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Illinois's 2nd congressional district

Illinois's 2nd congressional district
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Illinois' 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Robin Kelly (DMatteson)
Area 1,081 sq mi (2,800 km2)
Distribution
  • 94.7% urban
  • 3.3% rural
Population (2011 est.) 718,507
Median income 45,572
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+29

Illinois' 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois. Based in the south suburbs of Chicago, the district includes southern Cook county, eastern Will county, and Kankakee county, as well as the city of Chicago's far southeast side.

The district covers parts of Cook and Will counties and all of Kankakee, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bradley, Bourbonnais, Calumet City, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Dolton, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Kankakee, Lansing, Markham, Matteson, Park Forest, Richton Park, Riverdale, Sauk Village, Steger and Thornton are included. The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.


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