Illinois Rep. (Brad Halbrook) files bill to make Chicago the 51st state

WAND ^ | 2/09/19 | Brett Martin

[Libloather]

ILLINOIS. (WAND) - A state representative has filed a bill that would urge the United States Congress to make Chicago its own state and not a part of Illinois.

The bill, filed by Brad Halbrook of Shelbyville, Ill. was filed on Feb. 7th. It currently has two co-sponsors, Rep. Chris Miller of Robinson, Ill., and Darren Bailey of Louisville, Ill..

The bill has not been assigned to a committee yet. The bill is a house resolution meaning it does not need approval from the senate or the governor.

[Libloather]

'Chicago' is a French translation of the Miami-Illinois word 'shikaakwa' which means stinky onion.

[Howie66]

No thank you.

[Libloather]

More info -

SPRINGFIELD - Thursday, State Rep Brad Halbrook , with the support of his downstate colleagues Chris Miller and Darren Bailey introduced HR 101, suggesting that Illinois split into two states between the City of Chicago and the rest of the state - making Chicago the 51st state.

The resolution’s wording is as follows:

WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is often regarded as having two distinct regions, the City of Chicago and downstate Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Even communities north of Chicago are considered “downstate” because they have more in common with rural southern and central Illinois counties than they do with the City of Chicago; and

https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/02/state-rep-calls-for-chicago-to-be-51st-state.html

[Libloather]

No thank you.

Everyone enjoys the stinky onion?

[napscoordinator]

It would give the senate two blue senators AND two red senators for the rest of the state. No?

[Jim Noble]

I think we should make LA-Chicago-NYC a state. There’s no requirement for geographic contiguity. Let the new state have its two senators.

[goldstategop]

Downstate IL would be Red stripped off Chicago.

This resolution is DOA. Democrats aren’t going to give Republicans two free Senate seats and a bunch of House seats in perpetuity.

When pigs can fly.

[junta]

Back in the day we divided the state by I-80, it kind of matched the settlement patterns. The kooks from the Burnt Over Area of New York including the Mormons settled in the north while Scots-Irish to the south.

[eeriegeno]

Hey, I like the idea of breaking Chicago away from Illinois BUT it should become its own country not just another state.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Two more senators for Puerto Rico, two more for Chicago. And what about DC?

Sure.

[Ancient Man]

Better yet, why not seek to make it a Soviet satellite state? It’s more fitting.

[carmen2017]

Shouldn’t that be the 58th state acording to Zippy Obama.

[SMGFan]

NYC + plus Long Island , all this is nonsense talk.

[cnsmom]

DC isn’t a state yet and they have been at it for years. I’m not too worried about this.

[Right Wing Assault]

Hey, I like the idea of breaking Chicago away from Illinois BUT it should become its own country not just another state.

Or give it to Canada!

[Leep]

I am for “right of return” in California.

[Tonytitan]

It should be broken off to float away and sink into Lake Michigan.

[arthurus]

Chicago should be excised from Illinois and reformed as a U.S. Possession with the same status as Guam. While we are doing that California should assume the same status.

[arthurus]

That's not appropriate. Detroit, maybe. Hussein was thinking of the 57 Moslem states when he said that. Detroit, or at least the no-go zone of Hamtramck fits would be more appropriate.

[arthurus]

That's not appropriate. Detroit, maybe. Hussein was thinking of the 57 Moslem states when he said that. Detroit, or at least the no-go zone of Hamtramckwould be more appropriate.