She later told the Daily Herald that 68 Illinois counties have either voted for ... regarding people’s rights and the ability to form a new state. “I’m just wildly optimistic about our ...

The goal of the commission is to explore taking counties from Illinois ... form a new state and would not be interested in joining Indiana," Newlin said. "A second group would prefer to join Indiana ...

Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar USA TODAY NETWORK After 33 counties in downstate Illinois voted in favor of symbolic referendums about creating a new state ... may want to leave the state in the first ...

If signed, an Indiana bill would create a commission to consider the fate of counties who want ... Illinois counties have passed referendums to explore the formation of a new state.

and high taxes in Illinois. They voted in November 2024 on whether the counties should explore “the possibility of separating from Cook County to form a new state and to seek admission to the ...

voters in 33 Illinois counties have approved ballot measures asking if they want to consider separating from Cook County, a county that includes Chicago, to form a new state. But the initiative ...

In the last five years, voters in 33 Illinois counties have approved ballot measures asking if they want to consider separating from Chicago's Cook County to form a new state. But that doesn't ...

We're one state.” Newlin also said that Illinois secessionists are divided on the topic. "One group wants to form a new state ... were to want us, they should not presume all 33 counties wanted ...