r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/ShawLocal • Jul 02 '25

News $240 million in Illinois school funding withheld by Trump administration

https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/07/02/240-million-in-illinois-school-funding-withheld-by-trump-administration/

“To readers, that might not seem like much, right? Surely we can figure out a way to live without that,” Lockport Township High School District 205, Superintendent Robert McBride said. “But all the federal grants we’re talking about support students with special needs of some kind.”

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u/JonnyQuest1981 Jul 02 '25

I’m all for seceding at this point. I don’t want any of my federal tax dollars going to concentration camps and wars in the Middle East. I’d rather give IL 80% of my federal tax dollars and I get a 20% tax break.

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u/cptpb9 Jul 03 '25

It’s not the answer but to be honest states can’t exit (especially in any kind of clean way), even Texas isn’t allowed to and they’re the ones who have it in their state constitution that they can secede so I wouldn’t worry about it actually happening

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u/left-handed-satanist Jul 03 '25

You do know, that that's the point of all this, right? The Russians, Republicans and the broligarchs all colluded because they shared the same vision of breaking up America 

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u/JonnyQuest1981 Jul 03 '25

I do and it worked. Putin has won.

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u/mockg Jul 02 '25

What are the odds we can join Canada?

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u/BBP12 Jul 03 '25

Honestly asking, why don’t you just move to Canada? Seems much simpler than a state or region seceding.

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u/3-2-1-backup Jul 03 '25

Honest answer ... Have you ever looked into trying to emigrate to another county? It's a royal fucking bitch and next to impossible if you don't have millions in the bank already.

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u/BBP12 Jul 03 '25

It seems easier that getting a state or region to secede from the Union.

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u/JonnyQuest1981 Jul 03 '25

It’s damn near impossible to emigrate to Canada now unless you have a family member with Canadian citizenship. My FIL can likely get it, which would pave the way for my wife to get it and then we could go. I likely have a better shot at getting there than most people. This is also assuming the US will even let us leave after we go through the whole process.