Q: What do Peoria and Rockford have in common?
A: They’re both largely in the 17th Congressional District, according to the latest gerrymander: View Larger Map Generally speaking, Peoria south of War Memorial Drive will be in the 17th, and North...
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City redistricting maps released
City staff has created nine options for new Peoria City Council districts. You can see all the proposed maps in the Redistricting Committee June 21 meeting packet from the City’s website. I’ve also put...
View ArticleResidents: Keep our neighborhoods together (UPDATED)
Only a few people spoke at Tuesday’s City Council redistricting committee meeting, but those who did had one thing in common. They did not want to see their neighborhoods divided between two or more...
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New maps move downtown, Warehouse District to District 3
The latest proposed maps from Peoria’s Planning and Growth Department show downtown and the Warehouse District being moved from the first to the third district, and the West Bluff moving from the...
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Redistricting committee forwards Map #12 to full Council
The City Council’s redistricting committee voted to recommend Map #12 to the full Council for discussion: (Click on map for larger image) I was out of town and unable to attend the meeting. But the...
View ArticleShould the West Bluff be added to the first district?
That’s one of the questions that will be debated at the West Bluff Council Redistricting Forum taking place tonight in the Michel Student Center Ballroom at Bradley University starting at 7 p.m. Of...
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City looks at 8- and 10-district possibilities
As promised at Tuesday’s council meeting, the City has released maps showing how the City might look with eight or ten council districts instead of five. Here’s the explanation: The Ad Hoc Committee of...
View ArticleUplands supports 10 council districts
At the Uplands Residential Association meeting Thursday evening, residents voted to support establishing ten City Council districts to replace the current system of five district and five at-large...
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Peoria Public Schools redistricting map on the agenda for Monday night
On the District 150 school board’s agenda for Monday night, September 12, is a resolution to adopt a new voting district map. Every ten years, elected bodies adjust their representative boundaries to...
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Council approves new district map by 6-5 vote
The Peoria City Council approved a new council district map Tuesday evening. Here it is: Map “B” was approved by the City Council; click on image to enlarge. This is the district map known as Map “B.”...
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