Illinois Republicans unhappy at the influence the Democrat-controlled city of Chicago holds over the state are looking at trying to blow the Windy City out of the state altogether -- despite the long odds that such a push would face. The sponsor of the bill, state Rep. Brad Halbrook, said he supports the split due to differences on issues such as the Second Amendment and abortion. ”I don’t believe that Chicago and the state of Illinois should be separated. “Each state would negotiate how they wanted and each state would start off with a new constitution,” he told Chicago Tonight. The resolution notes that there was a resolution passed by the City in 1925 to form a state of Chicago.

Source: Fox News May 18, 2019 15:06 UTC