Indiana makes a play for Illinois counties - POLITICO
15 hours ago · Looping in the Illinois counties would require a constitutional process for redrawing Indiana’s state boundaries. And Illinois would similarly have to craft legislation to allow such a move.
Illinois counties should secede and join Indiana, its House …
11 hours ago · The legislation from Huston, who represents an Indianapolis suburb, would create the “Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission,” the Star reported on Tuesday. Indiana House Republicans listed the proposal as one their top priorities for the 2025 legislative session. Huston said the bill isn’t meant to “stir up trouble with ...
Can Indiana take Illinois counties? | wthr.com
10 hours ago · INDIANAPOLIS — On Jan. 14, 2025, Indiana House Republicans outlined their priorities for the 2025 Indiana legislative session, including creating a commission to possibly add several Illinois counties to the state of Indiana. Those counties, now 33 in total, have voted to leave the state of ...
Boundary battle: Indiana's plan to woo disgruntled Illinois …
Indiana's legislature upped a long-standing rivalry with Illinois by introducing a bill to steal disgruntled counties. Why it matters: Indiana Republicans are seizing on the discord between Cook ...
Proposal to redraw Indiana-Illinois boundaries - WISH-TV
1 day ago · Indiana's highest-ranking state representative unveils plan to redraw Indiana's boundaries to include Illinois counties which are interested in seceding from their state.
Indiana lawmakers want Illinois counties to be able to join
1 day ago · An Indiana General Assembly bill filed by one of the state's most powerful lawmakers would set up a commission to "embrace" neighboring counties in Illinois that want to secede and join the ...
Indiana Republicans propose annexing some Illinois counties
10 hours ago · According to Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, more than 30 counties in Illinois have voted to secede since 2020 due to the state’s high taxes.
Indiana looks to poach Illinois counties - Axios
1 day ago · Indiana's legislature upped a long-standing rivalry with Illinois by introducing a bill to steal disgruntled counties. Why it matters: Indiana Republicans are seizing on the discord between Cook County and the state's rural counties, which have long been divided along economic and ideological lines. Zoom in: The proposed Indiana bill would create an Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment ...
Lawmakers announce intent to redraw boundary between Indiana, Illinois
1 day ago · INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House Republican Caucus announced its intent on Tuesday to redraw state lines and welcome dozens of Illinois counties that want to secede from their state. ”To all …
The Illinois-Indiana Border Separates Two Worlds
Feb 8, 2024 · Erected in 1838, it marks the border between two neighbors who don’t have much in common, and haven’t always been neighborly: Illinois and Indiana. Right behind it is a triumphal stone arch...