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: Our community is a very diverse, and we gather throughout our community, such as in our parks, libraries, shopping, schools, place of worship, coffee shops, along our city streets. Everyone is friendly. Our services include, healthcare services, public transportation, schools, emergency assistance.

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: Diverse communities like ours is made up of various ethnicity, religious groups, languages, and economic backgrounds. Though we all get along and enjoy learning from each others culture.

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 has various businesses that surround us, as well as close by public transportation. The White Sox Team is within walking distance to enjoy. The organization always donates to the community.

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: Our community is very concerned over the loss of what makes up our neighborhood. Cutting up the community because culture and race isn't a reason to remap if you want people to learn to get along. Our community gets along beautifully and we respect each other. We as a community learn and strengthen each other by sharing and educating ourselves. We have to stop cutting the pie because of culture or language, we know when we move into a neighborhood what the population is. These aldermanic positions are over rated and remapping causes boundaries.