed
12district contains the National Museum of Mexican Art. According
13to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 1 is underpopulated
14by 24,058 people. In order to achieve ideal population, the
15borders were expanded south and west. The district also
16contains virtually all of the south side community of
17Chinatown. Currently, the Chinatown area is split between three
18legislative districts. The Senate and House Redistricting
19Committees received testimony from numerous witnesses
20representing businesses and residents of the greater Chinatown
21area indicating that Chinatown belongs in a single legislative
22district. The proposed district was configured in part to
23achieve that goal and indeed maintains nearly all of that
24community of interest in one legislative district.
25    Proposed Legislative District 1 is a majority-minority
26district, with a Latino Voting Age Population of 60.17 percent.

 

 

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1It also has an Asian Voting Age Population of 12.89 percent and
2an African-American Voting Age Population of 7.25 percent. The
3proposed legislative district maintains a partisan composition
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 1 preserves 58.9 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 Antonio "Tony" Muņoz
12(D) resides within the proposed district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 2
14    Proposed Legislative District 2 is located on the northwest
15side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
16achieves the ideal equal population target. Generally, the
17district is bound on the south by Grand Avenue, on the west by
18Harlem Avenue, on the east by Interstate 90/94, Irving Park,
19Altgeld and Armitage Roads. Proposed Legislative District 2
20contains portions of the well-established Puerto Rican
21neighborhoods of Humboldt Park, Hermosa, and Logan Square, as
22well as the neighborhoods of Portage Park, Belmont-Cragin,
23Dunning, Austin, Montclare, and West Town. North Avenue runs
24east to west through much of the district and Cicero Avenue
25runs north to south. The district is also serviced by public

 

 

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1transportation including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and
2rail lines (Blue line) and the Metra Milwaukee District-West
3line.
4    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 2nd District
5is underpopulated by 23,497 people. In order to achieve ideal
6population, the district boundaries were shifted northwest to
7include the neighborhoods of Dunning and Montclare. Proposed
8Legislative District 2 has a Latino Voting Age Population of
955.58 percent and is a majority-minority Latino District. The
10district strongly resembles proposed district maps submitted
11to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the Latino Coalition
12for Fair Redistricting. The proposed legislative district
13maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present
14legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and
15correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
16identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
17testimony. Proposed Legislative District 2 preserves 82.6
18percent of the core of the present district to provide
19continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
20and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator
21William "Willie" Delgado (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
22    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 3
23    Proposed Legislative District 3 is located in Chicago,
24primarily in the south side and downtown areas. It has a
25population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal

 

 

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1population target. The proposed district contains the vast
2majority of the downtown Loop area, as well as portions of the
3Near North Side, Near West Side, and Near South Side. Proposed
4District 3 also contains portions of the south side
5neighborhoods of Douglas, Armour Square, Bridgeport, Grand
6Boulevard, New City, Washington Park, Chicago Lawn, West
7Englewood, Englewood, Woodlawn, Greater Grand Crossing, South
8Shore, and Chatham. The South Side community of Fuller Park is
9also located wholly within the district. The northern boundary
10of proposed District 3 is Goethe Street and the southern border
11generally follows 67th Street. The eastern boundary is
12generally Michigan Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, and the
13westernmost boundary follows Interstate 94 and the Chicago
14River in the north and Kedzie Avenue in the south. The borders
15of the proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
16boundaries. Interstate 90/94 and Michigan Avenue run north to
17south through the core of the district and Garfield Boulevard
18and 47th Street are major east to west thoroughfares. The
19district is also accessible via Chicago Transit Authority bus
20and rail lines (Red, Purple, Brown, Green, Pink, and Orange
21Lines). Proposed District 3 also contains the majority of
22downtown Chicago's Loop business district. The Chicago Loop is
23the historic commercial center of downtown Chicago. It is the
24seat of government for Chicago and Cook County, and also
25contains the historic theater and shopping districts.
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1African-American district. The African-American Voting Age
2Population of the proposed district is 51.29 percent. The
3Latino Voting Age Population is 9.54 percent and the Asian
4Voting Age Population is 7.18 percent. According to the U.S.
5Census, present District 3 is underpopulated by 28,101 people.
6In order to accommodate the population loss in District 3 and
7surrounding districts, the proposed district expands
8boundaries outward. This proposed district is also configured
9to respect the Chinatown community of interest, as identified
10by witnesses at numerous Senate Redistricting Committee
11hearings, which is now located in the neighboring district
12(Proposed Legislative District 1). The proposed district
13strongly resembles proposals submitted by African-Americans
14for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The proposed legislative
15district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the
16present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation
17and correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
18identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
19testimony. Proposed District 3 preserves 68.2 percent of the
20core of the present district to provide continuity for the
21existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
22formulation of new relationships. Senator Mattie Hunter (D)
23resides within the proposed district.
 
24    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 4
25    Proposed Legislative District 4 is located on the west side

 

 

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1of Chicago and in the western suburbs of Cook County. It has a
2population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
3population target. The eastern boundary of proposed District 4
4is generally Cicero Avenue in the north and LaGrange Road in
5the south. The district is bounded on the west by the
6Cook-DuPage County line. The northern boundary generally
7follows North Avenue in the west and central parts of the
8district, and Grand Avenue in the east. The northern boundary
9also runs along precinct lines in the western suburbs of
10Melrose Park and Oak Park. The southern boundary generally
11follows Roosevelt Road in the east, the BNSF rail line to the
12southwest and U.S. Route 34. The borders of the proposed
13district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries in
14the City of Chicago. The west suburban communities of Forest
15Park, River Forest, North Riverside, Hillside, Broadview, and
16Westchester are wholly within the proposed district, as are
17nearly all of Maywood, Bellwood, and Berkeley and portions of
18Oak Park, Berwyn, Brookfield, LaGrange, and LaGrange Park. A
19portion of Chicago's Austin neighborhood including portions
20the 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th wards are also within the
21proposed district. Present District 4 contains some of the same
22municipalities as proposed District 4, including Chicago,
23Forest Park, River Forest, Maywood, North Riverside, Hillside,
24Oak Park, Bellwood, Berkeley, Berwyn, and Westchester. The
25communities of LaGrange Park, Westchester, and Western
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1Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve and a nearby Metra line (Green
2line).
3    A majority of the community members in proposed District 4
4share similar education-attainment levels and earn generally
5between $50,000 to $60,000 each year. The educational service,
6health care, and social assistance industries are the largest
7employment sectors for the communities within the proposed
8district. In addition, communities in proposed District 4 share
9similar housing stock; the majority of the homes in the
10proposed district were built before 1980. The Eisenhower
11Expressway runs east to west through the entire proposed
12district. Other major transportation routes include Cermak
13Road, Roosevelt Road, Harlem Avenue, and LaGrange Road. The
14proposed district is also accessible via public
15transportation, including Chicago Transit Authority bus and
16rail lines (Blue and Green lines), as well as the Metra Union
17Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter rail
18lines.
19    Proposed Legislative District 4 has an African-American
20Voting Age Population of 50.06 percent, a Latino Voting Age
21Population of 11.94 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population
22of 2.41 percent. According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the
23present 4th District is underpopulated by 25,969 people. Due to
24this population loss and population losses in surrounding
25districts, the proposed District 4 shifts boundaries primarily
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1majority of the proposed district's shape resembles proposals
2submitted to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the National
3Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and
4African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The
5proposed legislative district maintains a partisan make-up
6that is comparable to the present legislative district and
7reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
8African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
9Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The
10proposed district preserves 70.4 percent of the core of the
11present district to provide continuity for the existing
12incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
13new relationships. Senator Kimberly Lightford (D) resides in
14the proposed district.
 
15    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 5
16    Proposed Legislative District 5 is located on the west side
17of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
18achieves the ideal equal population target. The proposed
19district is bound on the west by Cicero Avenue. The northern
20boundary is generally Grand Avenue. The southern boundary runs
21along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. Wells Avenue,
22Interstate 94, and the Chicago River form the eastern border.
23The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
24existing precinct boundaries. Proposed Legislative District 5
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1entirety. It also includes all of East Garfield Park and West
2Garfield Park. This is consistent with testimony received at
3Senate Redistricting Committee hearings from the North
4Lawndale Alliance and other community members requesting that
5these neighborhoods be kept intact. The proposed district also
6contains portions of Austin, Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park,
7East Garfield Park, South Lawndale, Lower West Side, Near West
8Side, West Town, Loop, Near North Side, Logan Square, and
9Lincoln Park.
10    Interstate 290 runs east to west through the heart of the
11district, Interstate 90/94 cuts through the east side of the
12district, and Ogden Avenue traverses the district diagonally
13southwest to northeast. The district is also serviced by public
14transportation including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and
15rail lines (Green, Blue, and Pink lines). The proposed district
16includes the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center,
17Stroger Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, and Jesse
18Brown Veterans Administration Medical Center. The district
19also includes the University of Illinois at Chicago, Malcolm X
20College, and the United Center.
21    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 5th District
22is underpopulated by 9,160 people. In order to achieve ideal
23population, the proposed district boundaries were expanded in
24the west and in the northeast. Proposed District 5 is a
25majority-minority district with an African-American Voting Age
26Population of 50.45 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population

 

 

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1of 10.13 percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
2partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
3district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
4African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
5Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
6Proposed Legislative District 5 preserves 86.9 percent of the
7core of the present district to provide continuity for the
8existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
9formulation of new relationships. The proposed district
10resembles a proposal submitted by African-Americans for
11Legislative Redistricting (AALR). Senator Annazette Collins
12(D) resides in the proposed district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 6
14    Proposed Legislative District 6 is located on Chicago's
15near north side. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
16achieves the ideal equal population target. The proposed
17district is bounded on the east by Lake Michigan, while the
18northern boundary runs generally along Montrose Avenue. The
19western and southern boundaries generally follow the North
20Branch of the Chicago River, and the southernmost boundary runs
21along Division Street in the east. The borders of the proposed
22district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
23Proposed District 6 contains portions of the Chicago
24neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Avondale, Lakeview, North
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1Near North Side. Proposed District 6 also includes one of the
2largest lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) communities in
3Chicago and in the nation. This is consistent with testimony
4from LGBT community representatives received at the House
5Redistricting Committee's Springfield hearing. Proposed
6Legislative District 6 is home to many of Chicago's most
7popular attractions including the Lincoln Park, the Lincoln
8Park Zoo, Wrigley Field, and the Second City Theatre. DePaul
9University is also located in the proposed legislative
10district.
11    Lake Shore Drive runs the length of the district on the
12east providing access to residents and businesses in each of
13the neighborhoods in the district. Western and Irving Park
14Avenues also run through the district, in addition to Lincoln
15Avenue and Clark Street. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail
16lines (Red, Purple, and Brown lines) also service the proposed
17district.
18    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 6th District
19is underpopulated by 9,764 people. In order to achieve ideal
20population, the district boundaries were shifted slightly to
21the north and west. Proposed Legislative District 6 preserves
2290.3 percent of the core of the present district to provide
23continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations.
24Senator John J. Cullerton (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
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1    Proposed Legislative District 7 is located on Chicago's far
2north side. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
3achieves the ideal equal population target. It contains the
4Lake Shore neighborhoods of Rogers Park and Edgewater, as well
5as portions of Uptown, Lakeview, North Center, Lincoln Square,
6Albany Park, North Park and West Ridge. The proposed district
7also contains a small portion of southern Evanston. The eastern
8border is Lake Michigan. The southern half of the western
9border is generally the upper branch of the Chicago River, and
10the northern half of the western boundary is generally Ridge
11Boulevard from Devon to Touhy Avenues. The district is bounded
12on the north by Calvary Cemetery as well as the CTA Skokie
13Swift rail line. The southern boundary generally runs along
14Montrose Avenue. The borders of the proposed district generally
15adhere to existing precinct boundaries. The Chicago Wards
16contained in whole or in part in proposed Legislative District
177 include the 40th, 46th, 47th, 48th, 49th and small sections
18of the 33rd and 50th. Major transportation thoroughfares in the
19proposed district include Lake Shore Drive and Ridge, Peterson
20and Western Avenues. The district is also served by Chicago
21Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red, Purple, Yellow and
22Brown lines).
23    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 7 is
24underpopulated by 29,321 people. In order to achieve ideal
25population, the district was shifted to the north and west.
26Proposed District 7 includes the neighborhood of Rogers Park in

 

 

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1its entirety. This is a change from the 2001 configuration,
2which splits Rogers Park between present Districts 7 and 9.
3This reconfiguration is consistent with testimony received
4from multiple witnesses at the Senate Redistricting
5Committee's Chicago hearing indicating that the neighborhood
6should be unified into a single district. Proposed Legislative
7District 7 preserves 81.5 percent of the core of the present
8district to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
9constituency relations. Senator Heather Steans (D) resides in
10the proposed district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 8
12    Proposed Legislative District 8 is located on Chicago's far
13north side and northwest suburbs. It has a population of
14217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
15target. The proposed district's southwestern boundary is
16generally Milwaukee Avenue. The proposed district's
17southern-most boundary is generally Montrose Avenue between
18Cicero and Pulaski. The eastern boundary generally runs along
19Chicago's 50th Ward boundary. Generally, the eastern half of
20the northern boundary runs along Howard, Lee, and Dempster
21Streets. The western half of the northern boundary runs along
22the Maine Township line. The borders of the proposed district
23generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
24    Proposed Legislative District 8 includes portions of Maine
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1Grove, Niles, Skokie, Lincolnwood, and Glenview. It also
2includes portions of the Chicago neighborhoods of West Ridge,
3North Park, Albany Park, Irving Park, and Forest Glen.
4Substantially all of the 39th and 50th Wards of Chicago are
5located in the district, in addition to portions of the 41st
6and 45th Wards. Under the 2001 map, present District 8 contains
7some of the same municipalities as proposed District 8,
8including Chicago, Lincolnwood, Skokie, Morton Grove, Glenview
9and Niles. The proposed district is traversable via Interstate
1094, Harlem and Lincoln Avenues, as well as Chicago Transit
11Authority bus and rail lines (Blue and Yellow lines) and the
12Metra Milwaukee District West commuter rail line.
13    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 8
14is underpopulated by 7,185 people, therefore, the proposed
15district shifts boundaries to the northwest. The proposed
16district has an Asian Voting Age Population of 23.66 percent, a
17Latino Voting Age Population of 12.41 percent and an
18African-American Voting Age Population of 4.36 percent.
19Proposed Legislative District 8 preserves 83.4 percent of the
20core of the present district to provide continuity for the
21existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Ira
22Silverstein (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
23    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 9
24    Proposed Legislative District 9 is located in the northeast
25corner of Cook County, directly north of Proposed Legislative

