But Rep. Davidsmeyer, articulating a belief held by many, said that "the policies that come down from Chicago are actually pushing [the rest of the state's] economic opportunity away.
The bill, House Resolution , delves into other issues as well, including taxes. The addition of Davidsmeyer's name to the list of Republicans in support has intensified the issue, and whether it is to spark debate, or a serious idea, won't change that the underlying issues are now taking a front seat in the state's politics.
And, like the blue states trying to undermine the electoral college, or the ticket sales for Unplanned, it's yet another example of the deep and seemingly unbreachable divide in this country along every social, political, and economic line. We use cookies to better understand website visitors, for advertising, and to offer you a better experience.
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Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox. Most recent. Manchin says Democrats 'should' reach a deal on Biden's 'human infrastructure' plan this week 34m. All Articles. This toxic vegetable is the 1 danger in your diet 5h. Cook County — which with 5 million residents is the nation's second most-populous county — is the state's economic engine and key tax generator, providing substantial contributions to the state's other counties for everything from schools to roads, colleges and universities, and prisons.
The Chicago area last year generated Nevertheless, the idea is tempting for some folks in southern Illinois, much of which is closer geographically and culturally to St. Louis and Louisville than to Chicago. Mike Nikonovich, who owns a winery and brewhaus in touristy Grafton, north of St. Louis, said he'd gladly toast a split. He sees the Chicago area as a nexus of wasteful spending and wrong-minded thinking, viewing downstaters as "just all farmers.
I don't think anybody's taking it seriously, but it'd be nice to dream. Let them sink, and we'll swim," said Nikonovich. In southwestern Illinois' St. Clair County , Republican-leaning corn and soybean grower Bob Biehl echoed the frustration of the measure's two authors but said he doesn't think excising Chicago and Cook County is the way to address it.
If it's not good for the public in that area [of Cook County], we just lose the vote," said Biehl, We all just need to get along.
What the legislators don't mention is that the state has grappled with the idea before — to no avail. In , Cook County considered dumping Illinois to become its own state named, well, Chicago. While one downstate senator proclaimed the Chicago area "has been a nuisance in the last few years" and should be expelled, the push fizzled. And there was a bid in — during the infancy of the nation's own Civil War — by Illinois' southern swath long known as "Little Egypt " to split from Illinois, citing cultural and political differences.
As for the latest effort, Gov. Pat Quinn could only shake his head. It's definitely not the Illinois way to go. Already a subscriber? Monitor journalism changes lives because we open that too-small box that most people think they live in.
We believe news can and should expand a sense of identity and possibility beyond narrow conventional expectations. Illinois State Rep. That same day, Illinois State Reps. If these Illinois lawmakers want to separate Chicago from the rest of the state, what then happens to Chicagoland?
Countless suburbs surround The Windy City from every direction, and many of its inhabitants travel into the city for work and other ventures each day. Will Chicagoland be considered Illinois or a part of this newfound state? For years, residents in Central and Southern Illinois have felt Chicago runs the entire state of Illinois, both politically and socially.
This problem probably occurs in other states like New York and California, with their most populated cities — New York City and Los Angeles respectively — but those cities have not become states yet, nor will they ever in future years. Out of the counties in Illinois, Clinton only won 12 of them.
These statistics do not impress downstate Illinoisans, but if Chicago were to become its own state, there would have to be some serious changes to not only the congressional districts, but also those within the state legislature.
Who knows what these Illinois state representatives had in mind when they proposed this bill or what they still have in mind today. Whatever the case, this needs to stop before the situation grows out of hand. There is no way Chicago would become its own state. Family buries Jelani Day, Rev.
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