•November 2, 2022•
On Friday & Saturday, November 11 & 12, 2022, New Illinois will hold the second session of a constitutional convention for the proposed new state. The event will be held at the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham. The Friday evening and Saturday morning presentations will be open to the public.

Speakers will include:
· Ted Dabrowski, nationally known financial expert and president of Wirepoints
· Mark Alan Motsinger, Southern Illinois historian and Advisory Board Member of the Illinois State Historical Society
The idea of splitting the State of Illinois goes back decades. Mark Alan Motsinger will explain the roots of the divide between downstate and Chicago and bring the story to life.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.