 

 

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1District 8. Proposed Legislative District 9 has a population of
2217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
3target. Its eastern border is Lake Michigan from Calvary
4Cemetery on the south to Beach Road in Glencoe on the north.
5Its northern border is generally Dundee Road, I-94, and the
6Cook County line. The western border is generally I-294. The
7eastern half of the southern boundary runs along Howard, Lee,
8and Dempster Streets. The western half of the southern boundary
9runs along the Maine Township boundary line. The borders of the
10proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
11boundaries. A majority of the north shore townships of Evanston
12and New Trier, as well as portions of Northfield and Niles are
13located in the proposed district. Virtually all of the City of
14Evanston is within the district. The proposed district also
15contains the municipalities of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka,
16Glencoe, Northbrook, Glenview, Golf, Skokie and Morton Grove.
17Interstate 94 runs through the heart of the district, as do
18Lake Avenue, Green Bay Road, and Waukegan Road. The district is
19serviced by Metra's Union Pacific North and Milwaukee District
20North commuter rail lines, as well as Pace suburban bus lines.
21    According to 2010 Census figures, present District 9 is
22underpopulated by 5,249 people. Thus, the district boundaries
23were shifted north and west to achieve ideal population.
24Proposed Legislative District 9 preserves 87.9 percent of the
25core of the present district to provide continuity for the
26existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Jeff

 

 

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1Schoenberg (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
2    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 10
3    Proposed Legislative District 10 is located on the
4Northwest side of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and
5therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
6northernmost boundary is the Maine Township line. The eastern
7border of the proposed district generally follows Milwaukee and
8Elston Avenues. The district is bounded by Irving Park in the
9southeast and Belmont Avenue in the southwest. The district's
10western border is generally I-294, with a small portion running
11along Mannheim Road. The borders of the proposed district
12generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
13    Proposed Legislative District 10 includes portions of
14Leyden, Maine, Norwood Park and Niles Townships. The northwest
15suburban communities of Harwood Heights, Schiller Park and
16Norridge are entirely within the district, as are portions of
17Niles, Park Ridge, Des Plaines, River Grove, Elmwood Park,
18Rosemont and Franklin Park. It also includes the small township
19of Norwood Park, which is completely encircled by the City of
20Chicago. Chicago Wards contained in whole or in part in
21proposed Legislative District 10 include the 36th, 38th, 41st
22and the 45th. Proposed District 10 also includes the Chicago
23neighborhood of Jefferson Park. Like many neighborhoods on the
24Northwest Side of Chicago, Jefferson Park is a predominantly
25middle-class neighborhood with a heavy Polish-American

 

 

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1community. It is home to the Copernicus Foundation, the Polish
2parish of St. Constance, as well as a host of other
3Polish-American organizations, institutions and businesses.
4The Kennedy Expressway and Northwest Highway run through the
5heart of the district, which is situated between I-294 and
6I-94. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and rail lines (Blue
7line) as well as the Metra commuter rail lines (North Central
8Service and Union Pacific North West lines) also service the
9proposed district.
10    U.S. Census figures show that present District 10 is
11underpopulated by 7,780 people. Surrounding districts in the
12area also experienced population losses; therefore, proposed
13Legislative District 10 was shifted to the north and west in
14order to achieve the ideal population. The proposed legislative
15district expands west incorporating suburban communities that
16share many similarities to communities in the present
17Legislative District 10 such as housing stock, residential
18green space, and access to quality schools. Proposed
19Legislative District 10 preserves 71.6 percent of the core of
20the present district to provide continuity for the existing
21incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
22new relationships. Senator John Mulroe (D) resides in the
23proposed district.
 
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1southwest side of Chicago and southwestern suburbs. It has a
2population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
3population target. The Stevenson Expressway and Chicago
4Sanitary and Ship Canal bisect the proposed district. The
5northern section of the proposed Legislative District 11 is
6drawn from Western Avenue in Chicago to Custer Avenue in the
7southwestern suburb of Lyons in the areas commonly between the
8Stevenson Expressway on the south and Ogden Avenue on the
9north. It contains predominately working class neighborhoods
10and suburbs located near industrial and commercial facilities
11as well as the Hawthorne Racecourse. The southern section of
12the district is drawn from Joliet Road in McCook to Kedzie
13Avenue in Chicago, this area is dominated by Midway Airport and
14working class neighborhoods adjacent to the Airport and the CSX
15Bedford Park Rail Facility.
16    Proposed District 11 contains the Chicago neighborhoods of
17Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, West Lawn, West Elsdon, Clearing,
18Garfield Ridge, South Lawndale, and Brighton Park. It also
19contains the southwestern suburbs of Summit, Lyons, Stickney,
20Forest View, Riverside, Cicero, Bedford Park, and McCook. These
21suburban communities, with close proximity to Chicago, have
22been united with Chicago neighborhoods previously. The
23proposed district includes portions of well-established
24Mexican-American communities in suburban Cicero as well as in
25Chicago's Little Village, Archer Heights, Gage Park, West
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1neighborhoods contain similar housing stock, often referred to
2as the "Bungalow Belt", integrated with industrial facilities.
3The proposed district contains many first and
4second-generation immigrants who share a common need for social
5services and customs. Interstate 55, Cicero Avenue, and 55th
6Street traverse the proposed district. Chicago Transit
7Authority bus and rail lines (Orange and Pink lines) and the
8Metra Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Heritage commuter rail
9lines also serve the proposed district. Proposed District 11 is
10a significant transportation center containing Midway
11International Airport, I-55, and a portion of the CSX-Bedford
12Park Rail Facility. The transportation industry dominates the
13area with many local residents finding employment at the
14airport, businesses providing services connected to airport
15operations, or the local rail yards.
16    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present district is
17underpopulated by 8,608 people, districts to the east were
18underpopulated as well. Due to significant southwest side
19population growth in the Latino community and population
20deficiencies in the present and surrounding districts, present
21Legislative District 11 and present Legislative District 12
22were reconfigured to encompass two districts with a majority
23Latino population based on their proximity. Present
24Legislative District 12, renumbered as proposed Legislative
25District 11, was contracted in the north and east but expanded
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1proposed district. Proposed Legislative District 11 is a
2majority-minority district, with a Latino Voting Age
3Population of 60.18 percent and an African-American Voting Age
4Population of 7.46 percent. Proposed District 11 preserves 49.6
5percent of the core of the present District 11, and contains
621.54 percent of the present District 12 in order to provide
7continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
8and allows the formulation of new relationships. The proposed
9legislative district maintains a partisan composition that is
10comparable to the present legislative district and reflects the
11high affiliation and correlation of African-American and
12Latino voters that identify with the Democratic Party based on
13committee hearing testimony.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 12
15    Proposed Legislative District 12 is located in the
16southwest suburbs and City of Chicago. It has a population of
17217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
18target. Proposed Legislative District 12 contains a portion of
19southwestern Chicago as well as portions of the southwestern
20suburban communities of Cicero, Berwyn, Riverside, Brookfield,
21McCook, Justice, Bridgeview, Bedford Park, Burbank, LaGrange,
22LaGrange Park, Countryside, Summit, and Hodgkins. These
23suburban communities, with their close proximity to Chicago,
24have been joined with Chicago neighborhoods in the past. The
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1community in the Berwyn-Cicero area as well as a portion of
2Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. District lines were
3drawn primarily along precinct boundaries. Major
4transportation routes running through the district include
5Interstate 55, Cermak Road, Ogden Avenue, Harlem Avenue, 79th
6Street, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line. The
7proposed district includes Chicago Transit Authority bus and
8rail lines (Pink line) as well as the Metra Burlington Northern
9Santa Fe commuter rail line, transporting commuters daily.
10    The proposed legislative district, like its southwest side
11neighbors, is a transportation hub containing two major rail
12yards, the BNSF-Cicero and the CSX-Bedford Park. The proposed
13district is also dotted with working class communities
14containing similar housing stock integrated with industrial
15facilities much like its neighboring district, proposed
16Legislative District 11. The proposed district contains many
17first and second-generation immigrants who share many customs
18and a common need for social services. Due to significant
19southwest side population growth in the Latino community and
20population deficiencies in surrounding districts, present
21district 11 and present district 12 were reconfigured to
22encompass two Latino majority-minority districts. Present
23Legislative District 11 was renumbered as proposed Legislative
24District 12, which was contracted in the south but expanded
25north and northeast. Proposed District 12 is a
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1of 57.99 percent and an African-American Voting Age Population
2of 3.32 percent. Proposed District 12 preserves 59.7 percent of
3the core of present District 12 and 30.9 percent of present
4District 11 to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
5constituency relations and allows the formulation of new
6relationships. Senator Steven Landek (D) resides within the
7proposed district. The proposed legislative district maintains
8a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present
9legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and
10correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
11identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
12testimony.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 13
14    Proposed Legislative District 13 is located in Chicago
15along the downtown lakefront and on the city's south side. It
16has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal
17equal population target. The proposed Legislative District 13
18begins in the north at Goethe Street and continues southeast
19along Lake Michigan to the Illinois-Indiana state line. The
20western boundary runs along Michigan Avenue and Martin Luther
21King Drive in downtown Chicago, and follows existing precinct
22lines and roadways near the Chicago Skyway in the south. The
23proposed district is accessible via Lake Shore Drive, which
24runs through the majority of the district, as well as Chicago
25Transit Authority bus lines. This lakefront district contains

 

 

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1many popular travel destinations that form the heart of
2Chicago's tourism industry.
3    The proposed district contains a portion of the downtown
4Loop area, as well as portions of the Near North Side and Near
5South Side communities. The proposed Legislative District 13
6also contains portions of the south side neighborhoods of
7Douglas, Grand Boulevard, Washington Park, Woodlawn, and South
8Shore. The south side communities of Hyde Park, Kenwood and
9Oakland are entirely within the proposed district. The Museum
10of Science and Industry, Jackson Park, the Field Museum,
11Soldier Field, the John G. Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium,
12Buckingham Fountain, The Art Institute of Chicago, Northerly
13Island, Grant Park, Millennium Park and Navy Pier are all
14contained within the district. The proposed district also
15includes the University of Chicago.
16    According to the U.S. Census, present District 13 is
17underpopulated by 12,101 people. In order to accommodate the
18population loss in present District 13 and surrounding
19districts, the proposed district expands boundaries south.
20Proposed Legislative District 13 is a majority-minority
21African-American district, with an African-American Voting Age
22Population of 52.25 percent. The Latino Voting Age Population
23is 13.64 percent and the Asian Voting Age Population is 6.49
24percent. The configuration of this proposed district is not
25without historical precedent. Previous redistricting plans
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1proposed district also resembles proposals submitted by the
2National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
3(NAACP) and African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting
4(AALR). The proposed legislative district maintains a partisan
5make-up that is comparable to the present legislative district
6and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
7African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
8Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
9Proposed District 13 preserves 80 percent of the core of the
10present district to provide continuity for the existing
11incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
12new relationships. Senator Kwame Raoul (D) resides within the
13proposed district.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 14
15    Proposed Legislative District 14 is located on the south
16side of Chicago and the southwest suburbs. It has a population
17of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
18target. The district runs from the City of Chicago in the
19northeast to the suburbs in the southwest. Its northern
20boundary generally runs along 83rd Street in the east and 119th
21Street in the west. The southern boundary is generally 138th
22Street on the east and 159th Street on the west. The eastern
23boundary of proposed District 14 runs parallel to I-94, and the
24western boundary generally runs along 88th Avenue in Orland
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1existing precinct boundaries in the City of Chicago.
2    Proposed Legislative District 14 contains Chicago Wards 9,
319, 21, and all of 34. It also includes portions of Calumet,
4Worth, Bremen, Orland and Palos Townships. Portions of the
5south side neighborhoods of Roseland, Washington Heights,
6Auburn-Gresham, Chatham, Beverly, Morgan Park and West Pullman
7are contained in the district. Parts of the suburban
8communities of Blue Island, Calumet Park, Riverdale, Alsip,
9Robbins, Crestwood, Oak Forest, Palos Heights, Orland Park and
10Tinley Park are also located in the district. The present 14th
11District also unites the suburban communities of Calumet Park,
12Blue Island, Robbins, Crestwood, Oak Forest and Orland Park
13with the City of Chicago. Roughly, 30 percent of the community
14in the proposed district is employed in sales/office work.
15Another 20 percent is employed in the service sector. A
16majority of the communities in the proposed district have
17sizable portions of the population who rent rather than own
18their homes. The median gross rent rate is generally between
19$770 and $870 throughout the proposed district. Public
20transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus
21and rail lines (Red Line) and Metra rail lines (Electric
22District line) service the district.
23    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 14th
24District is underpopulated by 26,597 people. In order to
25achieve the ideal population, the district boundaries were
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1suburban areas. The resulting district is substantially
2similar in shape to the present 14th District. Proposed
3Legislative District 14 is a majority-minority district with an
4African-American Voting Age Population of 55.34 percent and a
5Latino Voting Age Population of 7.65 percent. It resembles a
6proposed district submitted by African-Americans for
7Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The proposed legislative
8district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the
9present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation
10and correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
11identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
12testimony. Proposed Legislative District 14 preserves 77.3
13percent of the core of the present district to provide
14continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
15and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Emil
16Jones III (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
17    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 15
18    Proposed Legislative District 15 is located on the south
19side of Chicago and the south suburbs. It has a population of
20217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
21target. The proposed district begins in the north at 115th
22Street in Chicago and continues east, roughly following the
23Bishop-Ford Expressway south to the Will County border. It then
24turns west and continues to Harlem Avenue in the south suburb
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1follows precinct lines in several south suburban communities.
2    The proposed district unites the southwestern portion of
3Chicago's 9th Ward with south suburban communities in Bloom,
4Thornton and Crete Townships. Portions of the south suburban
5communities of Dolton, South Holland, Markham, Glenwood, Oak
6Forest, Riverdale, Harvey, Posen, Midlothian, Dixmoor, Sauk
7Village, Thornton, Homewood, South Chicago Heights, Ford
8Heights, Crete, Steger, University Park and Monee are located
9within the district. Present District 15 also links the south
10suburban communities of Dolton, South Holland, Thornton,
11Homewood, Harvey, Dixmoor, Riverdale, Posen, Midlothian, Oak
12Forest and Markham with Chicago. In addition, the shape of
13proposed District 15 generally resembles the present district.
14The communities throughout proposed District 15 share similar
15housing stock, with a majority of families in this district
16residing in single-family homes. These communities generally
17all contain well-established neighborhoods developed in the
18same period (between 1940 and 1980). The communities within
19proposed District 15 also share similar education-attainment
20levels. Three major interstate highways run through the
21district: Interstates 94, 57 and 80. The proposed district is
22also serviced by public transportation, including the Chicago
23Transit Authority bus routes and Metra rail lines (Rock Island
24and Electric District lines).
25    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the present 15th
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1achieve the ideal population, the district boundaries were
2expanded in the suburban areas of Markham, Harvey, Oak Forest,
3Crete, and Monee. Proposed Legislative District 15 is a
4majority-minority district with an African-American Voting Age
5Population of 56.94 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population
6of 9.16 percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
7partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
8district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
9African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
10Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
11Proposed Legislative District 15 preserves 70.8 percent of the
12core of the present district to provide continuity for the
13existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
14formulation of new relationships. Senator James Meeks (D)
15resides in the proposed district.
 
