State of Chicago?

I copied what appears below from the NYC board, regarding the city becoming a state. If you accept the premise a true megametropolis would function best as a state of its own and would function better under one state jurisdiction.... how effective would a state of Chicago be, composed of Chicago and Cook County, the collar counties, at least Lake and Porter County in IN and at least Kenosha County in WI? ********************** Sry if repost... NEW BID TO MAKE CITY 51ST STATE By STEPHANIE GASKELL Email Archives Print Reprint January 18, 2005 -- Should New York City become the 51st state? A bill that would create a commission to study whether the city should secede from New York state will get another hearing soon — after sitting in the City Council for nearly two years The bill was introduced on Feb. 26, 2003. A hearing was held shortly after, but no action has been taken on the bill since then. "I expected delays and opposition when we got to the state level, but I never thought it would be held up for two years trying to get out of a City Council committee," said Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Queens), who introduced the bill. But Councilman Bill Perkins (D-Manhattan) — the chair of the Government Operations committee, where the bill has been held up since May 2003 — told The Post that he plans to hold another hearing on the bill "sometime this year." After a disappointing "State of the State" speech two weeks ago, Vallone said this was the perfect time to look at whether the city should secede. "Ten years of long political speeches and empty promising while New York City residents pay for his mistakes, Gov. Pataki is slapping us on the back with one hand while lifting our wallets with the other," Vallone said. "We cannot raise taxes any more, nor can we make any further cuts. This may be our only viable option." A spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg declined to comment.>