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A group wants to create a new state of Illinois, one without Chicago, ABC 20 in Springfield reported.
The goal is to make Illinois the 51st state, renaming it 'New Illinois,' leaving Chicago to become its' very own state. Members of the group include activist and state representatives tired of being overlooked by Cook County, stated the report.
“There’s a lack of accountability, absorption of power into one geographic point and that allows not just one growth of supermajorities,” said chairman of the group, G.H. Merritt.
Illinoi state capitol in Springfield
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“ What happens is it addresses the interest economy and needs of a major area, but neglects the rest of the state,” said G.H. Merritt.
Four states - Kentucky, Maine, Vermont, and West Virginia were formed after splitting from existing states.
Quincy University professor of history Justin Coffey told the ABC 20 that the state itself cannot make this decision to spit on its' own. Congress has to approve it and that is unlikely, stated the report.
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