Without an accurate count, Illinois could lose millions of dollars in federal money and possibly two seats in Congress.
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Now local groups are organizing efforts to ensure that people understand why it's critical that they be counted.
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However, there are a large number of people in Illinois who are considered 'hard to count'. That includes many in the state's immigrant communities.
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Andrea Zopp, CEO of World Business Chicago and co-chair of Chicago's Complete County Committee stopped by the ABC 7 Chicago studio to talk about the importance of the census in our communities.
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Linda Xochitl Tortolero, president and CEO of Mujeres Latinas En Accion, also stopped by the ABC 7 Chicago studios to provide more information on one of the organizations doing outreach in Chicago.
Visit Chicago.gov for more details on the census in the city.