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April 26, 2001
MEDIA ADVISORY
From
the Illinois House of Representatives
For Immediate Release
For More Information:
Froy Jimenez
(312) 814-4890
CHICAGO – The Illinois House
Committee on Redistricting will meet in Chicago at the James R.
Thompson Center on Friday, April 27, to gather input on the Congressional
and legislative re-map process. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan
and Minority Leader Lee Daniels will co-chair the public hearing
as representatives from local governments and community organizations
testify about the anticipated impact the new map will have on
their constituencies and members.
WHAT: Illinois House Redistricting
Committee Hearing
WHO: House Speaker Michael J. Madigan
Minority Leader Lee Daniels
Members of the House Redistricting Committee
Ann Kalayil, Asian American Redistricting
Committee
Clyde Murphy, Chic. Lawyers Committee
for Civil Rights Under the Law
Dr. Paul Street, Chicago Urban League
Michael Rodriguez, Mexican American Legal
Defense Fund
JoAnn Robinson, NAACP
Juan Rangel, United Neighborhood Organization
And many others.
WHEN: Friday, April 27, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Room 16-503, James R. Thompson
Center, 100 West Randolph
Following this week’s full
Committee hearings – one in Springfield, one in Chicago – a series
of subcommittee hearings will be held in communities throughout
Illinois.
Those seeking information
on the redistricting process and schedule, or updated population
data can log on to the legislature’s new redistricting web site
at www.ilredistricting.org.
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