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Why is the Census Important?
Do you want:
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Potholes fixes?
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Expanded mass transit?
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Bridges repaired?
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More companies to relocate to Chicagoland?
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Fair representation in Congress?
All of these and much more are determined by census data! Be Counted. It takes less than 10 minutes.
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Congressional Representation (https://www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us/)
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Federal funds are distributed based on Census data (https://bit.ly/2N1r4ij)
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Planning for a better future for Illinois
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Biggest data-collecting activity in the country by a governmental entity
Hard-to-Count Population:
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UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS
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RURAL COMMUNITIES
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IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
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LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
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SENIORS
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CHILDREN UNDER 5
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THE HOMELESS
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PEOPLE OF COLOR
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RENTERS
"Each State stands to lose an average of $1,800 per year for each person who goes uncounted. For Illinois, this could be close to $1,400 a person, per year."

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