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Illinois is divided into 17 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The majority of Illinois' districts are located in the Chicago area. The Illinois General Assembly has the primary responsibility of redrawing congressional district lines following each decennial census .
Districts may sometimes retain the same boundaries, while changing their district numbers. The following is a complete list of the 435 current congressional districts for the House of Representatives, and over 200 obsolete districts, and the six current and one obsolete non-voting delegations.
In 2023, Kentucky's Supreme Court upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for the state's congressional districts, finding that while the map represented a partisan gerrymander by the Republican-controlled legislature, the state's constitution does not "explicitly forbid"’ the advancement of partisan interests through redistricting.
Of the 102 counties in the state of Illinois, 17 are divided into minor civil divisions known as precincts. [1] The 261 [ citation needed ] such precincts in Illinois are listed below. The remaining 85 counties are divided into 1,433 townships . [ 1 ]
The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the 2020 census. All or parts of Broadview , Bellwood , Chicago , Forest Park , Hillside , Oak Park , La Grange Park , Maywood , and Westchester are included.
District location District created March 4, 1863 William J. Allen : Democratic: March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 38th: Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1862. Lost re-election. Andrew J. Kuykendall : Republican: March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 39th: Elected in 1864. Retired. Green B. Raum : Republican: March 4, 1867 –
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2002 Census of Agriculture – 11th Congressional District Profile; District map; Congressional district profiles; Washington Post page on the 11th District of Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau – 11th District Fact Sheet Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; Maps Illinois Districts in 1903. (1901 to 1947) [permanent dead link ]