Downstate leaders believe their constituents want to split Illinois into two new states. The big picture ... that national Democrats would let the divide happen in exchange for Washington ...

And we're going to look at two states with two different approaches - Florida and Illinois. NPR's Larry Kaplow ... Well, state powers were really baked into the U.S. Constitution from the ...

The retired state employee and Navy veteran arrived on a recent Saturday afternoon, having traveled with nearly 500 others Illinois ... two presidential elections, with Trump winning both states ...

The bill would aim to create a commission made of five representatives from Indiana and five from Illinois, and would be tasked with evaluating the location of the boundary between the two states ...