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Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was signed, marking the birth of a new nation. But if you read the Declaration closely, it’s not just about creating something new; it’s about ridding itself of something unwanted. It’s a break-up text, announcing secession from the British Crown. Today, that same spirit is fueling a modern-day movement in Illinois.<\/p>\n

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A growing number of rural counties want to secede from Illinois and create a 51st state called “New Illinois.” Driven by frustration over the dominance of Chicago politics, they are organizing for a new future. This week on , reporter Connor Towne O’Neill takes us inside the movement to split Illinois, and the challenges facing a modern secessionist movement in the land of Lincoln.<\/p>\n

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Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was signed, marking the birth of a new nation. But if you read the Declaration closely, it\u2019s not just about creating something new;\u00a0 it\u2019s about ridding itself of something unwanted. It\u2019s a break-up text, announcing secession from the British Crown. Today, that same spirit is fueling a modern-day movement in Illinois.<\/p>\n

A growing number of rural counties want to secede from Illinois and create a\u00a0 51st state called \u201cNew Illinois.\u201d\u00a0 Driven by frustration over the dominance of Chicago politics,\u00a0 they are organizing for a new future. This week on The Sunday Story<\/em>, reporter Connor Towne O’Neill takes us inside the movement to split Illinois, and the challenges facing a modern secessionist movement in the land of Lincoln.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[1067,1068],"class_list":["post-4651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-up-first-from-npr","tag-illinois","tag-secession"],"yoast_head":"\nThe growing movement to secede from Illinois and become the 51st state - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=4651\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The growing movement to secede from Illinois and become the 51st state - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was signed, marking the birth of a new nation. 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