Posted April 17, 2019 2:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

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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.

Now, let’s say the bulk of the counties pass similar measures and discussions take place. Is there a way this may happen?

Well, yeah. Anything’s possible. I don’t think it’s likely, but right now the idea is far enough down the road that we don’t need to worry too much. By the time this passes and enough discussion …Read the Rest

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