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

Thirty-three counties are exploring the possibility of forming a separate state, distancing themselves from Cook County. The Illinois Separation ... Iowa and Wisconsin. "That would be entirely ...

House Bill 1008 would create a commission to decide if redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border to bring those counties into Indiana is a good idea. But why do those counties want to leave Illinois?

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says lawmakers are looking into a proposal to absorb parts of Illinois after multiple ...

But the tension between federal law enforcement and civil liberties remains firmly in place. Milwaukee’s inclusion in the 100 ...

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 ...

The bill would establish a commission that would discuss if it is advisable to redraw the Illinois-Indiana border, allowing Illinois counties to join Indiana. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has ...