Should Illinois be separated into two states – Cook County and the rest ... forces are hoping that national Democrats would let the divide happen in exchange for Washington, D.C. or Puerto ...

Downstate leaders believe their constituents want to split Illinois into two new states. The big picture ... that national Democrats would let the divide happen in exchange for Washington ...

And we're going to look at two states with two different approaches - Florida and Illinois. NPR's Larry Kaplow ... Well, state powers were really baked into the U.S. Constitution from the ...

(The Center Square) – With an Indiana bill ready for the governor’s desk to investigate absorbing Illinois counties, some wanting to split the Land of Lincoln into two say “thanks ...

The bill would aim to create a commission made of five representatives from Indiana and five from Illinois, and would be tasked with evaluating the location of the boundary between the two states ...