16    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 16
17    Proposed Legislative District 16 is located on the
18southwest side of Chicago, entirely within Cook County. It has
19a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
20population target. The proposed district begins at Interstate
2190 in Chicago's 6th Ward, running southwest to 88th Avenue in
22Palos Hills. From Palos Hills the district extends northwest to
23Plainfield Road in Countryside. The northern boundary also runs
24along 83rd and 67th Streets. The southern boundary of the
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1in the west and 83rd and 74th Streets in the east.
2    The majority of the population of proposed Legislative
3District 16 resides in the City of Chicago, primarily in the
4neighborhoods of Greater Grand Crossing, Englewood, West
5Englewood, Auburn-Gresham, Chicago Lawn and Ashburn. The
6proposed district also contains the suburban communities of
7Chicago Ridge, Burbank, Countryside, Hickory Hills, Palos
8Hills, Oak Lawn, Willow Springs, Bridgeview, Hometown, Indian
9Head Park and Justice. The present district boundaries also
10unite the communities of Hometown, Oak Lawn, Burbank, Hickory
11Hills, Bridgeview and Justice with the City of Chicago.
12Proposed District 16 is comprised primarily of economically
13diverse, working-class communities with median yearly
14household incomes between $40,000 to $60,000. All communities
15within the proposed district share a very diverse labor force,
16with no one industry employing more than 20% of any given
17community. Transportation routes serving the district include
18the Dan Ryan Expressway in the east and the Stevenson
19Expressway and I-294 in the west. Western, Cicero and Harlem
20Avenues are also major transportation arteries in the proposed
21district. Proposed District 16 is also serviced by public
22transportation, including Chicago Transit Authority bus and
23rail lines (Red line), as well as the Metra Southwest Service
24and Rock Island District commuter rail lines, which transport
25commuters from the proposed district to downtown Chicago daily.
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1present district to provide continuity for the existing
2incumbent constituency relations and allows the formulation of
3new relationships.
4    Proposed Legislative District 16 is a majority-minority
5district. It has an African-American Voting Age Population of
652.92 percent and a Latino Voting Age Population of 10.93
7percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
8partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
9district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
10African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
11Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The
12proposed district is similar to a proposal submitted by
13African-Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR).
14According to the 2010 U.S. Census, present District 16 is
15underpopulated by 26,162 people. In order to attain the ideal
16population, the proposed district shifts west. Senator
17Jacqueline Collins (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 17
19    Proposed Legislative District 17 is located in
20northeastern Illinois, along the Illinois-Indiana state line.
21It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the
22ideal equal population target. It includes several south
23suburban communities and portions of the southeast side of
24Chicago. Proposed District 17 begins at East 73rd Street in
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1Illinois-Indiana border. The district continues south along
2the Indiana state line to Momence Township in Kankakee County.
3The southern border extends from the Indiana State line to
4Manteno Township in Kankakee County. The western boundary of
5the district runs generally along I-94 in Cook County and the
6Bishop-Ford Expressway in Will County.
7    The proposed Legislative District 17 includes the south
8suburban municipalities of Burnham, Calumet, Lansing, Lynwood,
9Ford Heights, and Sauk Village. The Will County municipalities
10of Beecher and Peotone are also included within the district,
11as are the Kankakee County municipalities of Manteno and Grant
12Park. Major transportation routes through the district are
13I-90, I-94, I-80, I-57 and Dixie Highway. Torrence Avenue runs
14north to south through the length of the district to the Cook
15County line. Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail lines (Red
16Line), as well as the Metra Electric District commuter line
17also serve the district, transporting residents to and from
18downtown Chicago.
19    U.S. Census figures reveal that the present 17th District,
20like neighboring south side districts, experienced a
21significant population loss. Because the present District 17 is
2228,268 people below the ideal population, the proposed district
23boundaries were reconfigured to achieve the ideal population.
24The proposed district boundaries were extended south in order
25to respect the configurations of districts adjacent to it. The
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1communities in Cook, Will and Kankakee Counties, which is not
2without historical precedent. Under the 2001 configuration,
3many of these south suburban communities were included together
4in Legislative District 40. All communities in proposed
5District 17 generally share the same educational attainment
6levels. The manufacturing industry is a key employer in
7communities throughout this district, with at least 10% of the
8workforce employed in manufacturing. The proposed legislative
9district includes a number of manufacturing facilities,
10including Ford Motor Company's Chicago plant, that provide jobs
11to Chicago and south suburban residents. The population of the
12proposed district is primarily working-class, with a median
13household income of between $40,000 to $65,000 for the majority
14of the community. Roughly two-thirds of households own their
15own homes and the remaining one-third rent.
16    Proposed Legislative District 17 is a majority-minority
17district, with an African-American Voting Age Population of
1860.03 percent. The Latino Voting Age Population is 9.07
19percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
20partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
21district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
22African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
23Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony. The
24proposed district preserves 60.6 percent of the core of the
25present district to provide continuity for the existing
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1new relationships. Senator Donne Trotter (D) resides in the
2proposed district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 18
4    Proposed Legislative District 18 is located entirely
5within southwestern Cook County. It has a population of
6217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
7target. The northern border is generally 83rd Street in the
8eastern half of the district and 103rd Street in the western
9half. The western border is the Cook County line. The southern
10border generally follows 119th Street in the eastern half of
11the district and 159th, 167th and 171st Streets in the west.
12The eastern border generally runs along South Ashland, South
13Western and South 86th Avenues. Proposed Legislative District
1418 begins in the City of Chicago's 18th, 19th and 21st Wards,
15and continues west into Worth, Palos, Lyons and Orland
16Townships.
17    Proposed Legislative District 18 includes portions of the
18suburban communities of Orland Park, Orland Hills, Oak Lawn,
19Alsip, Merrionette Park, Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge, Palos
20Hills, Palos Park, Palos Heights and Worth, as well as the
21Chicago communities of Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park,
22Auburn-Gresham, Ashburn and Washington Heights. Legislative
23District 18 joins communities in southwest Chicago and
24Evergreen Park with areas such as Oak Lawn, Worth, Palos Hills
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1District is not without historical precedent. The 1991 and 2001
2configurations of the district linked these southwestern
3Chicago neighborhoods with similar suburbs. Interstate 294
4runs through much of the proposed district, as do Southwest
5Highway and Western Avenue. The district is also serviced by
6public transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority
7bus lines as well as the Metra Southwest Service commuter rail
8line.
9    The 2010 U.S. Census figures show that present District 18
10is underpopulated by 8,320 people. Surrounding districts to the
11north and east also experienced significant population losses.
12Thus, District 18 was contracted in the north and east and
13expanded in the southwest, thereby achieving ideal population.
14Proposed Legislative District 18 preserves 73.8 percent of the
15core of the present district to provide continuity for the
16existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
17formulation of new relationships. Senator Edward Maloney (D)
18resides in the proposed district.
 
19    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 19
20    Proposed Legislative District 19 is located in southern
21Cook County and northern Will County. It has a population of
22217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
23target. The proposed district includes portions of Rich, Bremen
24and Orland Townships in Cook County and a majority of
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1and Lockport Township boundaries form the western boundary of
2proposed District 19. The southern boundary is generally
3Laraway Road, Prestwick Drive, and the Will-Cook County line.
4The eastern boundary is generally Kedzie and Western Avenues.
5The northern boundary generally follows 159th, 171st and 183rd
6Streets. The municipalities of Mokena, Matteson, New Lenox,
7Tinley Park, Country Club Hills, Hazel Crest and Richton Park
8are wholly or partially included in proposed Legislative
9District 19. Other municipalities partially included in the
10proposed district are Markham, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Oak
11Forest, Park Forest, Flossmoor, Frankfort, Lockport, Homer
12Glen and Joliet.
13    The shape of the 19th Legislative District is not without
14historical precedent. Many of these communities were included
15in districts together under the 1991 and 2001 redistricting
16plans. Interstate 57, Harlem Avenue and LaGrange Road are major
17north to south transportation routes through the district. In
18addition, Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 30 traverse the district
19east to west. Interstate 355 provides transportation access in
20the northwestern portion of the district. The Metra Southwest
21Service line, the Rock Island District line and the Metra
22Electric District line provide commuters with daily service to
23and from the City of Chicago.
24    Due to population losses in the north and east, proposed
25Legislative District 19 encompasses additional southwestern
26suburban communities to the west. Proposed Legislative

 

 

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1District 19 preserves 57.6 percent of the core of the present
2district to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
3constituency relations and allows the formulation of new
4relationships. Senator Maggie Crotty (D) resides in the
5district.
 
6    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 20
7    Proposed Legislative District 20 is located on the
8northwest side of Chicago, just north of proposed Legislative
9District 2. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
10achieves the ideal equal population target. Generally, the
11district is bound on the south by Armitage, Fullerton and
12Belmont Avenues, and on the north by Irving Park Road, Montrose
13Avenue and Argyle Street. It is bordered on the west by Austin
14Avenue, and on the east by the Chicago River and Western
15Avenue.
16    The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
17existing precinct boundaries. Proposed District 20 contains
18well-established and growing Latino communities on Chicago's
19northwest side. Portions of the Chicago neighborhoods of
20Hermosa, Logan Square, Belmont-Cragin, Albany Park, Avondale,
21Irving Park, Portage Park and Dunning are located in the
22district. Chicago City Wards partially contained in the
23district are the 1st, 26th, 30th, 31st, 33rd, 35th, 38th and
2439th. Irving Park Road and Belmont Avenue are major
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1district, while Cicero Avenue and Pulaski Road run north to
2south. The Kennedy Expressway and Milwaukee Avenue run
3diagonally from the northwest to the southeast through the
4district. Proposed District 20 is also serviced by public
5transportation, including the Chicago Transit Authority bus
6and rail lines (Blue line) and the Metra Milwaukee
7District-West and Union Pacific Northwest lines.
8    In 2001, present District 20 was created as a new
9majority-minority Latino district. According to the 2010 U.S.
10Census, the present 20th District lost 29,590 people. In order
11to achieve ideal population, the boundaries were shifted west.
12Proposed District 20 has a Latino Voting Age Population of
1352.01 percent and an Asian Voting Age Population of 6.25
14percent. The district resembles proposed district maps
15submitted to the Senate Redistricting Committee by the Latino
16Coalition for Fair Redistricting. The proposed legislative
17district maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the
18present legislative district and reflects the high affiliation
19and correlation of Latino voters that identify with the
20Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
21Proposed Legislative District 20 preserves 80.2 percent of the
22core of the present district to provide continuity for the
23existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
24formulation of new relationships. Senator Iris Martinez (D)
25resides in the proposed district.
 

 

 

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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 21
2    Proposed Legislative District 21 is located in central
3DuPage County and northern Will County. It has a population of
4217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
5target. Townships included in the proposed district are
6Winfield, Wayne, Bloomingdale, Milton, Naperville, Lisle,
7Wheatland and DuPage. The western border of proposed
8Legislative District 21 generally follows Illinois Route 59.
9The southern border is 111th Street and the northern border
10runs generally along Illinois Route 64. The eastern border
11generally follows Illinois Route 35 in the north and Naper
12Boulevard in the south.
13    The proposed district is anchored by the City of
14Naperville, and also includes the majority of the
15municipalities of Warrenville, Lisle and Wheaton. Portions of
16West Chicago and Carol Stream are also within the proposed
17district. Interstate 88, 75th Street, Roosevelt Road and Ogden
18Avenue traverse the district from east to west. The Metra Union
19Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe commuter rail
20lines transport commuters to and from the City of Chicago
21daily. The Timber Ridge Forest Preserve lies in the northern
22part of the district and the Springbrook Prairie Forest
23Preserves lies in the south. The proposed district includes a
24portion of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor and is
25home to many businesses including Navistar, Tellabs, and the BP
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1    Proposed District 21 is presently located in the area
2occupied by present District 48. Present District 48 is located
3between two shifting population zones. To the east, districts
4lost population while districts to the west gained
5dramatically. Thus, proposed District 21 shifts north in order
6to achieve ideal population in the proposed district and
7surrounding districts. Proposed Legislative District 21
8preserves 59.8 percent of the core of present District 48, and
9it retains the same general shape it presently has under the
102001 redistricting plan. Senator Tom Johnson (R) and Senator
11John Milner (R) reside in the proposed district.
 
