‘State of New Illinois’ committee continues push to secede from Cook County
The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow.
Illinois counties should secede and join Indiana, its House speaker says
A bill introduced in the Indiana legislature by its Republican House speaker would create a commission to embrace 33 Illinois counties that have voted for a symbolic measure to leave Illinois and create a new state.
Indiana makes a play for Illinois counties
The Indiana General Assembly is considering legislation that would adjust that state’s borders to include Illinois counties that have voted to secede — a move that Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch calls “a stunt.
Indiana House GOP to consider Illinois secession
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston wants the nearly three-dozen Illinois counties that have voted to secede to consider redder pastures. Among those, two counties that border Vermilion County, Iroquois County to the north and Edgar County to the south.
Indiana Republicans propose annexing some Illinois counties
Republicans in the Indiana statehouse have proposed legislation that would redraw the state border with Illinois and annex some southern counties to the Hoosier State. According to Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston,
Some Illinois counties want to secede. Indiana wants to adopt them.
One of Indiana's most influential elected officials wants to take the practice of trying to lure residents from neighboring states a step further by annexing entire counties. Why it matters: Republican House Speaker Todd Huston's bill to create an Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to "embrace neighboring counties that want to join low-tax,
Despite judgement against gun, ammo tax, Cook County says it remains enforceable
Despite a Cook County judge siding with gun rights advocates over the county’s gun and ammunition tax, the county’s tax ...
Cook County judge who shared racist meme faces state probe, reassignment and bias training
Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman is in trouble for allegedly circulating a meme of a Black boy with an electronic ankle monitor ...
Bureau County considers plan to hold Cook County inmates in local jail
The deal, put forward at a Bureau County Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, would send up to 50 of Cook County's inmates to ...
Judge rules in favor of gun rights group over Cook County's gun, ammo tax
A gun rights advocate is praising a Cook County judge’s decision to side with them against the county’s gun and ammunition ...
Electronic monitoring in Cook County belongs under chief judge’s office
Cook County-commissioned study recommended consolidating electronic monitoring under Chief Judge Timothy Evans, eliminating ...
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Another Cook County suburb gives voters say on Illinois issues
Wheeling Township voters will have a chance to weigh in on Illinois state lawmakers imposing unfunded mandates. After the ...
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New 5th District Cook County Commissioner appointed to fill vacancy
Dr. Kisha E. McCaskill has been appointed as the new 5th District Cook County Commissioner, replacing Monica Gordon. The ...
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Boundary battle: Indiana's plan to woo disgruntled Illinois counties
Indiana's legislature upped a long-standing rivalry with Illinois by introducing a bill to steal disgruntled counties. Why it ...