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

Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third of counties in the Prairie state voted to break away ...

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

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 ...

Dozens of schools announced closures for Wednesday, and a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued from Wednesday morning to ...

Dozens of schools announced closures for Wednesday, and a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued from Wednesday morning into Thursday.

The Trump administration has filed suit against the state of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago, arguing their sanctuary laws “interfere” with Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

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 ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers say strategic plans that integrate environmental, social, and economic considerations are needed to expand agroforestry throughout the Midwest.

The Trump administration sued the state of Illinois and the city ... alleged that the sanctuary policies put in place by Illinois, Chicago and Cook County “obstruct” the federal government ...