Senate Releases Redistricting Proposal to the Public

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, the Illinois Senate Redistricting Committee released a redistricting proposal for public review. State Senator Kimberly A. Lightford (D–Maywood) – who serves as a member of the committee – responded to today’s release by encouraging the public to view the proposal at www.ilSenateRedistricting.com or www.IllinoisSenateDemocrats.com. 

"The Senate has placed a high priority on involving Illinois citizens throughout the redistricting process by holding numerous hearings all over the state,” Senator Lightford said. “The information released today is easily accessible to citizens, and I would encourage anyone who is interested to review the proposal.”

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Lightford meets with Westchester Middle School students

On May 5, Senator Kimberly Lightford met with a group of students from Westchester Middle School in the Capitol Rotunda as a part of Tech Day 2011. Tech Day is a yearly event during which students from across the state come to the Capitol in Springfield to display technology projects. The students from Westchester Middle School presented their project - a Rock Band Wiki - to Senator Lightford.

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