The group is now called Illinois Separation Referendum and has gathered interest from a total of 68 of the state’s 102 counties, Newlin said. The ballot measures that have passed have done so ...

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.

As some Illinois counties voice their desire to break away from Chicagoland, Indiana's government is looking into redrawing the border between the two states — a possibility experts and 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 ...

Gov. Mike Braun signed House Enrolled Act 1008 into law on May 1. Here's how the Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission will work.

While it may be a long shot, several Illinois counties may join Indiana if a special commission rules in favor of addition. Click here - to use the wp menu builder Washington Examiner ...

“We’re just signaling to those Illinois counties that Indiana is open for business and we’d be happy to accept them,” said the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville.

While Illinois lost population as a whole in recent years, 15 of its 102 counties gained residents from 2020 to 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.. The bureau’s estimates of ...

The group is now called Illinois Separation Referendum and has gathered interest from a total of 68 of the state’s 102 counties, Newlin said. The ballot measures that have passed have done so ...