(International Business Times) Illinois voters in several pro-Trump counties voted in favor of seceding from Illinois to try to form a new state during the recent election.
The question, “Shall the board of [the county] correspond with the boards of other counties of Illinois, outside of Cook County, 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?” was featured on the ballots of voters in counties outside Cook County.
Seven counties voted in favor of secession, and in six of those counties, more than 70% of voters were in favor of the measure, WWBT-TV reported.
During previous elections in 2020 and 2022, at least 21 other counties voted in favor of secession in similar ballot measures, WGN-TV reported.
