Increased costs – from higher Medicaid, K-12 education and pension costs – could negate potential positives from adding ...

Republicans in the Indiana statehouse have proposed legislation that would redraw the state border with Illinois and annex ...

The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow.

Winnebago County Gary Caruana says he will continue following state law when it comes to detaining undocumented migrants. But ...

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators ...

Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal to explore splitting from the state. Madison County in the Metro East became the first nonrural county to ...

Those counties, now 33 in total, have voted to leave the state of Illinois. The language in the referenda involved the counties splitting off to create a new, 51st state—not joining Indiana.

Indiana is considering putting out the welcome mat for neighboring Illinois counties wanting to leave the Land of Lincoln. A proposal being introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives would ...

Miss Madison and Miss Calhoun County Fair queens reached the Top 16 in the 2025 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant.