Residents in seven downstate counties voted in Tuesday’s election to explore the idea of breaking away from Illinois to form a new state.
The counties join a growing number of other right-leaning downstate counties that have approved similar nonbinding measures in recent election years. The movement comes as residents’ distaste for the left-leaning policies pushed through the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly has also grown.
As the article points out, there is little chance of success.
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