Cook County secession: 3 towns vote to opt out of County

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Northwest suburban voters angry over a sales-tax increase voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of seceding from Cook County.

But don't expect the county border to be redrawn any time soon. The referendum measures in the townships of Palatine, Barrington and Hanover were advisory, not binding. Extremely high hurdles would have to be jumped before secession came to pass.