A bill that would allow Indiana lawmakers to explore welcoming Illinois counties who wish to secede from their state is headed to the governor’s desk.

While it may be a long shot, several Illinois counties may join Indiana if a special commission rules in favor of addition.

Also known as the "border bill," the legislation would establish an "Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission," with six members appointed by Indiana's governor and five members appointed under ...

Indiana is taking a first step toward a rather unlikely effort to amend its border and acquire parts of Illinois, as Illinois officials remain reluctant to approve the measure.

Indiana is taking a first step toward acquiring parts of Illinois, though a last step appears rather unlikely.

A companion bill authorizing Illinois to participate in the border adjustment commission ... want to consider separating from Chicago's Cook County to form a new state. But that doesn't ...

The Indiana Legislature has passed a bill creating a commission to study the Indiana/Illinois boundary in the hope of ...

"But those of us who live outside Cook County know we aren't and ... Huston's proposal for Illinois counties to join Indiana was a surprise to the organizers pushing for secession across the border.

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...