Changes are in store for Vermilion County under the proposed new legislative map released by Democrats Friday.  The outline, if it passes, would means chanhes for Vermilion County.  State Rep. Mike Marron would see changes in his territory.  Marron would no longer represent those residents living south of Westville.  That area of the current 104th District would be moved to the 102nd District .  Marron's District would still represent most of Vermilion County, including Danville, Oakwood, Fithian, Muncie, Tilton and Westville.  The 104th would also hold onto Rantoul and Savoy in Champaign County.

State Representative Tom Bennett of Gibson City has the 106th District.  He would continue to serve northern Vermilion County.  

Democrats and Republicans are having opposite reactions to the maps. Democrats praised the new map as achieving an equitable result.  Republicans, meanwhile, are opposed to the new redistricting map.

“This new state legislative map, drawn in secret by politicians, has been engineered to maximize the power of the Madigan Machine,”  says Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy. “The politicians’ map degrades our democracy and fundamentally removes power from the people to fairly choose their representatives.”

The new map will go before House and Senate committees next week before being voted on.

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