G.H. Merritt explains that under the U.S. Constitution, you need approval from both the state legislature and Congress for ...

Indiana lawmakers think moving to Indiana would be easier. House Bill 1008 would create a commission to decide if redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border to bring those counties into Indiana is a good ...

The Illinois attorney general has said he doesn't believe it is legal or possible for counties to join another state.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border ...

Snow chances arrive before the weekend, hence the Winter Weather Advisory for counties that hug the Illinois and Wisconsin border. Green, Rock, and Walworth counties will be under the advisory ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Ralph Moses is fed up with liberal Democrats elected in Chicago controlling policy for the entire state of Illinois. That ...

The DOJ’s lawsuit argues Chicago’s state and local laws — such as the Illinois Way Forward Act, the Illinois Trust Act and ...

Was it a "serious proposal" or a political "stunt" when a Republican legislator in Indiana proposed a bill that would allow counties in Illinois to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join The ...