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'Sometimes splitting is a good thing': An Illinois movement aims to be the 51st state

16+ hour, 38+ min ago  (741+ words) CONNOR TOWNE O'NEILL, BYLINE: Loret Newlin has spent the last six years driving all across Illinois. O'NEILL: She's logged all those miles trying to convince people to leave Illinois. That is, leave Illinois without moving. NEWLIN: Probably the most persistent…...