The growing movement to secede from Illinois and become the 51st state
A growing secessionist movement in Illinois, led by rural conservatives frustrated with Chicago’s political dominance, is pushing to form a new state called New Illinois. Though legally improbable, the movement reflects deep cultural and political divides and has gained traction through b
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