The DuPage County Board on Tuesday agreed to move ahead with an amended version of a district boundary map, put together by the county’s redistricting committee.

About the Redistricting Plan

The new plan keeps the current board structure with six districts, and maintains three board members per district. But some residents may have new county board representatives as a result of the board’s decision.

The county is required to adopt a redistricting map every 10 years to account for population changes noted in U.S. Census data.

Board Member Jim Zay emphasized the importance of the county establishing a fair process to redraw the map, all while ensuring transparency with members of the public. He said both sides of the aisle achieved much of what they set out to accomplish.

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