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: My community includes the majority of places I go during a typical week outside of work, including friends' houses, the grocery store, restaurants, etc.. This is essentially Chinatown, Armour Square, and Bridgeport.My broader community of places I typically go to would also include Pilsen and McKinley Park. I would say 90% of my non-work time is spent in the area bordered by 18th St, State St, Pershing, and Damen.

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.

Your response: My immediate community is primarily Chinese immigrants who are at risk of gentrification due to expanding development in the South Loop. I would like Chinatown, Armour Square, and eastern Bridgeport to be grouped together as much as possible to consolidate the influence of this community.

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.

Your response: My community is near both the Stockyards and the Pilsen Industrial Corridor, as well as I-55 and the Dan Ryan. Many areas in the community have some of the worst air quality in the city. I would like for members of my community to have a voice in the policies in these areas.

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