FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                       THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2002



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                  **CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY**

                Census Bureau to Brief Reporters on 
             Census 2000 Long-Form Demographic Profiles

What:     The Census Bureau's Chicago regional director and state and 
          local officials will brief reporters on the release of Census 
          2000 demographic profiles containing social, economic, and 
          housing characteristics for Illinois, Cook County and Chicago. 
          These data are derived from responses to census long-form 
          questions.

When:     Tuesday, May 14; 10 a.m. (local time)

Who:      Stanley D. Moore, regional director, U.S. Census Bureau
          Danny K. Davis, U.S. representative for Illinois, 
             7th Congressional District
          Sue Ebetsch, coordinator of the Illinois State Data Center
          Max Dieber, director of research services, Northeastern 
             Illinois Planning Commission

Where:    The Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building
          77 W. Jackson
          Morrison Room - #331
          Chicago, Ill.

   For directions or more information about this event, you can contact
the U.S. Census Bureau's Chicago regional office, partnership and data
services, at (708) 531-9572.