(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State Board of Elections)
| Total Population, April 1, 2000 | 12,419,293 | |
| Voting Age Population, Nov. 2000 | 8,983,000 | % change from '96 +2.2 |
| Total Registration, Nov. 2000 | 7,129,026 |
Illinois has: 102 counties.
Five largest counties: Cook (5.2 million), DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane.
Five largest cities: Chicago (2.7 million), Rockford, Aurora, Springfield, Peoria.
Government
Governor: George
H. Ryan (R) elected in 1998.
State Legislature: Illinois
General Assembly House: 62D, 56R Senate 27D, 32R
Local: Cities
and Counties NACO
Counties
U.S. House: 10D,
10R - 1. B.Rush (D) | 2.
J.Jackson Jr (D) | 3. W.Lipinski
(D) | 4. L.Gutierrez (D)
| 5. R.Blagojevich (D) |
6.
H.Hyde (R) | 7. D.Davis (D)
| 8. P.Crane (R) | 9.
J.Schakowsky (D) | 10. J.Porter (R) |
11.
G.Weller (R) |
12. J.Costello
(D) | 13. J.Biggert (R)
| 14. D.Hastert (R) | 15.
T.Ewing (R) | 16. D.Manzullo
(R) | 17. L.Evans (D) | 18.
R.LaHood (R) | 19. D.Phelps (D)
| 20. J.Shimkus (R).
U.S. Senate: Richard
Durbin (D) up for re-election in 2002, Peter
Fitzgerald (R) elected 1998.
| Changes
as of the November 2000 Elections
State Legislature: 118 House seats and 19 of 59 Senate seats up. No changes in partisan balance. U.S. House: 10D, 10R - No change in partisan balance. Two new members elected as a result of retirements: 10. M.Kirk (R) and 15. T.Johnson (R). |
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