Every single important city in the US would love this approach. The rural areas would dry up and the cities would prosper like never before, now that they don’t have to support people in the country. I would love to see how Texas does if only Houston and Dallas left, the entire state would be dirt poor in no time flat.

Dude. Illinois is a hellhole **except** for Chicago.

And comparing Chicago to Detroit - I take it you’ve never actually visited Chicago before, have you? It’s beautiful and in the middle of an economic boom. You’re very misinformed.

As a Chicago native, please believe that I’ve forever wished that Chicago could break away and form it’s own state. All the red counties outside of Cook can go to fucking hell. And the next time someone from Schaumburg or Crystal Lake tells me they’re from Chicago I’m gong to stab them in the eye.

Hahahahaha sure dude, we’ll split off and be a state called Chicagoland, and you all can live in “OMG holy shit we have no money for anything”. Enjoy that.