Succession in Illinois

For John, BLUF:  This is from several months ago, but it shows that no everyone is happy with the direction of large Democratic Party controlled cities.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Illinois County Board Passes Ballot Measure For New State

Here is the sub-headline:

Effingham County, half way between Indiana and Missiouri, a little over half way down.

From Bearing Arms, by Blogger Tom Knighton, 17 April 2019.

Here is the lede plus four:

On Tuesday, I wrote about how there was a move afoot to create the 51st state by basically cutting Illinois off from Chicago.  It’s an interesting plan, though not one I see likely to happen.

However, that doesn’t mean it’s not being taken seriously.

County board members passed a referendum question which will go on the 2020 ballot.  It asks if people support separating the rest of the state from Cook County.

It asks this: “Shall Effingham County coordinate discussions with the remaining 101 Counties of the State of Illinois, with the exception of Cook County, regarding the possibility of forming a new state and ultimately seeking admission to the Federal Union as the 51st State, pursuant to the provisions of the United States Constitution?”

The referendum proposal passed 7 to 2, which tells you where the county board stands.

It isn't likely to happen, but it would be interesting if it did.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff