JERSEY COUNTY - On Election Day, local voters made it clear where they stand on separating from Cook County (and its county ...

The nonbinding advisory referendums, which include Madison County, are seen by advocates as a way to quantify discontent with ...

Seven Illinois counties will vote on a non-binding resolution this election to begin exploring forming a new state without ...

Another group of Illinois counties has voted to explore whether they should secede from the state, citing significant ...

Seven counties, including four of five in The Telegraph’s coverage area, approved an advisory referendum seeking to begin the process of separating Downstate Illinois from Chicago and the collar ...

The citizens of seven additional Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from Chicago and Cook County and forming ...

In last night’s election results, seven more Illinois counties voted in favor of separating from Cook County and Chicago, ...

While only a symbolic vote, Madison and Jersey County voters have resoundingly told whoever will listen that they want to ...

A majority of voters in four west-central Illinois counties were backing a non-binding resolution to explore the possibility ...

Voters in six Illinois counties will be asked if they should break away from Illinois and form a new state. The non-binding ...

JERSEY/GREENE/CALHOUN/MACOUPIN COUNTIES - Multiple counties in the Riverbend voted on a referendum to separate from Cook ...

Continuing a recent trend, a group of Illinois counties will cast votes on whether or not they should seek to form a state separate from Chicago and Cook County.