First diary – go easy…
Illinois 8th Congressional District (map) covers some of the distant Northwest Suburbs of Chicago and extends North to the Wisconsin border. The district has an interesting mix of middle-of-the-road suburbs like Palatine, upscale old-money in Barrington Hills, and farm country in Lake and McHenry counties.
Here’s the quick wikipedia summary.
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Steve Maley
Neil Stevens