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One of the advantages of a new federal Constitutional Convention could be the redrawing of state boundaries on a logical basis.

Lake County, Ind., could combine with Cook County and a corridor north along the lake to and include Milwaukee County for a new state.

In many states, like Illinois, the legislatures spend a lot of time haggling over urban versus rural matters. The new states would be more the masters of their own destinies, rather than constantly making political compromises.