33 Illinois Counties Have Now Voted to Split From Chicago Tyranny
Seven more conservative Illinois counties voted in favor of separating from Cook County (Chicago) yesterday
Seven more conservative Illinois counties voted in favor of separating from Cook County (Chicago) yesterday in non-binding referendums. This was the ballot question: “Shall the Board of ____ County correspond with the boards of other counties of Illinois outside of Cook about the possibility of separating from Cook County to form a new state, and to seek admission to the Union as such, subject to the approval of the people?” The question is non-binding.
Although Madison County only voted 56.5% in favor, in unofficial results, the other counties voted 71% to 77% in favor. In 2020-2022, 26 counties voted in favor of such questions, and none voted in opposition. Those counties averaged 74% in favor. Illinois currently has 101 counties.
Iroquois County was the first county to vote on the issue that is not more southerly than Peoria, as the movement has been predominantly in the southern half of the state. Republicans vastly outnumber Democrats in each of the counties, and only Madison County, population 265,000, is not considered a rural county.
Constitutionally, any deal to make downstate Illinois into a state would require…