Indiana looks to add 33 counties from Illinois that voted to leave the state - Republicans are considering the proposal after ...
Thirty-three counties are exploring the possibility of forming a separate state, distancing themselves from Cook County. The Illinois Separation Movement is efforting to get more counties and ...
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says lawmakers are looking into a proposal to absorb parts of Illinois after multiple ...
The ballot question posed to Illinois voters in the November election alluded to "the possibility of separating from Cook County to form a new state or to seek admission to the Union as such ...
The story is worth telling. Many downstate Illinois residents dislike Chicago’s strong influence in the state. Last year, a ...
Those counties, now 33 in total, have voted to leave the state of Illinois. The language in the referenda involved the counties splitting off to create a new, 51st state—not joining Indiana.