While Illinois' new district maps don't take effect until next month, a central Illinois lawmaker will no longer have much of the Regional Radio listening area.

State Sen. Chapin Rose hands-off much of his district to Lincoln Republican Sally Turner and the Mahomet Republican is disappointed to be losing a lot of central Illinois he represented for so long.

Sen. Rose will now not only have a new constituency base to get to know but local leaders in those areas. He indicates that is something he's been working on.

There are a lot of logistics Sen. Rose's team is working on over the next few weeks in preparation for his new district. 

In December, Sen. Rose will join Sen. Turner in the WHOW studio.