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The Madison County Board will meet tomorrow to debate whether to put forth a referendum this fall for voters to decide if Madison County should secede from the state of Illinois. Madison County Democratic Party Chair Randy Harris and Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association Mark Guethle released the following statement opposing this plan:

“Madison County Republicans do not care about finding solutions to problems, they only seem to care about sowing divisions in our community and our state,” said Randy Harris, Chair of the Democratic Party of Madison County. “Illinois and Madison County are stronger together. This proposal for Madison County to secede from Illinois will send a signal to leaders in our state and in the business community that we as a county don’t want to be here and we’re not serious about helping people. It’s silly, reckless, and just plain dumb. The board should not even call this resolution for a vote.”

“Illinois is the greatest state in the nation. said Mark Guethle, President of the IDCCA. Voting to secede is unpatriotic, and damn near Un-American. This non-binding referendum won’t accomplish anything, and instead of working to better the lives of their residents, Republicans in Madison County are telling voters they want to ‘take their ball and go home.’ Board members should reject this proposal.”

Earlier this month the Madison County Board Government Relations Committee approved a resolution to submit an advisory referendum to the voters of Madison County regarding separating from Illinois to form a new state. The full board is supposed to meet on April 17 to debate and approve this resolution.

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posted by Isabel Miller
Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 7:47 am

Comments

  1. At the end of that Tribune op-ed from Senator McConchie I see he’s identified as, among other things, a “renewable energy consultant.” Who knew?

    Comment by Felix Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 8:07 am

  2. I will miss celebrating Jim Oberweis’s election losses with a scoop of their ice cream.

    Comment by North Park Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 9:38 am

  3. “Referendum draft proposes bringing Forest Preserve District back under DuPage County Board control”

    They kinda give the game away at the end: “the residents of DuPage County do not appreciate the strong arm Chicago style political tactics from the new forest preserve board”

    Forest preserve bosses? Uh huh. You bet.

    The fact is that DuPage Republicans are tired of having to compete in so many elections, so they want to re-concentrate power (and their attention) in the county board.

    They liked all the layers of government (and patronage) when they were under the exclusive control of their party.

    Much less so now.

    – MrJM

    Comment by @misterjayem Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 9:44 am

  4. @Felix The bio on the gov website has McConchie listed as a consultant for Verde Solutions. He’s not on the company website but I wonder if he had anything to do with the College of Lake County project listed on their portfolio.

    Comment by Torco Sign Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 9:52 am

  5. Slim Coleman. the 80s on the north side were interesting.

    Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 10:09 am

  6. I am genuinely bummed out about Oberweis and fear they will be gobbled up by a conglomerate that will lower the quality of their product. I am not sad for the family, I am sad for the consumer.

    =They liked all the layers of government (and patronage) when they were under the exclusive control of their party.

    Much less so now.

    – MrJM=

    MrJM’s comments are always on the money.

    Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 10:14 am

  7. ==They liked all the layers of government (and patronage) when they were under the exclusive control of their party.==

    Truly. Then you’d see Republicans who had government jobs their entire careers get together to watch or listen to Rush Limbaugh.

    Comment by low level Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 10:17 am

  8. Sorry to hear the news on Slim Coleman. Hard to believe he was 80. Time really does fly by.
    He left the city in much better shape than he found it.

    Comment by Back to the Future Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 10:22 am

  9. ===MrJM’s comments are always on the money. ===

    Yes. I’m so glad he’s back.

    Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 10:39 am

  10. I’m so old my family used to get Oberweis milk delivered to the house twice a week.

    Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 12:05 pm

  11. Slim Coleman was an early Harold Washington supporter during his monumental win in the 1983 Primary over Jane Byrne and Daley II. He appeared in a lot of Washington new conferences and media events during that election. An interesting character.

    Comment by Mr Ed Wednesday, Apr 17, 24 @ 1:32 pm

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