Seven counties voted in favor of secession, and in six of those counties, more than 70% of voters were in favor of the measure.
  • pwnicholson@lemmy.world
    9·
    9 days ago

    If they were granted secession by the federal Congress they would be a state and get federal funding. That’s the only way they’d leave.

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 days ago

      Yes but that circumstance could happen regardless of actions taken by the state of Illinois so it doesn’t have any impact on the plans I laid out.