12    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 22
13    Proposed Legislative District 22 is located in
14northwestern Cook County and eastern Kane County. It has a
15population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
16population target. The proposed district's western boundary is
17generally the Fox River in the north and Illinois Route 34 in
18the south. The proposed district's southern border is generally
19U.S. Highway 20. The eastern boundary runs along Roselle Road
20in the north and generally along precinct lines in the cities
21of Streamwood, Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates in the south.
22The proposed district's northern boundary is generally I-90 to
23the east, and the McHenry-Kane County line in the west.
24    Proposed Legislative District 22 has a Latino Voting Age
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111.39 percent and an African-American Voting Age Population of
25.79 percent. A large portion of the Latino community in
3District 22 is located in the Fox River communities of
4Carpentersville and Elgin. The Latino Policy Forum proposed a
5similar configuration of this district at a Senate
6Redistricting Committee hearing. Other communities included in
7proposed District 22 are Streamwood, East Dundee, Schaumburg,
8Hoffman Estates, South Elgin and Hanover Park. In addition,
9proposed Legislative District 22 contains a larger portion of
10the City of Elgin than the present configuration. Under this
11proposal Elgin is now split between only two districts, rather
12than three, with 74.22 percent of the city located in proposed
13District 22. Illinois Route 59 runs north to south through the
14middle of the district, and Interstate 90 also traverses the
15district. The district is served by the Metra Milwaukee
16District West commuter rail line, which operates daily between
17these suburban communities and downtown Chicago.
18    U.S. Census figures reveal that present District 22 is
19overpopulated by 4,115 people. The proposed district contracts
20borders in the northwest and expands in the southwest in order
21to incorporate a larger portion of the City of Elgin. The
22resulting district is more compact than the present district,
23yet maintains the same general shape it has had since 2001.
24Proposed Legislative District 22 preserves 97.3 percent of the
25core of the present district to provide continuity for the
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1Legislative District maintains the virtually identical
2partisan make-up of the present district. Senator Mike Noland
3(D) resides in the proposed district.
 
4    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 23
5    Proposed Legislative District 23 is primarily located in
6DuPage County, with a small portion of the district in Hanover
7Township in northwestern Cook County. Portions of the following
8DuPage County Townships are included in the proposed district:
9Wayne, Bloomingdale, Milton, Addison and York. It has a
10population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
11population target. Illinois Route 59 generally serves as the
12proposed district's western border, and Illinois Route 64
13generally serves as its southern border. The eastern boundary
14is generally Illinois Route 83. The northern border follows
15township lines in Addison Township as well as township and
16precinct lines in Bloomingdale and Hanover Townships. The
17municipalities of Bloomingdale, Itasca, Glendale Heights, and
18Medinah are wholly within the district, as are portions of
19Villa Park, Carol Stream, Bartlett, Roselle, Addison, and
20Hanover Park. Interstate 355 runs north to south through the
21district, linking with Interstate 290 which runs north and
22southeast. Bloomingdale Road runs north to south through the
23heart of the district, and Schick Road runs east to west. The
24Metra Milwaukee District West and Union Pacific West lines
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1suburban areas.
2    Present District 23 is located between two shifting
3population zones. To the east, districts lost population while
4districts to the north and west gained dramatically. Present
5District 23 is also underpopulated by 3,895 people. Thus,
6proposed Legislative District 23 was expanded in order to
7achieve ideal population in the proposed district and
8surrounding districts. Proposed Legislative District 23
9preserves 59.2 percent of the core of the present district.
10Senator Carole Pankau (R) resides in the proposed district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 24
12    Proposed Legislative District 24 is located almost
13entirely within DuPage County, with a small portion located in
14Lyons Township in Cook County. It has a population of 217,468,
15and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target.
16Milton, Lisle, Downers Grove, York and Addison Townships are
17included in the proposed district. The proposed district's
18northern boundary generally follows Geneva Road with a small
19portion running south along Villa Park municipal and precinct
20lines. From north to south, the western boundary generally
21follows Illinois Routes 23 and 53. The southern boundary
22generally follows 59th Street in Clarendon Hills and 39th
23Street in Downers Grove. The eastern boundary is generally
24Interstate 294.
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1the proposed district. A majority of the municipalities Glen
2Ellyn, Westmont, Oak Brook, Lombard, Elmhurst, and Oak Brook
3Terrace are within proposed Legislative District 24. Portions
4of Downers Grove, Lisle, Western Springs and Wheaton are also
5included in proposed District 24. Interstates 355, 290, 88, and
6Illinois Routes 38, 53, 64 and 83 traverse the district. The
7Metra Union Pacific West and Burlington Northern Santa Fe
8commuter rail lines transport commuters to and from the City of
9Chicago daily. Proposed Legislative District 24 contains the
10corporate headquarters of McDonald's Corporation, Keebler
11Company, Paper Mate Company, and Ace Hardware Corporation.
12    Present District 24 is underpopulated by 9,662 people.
13Districts to the north and east also experienced population
14losses, according to 2010 U.S. Census figures. In order to
15achieve the ideal population, proposed District 24 was shifted
16west, picking up portions of present District 21. Proposed
17Legislative District 24 preserves 59.2 percent of the core of
18present District 21 and 18.94 percent of the core of present
19District 24. Senator Kirk Dillard (R) resides in the district.
 
20    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 25
21    Proposed Legislative District 25 is located in
22northeastern Illinois, primarily in Kane County with portions
23in Kendall and DuPage Counties. It has a population of 217,469,
24and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
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1Bristol, as well as the Kane County Townships of Sugar Grove
2and Blackberry. Portions of Batavia, Geneva, Little Rock,
3Kendall, and Oswego Townships in Kendall County; Aurora, Elgin,
4Campton and St. Charles Townships in Kane County; Hanover
5Township in Cook County; and Wayne, Winfield and Naperville
6Townships in DuPage County are also included in the proposed
7district. A majority of the suburban municipalities of Batavia,
8Sugar Grove, St. Charles, Elburn, Montgomery, West Chicago and
9Yorkville are within the proposed district, as well as portions
10of Aurora, Geneva, Oswego and Naperville.
11    The western border of proposed Legislative District 25
12generally runs along the Campton, Blackberry, Sugar Grove and
13Bristol Township boundaries. The eastern border generally
14follows Illinois Route 59. The southern boundary generally
15follows Illinois Route 71 in the west and Batavia Township
16lines in the east. The district is generally bounded in the
17north by U.S. Route 20. The borders of the proposed district
18generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
19    The DuPage County and Aurora Municipal Airports, as well as
20Interstate 88, U.S. Route 30 and Illinois Route 47 provide
21transportation to proposed Legislative District 25. The Fox
22River runs through the heart of the district. Fermi National
23Accelerator Laboratory, an internationally renowned research
24facility, is also located within the proposed district.
25    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Kendall and Kane
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1Presently, Legislative District 25 is overpopulated by 115,511
2people. In order to account for this dramatic population
3increase, the proposed district contracts boundaries in the
4north, east and south. Present District 25 includes both rural
5and suburban areas in the same district. By contrast, proposed
6District 25 contains primarily suburban communities, and is
7more compact in shape. Proposed Legislative District 25
8measures 30.1 miles from north to south, a substantial change
9compared with present District 25, which measures 54 miles from
10north to south. Proposed Legislative District 25 preserves 54.0
11percent of the core of the present district as well as its
12partisan composition. Senator Chris Lauzen (R) resides in the
13proposed district.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 26
15    Proposed Legislative District 26 is located in northern
16Illinois in the counties of Lake, McHenry, Kane and Cook. It
17has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal
18equal population target. The townships of Cuba and Ela are
19entirely within the district. In addition, the vast majority of
20Algonquin, Barrington, Fremont and Libertyville Townships are
21also within the district, along with portions of Dundee,
22Wauconda, Palatine, Warren, Nunda, and Hanover Townships. The
23mainly suburban district includes the entire cities of
24Libertyville, Hawthorne Woods, Lake Zurich, Lake Barrington,
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1Barrington, Tower Lake, Kildeer and Forest Lake, as well as
2portions of Mundelein, Barrington Hills, Algonquin, South
3Barrington, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Wauconda and
4Vernon Hills.
5    The western boundary of the proposed district lies just
6west of Illinois Route 31. The southern boundary generally
7follows the Barrington and Ela township lines. The eastern
8boundary of proposed District 26 generally follows the
9municipal boundary of Long Grove in the south and I-94 in the
10north. The northern boundary generally follows Illinois Route
11176 on the west and Illinois Route 120 on the east. Northwest
12Highway runs through the heart of the district from the
13northwest to southeast. In addition, U.S. Route 12 crosses the
14northern half of the district. The proposed district is served
15by the Metra Union Pacific Northwest rail line, which
16transports commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. The
17inclusion of multiple counties in the 26th Legislative District
18is not without historical precedent. The 2001 redistricting
19plan also divided legislative districts between Lake, McHenry
20and Cook Counties. According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the
21present district is overpopulated by 31,130 people.
22    Proposed Legislative District 26 is uniquely situated
23between multiple shifting population zones. To the north, south
24and west, districts experienced substantial population growth,
25while districts to the east experienced population losses.
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1into proposed Districts 30, 31 and 32 and present District 26
2was expanded westward, thereby achieving ideal population in
3all four districts. Proposed Legislative District 26 preserves
470 percent of the core of the present district. Senator Dan
5Duffy (R) resides in the proposed district.
 
6    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 27
7    Proposed Legislative District 27 is located wholly within
8northwestern Cook County. It has a population of 217,469, and
9therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Proposed
10Legislative District 27 contains nearly all of Palatine
11Township and a large portion of Wheeling Township, along with
12portions of Elk Grove, Maine and Barrington Townships. It
13contains a majority of the suburban municipalities of Palatine,
14Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and
15Inverness, and portions of Hoffman Estates, Prospect Heights,
16Barrington and Des Plaines.
17    The northern boundary of the proposed district runs along
18the Palatine Township line and precinct lines in Wheeling
19Township. The district's western border generally follows the
20Palatine Township boundary, as does the district's southern
21border in the west until following Algonquin and Golf Roads in
22the east. The eastern boundary of the proposed district is
23generally Wolf Road. The borders of the proposed district
24generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. Northwest
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1southeast, Illinois Route 53 runs north to south through the
2center of the district, and Illinois Route 68 and runs east to
3west across the northern half of the district. The Metra Union
4Pacific Northwest rail line services the entire district,
5transporting commuters into the City of Chicago daily. Proposed
6Legislative District 27 includes the Deer Grove Forest
7Preserve, the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve and the Arlington
8Park Race Track.
9    According to U.S. Census figures, present District 27 is
10underpopulated by 9,515. Districts to the east of present
11District 27 also lost population. Thus, boundary lines were
12expanded to the north and west, thereby achieving ideal
13population. Proposed Legislative District 27 preserves 61.1
14percent of the core of the present district to provide
15continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
16and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Matt
17Murphy (R) resides in the district.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 28
19    Proposed Legislative District 28 is located in
20northwestern Cook County and northern DuPage County. It has a
21population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
22population target. The district is primarily located in Elk
23Grove, Maine and Schaumburg Townships and includes portions of
24Bloomingdale, Wayne, Palatine, and Norwood Park Townships. The
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1City of Chicago. The proposed district includes 100 percent of
2the population of Elk Grove Village. More than 75 percent of
3the suburban communities of Schaumburg and Des Plaines, as well
4as the majority of Park Ridge and Roselle are also within the
5district. Portions of Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect,
6Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates, and Hanover Park are also in
7the proposed district.
8    Generally, the western border of proposed Legislative
9District 28 consists of precinct lines just east of Barrington
10Road. The northern border follows Algonquin Road in the west
11and West Central Road in the east. The eastern border is
12generally I-294 and Northwest Highway, and the southern border
13follows I-90 in the east and the Cook-DuPage County line in the
14west. Interstate 290 runs north to south through the center of
15the district and Illinois Route 72 runs northwest to southeast,
16as do I-90 and Illinois Route 26. The proposed district is also
17served by the Metra Milwaukee District West rail line, which
18transports commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily.
19    Proposed Legislative District 28 is comprised of large
20portions of present Districts 28 and 33. According to U.S.
21Census figures, present District 33 is underpopulated by 8,252
22people and present District 28 is underpopulated by 1,300
23people. Proposed District 28 is uniquely situated between
24multiple shifting population zones. To the north and west,
25districts experienced substantial population growth, while
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1Therefore, proposed District 28 moves north and west, picking
2up similar municipalities along the same general east to west
3axis as the present district. Proposed Legislative District 28
4is made up of 44.6 percent of the core of the present district
5and 44.7 percent of area from the present Legislative District
633. Senator Dan Kotowski (D) resides within the proposed
7district.
 
