Some in Illinois want to get rid of Chicago
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. – It is midday and hot as a firecracker in the southern Illinois town of Mount Vernon. At the Fairfield Inn out by the highway, ...
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. – It is midday and hot as a firecracker in the southern Illinois town of Mount Vernon. At the Fairfield Inn out by the highway, people make their way inside the lobby; retirees in couples; middle-aged people carefully shepherding white-haired parents in their 80s; a few younger folks. The July 20 event, planned for about 60 people and advertised on Facebook, drew around 200. On the screen at the front of the room, the first slide of a PowerPoint presentation hovers: "A Plan for Splitting the State of Illinois.