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All of Macoupin County, and sections of Champaign, Macon, Madison, Piatt, Sangamon, and St. Clair Counties, are included in the new 13th. [5] The redistricting turned the 13th district from a fairly even district to a more heavily Democratic -leaning one, and consequently, it elected a Democratic representative for the first time since 1892 .
Carol Ammons is a progressive Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 103rd district since January 2015. [1] The 103rd district includes all or parts of Champaign, Urbana, and Staley. [2]
In 2006, Famous-Barr rebranded as Macy's following Macy's takeover of May Department Stores, Famous-Barr's parent company. In 2013, it was announced that Sears would be closing in 2014. Sears had operated in Champaign continuously since 1928, and had been an original anchor at the mall's 1975 opening. [5] The store was demolished.
The Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, also known as Champaign–Urbana and Urbana–Champaign as well as Chambana (colloquially), is a metropolitan area in east-central Illinois. As defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the metropolitan area has a population of 235,608 as of the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, which ranks ...
After the 1990 census, Johnson was drawn into the same district as Democrat Helen F. Satterthwaite, who had long represented the other side of Urbana, as well as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. However, the new district was more Johnson's territory than Satterthwaite's; Republicans outnumbered Democrats by almost 3 to 1.
Jean Bruner-Jachino, who has volunteered for the organization for about 25 years, will work part-time until a replacement is hired
The Champaign-Urbana area is served by the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, which has its main interchange at Illinois Terminal where it connects with Amtrak, Burlington Trailways, Greyhound Lines and Peoria Charter Coach Company intercity services. Greyhound Lines also provides service to Decatur.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield. As of the 2000 census , the MSA had a population of 201,437 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 208,182).