While it is far from guaranteed that the Illinois counties will join Indiana if Braun signs the bill, the commission will open the door to conversations on the matter. “We all have our own ...

Braun intends to sign the ... Huston said that Indiana is “a great place to live, work, raise your kids and enjoy a high quality of life.” “We welcome our neighbors in Illinois seeking ...

“To all of our neighbors in the West, we hear your frustrations and invite you to join us in low-cost, low-tax Indiana ... dies at 65 Bears Sign Journeyman Quarterback to Provide Depth ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On May 1, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed a new law creating the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission. The goal of the commission is to explore taking counties from ...

Driving west from Central Indiana into Illinois ... There is no tourist station at the state line and the small “Welcome to Illinois” sign is easy to miss if one is glancing at their GPS.

which already cleared the Indiana House, that would begin the process of absorbing Illinois counties that wish to break away from Cook County and Chicago. The bill now heads to Gov. Mike Braun to ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - Indiana ... counties from Illinois. At least 33 counties had their residents vote expressing their desire to not be in the same state as Chicago. “We welcome our neighbors ...

Even if Indiana passes the bill and Gov. Mike Braun signs it, Illinois would have to pass similar legislation, which is not considered likely given the state’s Democratic Party majority in both ...

Indiana is taking a first step toward a rather unlikely effort to amend its border and acquire parts of Illinois. The legislature in the Hoosier State passed a bill last week to establish the ...

The move comes as residents of some Illinois counties are seeking to separate from the Chicago area.Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Braun plans to sign the measure into law, spokesman Griffin Reid ...

"Indiana is a great place to live, work, raise your kids and enjoy a high quality of life," Huston said. "We welcome our neighbors in Illinois seeking lower taxes and more opportunity to join us in ...