Thirty-three Illinois counties have held non-binding referendums saying they don't want to be in the same state as Chicago. Some of those counties are on the border with Indiana; others border Iowa.

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 ...

The counties, many of which are on the Illinois-Indiana border, cite disagreements with the state’s population center, Chicago, and high taxes in Illinois. They voted in November 2024 on whether ...

The Indiana-Illinois border commission, Gary supplemental pay, and tollway bills were all recently signed into law by Indiana ...

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 ...

A bill that would allow Indiana lawmakers to explore welcoming in Illinois counties who wish ... as it has final say over all border debates between states.

STATEHOUSE — Indiana lawmakers have advanced a proposal to study shifting the state’s border with Illinois. The Senate passed House Bill 1008 with a 36 to 13 vote. All Democrats and three Republicans ...