Carp & Chicago

2 Northern Illinois news items that just will not die.......

Keeping the invasive Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes:

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/no-funding-to-protect-great-lakes-from-asian-carp/69-f3723304-025f-4a1f-bcf6-04baf9c8f858

Chicago splitting from Illinois to become 51st state:

https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/should-illinois-split-from-chicago-these-residents-are-gathering-signatures/article_961a1ce4-3c36-5aab-8e70-c01e314a8f26.html

One of these:  has validity/merit but will never happen.

One of these:  total lunacy.

Any idea which is which?

A hint:  Illinois dies without Chicago*.

Grace & Peace & Love to you all -

Matt

* while some would argue that The Land of Lincoln is already dead, we ain't seen nothing yet if the tax revenues and economic engines of Chicago are expelled from Illinois