The great state of ... Chicago?

• Position: PEOPLE & POLITICS - Chicago, Illinois - Brief article

THE GREAT STATE OF ... CHICAGO? That's the idea behind a bill introduced by Representative Bill Mitchell who thinks that Illinois and Cook County should be divided into different states because of the "different and firmly seated views" Chicagoans hold compared with their more conservative neighbors in the rest of the state. Mitchell's concern centers on Chicago's higher tax rates and stricter gun laws. Chicago's "liberal policies are an insult to the traditional values" of the rest of the state, he said. "When I talk to constituents...