With final approval by the Indiana House Thursday, the Indiana-Illinois border bill passed both chambers of the Indiana legislature and heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk for signature into law.

Indiana is taking a first step toward acquiring parts of Illinois, though a last step appears rather unlikely.Indiana’s Legislature this week gave final approval to a bill that would create the ...

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 ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana is taking a first step toward acquiring parts of Illinois, though a last step appears rather unlikely. Indiana's Legislature this week gave final approval to a bill that ...

Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) plans to sign recently passed legislation to explore options for bringing Illinois counties under Indiana’s control. A spokesman for Braun’s office confirmed to the ...

Discussions concerning the farcical notion that Indiana might someday absorb 33 non-contiguous Illinois counties whose voters have expressed interest in establishing their own state are set to ...

A bill passed this week by Indiana lawmakers would create a commission to explore bringing numerous Illinois counties into the state, with the Illinois counties previously voting on being in a ...

That group includes students from the University of Illinois, Western Illinois University, and the Indiana Institute of Technology. Many of those students were preparing for their graduation in ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have passed a bill to invite Illinois counties into the Hoosier State. The House voted to concur with the Senate version on April 17. House Enrolled Act 1008 now ...