8    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 29
9    Proposed Legislative District 29 is located in the suburbs
10north of Chicago in Cook and Lake Counties. It has a population
11of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
12target. The district is contained within Lake and Cook Counties
13along Lake Michigan. The proposed district contains the
14municipalities of Highland Park, Lake Bluff, the majority of
15Lake Forest, Northbrook and Deerfield and portions of North
16Chicago, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Mount Prospect, Glencoe
17and Buffalo Grove.
18    The proposed district runs from Lake Michigan in the east
19to Palatine Township in Cook County to the west. It runs from
20Shields Township in Lake County in the north to the southern
21part of Wheeling and Northfield Townships in Cook County to the
22south. It also includes a small portion of New Trier Township
23in the south. The borders of the proposed district generally
24adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
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1underpopulated by 11,064 people. In order to accommodate this
2loss, the proposed district shifts portions of North Chicago
3and Lake Forest, which are currently located in District 30,
4into proposed District 29. The proposed district also shifts
5west in order to incorporate portions of Palatine, Arlington
6Heights, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling in order to achieve ideal
7population. The inclusion of multiple counties within the 29th
8District is not without historical precedent. Both the 1991 and
92001 maps divided legislative districts between Lake and Cook
10Counties. Interstates 94 and 294 are major transportation
11arteries running through the district, as are U.S. Route 41 and
12Illinois Route 21. The Metra Union Pacific North and Milwaukee
13District North lines also service the district, bringing
14suburban commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily. The
15proposed district preserves 58 percent of the core of the
16present district as well as its partisan make-up. Senator Susan
17Garrett (D) resides within the proposed district.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 30
19    Proposed Legislative District 30 is located in the north
20suburbs of Chicago. It has a population of 217,468, and
21therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
22proposed district is largely contained within Lake County, and
23also includes a small portion of Cook County. The proposed
24district includes portions of Waukegan, North Chicago, Vernon
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1Mettawa, Park City, and Gurnee. The proposed district runs from
2Lake Michigan in the east to Fremont Township in Lake County to
3the west, and from Waukegan and Warren Townships in Lake County
4in the north to Wheeling Township in Cook County to the south.
5Interstate 94 is a major transportation artery running through
6the district, as are U.S. Routes 41 and 45, and Illinois Routes
721, 88, and 120. The Metra Union Pacific North and Milwaukee
8District North lines also service the district, bringing
9suburban commuters to and from the City of Chicago daily.
10    The proposed 30th District has a Latino Voting Age
11Population of 32.3 percent, an African-American Voting Age
12Population of 11.66 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population
13of 8.24 percent. According to the 2010 U.S. Census figures,
14present District 30 is underpopulated by 3,511 people. In order
15to achieve ideal population in the proposed district, the
16northern boundary was shifted north to include more of Waukegan
17and the western boundary was shifted west to include more of
18Mundelein, which experienced growth in the Latino population
19over the last decade. The proposed district shifts portions of
20North Chicago and Lake Forest south into District 29, which
21experienced a population loss during the last decade. Proposed
22District 30 retains a shape similar to the present district.
23The inclusion of multiple counties within the 30th District is
24also not without historical precedent. Both the 1991 and 2001
25maps divided legislative districts between Lake and Cook
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1to existing precinct boundaries. The proposed district
2preserves 82.5 percent of the core of the present district as
3well as its partisan composition to provide continuity for the
4existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator Terry Link
5(D) resides within the proposed district.
 
6    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 31
7    Proposed Legislative District 31 is located in
8northeastern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
9therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
10proposed district wholly contains the Lake County townships of
11Benton, Avon, Newport and Zion. Portions of Fremont, Grant,
12Lake Villa, Warren, Wauconda, and Antioch Townships are also
13included in proposed Legislative District 31. Municipalities
14in the district include Zion, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach,
15Gages Lake, Winthrop Harbor, Old Mill Creek, Wadsworth, and
16Lindenhurst. Proposed District 31 also contains the vast
17majority of Antioch, Wauconda, Gurnee, Beach Park and
18Grayslake, and a portion of Lake Villa.
19    The proposed district is bounded by Lake Michigan in the
20east and the Illinois-Wisconsin state line to the north. The
21southern boundary generally follows municipal and township
22boundaries. The proposed district's western boundaries
23generally follow municipal and precinct lines from the
24Illinois-Wisconsin state line on the north to Wauconda on the
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1existing precinct boundaries. Major north to south
2transportation routes through the proposed district include
3Illinois Route 83, U.S. Routes 45 and 41, and I-94. Illinois
4Route 173 and Illinois Route 120 traverse the district from
5east to west. Three Metra commuter rail lines also service the
6district, transporting commuters to and from the City of
7Chicago daily: the Union Pacific North line, the North Central
8Service line, and the Milwaukee District North line.
9    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the present District
1031 is overpopulated by 20,495 people. Thus, the proposed
11district sheds population in western Lake County and near
12Waukegan and adds the Round Lake area, thereby achieving ideal
13population. Proposed Legislative District 31 preserves 82.8
14percent of the core of the present district as well as its
15partisan make-up. Senator Suzi Schmidt (R) resides in the
16proposed district.
 
17    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 32
18    Proposed Legislative District 32 is located in the
19northwest suburbs of Chicago, within McHenry and northwestern
20Lake Counties. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
21achieves the ideal equal population target. The district's
22western boundary is the McHenry County line. The northern
23boundary is the Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The
24southernmost boundary generally follows the McHenry County
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1lines from Coral Township to the Village of Wauconda. The
2district's eastern boundary runs generally along municipal and
3precinct lines from the Illinois-Wisconsin state line on the
4north to Wauconda on the south. The borders of the proposed
5district generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries.
6U.S. Route 14 runs through the heart of the western portion of
7the district, while Illinois Route 31 and U.S. Route 12
8traverse the eastern portion of the district. Interstate 90
9cuts through the southwestern corner. The proposed district is
10also served by three commuter rail lines, which operate daily
11between the northwest suburbs and the City of Chicago: the
12North Central Service Line, the Milwaukee District North Line,
13and the Union Pacific Northwest Line. Proposed District 32 also
14contains several state parks and forest preserves surrounding
15several major lakes in the region.
16    Townships wholly contained within the district are
17Chemung, Dunham, Marengo, Riley, Alden, Heartland, Seneca,
18Coral, Hebron, Greenwood, Richmond, McHenry, and Burton.
19Portions of Grafton, Dorr, Nunda, and Algonquin Townships in
20McHenry County, as well as portions of Wauconda, Grant, Lake
21Villa and Antioch Townships in Lake County are also included in
22the proposed district. The proposed district includes the
23suburban communities of Woodstock, Lakemoor, Marengo, Fox
24Lake, Prairie Grove, Harvard, McHenry, and Crystal Lake.
25Several previous maps included legislative districts that were
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1    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, the present District
232 is overpopulated by 37,239 people. Due to unprecedented
3population growth in and around present District 32, the
4proposed district shifts eastward, incorporating
5municipalities in east-central McHenry County and communities
6in northwestern Lake County. Municipalities in southeastern
7McHenry County near the Kane County border were shifted into
8adjoining districts. Proposed Legislative District 32
9preserves 63.6 percent of the core of the present district.
10Senator Pamela Althoff (R) resides in the proposed district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 33
12    Proposed Legislative District 33 is located in
13northeastern Illinois primarily in northern Kane County, with
14portions extending to McHenry, Cook and DuPage Counties. It has
15a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
16population target. Proposed Legislative District 33 is located
17in the area previously occupied by present Legislative District
1825. Rutland Township is wholly included in the district, as are
19majorities of Plato, Grafton, St. Charles, Elgin and Dundee
20Townships. Portions of Algonquin and Burlington Townships are
21also included in the proposed district. Municipalities wholly
22included within the district are Hampshire, North Plato,
23Starks, Huntley, Gilberts, Dundee, West Dundee, Gilberts,
24Pingree Grove, and Sleepy Hollow. Portions of Bartlett, Elgin,
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1Lake, St. Charles and Campton Hills are also within the
2proposed district.
3    The northern boundary of the proposed district is primarily
4township lines. The district's southernmost boundary follows
5precinct lines in Batavia Township. The eastern boundary
6generally follows the Fox River. The western boundary generally
7follows township lines in Genoa, Plato, and St. Charles
8Townships. Interstate 90 runs through the heart of the district
9with Illinois Route 47 running north to south in the western
10half of the district. The borders of the proposed district
11generally adhere to existing precinct boundaries. The Metra
12Milwaukee District West rail line serves the proposed district.
13    Proposed Legislative District 33 preserves 59.8 percent of
14present Legislative District 25 and 37.5 percent of present
15Legislative District 32. No incumbent Senator currently
16resides in the proposed district.
 
17    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 34
18    Proposed Legislative District 34 is contained entirely
19within Winnebago County in northern Illinois. It has a
20population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
21population target. Nearly 82 percent of the City of Rockford is
22contained in this proposed legislative district, substantially
23more than under the current configuration. Other
24municipalities in this district include all of Machesney Park,
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1The western border runs along Illinois Route 20 with the
2eastern border generally running along Interstate 90 and
3Interstate 39 and along precinct lines in the City of Rockford.
4The southern boundary generally follows U.S. 20, respecting
5municipal boundaries of the City of Rockford. The northern
6border generally follows the Harlem and Owen Township lines.
7The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
8existing precinct boundaries.
9    Proposed District 34 includes both Rock Valley and Rockford
10Colleges, which were previously split between two districts
11under the 2001 map. Major employers within the district include
12Rockford Memorial Hospital, St. Anthony's Medical Center, and
13Swedish-American Hospital. The Rockford-Chicago International
14Airport is also within the proposed district, as are several
15manufacturing facilities.
16    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 34
17is overpopulated by 4,012 people. In order to accommodate this
18population growth, proposed District 34 sheds rural areas and
19includes a larger portion of the City of Rockford, thus
20creating a more compact urban district. Proposed Legislative
21District 34 preserves 86 percent of the core of the present
22district. Currently, no Senator resides within the proposed
23district.
 
24    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 35
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1Illinois, just west of the greater Chicagoland region. It has a
2population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
3population target. It includes the entire county of Boone, as
4well as portions of Winnebago, DeKalb, and Kane Counties. The
5northern border of the proposed district is the
6Illinois-Wisconsin state line. The southern border generally
7runs along township and precinct lines in DeKalb and Kane
8Counties. On the west, the proposed district boundary runs
9along township lines in Winnebago and DeKalb counties, as well
10as municipal and precinct lines in the City of Rockford. The
11eastern border follows the Boone County line, the DeKalb County
12line and generally the township lines in central Kane County.
13    The proposed district includes the municipalities of
14Belvedere, Sycamore, Rockford, and the vast majority of DeKalb.
15Interstate 90 traverses the northern half of district from east
16to west and Interstate 88 runs through the southern portion.
17Proposed District 35 includes Northern Illinois University and
18Kishwaukee College, as well as several large manufacturing
19plants, including the Chrysler Motors Assembly Plant in
20Belvedere.
21    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present Legislative
22District 35 is overpopulated by 28,141 people, but uniquely
23situated between two dramatically changing population zones.
24To the west, districts generally lost population over the last
25decade, necessitating boundary shifts to the east. To the east
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1communities experienced an unprecedented population growth
2compared with 2000 figures. In order to accommodate these
3dramatic population shifts, and to achieve ideal population,
4proposed Legislative District 35 sheds rural areas in DeKalb,
5Ogle and LaSalle Counties, and picks up suburban communities in
6Kane County. The resulting district is more suburban, and
7incorporates many projected future high-growth areas. The
8proposed district retains 75.49 percent of the core of the
9present district. Senator Dave Syverson (R) resides within the
10proposed district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 36
12    Proposed Legislative District 36 is located in
13northwestern Illinois along the Mississippi River. It has a
14population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
15population target. The proposed district contains portions of
16Carroll County running along the Mississippi River, nearly all
17of Whiteside County, the urban portion of Henry County
18surrounding the Quad Cities, and all of Rock Island County. The
19western border of the district is the Mississippi River with
20the southern border being the Rock Island and Whiteside County
21lines. The proposed district is bounded on the north by the
22Carroll County line and township lines in Whiteside County. On
23the east, township lines in Carroll County and township and
24county lines in Whiteside County generally form the border.
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1district connecting the river towns of Sterling and Rock Falls
2with the Mississippi River towns of Rock Island, Moline, East
3Moline, and Milan. The area is a transportation hub linking the
4Mississippi River with rail lines and major highways such as
5Interstates 80, 88, 74, and 280 and U.S. Routes 67 and 150.
6Major employers located in the district include John Deere,
7Rock Island Arsenal, and Modern Woodman of America. Augustana
8College, Black Hawk College, and the new Western Illinois
9University-Quad Cities campus are major higher educational
10institutions in the area.
11    Current Legislative District 36 is underpopulated by
12almost 11,000 people. The proposed district sheds rural
13portions of Mercer, Carroll, and Henry Counties and expands
14further east into Whiteside County to add more urban river
15communities similar to the Quad Cities. These shifts create a
16more urbanized district with manufacturing and
17transportation-based industries. The proposed district's
18configuration closely resembles the same shape it has had for
19the last thirty years. Proposed Legislative District 36
20preserves 81.1 percent of the core of the present district as
21well as its partisan composition to provide continuity for the
22existing incumbent constituency relations and the formulation
23of new relationships. Senator Mike Jacobs (D) resides within
24the proposed district.
 
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1    Proposed Legislative District 37 is a mostly rural district
2located in northwestern Illinois. It has a population of
3217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
4target. The district contains all or portions of Mercer, Stark,
5Marshall, Knox, Peoria, Woodford, Lee, Henry, Bureau and
6LaSalle Counties. Municipalities included in the district are
7Kewanee, Princeton, Geneseo, Metamora and portions of
8Galesburg. The proposed legislative district includes 27.2
9percent of the City of Peoria, while the majority of Peoria is
10located in proposed District 46. In Peoria, the Senate
11Redistricting Committee received testimony from various
12witnesses requesting that the City of Peoria continue to be
13divided between two districts (Legislative Districts 37 and
1446).
15    The district is bordered on the west by the Mississippi
16River and on the south by portions of the Knox and Woodford
17County lines and township lines in Peoria County. Interstate 39
18generally serves as the easternmost edge of the district, and
19the northern portion of the district extends generally to
20Interstate 88. Interstate 80 runs east to west in the northern
21part of the district, with I-74 running east to west in the
22southern part of the district.
23    According to 2010 U.S. Census figures, present District 37
24is slightly overpopulated. However, due to overall population
25losses in surrounding districts, current District 37 was
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1of Galesburg and Knox County. It also sheds a portion of the
2City of Peoria, as well as townships in Peoria County. In order
3to achieve the ideal population, proposed District 37 was
4expanded westward to the Mississippi River, incorporating all
5of Mercer County, which is currently split between two
6districts under the 2001 map. Caterpillar, Inc., is a major
7employer for the region. Many of the company's employees reside
8within proposed District 37. Proposed District 37 preserves
979.6 percent of the core of the present district to provide
10continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations
11and allows the formulation of new relationships. Senator Darin
12LaHood (R) resides within the proposed district.
 
