Connor Towne O'Neill
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230 appearances
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1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 5 Jul
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And leaders of New Illinois say they no longer consent to be governed in this way, the state run by the big city.
The only way they see to redress their grievances is to leave.
That's right.
Aisha, back in October of 2020, G.H.
Merritt, she's the chairman of New Illinois, she formalized her group's intentions.
On the steps of a courthouse in western Illinois, she recited the Declaration of Independence, the original one.
And then she recited the new one.
The one that declares independence from Illinois.
That's right.
Yeah, she says she first got the idea to start a new state back in 2018.
She lives in northern Illinois, up by a lake near the Wisconsin border.
And she says she was frustrated by the state's high taxes.
She felt like all that power in Chicago didn't really translate into many opportunities elsewhere.
She and her husband considered moving away.
Thus the tagline of the organization, leave Illinois without moving.
And, you know, the idea caught on.
It turns out lots of people shared her frustrations.
So Aisha, if you'll indulge me a little revolutionary history.
Totally.
It's on everyone's mind.
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