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The 51st state in American political discourse refers to the concept of granting statehood to one of the United States' territories, splitting one or more of the existing states up to form a new state, or granting statehood to the District of Columbia, thereby increasing the number of states in the Union (something that has not happened since ...
100 Best Documents at the Illinois State Archives. 92. Senate Joint Resolution to make Chicago and Cook County the 51st State (1981) View the Document. Background: Illinois stretches almost 400 miles from the Wisconsin border to the Ohio River and is a very diverse state.
Apr 30, 2021 · Democrats want to make the District of Columbia the country’s 51st state, but Republicans do not, according to the latest Economist /YouGov poll. There is a clear division of opinion among Americans (36% favor it, while 37% oppose it) about statehood for the District, reflecting partisan expectations should Washington D.C. be admitted as a state.
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While state lawmakers continue the 200-year-old rivalry between Chicago and the rest of Illinois, there’s a move by downstaters to make the Windy City its own state, a plan one political...
Aug 14, 1972 · “If Israel becomes part of the U.S., there is no further question of attacking the state of Israel—as well attack the city of Chicago.”
Apr 19, 2016 · While Puerto Rico or DC may indeed one day become the 51st state (designs for a new national flag displaying 51 stars have already been proposed), the term has also become a proxy for the...
Oct 8, 2020 · There's a renewed push to separate downstate Illinois from the City of Chicago, creating the 51st state in the nation. Representative Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, filed Illinois House Resolution 101, calling to make Chicago the nation’s 51st state.
