Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says lawmakers are looking into a proposal to absorb parts of Illinois after multiple ...

Both Illinois and Indiana policymakers are failing their rural counties, though most of the blame for economic decline ...

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of ...

Indiana lawmakers think moving to Indiana would be easier. House Bill 1008 would create a commission to decide if redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border to bring those counties into Indiana is a ...

The Illinois attorney general has said he doesn't believe it is legal or possible for counties to join another state.

but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border shift, political officials and experts said. Indiana House Bill 1008, authored by the Republican ...

The Indiana ... Illinois counties that have voted to secede — a move that Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch calls “a stunt.” How it started: “We saw that in the November ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On Jan. 14, 2025, Indiana House Republicans outlined their priorities for the 2025 Indiana legislative session, including creating a commission to possibly add several Illinois counties ...