‘State of New Illinois’ committee continues push to secede from Cook County – KTVI (St. Louis)

‘State of New Illinois’ committee continues push to secede from Cook County – KTVI (St. Louis)

State Rep. Charlie Meier, whose district includes Highland, supports separation but says support in Congress is highly unlikely. He’s introduced a joint resolution for a state constitutional amendment to allot one state senator per three contiguous counties, which would give down state Illinois a senate majority instead of Chicago, which now dominates both houses of the Illinois General Assembly.