13    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 38
14    Proposed Legislative District 38 is located in northern
15Illinois in Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston, Kendall,
16Grundy, and Will Counties. It has a population of 217,469, and
17therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Proposed
18District 38 contains all of the municipalities of Ottawa,
19Morris, LaSalle, Peru, Streator, Morris, and Braidwood.
20Portions of Channahon, Joliet, Plainfield, Wilmington,
21Mendota, Oswego, Plano, Coal City, and Diamond are also within
22the proposed district.
23    The eastern boundary runs along the Kendall and Grundy
24County lines to the north and township lines in Will County to
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1and the western border generally runs parallel to Interstate
2180. The northern border generally follows township and
3precinct lines between Lake Holiday and Mendota. Interstates 80
4and 39 traverse the district east to west and north to south,
5respectively. Interstate 55 crosses the southeastern corner
6and Illinois Route 47 runs north to south in the eastern
7portion of the district. The Illinois River runs the length of
8the district, serving as a major economic artery for tourism,
9recreation, and transportation. Starved Rock State Park and
10Buffalo Rock State Park are within the proposed district.
11Proposed Legislative District 38 preserves 80.3 percent of the
12core of the present district. Senator Sue Rezin (R) resides in
13the proposed district.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 39
15    Proposed Legislative District 39 is located on the west
16side of Chicago and western suburbs. It has a population of
17217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
18target. The proposed district begins in the Austin
19neighborhood, in Chicago's 29th Ward. It continues west to the
20western suburb of Addison. The southern boundary of proposed
21District 39 generally follows Lake Street, North Avenue, and
22the Eisenhower Expressway. The northern boundary generally
23follows Grand Avenue on the east and O'Hare Airport in the
24west. The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
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1    The proposed district includes portions of Oak Park,
2Proviso, and Leyden Townships in Cook County and Addison
3Township in DuPage County. The proposed district includes the
4entire municipalities of Bensenville and Stone Park as well as
5portions of Oak Park, River Grove, Elmwood Park, Rosemont,
6Melrose Park, Northlake, Franklin Park, Wood Dale, and Addison.
7The inclusion of suburban communities and the City of Chicago
8in District 39 is not without historical precedent. The present
9District 39 also unites Chicago's Austin neighborhood with Oak
10Park, River Forest, Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park,
11Melrose Park, Stone Park, Northlake, Rosemont, and
12Bensenville. In addition, the 1991 redistricting plan included
13portions of Oak Park, Elmwood Park, Northlake, Franklin Park,
14River Forest, and River Grove with suburban communities in
15eastern DuPage County. The majority of communities in proposed
16District 39 have large (greater than 40%) segments of the
17population that speak a language other than English at home.
18Communities throughout the proposed district share a similar
19workforce, with 20 to 30 percent employed in sales and office
20work. More than 15 percent of the population of proposed
21District 39 is employed in manufacturing. The mean household
22income for most communities in the district falls between
23$50,000 to $65,000. All communities have a significant
24population of renters, with the median monthly rent across most
25communities falling between $800 to $900. Major transportation
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1Mannheim Road, and Interstate 294. Residents of the proposed
2district are served by Chicago Transit Authority bus and rail
3lines (Blue and Green lines) and Metra commuter rail lines
4(Union Pacific West, Milwaukee District West, and North Central
5Service lines).
6    The 2010 U.S. Census figures show that present District 39
7is underpopulated by 15,901 people. In order to achieve ideal
8population, the district was expanded westward to include all
9of Bensenville, which is presently split between two districts,
10and a majority of the suburb of Addison. Proposed Legislative
11District 39 has a Latino Voting Age Population of 31.35
12percent, an African-American Voting Age Population of 16.73
13percent and an Asian Voting Age Population of 3.53 percent. The
14proposed legislative district maintains a partisan make-up
15that is comparable to the present legislative district and
16reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
17African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
18Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
19Proposed Legislative District 39 preserves 72.9 percent of the
20core of the present district to provide continuity for the
21existing incumbent constituency relations and allows the
22formulation of new relationships. Senator Don Harmon (D)
23resides in the proposed district.
 
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1northeastern Illinois, south of Chicago. It has a population of
2217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
3target. The proposed district contains portions of Cook,
4Kankakee, Grundy, and Will Counties. The southern boundary runs
5along the southern Kankakee County line. The northern boundary
6runs generally along U.S. Route 30 and 187th Street in the
7south suburbs. The eastern boundary of the proposed district
8runs along the Illinois-Indiana state line in the south and
9along precinct and township lines in Will County and precinct
10lines in Cook County in the north. The western boundary
11consists of township lines in Will, Grundy, and Kankakee
12Counties.
13    Major municipalities within the district include Kankakee,
14Bourbonnais, Manhattan, Chicago Heights, Park Forest,
15University Park, Olympia Fields, Bradley, and Flossmoor.
16Present District 40 also contains the municipalities of
17Kankakee, Bourbonnais, University Park, and Olympia Fields. As
18under present Legislative District 40, the proposed
19Legislative District 40 continues to include portions of Will
20and Washington Townships in Will County that contain the
21proposed site of the South Suburban Airport. This location
22remains in the district at the request of the Will County
23Executive. This district has a remarkably high population of
24government employees, with the largest employers being the
25educational services, health care, and social assistance
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1consist of well-established neighborhoods with homes built
2primarily between 1940 and 1980. Interstate 57 runs through the
3heart of the district, and Interstate 55 runs through the
4western portion. Municipalities in the northeastern portion of
5the proposed district are served by the Metra Electric District
6and South West Service commuter rail lines.
7    According to the 2010 Census, present Legislative District
840 has a surplus population of 2,936 people. However,
9population losses in the surrounding districts to the north and
10substantial population growth in districts to the west
11necessitated a reconfiguration of the district. In order to
12achieve ideal population in surrounding south suburban
13districts, proposed Legislative District 40 sheds rural
14portions of Iroquois, Kankakee, and Will Counties and picks up
15exurban areas in Will County. This reconfiguration tracks
16exurban growth patterns in the central and western Will County
17area. The African-American Voting Age Population in the
18proposed district is 24.29 percent. The Latino voting age
19population is 9.43 percent. The proposed legislative district
20maintains a partisan make-up that is comparable to the present
21legislative district and reflects the high affiliation and
22correlation of African-American and Latino voters that
23identify with the Democratic Party based on committee hearing
24testimony. The proposed district preserves 58.1 percent of the
25core of the present district to provide continuity for the
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1formulation of new relationships. Senator Toi Hutchinson (D)
2resides within the proposed district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 41
4    Proposed Legislative District 41 is located in DuPage, Cook
5and Will Counties. It has a population of 217,469, and
6therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. Lemont
7Township is wholly contained in the proposed district in
8addition to large portions of Downers Grove and Homer
9Townships. Portions of Lisle, DuPage, and Lyons Townships are
10also within the proposed district. The eastern and western
11boundaries generally follow Homer and Lemont Township lines in
12the south, and commonly tracks precinct lines in Lyons and
13Lisle Townships in the north, respectively. The northern
14boundary follows precinct lines through Lisle, Downers Grove
15and Lyons Townships, while the southern boundary mainly follows
16precinct lines through Homer Township.
17    A majority or all of the following municipalities are
18within proposed Legislative District 41: Lemont, Downers
19Grove, Woodridge, Darien, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, and Homer
20Glen. Portions of Naperville, Lisle, Countryside, Westmont and
21La Grange are also within the district. Interstates 55, 294,
22and, 355, as well as Illinois Route 83 traverse the district.
23The Metra Heritage Corridor commuter rail line provides
24residents of proposed District 41 transportation access to and
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1the middle of the district. Argonne National Laboratory, an
2important national research facility, is located within the
3proposed district.
4    Overall population losses in districts to the east,
5combined with an overpopulation of over 30,000 people in
6present Legislative District 41 resulted in proposed
7Legislative District 41 shifting north and west. Proposed
8Legislative District 41 preserves 53.7 percent of the core of
9the present district. Senator Christine Radogno (R) and Senator
10Ron Sandack (R) reside in the proposed district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 42
12    Proposed Legislative District 42 is located in the four
13northeastern Illinois counties of DuPage, Will, Kane, and
14Kendall. It has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves
15the ideal equal population target. Its northern boundary is
16generally Illinois Route 56 and its southern boundary is
17generally Wolfs Crossing Road in northeastern Kendall County.
18Its eastern boundary is generally Illinois Route 59 and the
19Kane County line, and the western boundary generally follows
20the Aurora Township line and precinct lines in Aurora,
21Montgomery, Oswego, and Boulder Hill. The borders of the
22proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
23boundaries. Nearly all of Aurora Township in Kane County and 89
24percent of the City of Aurora is located in proposed
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1district was proposed at Senate and House Redistricting
2Committees' hearings. The House Redistricting Committee also
3received testimony from citizens in Aurora indicating a
4preference for incorporating more of the city into a single
5district, which is reflected in proposed District 42. Portions
6of Oswego, Montgomery, and Naperville are also located in the
7district.
8    U.S. Census figures reveal that Will and Kane Counties were
9among the fastest growing counties in Illinois between 2000 to
102010. Will County increased by 175,294 persons and Kane County
11increased by 111,150 persons. This combined increase
12represented nearly 70 percent of the entire growth in all
13Illinois counties between 2000 and 2010. Specifically, the City
14of Aurora grew by 38.4 percent, making it the second-fastest
15growing urban center in the State. As a result of this
16unprecedented growth, present District 42 is overpopulated by
17120,157 people. In order to achieve ideal population and
18accommodate citizens and Latino communities of interest in the
19Aurora area, proposed District 42 was contracted. The proposed
20district is much more compact than the present configuration.
21Proposed District 42 has a Latino Voting Age Population of
2236.73 percent, an African-American Voting Age Population of
2310.24 percent, and an Asian Voting Age Population of 7.01
24percent. The proposed legislative district enhances the
25partisan make-up of the present legislative district and
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1African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
2Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
3Proposed Legislative District 42 preserves 80 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 Linda Holmes (D)
7resides in the proposed district.
 
8    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 43
9    Proposed Legislative District 43 is located southwest of
10Chicago, almost entirely within Will County. It has a
11population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal
12population target. The district is anchored by the core of the
13City of Joliet; it also includes the municipalities of
14Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Elwood, Channahon and Lockport. The
15eastern boundary of the district consists of the Jackson,
16Joliet, Lockport, and DuPage Township lines. The western
17boundary runs generally along precinct boundaries in Will and
18DuPage Counties. The northern border runs along precinct lines
19in DuPage County, and the southern border runs along the
20township boundaries of Channahon and Jackson Townships. The
21borders of the proposed district generally adhere to existing
22precinct boundaries.
23    Proposed Legislative District 43 is mainly suburban in the
24north and urban and industrialized in the south. The proposed
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1Oil, Caterpillar, Inc., and St. Joseph's Medical Center. The
2district is a transportation hub, with Interstates 55 and 80,
3and Illinois Route 53 running through the district as well as
4the CenterPoint Intermodal Center and the BNSF Logistics Park,
5both located in Elwood. The proposed Legislative District is
6also supported by a thriving railroad industry, with several
7Amtrak and Metra passenger lines servicing the core of the
8district. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, Will County grew
9by 175,294 (34.9 percent) making it the second fastest growing
10county in Illinois. The City of Joliet in particular
11experienced a population growth of 38.8 percent, making it the
12fastest growing urban area in Illinois.
13    Present Legislative District 43, which is in the heart of
14Will County, is overpopulated by 35,424 people. As a result,
15the proposed district sheds extra population surrounding its
16urban centers. The proposed Legislative District is now more
17urban and suburban than previously. The Latino Voting Age
18Population of proposed Legislative District 43 is 22.83 percent
19and the African-American Voting Age Population is 17.33
20percent. The proposed legislative district maintains a
21partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
22district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
23African-American and Latino voters that identify with the
24Democratic Party based on committee hearing testimony.
25Proposed District 43 preserves 86.1 percent of the core of the
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1incumbent constituency relations. Senator A.J. Wilhelmi (D)
2resides within the proposed district.
 
