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May 3, 2001
MEDIA ADVISORY
From
the Illinois House of Representatives
For Immediate Release
For More Information:
Jennifer Oxford
217-782-0501
MARION – Area legislators and
members of the Illinois House Committee on Redistricting will
be in Marion and Carbondale on Saturday, May 5, to gather input
on the Congressional and legislative re-map process. Representatives
from local governments and community organizations will testify
about the anticipated impact the new map will have on their constituencies
and members.
Following two full Committee
hearings – one in Springfield, one in Chicago – a series of subcommittee
hearings have been scheduled in communities throughout Illinois.
WHAT: Illinois House Redistricting
Subcommittee Hearing
WHEN: Saturday May 5, 2001
Marion Hearing Carbondale Hearing
10 a.m. - John A. Logan Auditorium 2
p.m. - SIU Law School Rm. 102
Rep. Chuck Hartke Rep. Chuck Hartke
Rep. Jim Fowler Rep. Jim Fowler
Rep. Gary Forby Rep. Gary Forby
Williamson County Board Chairman Rex Piper Rep.
Mike Bost
Dr. Bob Mees - John A. Logan College,
President Rep. Dale Righter
Southern Illinois Health Care Senator
Paul Simon
RIDES Mass Transit Jackson County Officials
Shawnee Development Council Perry County
Officials
Union County Officials Mayor Neil Dillard
And Others And Others
WHERE: Marion Hearing -
John A. Logan College Auditorium (700 Logan College Rd.)
Carbondale Hearing - SIU Law School (1150
Douglas Dr.) Rm. 102
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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