Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: The Edgebrook Community Association (ECA) is our area's local homeowner organization that enjoys a long history that began back in the 1940s, when many of the homes in our area were just being built. Surrounded by forest preserves, this corner of the city has a reputation for "suburban living in the city", while offering quick access to all the museums, theatres, and shopping experiences of the City of Chicago!The ECA encourages a community spirit among our residents, while seeking to assist with the maintenance and improvement of some of the public property and services in the community. To keep our local area looking its best, the ECA actively supports and manages the maintenance.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: To stay in touch with the City of Chicago, members of our board interface with the Alderman's offices and the forest preserve officials that serve our community, to highlight things that require attention and voice our concerns on city zoning issues and other city-related topics. Our Edgebrook Community is in two City of Chicago Wards - 39th and 41st. This divides our small (but important) business district. Many members of our Community want to see this area grow. We are not truly represented equally by being in two different Wards of the City.