Chen, from the University of Michigan, ran 10,000 computer simulations on different map outcomes in Illinois. The only requirement was that the maps comply with the federal Voting Rights Act, CNI ...

Illinois has a population of almost 13 million people. About half of them live in the greater Chicago area. That gives Chicago a dominant position in Illinois state government and leads to the state's ...

In Illinois, 33 counties have voted to leave the state. Getting them into Indiana is incredibly unlikely. 00:01 01:03 Author: Mike Potter Published: 10:43 AM MST January 15, 2025 ...

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.