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MITCHELL, BROWN CALL FOR SEPARATION OF COOK COUNTY FROM REST OF ILLINOIS
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Nov 23, 2011 03:28pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | Newspaper - Copper Basin News |
| News Date | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Fed up with Chicago’s domination of Illinois state politics, two central Illinois lawmakers are calling for the separation of Cook County and the other 101 counties in Illinois into two separate states.
State Representatives Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) and Adam Brown (R- Decatur) have introduced a House Joint Resolution which seeks to separate Cook County from the rest of Illinois and authorizes a statewide referendum on the issue.
“When I talk to constituents, one of the biggest things I hear is ‘Chicago should be its own state.’ Downstate families are tired of Chicago dictating its views to the rest of us. You only have to look at the election results from last year’s governor’s race to see the problem. Cook County carried Pat Quinn, while almost every downstate county supported Bill Brady. Our voters’ voices were drowned out by Chicago,” said Mitchell. |
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