Seniors on the Move
Note: Senior mobility is based on the percentage of seniors who were registered voters in both November 2000 and September 2007 but registered at different addresses.
Sources: Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, Cook County Clerk, Philip Nyden of Loyola University Chicago; analyzed by The Chicago Reporter.
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