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2023 Op. Ill. Att'y Gen. 1 (2023)

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                    OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
                                    STATE  OF  ILLINOIS
 KWAME RAOUL
 ATTORNEY   GENERAL

                                      October 17, 2023




FILE  NO. 23-001


COUNTIES:
Authority of a Non-Home-Rule   County
to Secede from the State of Illinois



The Honor    e   enjami      oet e
State's Att n y, Jersey County
201 West   ea 1 Street
Jerseyville, lii ois 62052

Dear Mr.  Goetten.

              I have your letter inquiring: (1) whether an Illinois county may secede from the

State of Illinois and join another state; (2) if the answer to the first question is in the affirmative,

what is the process for applying for or enabling the county to secede; and (3) if the answer to the

first question is in the affirmative, whether there is a process for estimating the value of current

State of Illinois assets such as parks, buildings, and highways found in the county. For the

reasons stated below, it is my opinion that non-home-rule counties, such as Jersey County, do not

have the authority to secede from the State of Illinois and join another state. Therefore, it is not

necessary to address your remaining questions.




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