3    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 44
4    Proposed Legislative District 44 is located in central
5Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
6achieves the ideal equal population target. The district
7contains all of Logan and Menard Counties, and portions of
8Tazewell, McLean and Sangamon Counties. This mainly rural
9district encompasses much of the central part of the state
10between the major communities of Springfield, Peoria and
11Bloomington. Population centers of Bloomington, Lincoln,
12Morton, and the northern section of Springfield are in the
13district.
14    Interstate 55 runs southwest to northeast through much of
15the district, with I-155 running north to south through the
16northern part of the district. Interstate 72 runs east to west
17along the southern border of the district. A majority of the
18eastern boundary line is composed of the Logan County line.
19Interstate 74 generally serves as the district's northern
20boundary. The western boundary follows the Menard, Logan and
21Tazewell County lines.
22    Although present Legislative District 44 has a population
23surplus, population pressures from surrounding districts
24caused proposed Legislative District 44 to move west creating a
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1Legislative District 44 now divides Tazewell County between two
2districts rather than three districts. Logan County, which is
3currently split between two Legislative Districts, is now
4wholly included in proposed District 44. The district includes
5major employers such as State Farm Insurance, Country
6Financial, and Mitsubishi Motors, as well as the core of
7Bloomington's business district. Proposed Legislative District
844 preserves 44.5 percent of the core of the present district.
9Senator Bill Brady (R) currently resides in the proposed
10legislative district.
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 45
12    Proposed Legislative District 45 is a rural district
13located in northwestern Illinois. It has a population of
14217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
15target. The proposed district includes all of Jo Daviess,
16Stephenson and Ogle Counties, in addition to portions of
17Carroll, Whiteside, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle and Winnebago
18Counties. The northern border of the district is the
19Illinois-Wisconsin State Line. The northern half of the
20district's western border is the Mississippi River and the
21southern half of the western border generally follows township
22lines through Carroll and Whiteside Counties. The southern
23boundary generally follows township lines along U.S. Route 52
24and U.S. Route 30. The eastern border generally consists of
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1line, and township lines in DeKalb County.
2    Major cities located wholly within proposed Legislative
3District 45 include Freeport, Dixon, Galena and Rochelle. Many
4major thoroughfares including U.S. Routes 20, 30, 34, and 52,
5as well as Interstates 39 and 88, traverse the proposed
6district. While the proposed district has a strong agricultural
7base, it also contains numerous state parks, natural areas, and
8tourist attractions.
9    Due to overall population loss in the present district and
10region, the proposal adds largely rural areas within DeKalb,
11LaSalle, and Winnebago Counties to the present district. Many
12of the counties have previously been paired together in a
13district and the proposed shape of the 45th is similar to the
14district's shape under both the current map and the 1981 map.
15Proposed Legislative District 45 preserves 72.3 percent of the
16core of the present district. Senator Tim Bivins (R) and
17Senator Christine Johnson (R) reside in the proposed district.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 46
19    Proposed Legislative District 46 is located in portions of
20three central Illinois Counties: Peoria, Tazewell and Fulton.
21It has a population of 217,469, and therefore achieves the
22ideal equal population target. Generally, its eastern border
23lies along the Illinois River, with the exception of East
24Peoria and Peoria, where the district's boundaries follow
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1the district roughly follows U.S. Route 24 and the Tazewell
2County line. The district's western boundary is generally
3Illinois Route 97 and its northern boundary is the Fulton
4County line and township lines in Peoria County.
5    The proposed district includes over 72.8 percent of the
6City of Peoria, in addition to communities directly to the east
7of the Illinois River including Pekin, Creve Coeur and East
8Peoria. The configuration of the City of Peoria within the
9proposed Legislative District is generally similar the City's
10configuration under the last three maps (1981, 1991, and 2001).
11As a result of community input received by the Senate
12Redistricting Committee at its Peoria hearing, the City of
13Peoria remains split between proposed 46th and the 37th
14Legislative Districts. The Illinois River runs through the
15heart of the district and serves as an economic engine for
16agricultural, tourism, and recreational interests within the
17district. Proposed Legislative District 46 includes the major
18manufacturing and business hubs of Pekin, Peoria, East Peoria,
19and Canton. Caterpillar, Inc., is a major employer in the
20region, and many of the company's employees reside within
21proposed District 46. The proposed legislative district also
22includes Bradley University and Illinois Central Community
23College.
24    According to the 2010 Census, the current Legislative
25District 46 needed to increase by 14,619 persons. Thus, the
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1Peoria together with townships in Peoria County east of the
2Fulton County line. Proposed Legislative District 46 preserves
389.6 percent of the core of the present district to provide
4continuity for the existing incumbent constituency relations.
5Senator David Koehler (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
6    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 47
7    Proposed Legislative District 47 is rural, agriculturally
8based district located in western Illinois containing the whole
9of Adams, Brown, Cass, Mason, Schuyler, Hancock, McDonough,
10Henderson and Warren Counties, as well as parts of Knox and
11Fulton Counties. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
12achieves the ideal equal population target, and includes the
13municipalities of Quincy, Macomb, Beardstown, as well as a
14portion of Galesburg, and numerous smaller towns and
15unincorporated areas. Testimony from community members
16received at the Senate Redistricting Committee's Macomb
17hearing indicated that residents in the area preferred to have
18McDonough County and the City of Macomb located within the same
19district, which this proposed legislative district
20accomplishes.
21    The district is bounded by the Mississippi River to the
22west, taking in small river communities such as Nauvoo,
23Hamilton, Oquawka and Warsaw. The southern border runs along
24the county lines of Adams, Brown, Cass and Mason Counties. The
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1lines, and the eastern border runs along precinct and township
2lines in Knox and Fulton County, as well as the Mason County
3line. U.S. Route 67 traverses the entire length of the district
4from north to south, with U.S. Route 136 crossing the district
5from east to west. Other significant transportation routes in
6the district are U.S. Routes 24 and 34. The Illinois and
7Sangamon Rivers run through the southeast portion of the
8proposed district, taking in the communities of Havana and
9Beardstown. The proposed legislative district contains several
10institutions of higher education, including Western Illinois
11University, Monmouth College, Quincy University and Knox
12College.
13    The current Legislative District 47 is underpopulated by
1413,520 people. By shedding portions of rural counties only
15partially contained in the current district and by expanding
16into the population center of Galesburg, the proposed district
17achieves the ideal population, while becoming more compact.
18Proposed Legislative District 47 preserves 89.5 percent of the
19core of the present district to provide continuity for the
20existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator John
21Sullivan (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
22    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 48
23    Proposed Legislative District 48 is located in central
24Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and therefore
25achieves the ideal equal population target. The district

 

 

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1contains all of Montgomery and Christian Counties, as well as
2portions of Macoupin, Madison, Sangamon and Macon Counties. The
3northern border of the district generally follows township and
4precinct lines in Sangamon and Macon Counties. The eastern
5border encompasses the Decatur area, with the Christian and
6Montgomery County lines forming the remainder of the eastern
7border. The southern border runs along the Montgomery County
8line and follows township lines in Madison County. The western
9border runs along county and township lines in Sangamon,
10Macoupin and Christian Counties, as well as precinct lines in
11City of Springfield.
12    The proposed legislative district contains the
13municipalities of Carlinville, Taylorville, Pana, Staunton,
14Litchfield, and Hillsboro. The proposed district also includes
15the urban cores of the Cities of Decatur and Springfield. The
16economy of proposed District 48 is largely driven by three main
17industries: government, energy and agriculture. The proposed
18district includes numerous State and federal employers such as
19the Illinois Department of Transportation and Secretary of
20State, and various State governmental agency offices in
21Springfield, as well as correctional facilities in Decatur,
22Hillsboro, and Taylorville. There are numerous energy
23production facilities, including coal mines and power plants,
24and a planned clean coal facility in Taylorville. The district
25also has a strong agricultural base, lead by the agri-business
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1well as Tate & Lyle and Caterpillar which have facilities in
2the district. The district is traversed via several major
3transportation arteries, including Interstates 55 (the Vince
4Demuzio Expressway from Carlinville to Springfield) and 72,
5U.S. Route 51, and Illinois Routes 48, 29, and 4. The proposed
6legislative district contains several institutions of higher
7education including: (i) Blackburn College in Carlinville,
8(ii) Richland Community College and Millikin University in
9Decatur, (iii) Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
10in Springfield and (iv) three educational service centers of
11Lincoln Land Community College (Hillsboro, Litchfield, and
12Taylorville). The proposed district abuts the University of
13Illinois at Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College's
14main Springfield campus, as well as Lewis and Clark Community
15College in Godfrey. The proposed district contains the
16Mid-Illinois Medical District and numerous state-of-the-art
17medical facilities beginning in the west with the Southern
18Illinois School of Medicine, the Simmons Cancer Institute,
19Memorial Medical Center, and St. John's Hospital in Springfield
20and in the east with Decatur Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's
21Hospital. These facilities provide vital healthcare services
22to numerous residents of proposed Legislative District 48.
23Springfield, Decatur and southern parts of the district share
24media markets including television stations WICS (ABC), WAND
25(NBC), WCIA (CBS), and WRSP-TV (Fox) and radio stations WSMI
26(AM and FM), WTAX (AM), and WSOY (AM). The proposed legislative

 

 

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1district joins substantial African-American communities in
2Springfield and Decatur in the same district, in a
3configuration that closely resembles map lines proposed by
4African Americans for Legislative Redistricting (AALR). The
5proposed district has an African American Voting Age Population
6of 13.18 percent. The Capital City Courier, an independent
7African-American newspaper based in Springfield, delivers free
8newspapers to locations in the African-American communities in
9Springfield and Decatur. The proposed Legislative District 48
10encompasses 47.5 percent of the core of the present Legislative
11District 49 and 25.6 percent of present Legislative District
1251. Senator William "Sam" McCann (R) currently resides in this
13proposed district.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 49
15    Proposed Legislative District 49 is located in Will County
16and northeastern Kendall County. It has a population of
17217,469, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
18target. Plainfield Township is wholly contained within the
19district. Portions of Troy, Joliet, Lockport, DuPage,
20Wheatland, and Oswego Townships are also within the district.
21    The southern boundary of the district generally runs south
22of I-80. The district's western border generally follows the
23Will County line and precinct lines in Oswego Township. The
24district's northern border generally follows the Kendall
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1Streets in the city of Plainfield. The district's eastern
2border generally follows Weber Road. The borders of the
3proposed district generally adhere to existing precinct
4boundaries.
5    Proposed Legislative District 49 contains portions of
6several communities with similar housing stock. U.S. Census
7Bureau numbers show that the proposed 49th District is a
8fast-growing district with many new homes. Since 2000, more
9than 6,000 new homes have been built in Plainfield accounting
10for nearly 60 percent of all the homes in the city. Similarly,
11over 2,200 homes have been built in Shorewood, accounting for
1246 percent of the homes in that community. Oswego has seen
13nearly 4,100 new homes built since 2000, accounting for around
1450 percent of the homes in the municipality. In addition, 80
15percent of the homes in Oswego have been built since 1990. The
16more established communities of Bolingbrook and Romeoville
17have seen new homes grow by 21 percent and 38 percent,
18respectively.
19    Major transportation routes in the district include I-55 in
20the eastern section, Illinois Route 59 running north to south,
21and U.S. 30 running from the northwest to southeast. U.S. Route
2252 and Weber Road are also major transportation arteries for
23the area.
24    Kendall County was the fastest growing county in the State
25of Illinois from 2000-2010 with a 110 percent increase in
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1growing county in the state from 2000-2010 with an almost 35
2percent increase in population. The region's huge population
3growth necessitates the need for an additional Legislative
4District.
5    This newly proposed Legislative District is made up of 72
6percent of what was present Legislative District 42, and 25
7percent of what was present Legislative District 43; two of the
8fastest growing districts between 2000 and 2010. Currently,
9only one member of the General Assembly resides in this
10newly-created district: Representative Tom Cross (R).
 
11    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 50
12    Proposed Legislative District 50 is located in south and
13west-central Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
14therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. This
15mostly rural district contains the counties of Calhoun, Greene,
16Morgan, Pike, Scott and virtually all of Jersey County. It also
17contains portions of Sangamon, Macoupin and Madison Counties.
18The northern boundary is formed by the county lines of Pike,
19Morgan and Sangamon with the western border formed by the
20Mississippi River. The southern and eastern borders of the
21district run along township lines in the counties of Jersey,
22Macoupin and Sangamon, as well as precinct lines in the City of
23Springfield. The Illinois River runs through the western
24portion of the district. The district is largely rural, but
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1Jacksonville, Chatham, Pittsfield, Jerseyville and the outer
2southern and western portions of Springfield.
3    Under the proposal, Pike County is wholly included in the
4district, in contrast to the current district configuration,
5which splits Pike County between Legislative Districts 47 and
649. The current map also splits Scott and Morgan Counties
7between two separate Legislative Districts (47 and 49). The
8proposed Legislative District keeps Scott and Morgan Counties
9intact and in one Legislative District. The U.S. Census Bureau
10defines Scott County as part of the Jacksonville (Morgan
11County) micropolitan area. In addition, Scott and Morgan
12Counties are served by many of the same social, human service,
13emergency service, and economic development programs. The
14University of Illinois' Morgan-Scott Extension Unit, MCS
15Community Services, and the Jacksonville Regional Economic
16Development Corporation all focus their services on the Morgan
17and Scott County area.
18    Interstate 72 runs east to west along the northern half of
19the district, linking commuters from Jacksonville to major
20employers in Springfield. In addition, U.S. 67 runs north to
21south through the heart of the district. Current Illinois
22Department of Transportation plans call for the expansion of
23U.S. 67 to become a major highway in the region. To date, some
24portions of U.S. 67 around Jacksonville and to the south have
25been completed. The Jacksonville based West Central Mass
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1Counties as well as transportation services to Springfield.
2    The district contains a large number of State employers in
3both Jacksonville and Springfield, including the University of
4Illinois at Springfield, Jacksonville Correctional Center, the
5Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, the Illinois School
6for the Deaf, Lincoln Land Community College, and several state
7parks and recreation areas. The small private colleges of
8MacMurray College, Illinois College, and Robert Morris
9University are located in the district. The proposed district
10preserves 50.2 percent of the core of the present Legislative
11District 50 and 45 percent of present Legislative District 49.
12Senator Larry Bomke (R) currently resides in the proposed
13district.
 
14    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 51
15    Proposed Legislative District 51 is located in
16east-central Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
17therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
18district wholly contains Piatt, DeWitt, Douglas, Moultrie and
19Shelby Counties, as well as portions of Edgar, Vermillion,
20Champaign, McLean and Macon Counties. The northern boundary of
21the district follows township and county lines north of U.S.
22136. The eastern border of the district is the Illinois-Indiana
23state line. The southern border follows the Shelby and Douglas
24County lines, and township and county lines in Edgar County.
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1and Shelby Counties, and precinct, township and county lines in
2McLean and Macon Counties.
3    The proposed district includes all of Shelby County, in
4contrast to the current district configuration which splits
5Shelby County between three Legislative Districts. The Senate
6Redistricting Committee received testimony at its Springfield
7hearing from community members requesting that Shelby County be
8made whole.
9    Municipalities in the district include Shelbyville,
10Clinton, Monticello, Tuscola, and Mahomet. The district is a
11rural, agriculturally-driven district located between the
12major downstate urban centers of Decatur, Champaign-Urbana,
13Effingham, Bloomington-Normal and Charleston-Mattoon. This is
14consistent with testimony received at the Senate Redistricting
15Committee's Macomb hearing where various farm bureaus
16indicated a preference for an increased number of
17agriculture-based districts.
18    The district is easily traversed via three major
19interstates (I-72, I-74 and I-57) as well as U.S. Routes 36 and
2051. The proposed district includes major recreational areas
21such Allerton Park, Lake Shelbyville, and Clinton Lake.
22Currently there is no Senator residing in the proposed
23district.
 
