Indiana has formed a commission to consider annexing nearby parts of Illinois. Why does it bother with formalities?

The bill was originally proposed by Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, who said more than 30 counties in Illinois have voted to secede since 2020.

To annex the counties into Indiana and redraw the state’s borders, the process would have to include both Illinois ...

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 heads ...

No county, most of which are located in rural areas of central and southern Illinois, has voted down a secession referendum, ...

Even leaders of the two groups pushing for the split from Illinois insist they don’t want to become part of Indiana, at least not now.

A semi-truck hauling thousands of pounds of eggs was fully engulfed in flames Friday night in Mokena, Illinois. Illinois State Police said the fire happened around 8:30 p.m. near La Grange Road.

QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County (HSQAC) recently was awarded Best of Illinois History awards from the Illinois State Historical Society for public programming, publication ...

A fatal contagious disease killing deer across much of the nation has spread to Adams and three other counties in Illinois ... The Peoria County case was found in a 2-year-old deer that was ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. As a result, the Democrat ...

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans waited too long to file a lawsuit challenging legislative maps drawn in 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. As a result, the Democrat-majority ...