sentences:  In 2011, Mitchell joined with State Representative Adam Brown of the 101st district in proposing statehood for Cook County.Mitchell said that Chicago is "dictating its views" to the rest of the state and Brown added that Chicago "overshadows" the rest of Illinois.An August 30, 2003, article in the Bloomington–Normal newspaper "The Pantagraph" stated that Mitchell was arrested for DUI near Heyworth, Illinois, and was also charged with improper traffic lane usage.