Though this movement seems political, organizers of the ballot referendum disagree. "It's more of a cultural divide," Loret Newlin from the Illinois Separation Referendum previously told Axios.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Chicago on Nov. 9, 2022. (Anthony Vazquez / Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ...

Now a separatist movement wants even more voters to weigh in on that issue in 2026. In all, 33 counties in downstate Illinois have voted affirmatively to explore formation of a new state.

UPDATED 06/01/11 5:58 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) - The legalization of civil unions is one in a long string of achievements for the gay rights movement in Illinois, going back nearly 90 years.

Illinois is home to five of the most significant figures and events in the history of the nation’s labor movement, including the strike that led to the creation of Labor Day.

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Don't look now, but the so-called ESG movement is now coming to Chicago. As if the Windy City and State of Illinois didn't already have enough problems to deal with, the Wall Street Journal ...

Mothers of the Movement Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty in Illinois There was a saying among the mothers: “We’re there for every mother’s son.” Alice Kim August 3, 2022 ...

SPRINGFIELD — As workers in Illinois prepare to celebrate Labor Day this weekend, a new report shows there has been a surge in efforts to organize labor unions in workplaces throughout the state ...

A Broader Movement Separation movements aren’t just gaining steam in Illinois. There are at least three bills before the New York legislature that deal with splitting up the state.

No Illinois group was included in a 1994 study of the militia movement conducted by the Anti Defamation League, which estimates there are 10,000 militia members in 30 states.