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 of interest is the Bridgeport/Chinatown area of Chicago. It's defined by more than one activity and service, including schools, local businesses, and parks, as well as infrastructure (river, highways, public transit) which define boundaries and movement in and out of the community.

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.

Your response: In my experience, this is the most compelling parameter defining our community, which -- along with other south and southwest Chicago -- suffers from significant environmental and health problems attributable to misguided development and environmental racism. No matter where you look -- tree canopy, lead poisoning, asthma, housing quality and affordability, access to green space, etc. -- we are not getting our fair share of resources to address these issues. This is attributable, in part to our alderman, who focuses his efforts on the economic interests of his cronies, even if it harms his other constituents.

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: Please see my answer to the previous prompt.