Lawmakers seeking to separate Chicago from Illinois ask Chicago mayor to fight corruption [View all]
A group of downstate Republicans who want to separate Chicago from Illinois said they are encouraged by the new Chicago mayor’s push to end corruption in the Windy City.
They’re not ending their effort to split Illinois into two states, but the group, led by state Rep. Brad Halbrook, sent Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot an open letter praising her for wanting to root out corruption in Chicago.
“It’s no secret about corruption in Chicago and how that filters down through the rest of the state,” Halbrook said in an interview. “So if she wants to have a conversation on how to deal with that, we think that’s an awesome place to start.”
“For decades, Chicago’s corruption has been scaled statewide as the politically connected from Chicago have ruled our state and gamed the system to get rich,” the letter said.
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