Since 2020, 33 counties in Illinois have held "advisory referenda" on the issue of secession from the state ... in the early 19th century. In the 1800s, the Red River Valley region saw a number ...

Secession in a national context One example of secession is ... 4 p.m.: An earlier version of this article stated that Illinois residents sought to secede in the late 1800s. This statement was ...