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

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

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 ...

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

Enough people are noticing in Illinois that some counties want to secede from the Land of Lincoln and join a state that isn’t ruled by public unions and their political yes-men. In November ...

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 ...

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 ...

Moses from Calhoun County said he needed to get about ... fact she’s personally open to the idea of redrawing the Illinois-Indiana border. Some of her family has already moved to Indiana ...