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1Illinois and is anchored by the cities of Champaign and Urbana
2in the west and Danville in the east. It has a population of
3217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
4target. The district is wholly contained in Champaign and
5Vermilion counties.
6    Generally, the district is bounded on the west by I-57. The
7northern boundary runs generally along the Champaign County
8line. In Vermillion County, the northern boundary runs parallel
9to U.S. 136. In the east, the Indiana-Illinois state line
10serves as the district's boundary. The southern boundary runs
11along precinct and township lines in Champaign County and along
12township and county lines in Vermillion County.
13    Interstate 74 connects the urban communities of
14Champaign/Urbana and Danville within the district. These three
15communities are currently located in present District 52. The
16House Redistricting Committee received testimony at its
17Champaign hearing indicating that members of the community
18preferred to keep the current configuration, which includes all
19three cities in a single district. Testimony received indicated
20that a sizeable portion of Danville residents commute to the
21city of Champaign on a daily basis for work. Interstate 74
22serves as a major commuter line bringing workers from Danville
23to Champaign to the region's major employers, including the
24University of Illinois, Parkland Community College, Carle
25Clinic, and Kraft Foods.
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1overpopulated. In order to accommodate this population growth
2and testimony received at the House's Champaign hearing, the
3district was contracted, shedding rural precincts in Champaign
4and Vermillion Counties, and expanded to include fast growing
5areas in the municipalities of Champaign and Savoy. The result
6is a largely urban downstate district, which now includes 91.7
7percent of the City of Champaign and 82.0 percent of the
8village of Savoy in a single, more compact district. The
9Champaign News-Gazette serves the Champaign-Urbana and
10Danville communities, as does a Champaign CBS affiliate, WCIA.
11The proposed district contains 91.1 percent of the core of the
12present district to provide continuity for the existing
13incumbent constituency relations. Senator Michael Frerichs (D)
14resides in this proposed district.
 
15    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 53
16    Proposed Legislative District 53 is located in north
17central Illinois. It has a population of 217,469, and therefore
18achieves the ideal equal population target. This agricultural
19district includes the entire counties of Iroquois and Ford and
20nearly all of Livingston County. Rural parts of Woodford,
21McLean, and Vermilion counties are also in the district.
22    The Illinois-Indiana state line forms the eastern border of
23the district. In the north, the district boundary runs along
24the Iroquois, Ford, Livingston and Woodford County lines. The
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1boundary runs along the Ford and Woodford County lines, and
2along township and precinct lines in McLean and Vermillion
3Counties.
4    The proposed legislative district includes the communities
5of Bloomington, Pontiac, Onarga, Hoopeston, Watseka and Gibson
6City. The district is anchored in the southwest by the City of
7Normal with 100 percent of the city's population located in the
8proposed district. Currently, Normal is divided between two
9Legislative Districts (44th and 53rd). The new, more compact
10district includes all of Iroquois County, which was previously
11split between 3 Legislative Districts.
12    Several major transportation arteries run through the
13proposed district, including Interstates 39, 55 and 57, as well
14as U.S. Route 24, which traverses the entire district from east
15to west. While proposed Legislative District 53 is largely
16agricultural, it includes Illinois State University and
17Pontiac Correctional Center, two major employers for the
18region. The proposed district also includes the Illinois State
19University Farm near Lexington. Proposed Legislative District
2053 encompasses 59.8 percent of the core of the present
21district. Senator Shane Cultra (R) resides in the proposed
22district.
 
23    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 54
24    Proposed Legislative District 54 is located in the central
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1and therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The
2district contains the whole counties of Bond, Clinton, Marion
3and Fayette. Rural portions of Madison and St. Clair Counties
4as well as portions of Effingham and Washington Counties are
5also within the district. Major communities in the district
6include Salem, Vandalia, Greenville, Highland and Centralia.
7Under the proposal, 96.8 percent of the City of Effingham is
8contained within the district, a significant change from the
9current configuration which splits Effingham into three
10districts.
11    The district's northern border follows county lines of
12Bond, Fayette, and Effingham Counties, as well as township
13lines in Madison County. The western boundary is comprised of
14precinct and township lines in Madison and St. Clair Counties.
15The southern boundary of proposed District 54 generally follows
16the southern borders of Effingham and Marion Counties and
17township and county lines in Washington and St. Clair Counties.
18The eastern border runs along the eastern boundary of Fayette
19and Marion Counties and precinct and township boundaries in
20Effingham County.
21    Proposed Legislative District 54 is largely rural, with a
22major transportation hub in Effingham. The district includes
23Vandalia and Centralia Correctional Facilities, which are
24major employers in the region. The district is easily
25traversable via Interstates 57, 64, 70, as well as U.S. 50,
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1through the heart of the district.
2    Due to population losses in the region, proposed District
355 absorbed eastern portions of present District 54, thereby
4achieving ideal population. The western portions of present
5District 54 were combined with the southern portions of present
6District 51 and northern portions of present District 58. The
7result is a much more compact district, which strongly
8resembles a district proposed by the Republicans in their 2001
9"Alternative Plan" and the 55th Legislative District as
10configured under the 1971, 1981, and 1991 maps.
11    Proposed Legislative District 54 forms a new district by
12preserving 35.7 percent of the core of the present district and
1348.8 percent of the present District 51. Senators residing in
14the proposed district include Senators Kyle McCarter (R) and
15Dave Luechtefeld (R). The pairing of these incumbents stems
16mainly from residences located in relatively close proximity to
17the southwestern edge where two rural districts meet.
 
18    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 55
19    Proposed Legislative District 55 is located in
20east-central and southeastern Illinois. It has a population of
21217,468, and therefore achieves the ideal equal population
22target. The proposed district contains the whole counties of
23White, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, Clay, Richland, Lawrence,
24Crawford, Jasper, Cumberland, Clark and Coles, as well as
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1is bounded by the Illinois-Indiana state line and the Wabash
2River on the east, and Coles, Cumberland, Clay and Wayne County
3lines on the west. In Effingham County, the western boundary
4runs along township and precinct lines. The Wayne and White
5County lines form the southern boundary of Proposed District
655, and the northern border utilizes the Coles and Clark County
7lines, as well as township lines in Edgar County.
8    Under the current map, the present district contains only
9eight whole counties, splitting another four. Under the
10proposed district map, District 55 now contains 12 whole
11counties and splits only two. The largest cities in the
12proposed district are Charleston and Mattoon, but the district
13also includes many smaller communities such as Olney,
14Lawrenceville, Flora and Fairfield.
15    Though the economy of this rural district is primarily
16agriculture-based, it also contains large employers such as
17Eastern Illinois University, Olney Community College and
18Robinson and Lawrence Correctional Centers. There are a number
19of major transportation routes running through proposed
20District 55, including Interstates 64, 70 and 57. Illinois
21Route 130 is a major north to south artery in the district,
22running from Charleston to White County. Other major routes
23include U.S. 45, U.S. 50, and Illinois Route 15.
24    Proposed District 55 preserves 57.8 percent of the core of
25the present district. Senator Dale Righter (R) currently
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1    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 56
2    Proposed Legislative District 56 is the northern of two
3proposed Legislative Districts wholly contained in the
4Metro-East portion of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
5It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the
6ideal equal population target.
7    The proposed legislative district is bounded on the west by
8the Mississippi River. Its northern boundary generally follows
9the Madison County line. On its eastern and southern edges, the
10proposed district follows township and precinct boundary lines
11in Madison and St. Clair Counties.
12    The borders of the proposed district generally adhere to
13existing precinct boundaries. Elsah Township is now wholly
14contained within the district, in contrast to the 2001
15configuration, which splits it between two districts. Due to
16overall population growth in the present district, some rural
17areas were shed to create a more compact, urban district.
18    Proposed Legislative District 56 contains the communities
19of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Bethalto, Collinsville, and
20portions of Godfrey. The district also includes the
21working-class communities of Alton, Wood River, Roxana,
22Hartford, Pontoon Beach and portions of Granite City in the
23Mississippi Bottoms region. The district runs from
24southeastern Jersey County south along the Mississippi River
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1Township.
2    Interstates 270 and 55/70 along with the Clark Bridge in
3Alton provide the residents of proposed Legislative District 56
4easy access to downtown St. Louis and the city's western
5suburbs. Planned expansion of Interstate 255 between I-270 near
6Edwardsville and U.S. 67 in Godfrey will further link
7residential corridors in Madison County with the St. Louis
8Metro-East area. The proposed district also includes Southern
9Illinois University at Edwardsville, Southern Illinois Dental
10School, Lewis & Clark Community College and Principia College.
11    Proposed Legislative District 56 preserves 91.2 percent of
12the core of the present district to provide continuity for the
13existing incumbent constituency relations. Senator William
14Haine (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
15    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 57
16    Proposed Legislative District 57 is the most southern of
17two proposed Legislative Districts wholly contained in the
18Metro-East portion of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
19It has a population of 217,468, and therefore achieves the
20ideal equal population target. The district is almost entirely
21included within St. Clair County. The northern and southern
22borders run along township, precinct, and county lines in St.
23Clair County. Illinois Route 4 is generally the district's
24eastern border and the Mississippi River is the district's
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1    The proposed legislative district also contains portions
2of southwestern Madison County, in and around Granite City.
3According to 2010 Census figures, current District 57 is
4underpopulated by 8,223 people. With the Mississippi River
5prohibiting expansion to the west, the district lines were
6shifted south and eastward to include the communities of
7Smithton, Freeburg and Lebanon, all of which are high growth
8areas, sharing many similar characteristics with the greater
9Metro-East region.
10    Proposed Legislative District 57 is anchored by the two
11major Metro-East cities of East St. Louis and Belleville, in
12addition to communities with significant African-American
13populations, such as Brooklyn, Centreville, Alorton, Madison,
14Venice and Washington Park. The African-American population of
15the proposed district is 33.29 percent, roughly the same as
16under present and prior district maps. Illinois Routes 15 and
17159, as well as Interstates 64, 55 and 255 run through proposed
18Legislative District 57, providing access to downtown St.
19Louis. Continued infrastructure expansion projects, such as
20the new Mississippi River Bridge and the expansion of I-64 will
21unite this area with the greater St. Louis, Missouri
22metropolitan area.
23    Proposed Legislative District 57 preserves 88.8 percent of
24the core of the present district as well as its partisan
25make-up to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
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1relationships. The proposed legislative district maintains a
2partisan make-up that is comparable to the present legislative
3district and reflects the high affiliation and correlation of
4African-American voters that identify with the Democratic
5Party based on committee hearing testimony. Senator James
6Clayborne (D) resides in the proposed district.
 
7    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 58
8    Proposed Legislative District 58 is located in
9southwestern Illinois. It has a population of 217,468, and
10therefore achieves the ideal equal population target. The whole
11counties of Monroe, Randolph, Perry and Jefferson are contained
12in the largely rural Legislative District while portions of St.
13Clair, Union, Washington and Jackson counties are also
14included. The district runs from Metro-East St. Louis in the
15north to Union County.
16    Proposed Legislative District 58 includes the
17municipalities of Mt. Vernon, Pinckneyville, DuQuoin,
18Murphysboro, Red Bud, Chester, Columbia, Cahokia, and the
19portion of Carbondale west of U.S. 51. The western boundary of
20the proposed district is the Mississippi River and its eastern
21boundary follows the county lines of Jefferson, Perry and
22Jackson and Illinois Route 51 south of Carbondale.
23    According to the 2010 Census, the current Legislative
24District 58 is underpopulated by 1,118 individuals. However,
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1of current District 58 were shifted eastward to include
2Jefferson County. Jefferson County was wholly incorporated
3into the proposed district, pursuant to requests made by County
4Board Chairman and the Jefferson County Farm Bureau.
5    The proposed district's economy is largely supported by
6agriculture, tourism, coal mining and light manufacturing.
7Proposed Legislative District 58 preserves 79.4 percent of the
8core of the present district. Senator John O. Jones (R) resides
9in the proposed district.
 
10    LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 59
11    Proposed Legislative District 59 is located at the southern
12tip of Illinois and has population of 217,468, and therefore
13achieves the ideal equal population target. The largely rural
14district is bounded by the Ohio River to the south and east and
15the Mississippi River to the southwest. Its western border
16generally follows Illinois Route 51 and the Franklin and
17Williamson County lines. To the north, the Franklin, Hamilton
18and Gallatin county lines bound proposed Legislative District
1959.
20    Major cities in the district include Benton, Metropolis,
21Marion, Harrisburg, Carbondale, Cairo, and McLeansboro.
22Proposed Legislative District 59 contains the entire counties
23of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Johnson, Williamson, Pope,
24Hardin, Gallatin, Saline, Franklin, Hamilton and portions of
25Union and Jackson Counties. Under the current map, Hamilton

 

 

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1County is split between the 59th and 54th Legislative
2Districts, whereas proposed District 59 contains all of
3Hamilton County. As a result of testimony received at the
4Senate Redistricting Committee's Carbondale hearing, Alexander
5and Pulaski Counties were kept whole and together in the
6district, as they have been under every map since the 1970 map.
7    According to the 2010 Census figures, present District 59
8is underpopulated by 7,625 people. Accordingly, the proposed
9district now includes a larger portion of Union County, as well
10as a portion of Carbondale east of U.S. 51.
11    The district's economy is largely supported by
12agriculture, tourism, coal mining and light manufacturing.
13With more than 10 major coal mines, the coal industry is one of
14the top employers in the district, employing over 1,500 people
15in Saline County alone. The proposed district also includes
16major governmental employers of Tamms, Shawnee, and Vienna
17Correctional Centers as well as the Marion Federal Correctional
18Center. A large portion of the Shawnee National Forest and Rend
19Lake are also located in proposed Legislative District 59.
20Interstates 24 and 57 provide transportation access to the
21district's residents and businesses.
22    Proposed Legislative District 59 preserves 91.2 percent of
23the core of the present district as well as its partisan
24composition to provide continuity for the existing incumbent
25constituency relations. Senator Gary Forby (D) resides in the
26proposed district; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That this Senate Resolution adopts and
2incorporates by reference the provisions of House Resolution
3385 of the Ninety-Seventh General Assembly.".