Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...

Speaker says change from Steele is 'recognition of his need to spend more time focused on matters outside the Capitol building.' ...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, rejected a bill proposed by Indiana Republicans that would explore the possibility of Illinois counties seceding and joining Indiana, calling it “a stunt” ...

A bill soon heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials to prioritize placing children with ...

Brink’s vote to parole these convicted murderers and release them back into society completely disregarded the court’s ...

Many in the hemp industry said not everyone in the hemp space uses deceitful and dangerous practices, and that Gov. J.B.

State and federal legislators are preparing for the Trump administration’s plans to make Chicago “ground zero” for mass deportations.

The developments marked the end of the evidence phase of Madigan's trial, which has included more than 60 witnesses and ...

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 ...

Indiana House Republicans unveiled their priorities for 2025, which included a bill to explore adjusting the boundaries of ...

Illinois doubled private investments in the state, as well as investments in clean energy, and quadrupled the number of retained jobs in 2024, ...

In Illinois, 33 counties have voted to leave the state. Getting them into Indiana is incredibly unlikely. INDIANAPOLIS — On Jan. 14, 2025, Indiana House Republicans outlined their priorities for the ...