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Local & State
More Illinois Counties to Vote on Separating from Cook County
PN Team • 3 days ago
Eleven more Illinois counties, including Piatt, Coles, Henderson, McDonough, Warren, Macoupin, Monroe, Washington, Hamilton, Saline and Gallatin, will place non-binding referendums on the November ballot asking whether officials should explore separating from Cook County to form a new state. Organizers with Illinois Separation say the measure has passed in all 33 counties that previously voted on it, and would reach 44 of 102 counties if this round succeeds. Supporters cite Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution; any split would need approval from the Illinois legislature and Congress. Governor JB Pritzker's office has dismissed the effort as a stunt unlikely to materialize.
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Sentiment
- Cook County, Illinois Portrayed as the entity counties are seeking to separate from, implying local dissatisfaction.
- Illinois State whose legislature would need to approve any county separation, framed as a bureaucratic hurdle.