Chicago's mayor donned a lime green cowboy hat and announced she'd send around a 'Census Cowboy' to remind communities to fill out the 2020 Census

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• Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she's sending a "Census Cowboy" to 10 communities with low 2020 Census response rates to encourage participation. 
• In a video, the Mayor compared this initiative with efforts made by the mayor of Gotham in Batman. 
• The census helps determine crucial funding and congressional representation. 
• Lightfoot has a goal of a 75% response rate in Chicago, right now it's at 55%. 
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In a strange video announcement, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that a "Census Cowboy" will now be going to the ten communities in the city with the lowest census completion to urge residents to fill out the form.

"Giddy up, Chicago. I'm calling on the Census Cowboy to help improve our Census response rates across Chicago. Make the Census Cowboy proud by filling out the Census today at http://my2020census.gov," Lightfoot said in a tweet of the video. 

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