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 South Loop has more ethnic diversity than neighboring communities (Bronzeville, China Town, Little Italy) but a higher average income level. It has the second highest concentration of university students in the US. New residential development is typically high-rise buildings.

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: There are many historic districts within the South Loop (Printers Row, Dearborn Park, Michigan Ave, Museum Campus, Prairie District, Motor Row)

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 "South Loop" community is completely bordered by Lake Michigan, Chicago River, and Stevenson Expressway. To its immediate north is Chicago's "Loop" Business District and where many South Loop residents work. Even though Chicago is loosing population, the South Loop's population has tripled since 2000.

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: After the 2010 Census, South Loop was split up into small additions to the surrounding gerrymandered political city, county, and state districts (my state assembly district is 9 miles long and 4 blocks wide). If the entire South Loop was kept together, it would constitute 1/3 of a ward, 1/6 of a state assembly district, and 1/12 of a state senate district. This would provide us with an identity and a voice. We would also help integrate surrounding districts.