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.

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: Our community is made up of Asian Americans in Albany Park. Many of our community members are immigrants or refugees. The Cambodian Association of Illinois, National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial, HANA Center, and Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) are all located in Albany Park. There are also many Asian American-serving organizations in neighboring areas, such as Andersonville and Uptown.

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: Our community is very working class and is concerned about gentrification and decreasing affordability. Living near public transit is important (Brown Line). There are local educational institutions (North Park University and NEIU) that are important community anchors.

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: We would like Albany Park to be in one city ward rather than split across multiple wards as is currently the case.