Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-21
Largest weekly circl.
ladol in The city and
county Of any paper
published in Chicago.
CONGRESSIONAL AND SENATORIAL
DISTRICTS.

The campaign this fall Is many.
sided. County officers are to be
elected, certain State Officers are Ia
be elected, Congressman are to be
chosen, and o new General Assembly
Of the State Of Illinois Is to be elect
ed, with the exception Of one-half OF
the present Senate, which holds
over.
The reapportionment Of the State,
both as to the Congressional and
Senatorial districts, which was accom-.
plished BY the last Legislature, great
~ changes the situation a. we'll as
the distribution Of representation,
enlarging that Of Cook County and
Chicago, and greatly lessening that
Of other districts Of the State.
At the request Of many Of cur
readers and in order that politicians,
whether they be leaders or simply
voters, who take an active interest
In the elections may prepare them.
selves for intelligent work In the
pending contests, THE EAGLE prints
complete description Of the Con.
gressional districts Of Cook County as
they now stand. 1t will be remem.
bered shat under the old apportion.
ment Cook County had but four Con.
gressmen; under the new 1t will have
seven, except that Lake County Is
added to the Seventh District, which,
after all is q material exception. The
seven Congressional districts are as
follows:
Frat district-The Third Ward. that
part Of the Fourth Ward east Of the cen
ter lioo OF Wentworth avenue. ths Thirty.
6rst, Thirty second, Thirty.third. aud
Thirty. Fourth Wards, and the towns Of
Bloom, Bremen. Calumet, Orland, Rich,
Thoraton and Worth
eecond district-The Tenth. Twenty.
eighth, Twenty. ninth and Thirtieth Wards.
and the towns Of Cicero. Elk Grove. Han.
over. Lsmont Lsydsn. Lyons. Maine. Nor.
wood Park. Palos, Proviso, Riverside and
fchaumbers
Third distsict-1he First, Second. Fifth
Sixth and Seventh Wards. and that part Of
the Fourth Ward west Of the center line OF
Wentworth avenue
Fourth district-Ths Eighth. Ninth,
Twelfth and Nineteenth wsrda
Fifth D,strict-The Eleventh, Thirteenth.
sixtsenth. seventeenth and ElRhteenth
Wards.
Sixth Distrlct-Ths Twentieth, Twenty.
frs. Twsn,y.second, Twenty third and
Twenty.f,urth Wards, and that part Of
IN, Twenty. 6fth Ward south Of the center
line Of Diversey street and west OF the cen.
Ter line Of Halsted street, aud that part Of
the I wenty-sixth Ward south Of the center
line Of Belmont avenue.
Seventh DIstFct-The Fourteenth, Fit.
teenth and TweEty.seventh Wards, the
Twenty. fifth Ward, except that part south
Of the center line Of Diversey street and
west o! the center line OF Halsted street,
and that part Of the Twenty.sixth Ward
north o. the center line OF Belmont avenue,
in the city OF Chicago: also the towns OF
harrington, Evanston. Niles. New Trler,
Northfeld, Palestine and Wheeling, In
Cook County. and the County OF Lake.
Under the old apportionment Cook
County had ten Senatorial districts,
giving this section OF the State a rep
resentation OF ten Senators and thirty
Representatives. Under the new ap-
portionment the county has fifteen
Senatorial districts, giving it a repre-
sentation of fifteen Senators and
forty-fve Representatives. The Sen.
atorial districts OF Cook County as
they now stand are defined as fol-
lows:
First district The first and fifth wards
and the second ward, except that part ly.
ing south Of the center line Of Twenty.
second street and west Of the center line OF
state street.
second district The twelfth ward and
the whole OF the tenth ward. except that
part lying south OF the center line OF
Twenty. first street and east OF the center
line OF Campbell avenue
Third distsict-rhe thirty first, thirty.