ST. LOUIS — The Shelby County, Illinois, board voted to put a question on the November ballot, asking residents to give Chicago the boot from the Land of Lincoln and become its own state.
Our sister-station WCIA reports the vote came as Shelby County board members also voted to allow businesses to reopen.
The Shelbyville Daily Union reports it was a 12-7 vote Wednesday on the non-binding resolution to form a new state.
The question will also show up on the ballot in Effingham, Fayette and Jefferson counties.