Opinion: No, Illinois counties won't secede to Indiana.Here's why. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Still, it's fun to troll a place like Chicago, and ...

A committee charged with exploring the possibility of redrawing Indiana-Illinois border went into effect July 1 in the ...

MARSHALL, Ill. – Driving west from Central Indiana into Illinois, the farmhouses and crops seamlessly and namelessly blend into one with the occasional whiff of rotting manure, a sign of good ...

Illinois House Bill 1500 hasn’t been assigned to committee yet, Halbrook said. But, with Indiana taking action, Halbrook said he hopes his bill will move forward.

A bill that would allow Indiana lawmakers to explore welcoming in Illinois counties who wish to secede from their state is headed to the governor’s desk. On Thursday, Indiana House Bill 1008 ...

The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Mike Braun, where it awaits his signature. The legislation comes as more than 30 Illinois counties have passed referendums expressing a desire to explore the ...

Looping in the Illinois counties would require a constitutional process for redrawing Indiana’s state boundaries. And Illinois would similarly have to craft legislation to allow such a move.

Capital punishment can feel far removed in Illinois these days. Yet this execution, carried out Tuesday just across the state border in Michigan City, Indiana, makes it feel closer to home.