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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Indiana Senate passed a bill to create ... Especially in the case of Illinois, big cities have the power to dictate policy for the rest of the state. Cook County accounts for more than 40% ...