The Madison County Board on April 17 gave the green light to an advisory referendum that would allow the board to explore the possibility of the county becoming part of a new state. A resolution which passed along partisan lines after some 75 minutes of audience comment and board debate authorized the placement of a
By a vote of 15-7, the Madison County Board voted in favor of sending a non-binding referendum to voters in November. County voters will be asked if they want to separate from Cook County to form a new state.
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“To me, a referendum like this, it’s not offering real solutions,” one board member said. “Rather than offer solutions, it just, in my view, foments misperceptions.”
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