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  2. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    During the 19th century wards were used by the Census Bureau for data at the level below cities. [1] This was problematic as wards were political subdivisions and thus changed after each census, limiting their utility for comparisons over time. [1] Census tracts were first used in Chicago in the 1910 Census. [1]

  3. Illinois's congressional districts - Wikipedia

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    The governor of Illinois has the power to veto proposed congressional district maps, but the General Assembly has the power to override the veto, with the support of 3/5ths of both chambers. In 1971, 1981, and 1991, the General Assembly was unable to come to an agreement, and the map was drawn up by a panel of three federal judges chosen by ...

  4. Chicago City Council - Wikipedia

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    Wards with lower populations have larger boundaries. External link: current map of Chicago wards. Chicago has been divided into wards since 1837, beginning with 6 wards. Until 1923, each ward elected two members to the city council. In 1923, the system that exists today was adopted with 50 wards, each with one council member elected by the ward.

  5. File:City of Chicago wards map (2023–).svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Wards map of the City of Chicago, to be used for the Chicago City Council from the 2023 aldermanic election. Shapefile from the Chicago Data Portal, simplified and modified with Mapshaper. Interactive version at Data:City of Chicago Wards (2023–).map

  6. Chicago ward map proposal blasted as ‘backroom deal’ and a ...

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    The proposed map will create 16 wards with Black majorities and 14 with Latino majorities, sources said. ... CHICAGO — Enough Chicago aldermen are in agreement on a new map of the city’s 50 ...

  7. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3] Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain multiple neighborhoods, and depending on the neighborhood, less commonly used by residents. [2] [4]

  8. With a deadline approaching to avoid the first Chicago ward map referendum in three decades, Latino aldermen failed this week to convince City Council colleagues to let them make changes to the ...

  9. Chicago ward map compromise deal may have fractured Latino ...

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    The contentious battle over the new Chicago ward maps appears over, with a compromise deal in place to avoid a costly referendum. But backroom deals may have left the Latino Caucus fractured.