While Illinois’ total population grew slightly last year, many areas of the state experienced population decline. People moved out of state from half the counties.

Here’s how the top 10 wealthiest counties in Illinois compare, according to an analysis from finance website SmartAsset. Getty Images Lake County was recently named the wealthiest county in ...

The National Weather Service warns of strong tornadoes, large hail, and high winds in 11 Illinois counties, including Madison ...

These are the 10 poorest counties in Illinois, according to finance website SmartAsset, which reviewed 2024 data on income and more. Seth Perlman AP Seven southern Illinois counties were recently ...

Less than 20 counties in Illinois will hold a Consolidated Municipal Primary Election next week. This primary is sometimes used to narrow down candidates for a non-partisan office, like in a ...

In the last five years, voters in 33 Illinois counties have been asked if they want to consider separating from Chicago's Cook County to form a new state. Each time, a majority said yes.

(The Center Square) – Some Indiana lawmakers want to change their state’s border and welcome 33 Illinois counties that want to leave their state. Over the past few years, 33 of Illinois’ 102 ...

A House committee on Monday approved a bill that could start an unusual and unlikely process through which several dozen Illinois counties could join the state of Indiana. In an 11-1 vote ...

The Indiana House gave a stamp of approval to Republican House Speaker Todd Huston’s bill that creates a commission to discuss how Illinois counties could secede from their state and join Indiana.

STATEHOUSE — A bill that would approve the annexation of several counties in Illinois by Indiana has advanced out of a House committee at the state legislature. The bipartisan committee voted on ...