Rural Counties in Illinois Want To Secede From the Democrat-Run State; Lawmakers in Indiana Say ‘We’d Like To Invite You’

More than 30 counties in Illinois have voted to leave the state since 2020 as they are not being represented by their state’s left-wing government.

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A screen shot from the new Illinois group's website. Via New Illinois

Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with the initial stages of a bill that would absorb several counties in Illinois where voters no longer feel represented by their state government. 

On Monday, a committee in the Indiana House voted 11-1 to approve Indiana House Bill 1008, which would create a five-member commission to explore the idea of adjusting the state’s border with Illinois to incorporate several counties that have voted to secede from the Prairie State in recent years.

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