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Odd geography in new Illinois congressional map

Congressional redistricting means longtime Elmhurst resident John Morrissey soon may be represented by a Chicago Democrat after decades of suburban conservatives. (Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune / February 1, 2012)

Congressional redistricting means longtime Elmhurst resident John Morrissey soon may be represented by a Chicago Democrat after decades of suburban conservatives. (Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune / February 1, 2012)

During his three decades in Elmhurst, John Morrissey has been comfortable being represented in Washington by a generation of conservative congressmen.

Now the retired 61-year-old business manager is coming to the realization that after having been a constituent of the late conservative icon Henry Hyde and current House Republican Chief Deputy Majority Whip Peter Roskam, his next representative in Congress is likely to be Mike Quigley, a liberal Democrat from Chicago’s North Side.

Read more onĀ Chicago Tribune.

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